Lebanon Crisis Monitor – See steps to making ‘Waltz’ (Akron Beacon Journal)
See steps to making ‘Waltz’ (Akron Beacon Journal)
Special features include behind-the-scenes look at Israeli documentary
World Sunflashes (Toronto Sun)
Woman killed as gunmen storm Denny’s restaurant
Nasrallah and Jumblatt Meet (Foreign Policy Blogs)
Hizballah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah met Thursday night with Druze leader Walid Jumblatt to discuss the aftermath of the June 7 parliamentary elections. The apparent Shiite/Druze reconciliation comes nearly three weeks after Hizballah’s March 8 block failed to win a majority in parliament. Hizballah candidates had a solid showings in their districts, however, and its leadership [...]
Magda Abu-Fadil: Corruption Charges Pit MP Against Talk Show Host on Lebanese TV (The Huffington Post)
On-air charges of vote buying during Lebanon’s recent parliamentary election triggered a fiery shouting match between a legislator and a provocative TV talk show host that have reverberated in the country.
Lebanon appeals anew to RP (Manila Bulletin)
Lebanon is in urgent need of skilled and unskilled workers, the Honorary Consul of Lebanon to the Philippines said yesterday. He appealed anew for the lifting of the deployment ban to that country in order for Filipinos to take advantage of the work opportunities there.
Check It Out (Israel National News)
(IsraelNN.com) A Lebanese court sentenced eight terrorists on Saturday for planning to attack United Nations forces in southern Lebanon. Three terrorists were tried in absentia and sentenced to life in prison, while five terrorists in custody were sentenced to three years each.
COVER STORY: Lebanon Snubs Women’s Nationality Campaign (Women’s eNews)
Before Lebanon’s June 7 election, politicians raised hopes that a law barring women from passing citizenship to their children would be overturned. Now a leading advocate feels betrayed.
Calm maintained on Israel’s north border (UPI)
JERUSALEM, June 20 (UPI) — A senior Israeli army officer says the country’s northern border with Lebanon remains calm because of the army’s ongoing military presence.
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