Lebanon Crisis Monitor – UK journalist’s remains found in Lebanon (Guardian Unlimited)

UK journalist’s remains found in Lebanon (Guardian Unlimited)
Tests confirm remains are those of Alec Collett, who was kidnapped in 1985 while working on an article for the UN The remains of a British journalist who was kidnapped almost 25 years ago have been found in Lebanon, the Foreign Office confirmed today. Experts found human bones in the Bekaa Valley last week and tests have now shown that they are Alec Collett’s remains. He was kidnapped at …

Lebanon cabinet deal signals Syrian return (BBC News)
The power given to the opposition in Lebanon’s new government, and Damascus’s role in sealing the deal, is a sign that Syria’s influence is once again on the rise, says the BBC’s Natalia Antelava.

UNIFIL: Israel informed UN Secretary-General of its willingness to discuss withdraw from Lebanese al-Ghajar (People’s Daily)
An official of United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Tuesday that Israel informed the UN Secretary-General of its willingness to discuss withdrawal of its troops from al-Ghajar village. UNIFIL Director of Political and Civil Affairs Milos Strugar stressed in a press conference held in South Lebanon’s Tyre, that the issue of Israeli withdrawal from the northern part of al …

Clinton’s life jacket (Middle East Online)
The US has obviously realized that no breakthrough was possible in Lebanon, unless Hezbollah is well represented in the Lebanese cabinet, notes Sami Moubayed.

INDICATORS – Lebanon – Nov 25 (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)
BEIRUT, Nov 25 (Reuters) – Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

Lebanon policy delayed over Hezbollah weapons (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)
BEIRUT (AFP) – Efforts by Lebanon’s new government to agree on a policy statement have again stumbled over Hezbollah’s weapons, with Christian members of the Western-backed majority rejecting a hands-off approach.

Beirut debates right to armed resistance (UPI)
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 25 (UPI) — Debates over the right to maintain arms to deter the Israeli threat are creating obstacles to the drafting of a national policy statement in Beirut.

Hezbollah has global fundraising reach (UPI)
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 25 (UPI) — U.S. authorities have indicted several Lebanese and others on charges of plotting to smuggle weapons and funds to the Iranian-backed organization in Lebanon, amid persistent allegations that it has links with Latin American drugs cartels that bankroll its operations.

Lebanon cabinet policy delayed (Middle East Online)
Christian members of Western-backed majority reject hands-off approach on Hezbollah’s weapons.

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