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Lebanon News
January 2005 |
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| January
31 |
| Arab states fear Iraq polls
will fan reform calls, boost Iran |
| Hezbollah and Hamas sign agreement
to uphold resistance against Israel |
| Aoun Returns with 500 Aides,
Denies Below-Table Deal |
| Aoun Asks Hizbullah to Lay Down
Arms, Asserts Non-Belligerency with Geagea |
| Israel Says Hizbullah has SAM-18
Missiles to Shoot Jets over Lebanon |
| Dubai to build world's largest waterfront
development |
| Lebanon Banque Audi 2004 net rises 31.5 pct |
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| January
30 |
| Aoun return to Lebanon would
boost efforts by opposition groups |
| France wants concrete steps from
Syria on Lebanon: PM |
| Hezbollah threatens to kidnap
troops to win release of Lebanese prisoners |
| Jumblat Says Syria's Moukhabarat
Sabotaged Lebanon's Institutions |
| NTV Chairman Sues Rustom Ghazaleh
before Syrian, Lebanese Courts |
| Aoun Returns Before Spring
Election, Might Run for Seat in Parliament |
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| January
29 |
| Pro-govt
and opposition forces lock horns in Lebanon |
| UN Says Shebaa
Farms Not Lebanese |
| Aoun says he will return to Lebanon
before elections |
| U.N.
Agency Criticizes Lebanon, Israel |
| Nasrallah to release details on
second stage of prisoner deal |
| UN Council rebukes Lebanon on
disputed Shebaa Farms |
| Mandate of UN force in southern Lebanon
extended until July |
| Aoun: Lebanon could have avoided civil
war |
| UN Security Council extends Lebanon
peacekeepers, calls for changes |
| U.S., France Multiply Pressure to Get
Syria out of Lebanon |
| Lebanon's foreign minister says UN force
should halt "all Israeli aggression" |
| Chirac tells Sfeir France committed to
1559 |
| Lebanon's adopted draft electoral law
draws ire |
| Israel: Iran is giving missiles to
Hizbullah |
| LIA
chief eager to dabble in the bigger picture |
| Bank of Beirut profits rise by $5 million |
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| January
28 |
| Israel works to get Hezbollah on EU's
list of terror groups |
| Cabinet Passes New Electoral Law Amid
War of Words with Opposition |
| Lebanese Cabinet endorses new electoral
draft law |
| Sfeir backs 1559 and calls for impartial observers
to monitor elections |
| Parliament elects council judges |
| Damascus faces further pressure in U.S. Congress |
| UN envoy urges Israel to end "violations" of
Lebanese airspace |
| Lebanese
deficit spending reduced in 2004 |
| Syria's foreign debt cut to 10 percent of GDP |
| Tourism earns Turkey $15.9 billion in 2004 |
| Lebanon's
trade deficit increases by 15 percent |
| Capital inflows into Lebanon down by 19.6 percent |
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| January
27 |
| Dane accused of spying for Hezbollah remanded by Israeli
court |
| Full Text: US Congress
draft bill declares Lebanon a captive country |
| Congress Draft Urges Bush to Rescue 'Captive Lebanon' from
Syrian Bondage |
| Lebanese-born Dane was nabbed while filming train |
| Jumblat Wants Anjar's Door Shut, Says 'We Forgive, But
Don't Forget' |
| Jumblatt slams Syrian puppeteering of Lebanon's rulers,
pleads for sovereignty |
| Israeli war planes conduct "mock" raids; fly over
Beirut |
| Cabinet
to pass draft electoral law |
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| January
26 |
| Dane in Israeli custody coerced to confess to spying: lawyer |
| Lebanese parliament votes to scrap military service |
| Danish citizen held in Israel suspected of spying for
Hezbollah |
| Israel says Danish spy suspect filmed secret sites |
| Dane of Lebanese origin accused of spying for Hezbollah
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| 1559 Seen as Terminating Syria's Dream of Annexing Lebanon
in Stages |
| Compulsory Service to be Abolished Altogether in 2 Years |
| Opposition Warns of Making Media, Constitutional Councils
'Moukhabarat Tools' |
| Opposition Defies Franjieh's Warning to Beirut Christians
Against Hariri |
| Israeli drone "violates" Lebanese airspace |
