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Lebanon News
July 2008 |
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| July 31 |
| Relief groups sound alarm over homeless after Lebanon
clashes |
| After strategic Mt. Sannine, Hezbollah seizes Lebanese
Mt. Barouk |
| Slain Lebanese singer’s personal life hits sour
notes |
| Lebanese native accused of fraud in bank scheme |
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| July 30 |
| Lebanon ministers to meet in 13th bid to draft manifesto |
| Hezbollah accuses Israel over airspace violations |
| Gunmen kill Lebanese soldier near Syrian border |
| Fatah commander wounded in Lebanon blast |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: July 30, 2008 |
| Lebanese singer found dead in Dubai |
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| July 29 |
| Iranian official: Hezbollah swap a victory for the Muslim
world |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: July 29, 2008 |
| Olmert: Contact with Israel will distance Syria from
Iran, Hezbollah |
| Banque Audi finances Lafarge cement factory in Syria |
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| July 28 |
| Israel denies plan to withdraw from Ghajar |
| Shin Bet chief: Hezbollah deal may spur abductions |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: July 28, 2008 |
| MEA becomes the latest Airbus A330-200 customer |
| July 27 |
| Hundreds homeless after deadly Lebanon clashes |
| Army restores calm in north Lebanon after deadly clashes |
| Army rolls into Tripoli to tamp down Sunni, Shiite
violence |
| Pop star Mika to play 'home town' Beirut Sat |
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| July 26 |
| Iran convoy attacked while taking arms to Hezbollah |
| 'UNIFIL flaws may lead to new conflict' |
| Lebanese army deploys to halt second day of clashes |
| Lebanon: Three people killed on 2nd day of sectarian
clahes |
| Lebanon: Statistics shows surge in prices |
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| July 25 |
| Nine killed as sectarian clashes grip Lebanon |
| Sison confirmed as US ambassador to Lebanon |
| Full Text: US ambassador Sison's testimony in her
confirmation hearing |
| Political calm lures tourists back to Beirut |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: July 25, 2008 |
| Political calm lures tourists back to Beirut |
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| July 24 |
| Lebanon: Bodies swap brings uneasy triumph |
| Lebanon: Another Lost Season? |
| Festival spirit defies instability in Lebanon |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: July 24, 2008 |
| Lebanon considers increasing electricity fares to curb
deficit |
| Festival spirit defies instability in Lebanon |
| Lebanon: Another Lost Season? |
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| July 23 |
| Construction on the rise in Lebanon in first half of 2008
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| Lebanon forest fire contained amid mine blasts |
| Non-Lebanese children get raw deal in nationality law |
| Lebanon wants dialogue to discuss Hezbollah weapons |
| Hezbollah renews work on telecommunications system |
| UN's Ban details Hezbollah letter on prisoner swap |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: July 23, 2008 |
| Bodies of 114 Arabs from prisoner swap now in Syria |
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| July 22 |
| Lebanon: Cancer On the Rise |
| Forest fire rages in Lebanon’s Bmikin region |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: July 22, 2008 |
| Olivier Guitta: Iran's aggressive proselytizing campaign |
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| July 21 |
| Syria invites Lebanese president to discuss ties |
| Jund al-Sham commander escapes assassination in south
Lebanon |
| Channeling Arab investments towards the Lebanese private
sector |
| Syria wants new chapter in ties with Lebanon: FM |
| Lebanon: Fresh disputes shadow new Government |
| Freed Hezbollah militant becomes a symbol of resistance |
| Israel to ratchet up effort to stop Syria-Lebanon arms
smuggling |
| Syrian FM on visit to Beirut in move to establish ties |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: July 21, 2008 |
| Channeling Arab investments towards the Lebanese private
sector |
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| July 20 |
| MI chief: Hezbollah may try to attack Isreal's northern
front soon |
| Death toll rises to 3 in Lebanon refugee camp brawl |
| Militant Palestinian commander dies from wounds sustained
in camp clash |
| Syrian FM to visit Beirut in move to establish ties |
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| July 19 |
| Prisoner swap gives Hezbollah domestic kudos: analysts |
