Questions linger in case against fired county engineer (The Lake Wales News)
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.
School dropout high among Palestinian refugees: UN (Khaleej Times)
BEIRUT – The school dropout rate among Palestinian refugees in Lebanon is alarmingly high with 50 percent of 17-year-olds and 40 percent of 16-year-olds receiving no education, UN officials warned on Friday.
Enigma of Russian MiG-29s for Lebanon (UPI)
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 20 (UPI) — A Russian military delegation is inspecting airfields before Moscow sends 10 MiG-29 fighter jets to bolster Lebanon’s almost non-existent air force, a challenge to U.S. efforts to build up the Mediterranean country’s state institutions to counter Hezbollah.
Beirut weighs issue of Hezbollah weapons (UPI)
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 20 (UPI) — Lebanese lawmakers cited the issue of Hezbollah weapons as complicating the drafting of a policy statement expected from the new government Sunday.
NATIONAL : Indonesia Ponders UN Request on The Task Mission in Lebanon (Kompas)
Indonesia is considering the UN request for the TNIs extended participation in the Maritime Task Force in Lebanon
Something To Declare: León, Spain; Lebanon; Colombia, via Florida; Answers on Australia (Independent)
Is this northern Spain’s loveliest city? Decide for yourself by watching 48 Hours In … on Travel Channel at 9pm on Tuesday. León is teamed with another “Lion City”, Singapore.
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 …
UNIFIL talks security with Hariri (UPI)
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 20 (UPI) — The United Nations remains committed to monitoring the security situation along the southern border with Lebanon, top peacekeepers said.
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…
Israeli army back to basics after Lebanon bruising (Tiscali)
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A year after suffering surprise setbacks against Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas, Israel’s armed forces are poised once more for a major conventional war.