| Arguments flare over Lebanese electoral law |
| Interior Ministry releases draft electoral law |
| Lebanon's Constitutional Council embroiled in extension row |
| NSSF heading toward an 'impasse' |
| LIBC
seeks emigration ministry to lure expat investment |
| USAID
to help Lebanon join the WTO |
| NEWS
FEATURE: Lebanese winter resorts boom over the Adha holiday |
| OGERO launches revamped portal with
new interactive features |
| INTERVIEW-Dubai's
Al Futtaim likely to seek $5 bln finance |
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| January
25 |
| Lebanon denies Iraq clandestine transfers |
| U.S. Wants Syria to Leave Lebanon 'Now,' not in 2 Years
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| Israel Raging over Belgian Ambassador's Meeting with
Hizbullah Chief |
| Gina and Joe Hobeika Mark Elie's Assassination 3 Years Ago |
| Danish national ordered held in Israeli prison another 48
hours |
| Lebanon's opposition criticizes Syrian decision to remain
for a "couple of years" |
| Aoun says opposition will not be divided |
| France repeats call for fair electoral law |
| Draft electoral law walks tightrope of acceptance |
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| January
24 |
| Lebanese opposition criticises Syrian stance on troops |
| North Korean boat capsizes off Lebanon, two Bangladeshis
missing |
| Tourists returning to Lebanon in droves |
| Iraq recovered 200 million dollars from Lebanon and Jordan:
report |
| Denmark has access to citizen held in Israel on suspicion
of security breaches |
| At least 4 people killed in Ain al-Hilweh clashes |
| Lebanon accuses EU of meddling in internal affairs |
| Sectarian innuendo increases as Parliamentary elections draw
near |
| 1.2 million tourists in Lebanon in 2004 |
| Air pollution, environmental damage costs Lebanon
$565 million a year |
| Lebanon
preparing for WTO membership |
| Lebanese tourism jumps 25 percent during 2004 |
| Emaar
Properties posts $463 million net profit |
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| January
23 |
| Sharaa: Syria not allowing insurgents into Iraq; to be out
of Lebanon in 2 years |
| Two Palestinians wounded in shootout in Lebanese camp |
| Lebanon: Iraq
Money Transfer Legal |
| Former WLCU Youth President appointed as number two of the
CIR |
| Rice’s
warning has heightened tension: Syria |
| Israel to U.S.: Step up
pressure on Syria to aid Abbas |
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| January
22 |
| Iraqi official: Millions transferred to Lebanon to buy
weapons |
| Mystery in Iraq as $300 Million is Taken Abroad |
| EU Joins U.S. in Telling Lebanon Syria Must Get Out |
| Aging Mosque Preacher Knifed to Death, Stabbed Wife in Coma |
| Jumblatt and Aoun to meet in Paris |
| EU insists Beirut fully implement UN 1559 |
| Opposition holds first electoral rally |
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| January
21 |
| Fatah official escapes assassination in Ein el-Hilweh camp |
| Israel allows Denmark access to detained citizen |
| UNIFIL
Peace Keepers Find It Hard to Fulfill Their Mandate |
| Lebanon border tension a threat to stabily, Annan says |
| Israel decides to hit Lebanon if Hezbollah escalates border
tension |
| Jumblat Expects his First-Face-to-Face Meeting with Aoun
'Soon' |
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| January
20 |
| Israeli Ministers approve military operation in Lebanon |
| Annan recommends renewal of UN force mandate |
| Dane arrested in Israel on suspicion of security breaches:
police |
| WLCU delegation in Washington for the US presidential
inauguration |
| Haifa for Parliament, Backs Hariri, Likes Jumblat, Wants
Geagea Out, Aoun Back |
| Jumblat Holds First Telephone Talk with Aoun, Goes to
Vatican Friday |
| Lebanese hostage's employer heeds ultimatum to halt Iraq
operations |
| Beirut port posts record year in 2004 |
| Iberia
launches Moscow, Beirut flights |
| Beirut port posts record year in 2004 |
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| January
19 |
| Tourism, Arab investment fuels Lebanese economic boost |
| US warns Syria of long-term