| Israel didn't know of cluster bomb use |
| Clashes in Lebanon refugee camp kill two, wound three |
| Lebanon complains to UN over Israeli voicemail |
| Hezbollah moves into 'every town' |
| USS Cole coming home after six-month deployment |
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| July 18 |
| Thousands attend funerals of fighters returned from
Israel |
| In Israel, a nation mourns with the families of slain
soldiers |
| One dead, six wounded in fresh clashes in Lebanon |
| Hariri praises security gains in Iraq as he meets Al
Maliki in Baghdad |
| Israel accused of threatening Lebanese by phone |
| Israeli experts say many Lebanese are not celebrating |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: July 18, 2008 |
| Olmert lambasted over trading Lebanese killer for dead
soldiers |
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| July 17 |
| Israel says Lebanese killer Kantar in its sights |
| Kantar: I have no regrets over killings in Israel |
| Israel buries soldiers after swap with Hezbollah |
| Celebrations in Lebanon over prisoner swap with Israel |
| Hezbollah chief says open to defensive strategy dialogue |
| Leading article: An exchange that clears the way for a
new beginning |
| Editorial: Hezbollah-Israel deal |
| Lebanon's freed militants vow to continue fighting Israel |
| Corpses for prisoners - the last, grisly exchange of war |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: July 17, 2008 |
| Israel cellphone voice messages urges Lebanese to turn
against Hezbollah |
| Lebanese Sunni leader Hariri meets Iraq's al-Maliki in
Baghdad |
| Finance Ministry reports hike in real-estate dealings in
Lebanon |
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| July 16 |
| Hezbollah chief welcomes prisoners, Israel mourns |
| Tens of Thousands cheer 5 released Lebanese militants |
| Lopsided prisoner swap could encourage more hostage
taking: critics |
| Lebanese militant released in Israel prisoner swap |
| Palestinian fighters face ‘temporary’ Lebanon
burial |
| Hezbollah prisoners freed in exchange for dead Israeli
soldiers |
| Israel press worries swap seals Hezbollah victory |
| Israel frees 5 Lebanese in swap with Hezbollah |
| Israel: Grim swap that draws a line under Lebanon war |
| Britain bans military wing of Hezbollah |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: July 16, 2008 |
| Lebanon declares state holiday marking return of
prisoners |
| Germany: Swap result of agent's 'difficult and
protracted' efforts |
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| July 15 |
| Israel prisoner swap boost Hezbollah standing |
| Israel gives final OK to swap with Hezbollah |
| Israel PM speaks of snags in Hezbollah prisoner swap |
| Israel closely monitoring Shebaa Farms |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: July 15 2008 |
| Bassil for Lebanese telecom privatization - at right
price |
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| July 14 |
| Israel, Hezbollah prepare for prisoner swap |
| Syria must now prevent arms smuggling: Germany |
| Barak: UN resolution on Lebanon war is a failure |
| Israel fears Hezbollah attacks on northern borde |
| Ties may not end Syrian interference in Lebanon |
| Sarkozy helps to bring Syria out of isolation |
| Israel prepares for Lebanese prisoner swap |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: July 14, 2008 |
| French slam Syria's President Bashar al-Assad over
Lebanon |
| Spotlight on Israel and Syria at Paris summit |
| Israel says Hezbollah prisoner swap on Wednesday |
| Beirut index mirrors activity on political front |
| Ratings agency predicts 4 percent growth in Lebanon |
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| July 13 |
| Lebanon anti-Syrians cry victory over opening of ties |
| Hezbollah gains clout in Lebanon — but at a cost |
| Hezbollah wages on-air war against U.S. |
| Sarkozy carves out France's Mideast role |
| Iranian early warning station, anti-air base on Lebanese
peak |
| US welcomes Syria-Lebanon breakthrough |
| Syria, Lebanon to establish diplomatic relations |
| Israel receives Hezbollah report on missing airman -
reports |
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| July 12 |
| Lebanese political crisis not over with new cabinet |
| Hezbollah readies for prisoners return party |
| Hezbollah gains political clout in Lebanon's new,
interim cabinet |
| Hezbollah: Second Lebanon War was biggest Israeli defeat
ever |
| Lebanon sees good ties with Syria, wants embassy |
| Lebanese president leaves for Paris meeting |
| Cabinet of national unity for Lebanon |
| Prisoner swap seen likely on July 16 |
| Syria's Assad in France to break isolation |
| Germany to dodge Syria at weekend meeting in Paris |
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| July 11 |
