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Lebanon News
October 2008 |
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| October
31 |
| Pope meets Lebanon's new president |
| Lebanon says Syria to put more troops on border |
| UN chief urges Hezbollah to be political party |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: October 31, 2008 |
| Bomb explosion in south Lebanon refugee camp |
| Prominent Lebanese judge resigns |
| Lebanese banks escape global crisis |
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| October
30 |
| Siniora: No Egyptian mediation between Lebanon &
Israel |
| Syria deploys extra troops on east Lebanon border: army |
| Israel geared up for 3rd Lebanon war? |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: October 30, 2008 |
| Salameh reiterates view that local banks are immune to
global woes |
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| October
29 |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: October 29, 2008 |
| Lebanon charges 34 over Tripoli attacks |
| Lebanon proposes establishment of Arab police body |
| Armored Against Turmoil, Lebanon Lures Investors |
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| October
28 |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: October 28, 2008 |
| Iraqi Antiquities Seized In Lebanon - Customs |
| Lebanon's Solidere tumbles 14 pct, drags index |
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| October
27 |
| Lebanon's Hariri, Nasrallah hold rare meeting |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: October 27, 2008 |
| Lebanon seizes 20 tonnes of cannabis |
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| October
26 |
| MI Chief: Syria has become Hezbollah's de facto arsenal |
| U.S. Resupplies Lebanon Military to Stabilize Ally |
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| October
25 |
| Hezbollah chief denies report he was poisoned |
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| October
24 |
| Hezbollah denies reports its leader was poisoned |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: October 24, 2008 |
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| October
23 |
| Colombia drug bust has links to Hezbollah: police |
| Rumors of attempt to kill Lebanon's Nasrallah |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: October 23, 2008 |
| Tehran proud of support to Hamas, Hezbollah: speaker |
| Report: Iranian docs save Nasrallah from poisoning
attempt |
| Lebanon: Safe for Now |
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| October
22 |
| Lebanon's Kantar vows to work for end of Israel |
| Diplomatic sources: Nasrallah ill from chemical murder
attempt |
| Lebanese woman who fled Islamic law granted asylum in UK |
| Two injured in clashes in Lebanon refugee camp |
| Lebanese top Shia scholar against US-Iraq pact |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: October 22, 2008 |
| Saudi official presents new Israeli-Palestinian peace
plan |
| Lebanon's BLOM Bank's 9-month net rises 34 pct |
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| October
21 |
| Colombian cocaine ring linked to Hezbollah |
| Report: Senior Hezbollah officials invited to Cairo |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: October 21, 2008 |
| Bellemare plans to transfer detained security chiefs to
Netherlands - report |
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| October
20 |
| Lebanese banks provide welcome stability |
| Israel mulls non-belligerence pact with Lebanon |
| UN calls on Lebanon to step up fight against human
trafficking |
| Sunni-Shiite overnight clashes in Beirut injures 4 |
| Israel mulling non-aggression treaty with Lebanon |
| Anti-Syrian Lebanese leader visits Egypt |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: October 20, 2008 |
| Syrians indifferent to Lebanese ties |
| Orange Business Services and Solidere bring IPTV to
Lebanon |
| Lebanese banks provide welcome stability |
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| October
19 |
| Lebanon PM declares solidarity with Iraq Christians |
| Syrian opposition leader flees Lebanon after uncovering
assassination plot |
| Barak: Israel considering Saudi peace plan |
| Lebanon's Bank Audi sees benefit from global crisis |
| Lebanon's Bank Audi sees benefit from global crisis |
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| October
18 |
| Israel encouraged by UN call for Hezbollah to be
dismantled |
| Lebanon PM denounces Israel to UN |
| Egypt tycoon pleads not guilty to Lebanese pop star
murder |
| Damascus, Beirut pick embassy locations |
| Lebanon's Bank Audi says profits, deposits climb |
| ADIH Signs Deals to Develop $1.2b Mixed use Beirut Gate
Project |
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| October
17 |
| Beirut mosque potent symbol of Lebanon troubles |
| Musical tackles Lebanon emigration woes |
| Lebanese policeman held for having explosives |
| Beirut museum to recall horrors of civil war |
| U.N. chief says Hezbollah a threat to Middle East
security |
| Rice warns Syria against attacking Lebanon |
| UN chief underscores danger of Lebanon's armed groups |
| Lebanon's Gemayel warns against oppressing Iraqi
Christians |
| Iran praises Lebanon-Syria diplomatic ties |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: October 17, 2008 |
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| October
16 |
| Hezbollah basks in its authority |
| Extremists turn their wrath on Syria, Lebanon |
| Up North, Hothouse of Tension in Lebanon |
| Egypt hails Lebanon-Syria 'step in right direction' |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: October 16, 2008 |
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| October
15 |
| Lebanon, Syria face 'same militant threat' |
| Syria-Lebanon ties will help stabilize the Middle East:
France |
| Syria opens diplomatic ties with Lebanon |
| Anti-Hezbollah Shiite station launches in Lebanon |