wrath |
| Jumblatt
slams Syrian control over Lebanon |
| Aoun, Jumblat Seek to Regain Lebanon's Freedom Without
Alienating Syria! |
| Patriarch Leaves for Vatican, France, Planning to See Aoun
in Paris |
| Rice Takes Uncompromising Stance that Syria Must Leave
Lebanon |
| Lebanese Army discovers 'Israeli made' roadside bombs near
speaker's home |
| Karami adviser accuses Gemayel of stirring sectarian
sentiment |
| UN blames border violence on Hizbullah |
| Former South MP says Lebanon going through 'rebirth' |
| Record-high
oil prices boost Saudi economy by 5.3 percent in 2004 |
| Surprises that could impact on the economies of the
region this year |
| Dubai's
Emirates places largest order in civil aviation history |
| Morocco
and Lebanon SMS rates highest in Arab world |
| Tourism, Arab investment fuels Lebanese economic boost |
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| January
18 |
| Syrian man and Lebanese youth "executed" in
Denmark |
| Exiled Lebanese political leader sends envoy to Damascus:
report |
| Lebanese kidnapped by Islamic militant group |
| UN 'very concerned' by violence in south Lebanon |
| State Bows to Patriarch's Wish, Divides Lebanon into 26
Electoral Districts |
| Jumblat's Envoy Flies to Paris to Meet Gen. Aoun |
| Israeli Jets Set S. Lebanon Forests Ablaze to Avenge
Hizbullah Bombing |
| Military Sappers Defuse 2 Bombs at Highway Overpass in S.
Lebanon |
| Karami: Top 3 leaders in agreement on electoral |
| Aoun welcomes opposition's attempts to 'join him' |
| Hizbullah favors internal dialogue to face foreign pressure |
| Hezbollah leader: UN resolution on Lebanon "100-per
cent Israeli demand" |
| Banks
flourish despite threat of Resolution 1559 |
| Lebanon
gross forex reserves at $11.65 bln mid-Jan |
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| January
17 |
| Consortium led by Lebanon-based group to design Bahrain resort |
| Israeli jet raids southern Lebanon - AFP |
| Israel bombs Hezbollah outposts - BBC |
| Hezbollah militants fire anti-tank missile at IDF
vehicle - Haaretz |
| U.S. Ambassador Seen Inclined to Declare a Boycott of
Premier Karami |
| Aoun-Syria Ice-Breaking Dialogues Shifts from Damascus to
Washington |
| Berri backs governorate as electoral district |
| Jumblatt, Gemayel want free Lebanon |
| International opinion is hardening |
| Israel
may look more closely at economics of peace |
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| January
16 |
| Hezbollah steps up rhetoric against Syrian withdrawal,
Israel |
| Marine
goes from deserter to fugitive |
| Aoun Delivers Invitation to Syria for Roundtable Conference
in Paris |
| Jumblat Demands 'Brooms Deal' to Clean Lebanon from
Moukhabarat Spies |
| EU
grants Lebanon's CDR $1.7 million loan to help small firms |
| Qassar says National Social Security Fund reform is
top priority |
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| January
15 |
| Iraqi minister says woman assassin trained in Syria plotted
to kill him |
| Hezbollah calls for referendum in Lebanon on Syrian troop
withdrawal |
| Dr. Hisham Sharabi dies in Beirut |
| U.S. Berates Lahoud, Karami for Claiming Syria's Exit Means
Civil War |
| Jumblat Says Dialogue with Aoun is Governed by Bristol
Declaration |
| U.S. envoy says 1559 not linked to Palestinian cause |
| Minister says Syrian pullout a matter of time |
| Fadlallah: Sectarian conflicts have torn Lebanon apart |
| Israel violates Lebanon airspace, reinforces forces along
border |
| Nasrallah challenges opposition to show 1559 reflects 'will
of Lebanese public' |
| US 'kidnap' probed
by Germans |
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| January
14 |
| US urges Lebanon to apply UN resolution on 'foreign
influence' |
| Dissident says Syria has little hope of becoming market
economy: report |
| Lebanese design gives Paris furniture fair new horizons |
| Missing
Marine on Most-Wanted List |
| U.S. Won't Let Syria's Pullout from Lebanon be Delayed |
| Hamadeh's Assassination Bid, Hobeika's Assassination to
'Majless Adli' |
| Annan's southern Lebanon envoy named deputy of UN mission in
Iraq |
