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Lebanon News
January 2010 |
Lebanonwire | Lebanon News Bar
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| January
31 |
| Lebanon's March 14 Alliance vows adherence to principles |
| Israel arrests Lebanese civilian in Shebaa: army |
| Ethiopian Airlines plane crash 'similar' to earlier
disaster |
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| January
30 |
| Pilot disorientation accidents have become a phenomenon |
| Searchers sweep seabed for Lebanon crash black boxes |
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| January
29 |
| Crews scan sea floor off Beirut for crashed jet |
| Hariri: Israeli threats against Hezbollah target Lebanon |
| Debt-ridden Lebanon sheikh stages his own abduction |
| Hariri tribunal's president to visit Lebanon |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: January 29, 2010 |
| Lebanon: Hand grenades detected near Alwite leader's
residence |
| Lebanon: Imam's abduction stirs demos along boder
highway |
| Hezbollah denies link to jet crash |
| Spain takes command of UN force in Lebanon |
| Lebanon to decide on sale of mobile phone companies by
year-end |
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| January
28 |
| Egypt's Mubarak, Lebanon's Hariri meet in Cairo |
| Black boxes found three days after Lebanon plane crash |
| Lebanon’s foreign domestic workers fight back |
| Ethiopian Airlines defends pilot after fatal crash |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: January 28, 2010 |
| Lebanese, Egyptian prime ministers discuss trade, energy |
| Lebanon Byblos Bank 2009 Net Profit Up 20% At $146.1
Million |
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| January
27 |
| Peres: Iran preventing peace, destabilizing Lebanon,
Yemen |
| Lebanese PM on first official visit to Egypt |
| Search intensifies for black boxes of Ethiopian jet |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: Januray 27, 2010 |
| Mulim cleric abducted in Lebanese Biqaa region |
| Lebanese army members attend U.S. military seminars |
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| January
26 |
| Egypt prosecutor calls for death penalty in Hezbollah
trial |
| Probe to query why doomed plane veered off course |
| Pilot in Beirut crash didn't follow tower's advice |
| Israel rattles its sabres at Lebanon |
| US investigators to assist Lebanon with plane crash probe |
| Group raps Lebanon, Jordan for mistreating Palestinians |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: January 26, 2010 |
| Witnesses: Plane tumbled out of sky off Lebanon |
| Ethiopian airlines crash: Experts look at possible causes |
| Passengers on board crashed Ethiopian plane identified |
| U.S. asks Israel to refrain from retaliatory operations |
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| January
25 |
| 'No word of survivors' following Ethiopian Airlines crash |
| Ethiopian jet crash deaths rise as 34 bodies found |
| Palestinians deny holding military exercise in Lebanon:
report |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: January 25, 2010 |
| Hezbollah stresses readiness for war with Israel |
| Scores feared dead as Ethiopian plane crashes off Beirut |
| Lebanon: Lowering voting age triggers heated debate |
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| January
24 |
| No escalation on Lebanon border: Israeli commander |
| Arab ministers slam US interference in satellite TV |
| Syria calling up reserves - report |
| Netanyahu: Israel has no intention to attack Lebanon |
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| January
23 |
| Israeli minister warns of new war with Hezbollah |
| France vows to prevent Israeli strike on Lebanon's
infrastructure |
| Hezbollah hits back at Kouchner attack |
| Hezbollah's relocation of rocket sites poses wider threat |
| Lebanese media warns of ban if US hits out at Hezbollah
TV |
| Abu Jamra: Aoun trying to sedate opposers in order to
contain them |
| Hezbollah hit squads keep swinging |
| Lebanon: Border tension rises amid talk of war, Israeli
maneuvers |
| Lebanon minister vows action as counterfeit drugs hit
market |
| Hariri: France concerned with just peace for Lebanon and
the Middle East |
| 3 wounded in Lebanon over Egypt's Gaza barrier |
| IFC buys 8 percent of Lebanon's Byblos Bank |
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| January
22 |
| Building boom transforms heart of Beirut |
| Hezbollah on Alert on Israeli-Lebanese border |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: January 22, 2010 |
| Lebanon activists launch campaign targeting Egypt's
"wall of shame" |
| Hariri: Restoring relations with Syria needs time |
| Australian man jailed for terrorism in Lebanon |
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| January
21 |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: January 21, 2010 |
| Party of God on war footing |
| Palestinian, Lebanese survivors relive Haiti quake terror |
| Lebanon: Hariri fears new Israeli attack against Lebanon |
| Political rifts complicate Lebanon's municipal elections |
| Lebanon Aims to Raise $250 Million in Middle East
Airlines IPO |
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| January
20 |
| Palestinians outside refugee camps must disarm: Lebanon |
| US Mideast envoy: Lebanon is key to regional peace |
| Lebanon: Cabinet postpones municipal elections amid
heated debate |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: January 20, 2010 |
| Lebanon: Central bank governor cites 22 percent growth in
deposits |
| Lebanon firm on disarming Palestinians outside camps |
| U.S. Mideast envoy discusses peace process in Beirut |
| Lebanon: Central bank governor cites 22 percent growth in
deposits |
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| January
19 |
| Lebanon says 2009 was best on record for tourism |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: January 19, 2010 |
| Lebanon says 2009 was best on record for tourism |
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| January
18 |
| Palestinian group refuses to disarm outside Lebanon camps |
| US Mideast envoy Mitchell expected in Beirut on Tuesday |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: January 18, 2010 |