| Syria boosts diplomatic ties with Lebanon |
| Fires burn large wooded areas southeast of Beirut |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: October 15, 2008 |
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| October
14 |
| Jumblat welcomes Syrian-Lebanon diplomatic ties |
| Syria's Assad decrees diplomatic ties with Lebanon |
| Terrorists planned to assassinate Lebanon's army
commander |
| Danger persists despite terrorists arrest in North
Lebanon |
| Aoun's visit to Teheran underscores Iran’s grip on
Lebanon |
| Forest fires raging in Lebanon |
| Lebanon leader woos Saudi investors |
| Report: Nasrallah appoints relative as his successor |
| New UN representative for Lebanon takes up post in Beirut |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: October 14, 2008 |
| Lebanese leader praises Iranian leadership |
| Lebanon's economy can weather the storm - Citigroup |
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| October
13 |
| Iran Cracks Down On Hezbollah |
| Lebanon bombers wanted revenge - security official |
| Aoun says Iran helping Lebanese unity |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: October 13, 2008 |
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| October
12 |
| Lebanon busts 'terrorist network' behind Tripoli attacks |
| Billboard truce eases tensions in Lebanon |
| Iran appoints successor to Mughniyeh |
| Lebanese soldiers wounded in grenade attack |
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| October
11 |
| Lebanon Christians must seek reconciliation: Geagea |
| Lebanon camp takes census to keep Islamists out |
| Beirut accepts Syrian explanation for troop moves |
| Lebanon to complain to UN about Israeli threats |
| Lebanon Central Bank gov wants credible response to
financial crisis |
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| October
10 |
| Two wounded in Lebanon camp blast |
| US journalists say they were taken to Syria by force |
| Senior Iranian intelligence man to replace Mughniyeh |
| Syrian policeman, two suspected 'terrorists' killed: TV |
| Syria downplays troop buildup on Lebanese border |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: October 10, 2008 |
| Syria: 'Hundreds,' not 'thousands,' of troops on Lebanon
border |
| Iran: Tehran to name street after slain Lebanese militant |
| Global financial crisis may put Beirut's cellular
sell-off on hold |
| IMF credits Banque du Liban for fending off credit crunch |
| Lebanon sidesteps the crash of '08 - for now |
| Lebanese banks cash in on worldwide turmoil |
| World Bank names 28 financially strained states |
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| October 9 |
| Syria says 2 missing Americans arrested |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: October 9, 2008 |
| US officials fear terrorist links with drug lords |
| Fear in Lebanon as Syrian forces mass on border |
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| October 8 |
| Two American journalists missing in Lebanon |
| Sheikh Bakri warns foreign media against defaming him |
| Syrian troops gather on Lebanese border |
| Israel on high alert for Syrian, Hezbollah Yom Kippur
attacks |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: October 8, 2008 |
| Bomb explodes in northern Lebanon |
| Israel on alert as Syrian tanks advance to Lebanon's
eastern border |
| UNIFIL facilitates Israeli pullout from Lebanese town -
Spokesperson |
| USAID announces new mission director for Lebanon |
| Beirut stock market tumbles as Gulf investors pull out |
| Consumer prices rise by 8 percent in Lebanon |
| Global financial crisis creates worries among Lebanese |
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| October 7 |
| Hummus war looms between Israel and Lebanon |
| Syria intensifies troop deployment along Lebanon border |
| U.S. warns Syria against interfering in Lebanon |
| Lebanon, US set up joint military commission |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: October 7, 2008 |
| US pledges Cobra gunships to Lebanon |
| U.S. warns of October security risk in Lebanon |
| Christians fear attacks by Muslim extremists in north |
| Syria, Lebanon abuzz over report about militant's arrest |
| Hezbollah source: A 'big surprise' awaits Israel if it
attacks Lebanon |
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| October 6 |
| Manila keeps ban on jobs in Jordan, Lebanon |
| Hezbollah dismisses Israeli threats of destruction |
| Israel detains Lebanese near border |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: October 6, 2008 |
| Lebanon militants hide with refugees |
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| October 5 |
| Syrian officer involved in Hariri's death said killed in
Damascus bomb |
| Israel gunboat violates Lebanese territorial waters |
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| October 4 |
| Geagea calls for probing civil war wrongdoings |
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| October 3 |
| Israel in new war threats against Lebanon |
| Senior Salafi cleric issues stark warning to Damascus |
| Marines '83 Beirut chief: Mughniyeh killing 'overdue
justice' |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: October 3, 2008 |
| IMF agrees in principle on $39 mln for Lebanon |
| Lebanese President says Christian reconciliation
inevitable |
| Syria blocks distribution of Saudi-owned daily |
| IMF agrees in principle on $39 mln for Lebanon |
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| October 2 |
| Fears rise in Lebanon of Syria return |
| Lebanese expatriates delighted they will vote in 2013 |
| One injured in grenade blast in Lebanese city |
| Hezbollah orders its men not to visit Syria |
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| October 1 |
| Syria urges security cooperation on Lebanon border |
| U.S.: Brief Talks with Syria Spur Speculation |
| Tension grows between Syria and Lebanon after bombings |