| Italian FM: Mideast peace should come before a Syrian
withdrawal |
| Lahoud refers Hobeika, Hamade cases |
| Opposition, West reject reasons for defying 1559 |
| Middle East is not attracting enough overseas
capital |
| Aramco
confident in updated security measures following Al-Qaeda threat |
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| January
13 |
| Lebanon accuses Western ambassadors of 'shameful
interference' |
| Italy's Fini underlines need to work for comprehensive
Mideast peace |
| Bush Prevents Russian Missiles to Syria, Israel Dreads
Hizbullah Acquisition |
| Lebanese officials divided on 1559 and electoral law |
| Lebanon ranks 144th globally in political freedoms |
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| January
12 |
| Iraq-Syria border closed to trucks until after election:
Lebanon |
| Lebanese army fires on Israeli war planes in troubled
border region |
| U.S. blames Lebanon for border clash with Israel |
| Berri, Murr halt discussion on military service law |
| Officials divided on electoral districts |
| Lebanese
finance minister to disclose outstanding dues |
| Isalmic Development Bank extends $62.1m loan to
Lebanon |
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| January
11 |
| Hezbollah commander comments on Lebanese-Israeli border
clash |
| Hizbullah Seen Igniting a Lebanon-Syria-Israel Armageddon |
| Israeli Tanks Rumble onto Hilltop Positions Abutting S.
Lebanon |
| Lahoud Explains to Foreign Diplomats why Lebanon Objects to
1559 |
| Hariri confers with Jumblatt |
| MPs slam former LF member's solitary confinement |
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| January
10 |
| UN's Annan condemns killing of peacekeeper on
Israeli-Lebanon line |
| UN says Hezbollah bears main blame for French peacekeeper's
death |
| Report: Hezbollah responsible for 20% of West Bank, Gaza
attacks in 2004 |
| UN condemns Hezbollah attack |
| UN calls for restraint in
Lebanon following Sunday's clash |
| 'Lebanon, Syria, Israel Sit on Powder Keg Apt to Trigger
Mideast Apocalypse' |
| France Seeks Clarification About French Officer's Death in S.
Lebanon |
| Jumblat Ridicules Franjieh as a Worse President than Lahoud |
| Syria Seen Mending Fences with Hariri to Stop Drift Toward
Opposition |
| Hariri meets Syrian security chief in Qoreitem |
| French envoy urges compliance with 1559 |
| Lebanon pulled in every direction as elections approach |
| 2004: a year of tragedy for Lebanese expatriates |
| Lebanon's Palestinians hold symbolic PA vote |
| Bank of Beirut chair readies for another
challenging year |
| Qatar-Lebanese investment
protection pact |
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| January 9 |
| UN peacekeeper among three dead in border violence; Peres
warns Syria -AFP |
| Israeli officer killed when Hezbollah bomb hits jeep on border
patrol - Haaretz |
| Clashes erupt on Lebanon
border - BBC |
| French UN peacekeeper killed by Israeli fire in Hezbollah clashes |
| French officer serving with UN killed by Israeli shelling |
| Hezbollah claims it killed Israeli officer in border attack |
| U.S., France Apply Unrelenting Heat on Syria to Abandon
Lebanon |
| Hizbullah, Amal Activists Quarrel Anew, 4 Hospitalized |
| Kerry hopeful that strained U.S-Syrian ties can be improved |
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| January 8 |
| Armitage urges Syria to change policies on Iraq, Lebanon |
| Canadian Lebanese groups oppose change in definition of
marriage |
| US will keep close watch on elections, Lahoud told |
| France Contends 1559 Abolishes All Treaties Regulating
Syria's Tutelage |
| Hamadeh in 'Stable Condition' after Second Brain Surgery at
AUH |
| Beirut will not yield to international pressure on Resolution
1559 |
| Franjieh: 'We will face outside pressure with more
Lebanese-Syrian cohesion' |
| Hariri bloc awaits electoral law before taking position |
| Good news for illegal Lankans in Lebanon |
| Bank
of Beirut chair readies for another challenging year |
| Syrian economy subject to largely under-utilized
resources |
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| January 7 |
