Lebanon Crisis Monitor – Spanish King arrives in Lebanon to inspect UN Troops (EARTHtimes.org)

Spanish King arrives in Lebanon to inspect UN Troops (EARTHtimes.org)
Beirut – Spanish King Juan Carlos arrived Monday in Beirut on a two-day visit to Lebanon during which he will inspect Spanish troops serving with UNIFIL in southern Lebanon. The king is accompanied by Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos. …

Lebanon president wary of Israeli ‘threats’ (Khaleej Times)
BEIRUT – President Michel Sleiman on Monday voiced concern over the latest Israeli warnings to Lebanon’s Shiite movement Hezbollah and its backer Syria, saying he could “no longer take them lightly.”

Lebanese president urges Spain to enforce implementation of UNSCR 1701 (The Daily Star Lebanon)
President Michel Sleiman called on Spain King Juan Carlos I to enforce the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 as he slammed Israel for hindering any progress on the Mideast peace process.Spain currently holds the rotating presidency of the European Union which coincides with the presence of Lebanon, since January 1, as a non-permanent member in the UN Security Council

Lebanon: Black Box of Ethiopian Jet Retrieved (Aircraft Maintenance Technology)
Lebanon’s marine commandos on Sunday recovered the black box of the Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed into the Mediterranean last month, the Lebanese army said in a statement.

Lebanon locates black boxes from doomed jet (Malaysian Mirror)
BEIRUT -Searchers have located the black boxes of an Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed in the sea off Lebanon last month killing 90 people, Transport Minister Ghazi Aridi told AFP on Saturday.

Lebanese commercial banks’ assets reach $115 billion at end of 2009 (The Daily Star Lebanon)
The consolidated balance sheet of commercial banks operating in Lebanon shows that total assets reached $115.2 billion at the end of 2009, up 22.3 percent from the end of 2008, as reported by Lebanon This Week, the economic publication of the Byblos Bank Group. Private sector deposits totaled $95.8 billion, up 23.1 percent from the end of 2008

Black box from Lebanon jet crash recovered (Denver Post)
Lebanon’s marine commandos on Sunday recovered one of the black boxes from the Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed into the Mediterranean last month, the Lebanese army said in a statement.

Lebanon plane crash black box recovered from Med (Zawya)
BEIRUT, Feb 07, 2010 (AFP) – Lebanon said on Sunday it has retrieved a black box from an Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed in the sea killing 90 people, raising hopes of an answer to why the plane came down in a fierce storm.

Lebanon finds jet’s black box (Irish Examiner)
LEBANON’S marine commandos yesterday recovered the black box of the Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed into the Mediterranean last month, the Lebanese army said.

US guide highlights Lebanon’s favorable investment climate, warns of red tape (Zawya)
BEIRUT: The US Commerce Department’s 2009 Country Commercial Guide for Lebanon (CCG) highlighted the country’s favorable investment climate and its liberal economic system, but said red tape and an unpredictable operating environment are some of the issues hurting Lebanon’s image as a country open for investment, as reported by Lebanon This Week, the economic publication of the Byblos Bank Group.

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