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 [...]

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.

Team ‘Mine Survivors’ shoots on target in Lebanon (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Survivor and footballer Hassan Hourani refused to change his life even though he had a leg amputated after he stepped on a cluster bomb in southern Lebanon.

Hezbollah alerts Lebanon to Israeli drill (People’s Daily)
A senior official with Lebanon’s Shiite armed group Hezbollah warned Tuesday that an Israeli military maneuver on May 31 might target Lebanon, local Elnashra website reported. “Lebanon must go on high alert during the largest-ever Israeli military maneuver on May 31,” head of Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc MP Mohammad Raad told Lebanese leaders during Tuesday’s national dialogue session. …

Horeca expo underscores Lebanese expertise in hospitality industry (Zawya)
BEIRUT: 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.

Lebanese told not to kiss in anti-swine flu drive (China Daily)
BEIRUT – 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.

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…

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 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.

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.

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