Nov
30

Lebanon Crisis Monitor – Joris Minne: Byblos (Belfast Telegraph)

Joris Minne: Byblos (Belfast Telegraph)
New Lebanese cafe brings an authentic taste of Beirut to Northern Ireland Related Stories At Benone Strand, it is Downhill all the way …

Lebanon’s other women ‘out’ in force (Dawn)
BEIRUT: They remain anonymous, but their voices are out in force and bold print: a group of lesbian, bisexual, and transgender women have braved law and social taboo in Lebanon with a little pink-and-white book.

Joris Minne: Byblos (Belfast Telegraph)
New Lebanese cafe brings an authentic taste of Beirut to Northern Ireland Related Stories Where the mountains of Mourne sweep down Joris Minne: Billy Andy’s On the trail of flying boats and war heroes Joris Minne: Dufferin Arms At Benone Strand, it is Downhill all the way …

Hezbollah vows to keep weapons (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)
BEIRUT (AFP) – Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah vowed on Monday that his party would continue to build up its arsenal to protect Lebanon against Israeli aggression and accused Washington of exporting terrorism.

India peace role in south Lebanon (BBC News)
The BBC’s Shahzeb Jillani reports on the difficult role Indian peacekeepers play in southern Lebanon.

Lebanese Shiite cleric lashes out at Swiss minaret ban (EARTHtimes.org)
Beirut – Lebanon’s leading Shiite cleric Seyyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah described Monday as racist a referendum in Switzerland where voters approved a ban on the construction of mosque minarets. This kind of decision is aimed at inciting racism…

Hezbollah to continue arming to fight Israel (Khaleej Times)
BEIRUT — Hezbollah’s leader said Monday that the Lebanese militant group will improve its weapons capabilities to face off any Israeli threat and that armed struggle was the only way to regain Arab lands captured by the Jewish state.

Beirut may seek U.S. military aid (UPI)
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 30 (UPI) — Lebanese President Michel Suleiman is expected to discuss military aid during his U.S. visit next week as lawmakers in Beirut debate the right to resist.

Posted: 30-11-2009 , 02:52 GMT (Al Bawaba)
According to the London daily Elaph, the Lebanese artist Carole Saqer hosted a live concert with the Iraqi artist Rida Abdullah on 13 November in Lebanon.

Germany hands over Maritime Task Force in Lebanon to Italy (EARTHtimes.org)
Beirut – Germany handed over Monday command of the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon Maritime Task Force (MTF) which monitors the Lebanese seawaters, to Italy for the next six months. In a ceremony aboard German flagship FGS Schleswig-Holstein…