Lebanese clerics torpedo Brazilian samba show (Reuters)
Tire, Lebanon (Reuters Life!) – A protest by Muslim clerics torpedoed a Brazilian samba show in the Lebanese city of Tire Thursday, local officials said.

Lebanese Muslim scholars object to samba (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A group of Lebanese Muslim scholars on Thursday forced the cancellation of a planned performance by a Brazilian samba troupe in the southern coastal city of Tyre on moral and religious grounds.

Syria seen regaining its influence in Lebanon (AP via Yahoo! News)
When Syria’s vice president recently boasted that his country is now stronger than ever in Lebanon, many Lebanese dismissed his words as wishful thinking. Months of political stalemate in Beirut may show how right he was.

Brazilian samba dancers anger Lebanon’s Muslim scholars (EARTHtimes.org)
Beirut – Lebanese Muslim scholars on Thursday expressed anger against a Brazilian dance group now touring Lebanon and demanded that the group be banned in the country. This is not dancing, but it is nude dancing which is against our Muslim ethics, …

Hundreds of Lebanese Shiites Expelled from UAE (Foreign Policy Blogs)
Scores of Lebanese Shiites have recently been expelled from the United Arab Emirates, allegedly for their refusal to inform on Hizballah. The expulsion of the Lebanese nationals started after the June 7 parliamentary elections in Lebanon, but had not been widely known or reported on until the group went public. Lebanon’s President Suleiman reportedly traveled to the [...]

Lebanese allege they were deported from UAE because they refused to spy on Hezbollah (Sun-Sentinel)
BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese businessman alleged Thursday that he and several hundred other Lebanese were expelled from the United Arab Emirates country because they refused to spy on the Shiite militant group Hezbollah and other fellow citizens.

Syria seen regaining its influence in Lebanon (AP via Yahoo! Asia News)
When Syria’s vice president recently boasted that his country is now stronger than ever in Lebanon, many Lebanese dismissed his words as wishful thinking.

Lebanese say expelled from UAE for not spying on Hezbollah (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)
BEIRUT (AFP) – Hundreds of Lebanese Shiites have been expelled from the United Arab Emirates in the past three months after refusing to spy on their compatriots and militant group Hezbollah, some of those deported said on Thursday.

Saudi Arabia pledges continued financial support for Lebanon (Zawya)
BEIRUT: Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Said al-Awad al-Osseiri, emphasized on Thursday the kingdom’s commitment to continuing to provide financial support to Lebanon.

Lebanese Muslim scholars object to samba troupe (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)
TYRE, Lebanon (AFP) – A group of Lebanese Muslim scholars on Thursday called for a Brazilian samba troupe to be banned from performing in the southern coastal city of Tyre on moral and religious grounds.

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