Lebanon Crisis Monitor – Chávez Offers Public Defense Carlos the Jackal (New York Times)
Chávez Offers Public Defense Carlos the Jackal (New York Times)
President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela heaped praise on Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, describing him as a “revolutionary fighter.”
Lebanon warns of possible Israeli attack (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
A Lebanese military commander said on Saturday border security would be tightened due to a possible Israeli attack.
Sleiman seeks abolition of religion in Lebanese politics (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)
BEIRUT (AFP) – President Michel Sleiman called in a television speech on Saturday for the establishment of a committee to work towards the abolition of religion-based politics in Lebanon.
UAE police give haircuts to ‘indecent’ youths (EARTHtimes.org)
Cairo – Police in the United Arab Emirates cracked down on youngsters at shopping malls who violated so-called decency laws, media reported Saturday. Scores of youngsters were detained by police in the Ras Al Khaimah emirate for sporting unusual h…
Questions linger in case against fired county engineer (The Polk County Democrat)
Questions concerning the case of fired county traffic engineer Ghassan Mohammed Zebdaoui remain unanswered this week as county and federal officials moved their war of words with the former Lebanese national into the courtroom.
A deadly cinematic subconscious (Al-Ahram Weekly)
The consecutive appearance of three major Israeli war films, Joseph Cedar’s Beaufort (2007), Ari Folman’s Waltz with Bashir (2008), and now Samuel Maoz’s Lebanon (2009) warrants a moment of pause to wonder what is happening in the visual registers and cinematic subconscious of the Jewish state.
U.S. delivers training seminar to Lebanese air force (People’s Daily)
Helicopter pilots from U.S. Air Force delivered training seminar to their counterparts from the Lebanese Armed Forces, the American embassy in Beirut announced on Friday. The training mission between Nov. 8 and 13 was part of the seminar focusing on aviation operations with pilots from helicopter units, the embassy said, adding that the training program focused on aviation support for Lebanese …
Lebanese forces fire at Israeli drone (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)
BEIRUT (AFP) – Lebanese anti-aircraft guns opened fire on Saturday on an Israeli drone that entered Lebanese airspace in the south of the country, the military said in a statement.
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