Lebanon Crisis Monitor – Lebanon again plagued by power rationing amid tourist influx (The Daily Star Lebanon)

Lebanon again plagued by power rationing amid tourist influx (The Daily Star Lebanon)
Lebanon is once again experiencing severe electricity rationing this summer as thousands of Lebanese and Arab visitors flock to the country, increasing strain on power stations that meet less than 60 percent of the country’s electricity needs. Many areas in the country are already receiving less than 14 hours of electricity each day.

Lebanese man gets 25 years for arms dealing (The Daily Star Lebanon)
A Lebanese man convicted of agreeing to sell millions of dollars of weapons to leftist guerrillas in Colombia was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Wednesday. Tareq Mousa al-Ghazi, 62, was accused of taking part in the weapons deal with Monzer al-Kassar, a Syrian who was convicted of terrorism charges and sentenced in February.

Lebanon again plagued by power rationing amid tourist influx (Zawya)
BEIRUT: Lebanon is once again experiencing severe electricity rationing this summer as thousands of Lebanese and Arab visitors flock to the country, increasing strain on power stations that meet less than 60 percent of the country’s electricity needs.

U.S. diplomat stressed support to Lebanese security forces (People’s Daily)
U.S. ambassador to Lebanon Michel Sison expressed Thursday her country’s strong support to the Lebanese security forces, Elnashra website reported. “It is necessary for you to be trained and ready to carry out your duties for the protection of the Lebanese people and state,” Sison told police members during the 98th training course graduation ceremony. She revealed that during the U.S. training …

Capital intelligence raises Lebanon’s rating to stable (The Daily Star Lebanon)
Capital Intelligence, the international credit rating agency, on Thursday announced that it has raised Lebanon’s long-term foreign and local currency ratings to ‘B’ from ‘B-’ (B minus). The outlook is stable. The long-term foreign currency ratings of six Lebanese banks that were constrained by the sovereign’s rating.

Lebanese Court Adjourns Trial Of Brothers Accused Of Spying (Nasdaq)
BEIRUT (AFP)–A Lebanese military court Friday adjourned the trial of brothers Ali and Youssef Jarrah, who are charged with spying for Israel, a judicial source said.

Press Releases: U.S. Delivers Police Vehicles to the Lebanese Internal Security Forces (U.S. Department of State)
U.S. Delivers Police Vehicles to the Lebanese Internal Security Forces Bureau of Public Affairs Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC July 2, 2009 The United States Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon turned over 120 Dodge Charger police vehicles to the Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) on July 1, 2009. The vehicles, purchased by the Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, …

Gad Elmaleh’s absence is yet another missed opportunity in Lebanon (Zawya)
Gad Elmaleh, “the funniest man in France,” will not be tickling audiences this month at the Beiteddine Festival. Last Saturday, the French stand-up comedian and actor, of Jewish-Moroccan descent, announced he had cancelled his performances in Lebanon because of security concerns.

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