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Lebanon News
January 2009 |
Lebanonwire | Lebanon News Bar
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| Jnanuary
31 |
| LF chief lashes
out at Hezbollah over missing Iranians |
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| Jnanuary
30 |
| Egypt slams Hezbollah chief as Iran agent |
| Hezbollah: Bush tried to change Gaza 'realities' |
| Hezbollah says war with Israel is always a possibility |
| Winograd member: Disturbing similarities between Gaza,
Lebanon wars |
| Siniora hits back at Hezbollah over missing Iranian
diplomats |
| US Congressmen meet Lebanese officials |
| Lebanese militant calls for destruction of Israel |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: January 30, 2009 |
| Gaza-bound Iranian aid ship arrives in Lebanon |
| Lebanon's BLOM Bank '08 net up 23 pct to $251.6mln |
| Lebanon's Bank Audi says 2008 profit up 19 pct |
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| Jnanuary
29 |
| Nasrallah vows to avenge Mughniyeh killing |
| Blast near Fatah official's home in Lebanon camp |
| US committed to Lebanon’s security: Clinton |
| Assad stopped Hezbollah action over Gaza: French envoy |
| Israel says large Hezbollah attack against Israeli target
in Europe foiled |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: January 29, 2009 |
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| Jnanuary
28 |
| Lebanon, Syria talk security |
| Egypt attacks Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah |
| Venezuela Does Not Support Hamas Or Hezbollah - Minister |
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| Jnanuary
27 |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: January 28, 2009 |
| Israel uses antelope to protect against Hezbollah
attacks |
| Syria approves first Lebanese ambassador to Damascus |
| Couple ignores Lebanese ban on Israeli film |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: January 27, 2009 |
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| Jnanuary
26 |
| Hezbollah criticised for failing to attack Israel |
| Lebanon rivals adjourn tricky defence talks |
| Hostages freed as mutiny at Lebanon prison ends |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: January 26, 2009 |
| Lebanon rivals in new round of defence talks |
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| Jnanuary
25 |
| Hamas represenative in Lebanon: Smuggling of arms will
continue to Gaza |
| Lebanese leaders to hold fourth talk round Monday |
| Two warders taken hostage in Lebanon prison riot |
| Riots break out in northern Lebanon prison |
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| Jnanuary
24 |
| Hariri: Unity among Arabs prevents Iran's intervention |
| Siniora calls on Palestinian factions to unite against
Israel |
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| Jnanuary
23 |
| Boy arrested for comparing Nasrallah to Christ |
| Arab rift over Gaza raises stakes in Lebanon vote |
| Lebanon's storied Daily Star shut down |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: January 23, 2009 |
| Lebanese court rules The Daily Star newspaper bankrupt |
| Lebanon eager for a share of gas find off Israel's coast |
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| Jnanuary
22 |
| Uproar in Lebanon over Hezbollah chief rosaries |
| Lebanon Daily Star newspaper banned over legal dispute |
| Lebanon's Druze leader meets with Hezbollah official |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: January 22, 2009 |
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| Jnanuary
21 |
| Lebanon delays new round of talks on defence strategy |
| Israel fears terror attacks on Mughniyeh's anniversary |
| Lebanon investigating location of natgas field |
| Lebanese press reflects hope after Obama's inauguration |
| Lebanon's army gets boost from Russian jets |
| A look at the strength of the Lebanese army |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: January 21, 2009 |
| Lebanon cautions over Israeli gas discovery |
| Lebanon investigating location of natgas field |
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| Jnanuary
20 |
| Gaza: In Lebanon and Iran, Israel described as loser |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: Januray 20, 2008 |
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| Jnanuary
19 |
| Hariri describes Saudi King speech as 'historic' |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: January 19, 2009 |
| Hezbollah: Lebanon needs Shiite group since Israel is
aggressive |
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| Jnanuary
18 |
| Protestors clash with Lebanon police near US embassy |
| Israel hopes Iran and Hezbollah get message of Gaza
offensive |
| UN chief blasts Israel strike on UN school, calls for
Gaza ceasefire |
| Hezbollah behind Lebanon rocket strikes in north |
| Ban ends visit to Lebanon, calls for stability |
| Protests in Beirut as UN chief visits over Gaza |
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| Jnanuary
17 |
| Ban addresses Lebanon's parliament, calls for immediate
Gaza ceasefire |
| UN chief meets Lebanese leaders |
| UN Secretary General arrives in Beirut |
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| Jnanuary
16 |
| Thousands rally in Lebanon against Gaza offensive |
| Lebanon oil find at 4,000 meters below seabed: Minister |
| Lebanese president attends Doha meeting amid internal
divisions |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: January 16, 2009 |
| Updated information on incident of rockets fire from
Lebanon |
| Lebanon oil find at 4,000 meters below seabed: Minister |
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| Jnanuary
15 |
| Strikes on Israel from Lebanon raise new tensions |
| UN alarmed by Lebanon rocket attacks on Israel |
| Spanish minister visits Lebanon to push Gaza truce |
| Lebanon halts more rocket fire on Israel |
| Israeli army masses along Lebanon border |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: January 15, 2009 |
