Lebanon Crisis Monitor – Suleiman flies a political kite (MalaysiaNews.net)
Suleiman flies a political kite (MalaysiaNews.net)
Lebanon is celebrating its 66th anniversary of independence from France, and the president has used the occasion to call for the setting up of a committee that the 1989 constitution said should have b…
Beirut sets out to woo back shoppers (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Brimming with style, Beirut is regaining its reputation as a shoppers’ paradise, with luxury labels such as Christian Dior and Louis Vuitton among a slew of shops opening in the city’s renovated souks.
Beirut uses its magic to woo back shoppers (Middle East Online)
Lebanese capital embarks on charm offensive to lure visitors thanks to its ambitious shopping projects.
SCA signs Memorandum of Understanding with Lebanon Central Bank (Zawya)
The agreement was signed by SCA SCA CEO H.E. Abdullah Al Turaifi and Lebanon Central Bank Lebanon Central Bank President H.E. Ryiadh Salam during the Arab Annual Banking Conference 2009, organized by Arab Bank Union.
Enigma of Russian MiG-29s for Lebanon (Space War)
Beirut, Lebanon (UPI) Nov 20, 2009 – 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.
Chávez Offers Public Defense for Carlos the Jackal (New York Times)
President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela heaped praise on Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, describing him as a “revolutionary fighter.”
Hope for Palestinian-Lebanese Relations (Middle East Online)
For the first time in many decades, Palestinians and Lebanese seem to agree on the critical areas that matter to both. The new Lebanese government would do well to put high on its agenda the issue of Palestinian-Lebanese relations, writes Rami G. Khouri .
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