| Lebanon forms unity government with Hezbollah |
| Canada welcomes new Lebanese cabinet |
| Lebanese army occupies abandoned Shebaa Farm: witness |
| Lebanon still in turmoil two years after Israel war |
| Prisoner exchange with Hezbollah set for Wednesday |
| Syrian, Lebanese presidents to meet in Paris |
| Israel cuts deal with worst enemies again in prisoner
swap |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: July 11, 2008 |
| 'Hizbullah is rearming at a dizzying pace' |
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| July 10 |
| Lebanese army boosts forces after deadly unrest ends |
| Livni: We must disarm Hezbollah now |
| Lebanon still ‘fragile’ despite
Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire: UN political chief |
| French scientist rules out major earthquake in Lebanon |
| Arms allegedly smuggled to all Lebanese factions: UN
official |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: July 10 2008 |
| Jumblat unravels March 14 differences over cabinet
formation |
| Syrian Cabinet approves exemption of departure fees on
Arabs |
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| July 9 |
| Hezbollah 'tripled' number of rockets in two years:
Israel |
| Four killed, fifty wounded in north Lebanon clashes |
| Lebanese banks slam US lawsuit 'slander' by Israelis |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: July 9, 2008 |
| Azour optimistic about GDP growth prospects for 2008 |
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| July 8 |
| Fearing 'proxy' rockets, Israel engages Iran allies |
| Israel demands clarifications on Hezbollah report of
navigator |
| Iran urges U.N. to help free kidnapped diplomats |
| Lebanon Central Bank criticizes lawsuit claiming banks
helped Hezbollah |
| Lebanese Canadian Bank faces lawsuit |
| Victims of attacks in Israel sue Lebanese banks |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: July 8, 2008 |
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| July 7 |
| Israel and Hezbollah sign prisoner swap deal |
| Beirut reactions to Hezbollah's prisoner exchange |
| Hezbollah appears set to dominate government |
| U.S. ties Caracas to Hezbollah aid |
| Israelis sue U.S.-based Lebanese banks accused of aiding
Hezbollah |
| Israeli negotiator to pick up report on long-missing
airman |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: July 7, 2008 |
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| July 6 |
| Israel successfully tests missile interceptor |
| New Lebanese cabinet lineup awaits Hariri's approval |
| Israel hands Hezbollah list of demands prior to swap |
| Israel to exhume Hezbollah bodies for prisoner swap |
| Hezbollah’s grip on power tightens in southern
Lebanon |
| Lebanon: Controlling Food Prices |
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| July 5 |
| Lebanon to get new government soon: PM |
| Life of famous Lebanese poet celebrated in London |
| Lebanese leaders close to government deal: sources |
| Geagea says Lebanon may have a cabinet in 24 hours |
| Lebanon opposition Christians form new political front |
| Lebanon expects over 1.3 million tourists in 2008 |
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| July 4 |
| Israeli airman missing in Lebanon died 10 years ago |
| Few rights for Lebanon’s migrant domestic workers |
| Israel, Hezbollah clear way for prisoner swap within 10
days |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: July 4, 2008 |
| Officials: Iranian diplomats not held in Israel |
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| July 3 |
| Iran Says 4 hostages still alive in Israel after 26 years |
| Suspected kidnappers nabbed in Nigeria: spokesman |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: July 3, 2008 |
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| July 2 |
| Hezbollah says prisoner swap with Israel within two weeks |
| Hezbollah says British blacklist an 'honour' but timing
suspect |
| Hezbollah leader extends conciliatory hand to rival camp |
| Britain tightens ban on Hezbollah, citing actions in Iraq |
| Armed groups threatens south Lebanon stability: UN |
| Villagers in south Lebanon camp outdoors amid quake fears |
| Britain bans military wing of Hezbollah |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: July 2, 2008 |
| UNIFIL soldiers forced to delete photos of suspicious
wires |
| Mousa appeals to Lebanese leaders to end impasse |
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| July 1 |
| Hezbollah said to train Shiite militiamen in Iraq |
| Siniora: Prisoner swap 'failure' for Israel |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: July 1, 2008 |
| Lebanese official plays down fears of major quake |
| Lebanese fear major earthquake |