| Lebanese MP targetted in car bomb has successful brain
operation |
| Israeli troops open fire on Lebanese civilians across border:
police |
| Chirac Makes Syria's Pullout Top Priority, Bush: 'Beware
Physical Terror' |
| U.S. to Assad: 'Ostrich Head in Sand Won't Keep Syria in
Lebanon' |
| Lebanese
U.S. Marine Goes Missing, Possible Escape to Beirut Denied |
| Lebanon Seeks to Broaden Economic Ties With Iran |
| Anti Maronite Patriarch leaflets distributed in Beirut Jounieh
and Jbeil |
| Qornet Shehwan vows allegiance to opposition |
| Opposition throws down the gauntlet in elections |
| Report
looks at Lebanon in political, social context |
| Employers
warn minimum wage increase will lead to unemployment |
| Government
scraps Lebanon shopping festival |
| Bogus
job recruitment agencies prey on misery of unemployment |
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| January 6 |
| Alleged US Deserter Hassoun May Be in
Lebanon |
| Jumblat Demands Diplomatic Ties with Syria to End Lebanon's
Servitude |
| U.S. May Financially Blockade Syria if it Fails to Leave
Lebanon |
| U.S. warns Syria, Lebanon against harming politicians |
| Opposition plans to counter 'government's scheme' |
| Debate rages over size of electoral districts |
| Cabinet
skirts tough issues |
| Minimum wage could increase by LL150,000 |
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| January 5 |
| US warning against Syrian influence in Lebanese poll sparks
row |
| Lebanese Hezbollah official forced to leave Germany |
| Hezbollah appoints woman to ruling body |
| Marine
who surfaced in Lebanon after purported kidnapping missing again |
| Lebanese doctor
claims a herbal medicine for curing cancer |
| Palestinian refugees in Lebanon feel abandoned ahead of poll |
| U.S. Casts 'Hawkish Eye' on Lebanon's Elections, Feltman
Scolds Anjar |
| Photographer
Ayyoub released by Syria |
| Lebanon prepares for earthquakes, tsunamis |
| Electoral law in two weeks? |
| Lebanon plans to reduce military service to 3 months |
| Sri Lankans wait by the thousands to go home |
| Minimum wage could increase by LL150,000 |
| Ogero counts its successes in 2004 |
| Beirut celebrates the business of New Year's Eve |
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| January 4 |
| Jordan urges Lebanon to implement resolution 1559 |
| Jordan FM Mulki visits Lebanon |
| Kidnapped Lebanese businessmen in Iraq appeal for help from
Beirut |
| Death Demanded for 22 Terror Suspects Plotting a Beirut
Bloodbath |
| Karami Locks Horns with Jumblat, Disputes Hoss' Stance on
Syria |
| Husseini clarifies position on Syria |
| Hariri's bloc and LF join opposition in elections |
| Minority Christian groups want more parliamentary clout |
| 2004 a year of successes for Hizbullah, despite pressures |
| New governor for South Lebanon |
| Time
is ripe for radical change |
| Lebanon gross fx reserves at $11.5 bln end-Dec |
| Al
Habtoor Group expanding in Lebanon |
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| January 3 |
| Pro-Syria daily urges Lahoud to step down |
| Jumblat Warns of 'White Coup d'Etat' to Unseat Lahoud |
| U.S. Demands Assad to Terminate Syria's Tutelage over Lebanon |
| Opposition's follow-up committee to hold first meet on
election action plan |
| Jumblatt accuses state of plotting demise of opponents |
| New Year's Mass calls for sovereignty |
| Ferzli denies rumors parliamentary elections will be delayed |
| Iraqi
insurgents waging 'all-out war' on oil industry: Minister |
| Business
2004: Lebanon's banks going strong - and bullish about 2005 |
| The best of Lebanon in Dubai |
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| January 2 |
| Ex-Phalange official says has tape of Iran diplomats'
questioning |
| Lebanese shot dead in Baghdad's Green Zone |
| Archbishop Audeh Whips 'Trustees' Turning Lebanon to Lunatic
Asylum' |
| Lebanese mufti condemns acts against security, stability of
Saudi Arabia |
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| January 1 |
| Israel Expects Hizbullah to Set Common Border with Lebanon
Afire |
| Dynamite-Throwing Assailant Rattles Beirut's New Year Eve
Celebrations |
