Lebanon Crisis Monitor – Lebanese women come out in force (Taipei Times)
Lebanese women come out in force (Taipei Times)
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.
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…
French banking boss lauds Lebanese prudence (The Daily Star Lebanon)
The governor of the Banque de France, Christian Noyer, praised Lebanon’s stringent banking regulations for their good practice as he addressed a select audience of Lebanese bankers at Banque du Liban’s headquarters in Beirut on Monday.Noyer’s remarks came as he spoke about the need for governments to reform their financial.
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…
India peace role in south Lebanon (BBC News)
The BBC’s Shahzeb Jillani reports on the difficult role Indian peacekeepers play in southern Lebanon.
Israeli ‘missing soldier’ phone calls target southern residents (The Daily Star Lebanon)
Residents of south Lebanon complained on Monday about receiving recorded phone messages in Arabic offering huge rewards in return for information on missing Israeli soldiers.Voice of Lebanon radio said the messages offered a $10 million reward.In June, the Lebanese Army warned people not to respond to the recorded phone messages.
Rahhal discusses environment with Norwegian envoy (The Daily Star Lebanon)
Environment Minister Mohammad Rahhal met with the Norwegian ambassador to Lebanon Aud Lise Norheim on Monday to discuss Norway’s help in fighting environmental hazards. Rahhal thanked Norway for its help in cleaning the Lebanese beach from oil spills and asked Norheim for more help in facing the effects of this dangerous pollution.
French banking boss lauds Lebanese prudence (Zawya)
BEIRUT: The governor of the Banque de France, Christian Noyer, praised Lebanon’s stringent banking regulations for their good practice as he addressed a select audience of Lebanese bankers at Banque du Liban’s headquarters in Beirut on Monday.
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