Lebanon Crisis Monitor – Lebanese leaders vow to maintain calm during polls (The Daily Star Lebanon)

Lebanese leaders vow to maintain calm during polls (The Daily Star Lebanon)
Top Lebanese leaders agreed during a national dialogue session on Tuesday to hold the June 7 parliamentary elections in a calm and democratic atmosphere. The 14 leaders of the country’s major political parties met for the sixth dialogue session at the Baabda Palace, where they called for maintaining calm during the polls.

Lebanese generals involved in Hariri case to be adjudged Wednesday (People’s Daily)
The fate of four high-ranking Lebanese generals detained after being suspected of involvement in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri will be determined Wednesday, local LBC TV reported Monday. After three years and seven months of detention in Roumieh jail in east Beirut, the general prosecutor for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) Daniel Bellemare, handed over Monday …

INDICATORS – Lebanon – April 28 (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News)
BEIRUT, April 28 (Reuters) – Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

Clinton Visits Lebanon on Mideast Tour (Foreign Policy Blogs)
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton came to Beirut this past weekend to voice American support for the pro-Western March 14 coalition of Sunni and Christian leaders in the upcoming election. She delivered a letter to President Sleiman from President Obama declaring that the United States would not “sell out” Lebanon in any deal made in [...]

Horeca expo underscores Lebanese expertise in hospitality industry (The Daily Star Lebanon)
President of the Lebanese Industrialists Association Fadi Abboud stressed on Monday the importance of the country’s food industry which contributes heavily to the Lebanese economy through food exports. “The Lebanese cuisine enjoys a worldwide reputation for its richness and variety, which gives the Lebanese economy a great boost.

Lebanese explorer first Arab to reach N. Pole (The Daily Star Lebanon)
Lebanon’s best known explorer Maxime Chaya returned to Lebanon on Monday after becoming the first Arab in history to reach the North Pole. After overcoming -60 degree temperatures, arduous terrain and three weeks of continuous daylight out of a 55 day journey, Chaya and two companions reached the world’s most northerly point on Saturday.

Lebanese told not to kiss in anti-swine flu drive (Reuters)
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Swine flu has not yet hit Lebanon but is threatening a national custom. Lebanese should stop greeting each other with kisses to the cheek, Health Minister Mohammad Khalifeh told a news conference on Tuesday called to explain measures to tackle the potential spread of the deadly strain.

UN chief raps ‘intimidation’ by Lebanon militias (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Hezbollah and other armed militias in Lebanon are fostering instability and intimidation as elections near, UN chief Ban Ki-moon warned in a report published Monday.

Lebanese told not to kiss in anti-swine flu drive (Reuters) (Yahoo!7 Odd News)
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Swine flu has not yet hit Lebanon but is threatening a national custom.

Hezbollah warns Lebanon over Israeli-US manoeuvres (EARTHtimes.org)
Beirut – Lebanon must go on high alert in anticipation of Israel’s biggest-ever military manoeuvres on May 31, Hezbollah parliamentary bloc head Mohammed Raad said Tuesday. The country must be fully prepared for such an emergency, Raad was quoted a…

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