| Rockets hit Israel from Lebanon, sowing fear |
| As Islamists exploit financial crisis, Lebanon stands
fast |
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| Jnanuary
14 |
| Lebanon rockets fuel Israel's fears of new front |
| Israel warns Lebanon residents after new rocket attacks |
| UN in Lebanon urges restraint after rocket attack |
| Three Grads found in south Lebanon |
| Hezbollah says its position is the same as the
government’s |
| Lebanese govt condemns rocket attack |
| Rockets from Lebanon hit Israel amid Gaza fighting |
| Rockets hit northern Israel from Lebanon |
| Protesters close Beirut Starbucks branch |
| Murr: Lebanon will give Israel no excuse for aggression |
| Army says 'explosives' found at Lebanon base just 'drain
cleaner' |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: Januray 14, 2009 |
| Lebanon agrees to attend Arab summit on Gaza |
| Orascom shares fall on concern for Lebanon expansion |
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| Jnanuary
13 |
| New Lebanese resistance group vies with Hezbollah |
| UN force garbage truck find not explosives: Lebanon |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: January 13, 2009 |
| New resistance group vows to take fight to Jewish state |
| Lebanese town honours Chavez for expelling Israeli envoy |
| Lebanese composer Mansour Rahbani dies |
| Gaza war comparable to Sabra and Shatila massacre: medics |
| Orascom, Zain win Lebanon mobile contracts |
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| Jnanuary
12 |
| Plastic explosives seized at UNIFIL base in Lebanon |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: January 12, 2009 |
| Lebanese national dialogue postponed to Jan. 26 |
| Hezbollah, Lebanese Army on alert on border |
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| Jnanuary
11 |
| Italian battalion arrests two with explosives in Lebanon |
| Thousands in Europe, Lebanon protest Gaza violence |
| More than 2,000 in Lebanon protest Gaza offensive |
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| Jnanuary
10 |
| Hezbollah warns Israel against sparking conflict |
| Analysts say rockets fired at Israel had tacit approval
from Hezbollah |
| Thousands in Lebanon demonstrate against Israel |
| Beirut receives bids to run cellular grids for one year
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| Lebanon: 2008 Year In Review |
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| Jnanuary
9 |
| UNIFIL, army find rocket cache in south Lebanon |
| Abbas hopes Lebanon flare-up won't harm Gaza talks |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: January 9, 2009 |
| Fears subside over rocket fire from Lebanon |
| Beirut fears being drawn into battle |
| Lebanon says looking for who fired rockets |
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| Jnanuary
8 |
| Hezbollah denies involvement in Israel rocket attack |
| Tense calm on Lebanon-Israel border as Gaza rages |
| Lebanon: Palestinian group behind rocket attacks, says
analyst |
| Rocket attack on Israel violates UN pact: Lebanon |
| US condemns rocket attacks into Israel from Lebanon |
| Israel unlikely to take the bait in Lebanon |
| Lebanese Govt criticises rocket attack on Israel |
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| Jnanuary
7 |
| Israeli army fires into Lebanon after rockets fall |
| Gaza conflict has potential to draw in Hezbollah |
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| Jnanuary
6 |
| Nasrallah: Hezbollah will make Lebanon war look like 'a
walk in the park' |
| Olmert warns Hezbollah against attacking Israel |
| Observers in Israel, Lebanon suspect Hezbollah may
escalate tensions |
| French president plans return to Egypt in hope of Gaza
ceasefirez |
| Children demonstrate in Lebanon against Gaza offensive |
| Lebanon's Hariri says Hezbollah will stay out of fight |
| Paris agrees to monitor Lebanon vote - Hariri |
| Lebanon elections set for June 7: govt |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: January 6, 2009 |
| Sarkozy determined to help restore Lebanese-Syrian
relations |
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| Jnanuary
5 |
| Lebanon eager to stay out of Gaza conflict - minister |
| Israel military keeps wary eye on northern border |
| Demonstrators again approach U.S. embassy in Beirut |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: January 5, 2009 |
| Makdisi appointed Distinguished Senior Fellow at AUB
Issam Fares Institute |
| Thousands in Lebanon, Turkey protest Gaza attack |
| Lebanon forecasts 3 pct growth for 2009 |
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| Jnanuary
4 |
| Police, protesters clash near U.S. Embassy in Beirut |
| Israel 'not interested' in new front in the north: PM |
| Hezbollah calls on Hamas to defeat Israel |
| Hezbollah chief lashes Arab leaders over Gaza |
| Demonstrators try to reach US Embassy in Beirut |
| Lebanon sends humanitarian aids to Gaza via Jordan |
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| Jnanuary
3 |
| Lebanese president urges for Arabs unity over
Palestinian tragedy |
| Lebanon’s public debt at $47bn end of 2008: minister
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| Statistics show late 2008 surge in Lebanese industrial
investment |
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| Jnanuary
2 |
| Omar Bakri accused of training al-Qaeda terrorists |
| Hezbollah guns to stay silent despite Gaza bloodshed:
analysts |
| Thousands rally in Lebanon to condemn Gaza raids |
| Ban to attend Arab Economic Summit in Kuwait, visits
Lebanon, Syria |
| Hariri welcomes French attempts to halt Gaza violence |
| Sarkozy meets Hariri ahead of Mideast trip |
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| Jnanuary
1 |
| Hezbollah-like tactic used by Hamas against Israel |
| Arab lawmakers dicuss Gaza at Lebanon meeting |
| Lebanon war haunts US response to conflict |
| Sarkozy to visit Middle East next week - newspaper |