| Al Waleed seeks to consolidate assets |
| Iran to establish first Gulf trade center |
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| January
17 |
| Lebanese protest Egypt's Gaza barrier |
| Report: Syria allows Hezbollah to train on anti aircraft
missiles |
| Iranian dissident ‘killed by Hezbollah member’ |
| Jumblatt: Syria reconciliation nearly complete |
| Hezbollah says Arab leaders bow to U.S. pressure |
| Israeli army crosses into Lebanon: state media |
| Lebanon’s M1 to buy part of EFG-Hermes stake in Bank
Audi |
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| January
16 |
| Protests in north Lebanon as electricity rationed |
| Tehran 'fully supports' Lebanon unity |
| Lebanon facing environmental challenges |
| Lebanese Muslim accuses Christian teacher of veil
snatching |
| Lebanese businessman caught with $1 million notes |
| March 14: Discussions on ending political sectarianism
must be shelved |
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| January
15 |
| Hezbollah warns Israel against launching new war |
| Israel suspects Al-Qaeda, Hezbollah in Jordan blast |
| Lebanon: Israeli collaborator denies role in Islamic
Jihad killings |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: January 15, 2009 |
| Lebanon PM says consensus needed before abolishing
sectarianism |
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| January
14 |
| Turkey warns Lebanon that Israel may be planning attack |
| Inter-Palestinian Fighting Spreads to Lebanon |
| Analysis: Hariri tribunal losing political support |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: January 14, 2010 |
| Lebanon's public debt reached $51 billion in 2009 -
minister |
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| January
13 |
| Lebanon denies al-Qaida infiltrating |
| Lebanese speaker renews call for abolishing political
sectarianism |
| Bomb hurts 3 in south Lebanon Hezbollah stronghold |
| Barak: Lebanon responsible if situation deteriorates |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: January 13, 2010 |
| Hezbollah condemns Der Spiegel's slander |
| Tribute to outgoing registrar of Lebanon tribunal |
| Syria to allow foreign ownership of banks |
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| January
12 |
| Lebanon, Syria criticize US air screening rules |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: January 12, 2010 |
| Lebanese authorities arrest drug baron |
| Jumblat: Aoun meeting brings reconciliation process to an
end |
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| January
11 |
| Turkish PM lashes out at Israel for threatening peace |
| U.S. official in Beirut for security cooperation talks |
| Hariri's struggles in Lebanon show limits of U.S.
influence |
| Lebanese president visits UN peacekeepers in south |
| Lebanese army fires on Israeli fighter planes |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: January 11, 2010 |
| Entry visas scrapped as Hariri consolidates ties with
Turkey |
| Geagea says new chapter with Syria already opened |
| Kingdom opens 5-star hotel in Beirut |
| Wild Discovery becomes first Lebanese network of travel
agencies to offset greenhouse emissions |
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| January
10 |
| Jumblat, Hezbollah seal Lebanon reconciliation accord |
| Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas must wait until Israel is ready |
| Lebanon detains wanted Islamist |
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| January 9 |
| Hundreds of Al Qaeda, Islamic Jihadi members fleeing to
Lebanon |
| Lebanon asks US to reverse ban on Hezbollah TV |
| Report: Hezbollah funded by drug trade in Europe |
| Lebanon's Premier Hariri to visit Turkey |
| Lebanese President meets McCain in Beirut |
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| January 8 |
| Life sentence for men planning UNIFIL attack |
| Lebanon voices concern over US airport screening measures |
| Israel accuses Hezbollah of planting explosives |
| Israel successfully tests Iron Dome missile shield |
| Israel to UN: Investigate bomb cache in Lebanon |
| Israel says new missile shield looks good |
| US congressman discusses Iraqi refugees in Lebanon |
| Report: Merkel aide warns Lebanon of over
"terror" infiltration |
| Lebanese president concerned about U.S. airports
security measures |
| Suspected Fatah al-Islam terrorist arrested in Lebanon:
report |
| Hamas ready to cooperate with Beirut blast
investigation: report |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: January 8, 2009 |
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| January 7 |
| Hariri tribunal chief steps aside |
| UNIFIL peacekeepers find bombs buried near Israel border |
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| January 6 |
| Lebanon MidEast's 'Most Improved Democracy' |
| Jordan King, PM Hariri urge Israeli pullout from all
occupied Arab land |
| Dahia blast occurred during live ammunition training by
Hamas |
| Syria will back Hezbollah if Israel attacks - report |
| Israeli village stirs up hummus war with record bid |
| McCain to visit Beirut for regional peace talks |
| Lebanese speaker warns against discussion over Hezbollah
disarmament |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: January 5, 2009 |
| Lebanon's Jumblatt considers Damascus trip |
| Phalange Party calls on Hezbollah ministers to abide by
cabinet decisions or resign |
| Lebanon: Alfa subscribers temporarily lose network
service |
| Lebanon's public debt to GDP expected to fall in 2010:
Salameh |
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| January 4 |
| Jumblat-Wahhab meet raises specter of a new coalition |
| Grenade thrown at Palestinian party offices in southern
Lebanon |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: January 4, 2010 |
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| January 3 |
| Fatah official says Palestinian camps won't shelter
Al-Qaeda activists |
| One injured after clash in Palestinian refugee camp in
Lebanon |
| Suleiman, Sarkozy lay stress on 1701, Syria-Lebanon ties |
| Lebanon: Psychic predicts local, regional and
international events |
