Friday 18th May, 2012
Excerpts: Impact of sanctions on Iran.Unrest in Tripoli, Lebanon.
+++SOURCE:msnbc.com via Egypt Daily News 18 May '12:"Iranians feel the pain of sanctions: 'Everything has doubled in price' " By Ali Arouzi, NBC News correspondent ...
Geagea: Hezbollah training, arming Tripoli groups
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea accused Hezbollah of arming and training activities in Tripoli. He was was quoted by his press office as saying on Friday in an interview with Al-Jadeed ( New) ...
Feds nail alleged money launderer for Hezbollah after thug uses fake cop pass
This alleged terror "money launderer" sure got himself in some hot water.The feds got a windfall of financial evidence this week against an alleged Hezbolla money man they'd been ...
Sectarian clashes injure 3 in Lebanon: official
General Sourcessecurity official and hospital sources said. The security official said at least four shells and grenades fell on the two districts -- one with a ...
Don't blame Syria – Lebanon's leaders are fuelling the fighting in Tripoli
The GuardianLebanese army troops deploy in Bab al-Tabbaneh, one of two rival neighbourhoods in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, to order battling gunmen off the streets. Photograph: Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty ...
Russian PM: Action on Syria, Iran may go nuclear
Ya LibnanRussian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev warned on Thursday that military action against sovereign states could lead to a regional nuclear war, starkly voicing Moscow’s opposition to Western ...
Facebook IPO: 600 mil. shares could change hands today
Ya LibnanThe social-media giant was to start trading around 11 a.m. EDT on the Nasdaq OMX Group exchange, which has tested its IPO auction systems four times in the past week to make sure the company's ...
Nijmeh Square erupts ... in dance
The Daily StarBEIRUT: Nijmeh Square in downtown Beirut broke into dance Friday afternoon with BIG Dance 2012, sponsored by the British Council. The downtown pedestrian plaza saw over 2,300 students from all ...
Qortbawi rejects call for return of Syrian army
General SourcesJustice Minister Shakib Qortbawi speaks during a press conference at the ministry in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, March 26, 2012. (The Daily Star/Mohammad ...
Largest protest in Syria’s Aleppo since uprising started
Ya Libnan"This is the largest protest in Aleppo since the beginning of the revolution. Thousands of protesters are demonstrating, despite the regime forces repression", said Rami Abdel Rahmane from ...
Iranians protest against Saudi-Bahrain union plan
Ya LibnanThousands of Iranians rallied on Friday against plans for union between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, state television showed, and an influential cleric denounced the idea as an ';ill-fated ...
Is the Syrian regime or al-Qaeda behind the bombings ?
Ya LibnanSuicide bombings and sophisticated attacks on key Syrian government sites have stirred fear among some Middle East analyststhat Islamic extremist groups are trying to infiltrate the 14-month-old ...
Lebanese living in U.S. asked to participate in election
General SourcesThe Embassy of Lebanon in the United States and the affiliated Consulates General in Detroit, Los Angeles and New York are calling on Lebanese citizens (holders of Lebanese citizenship) living in ...
Gang arrested in Beirut for assaulting foreign workers
General SourcesBEIRUT: A six-member gang wanted by the Lebanese Army for assaulting and blackmailing foreign workers has been arrested, a military communique said Friday. "As part of its fight against ...
Syria complains to UN about tourism downturn
Ya LibnanSyria has complained to the United Nations that its tourism industry has been severely damaged by a 14-month conflict between government forces and rebels fighting to overthrow President Bashar ...
Agreement between Bank Audi sal and Saham Finances sa for acquisition of majority interest in capital of LIA Insurance sal
AME InfoBank Audi sal - Audi Saradar Group, the majority shareholder of LIA Insurance sal, has entered into an agreement with Saham Finances sa, the holding company of the Moroccan group leader of the ...
Syria seizes money at Lebanon border crossing
Ya LibnanSyrian authorities claimed that they seized smuggled money at the Jdeidet Yabouss border crossing with Lebanon, the government owned Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported on ...
Putin Holds Key to Ending Syrian Bloodshed
Ya LibnanWhen NATO leaders meeting in Chicago this weekend take up the continued bloodshed in Syria, their best course of action is to have a long, hard talk with Russia about what it would take to turn the ...
US leadership needed to turn the tide against Bashar al-Assad
Ya LibnanBy Joseph I. Lieberman More than nine months after President Obama declared that Bashar al-Assad must go, it is clear that neither diplomacy nor sanctions alone will dislodge the Syrian dictator. ...
U.S. Embassy ruled out the return of Syrian army to Lebanon
Ya LibnanThe U.S. Embassy ruled out on Thursday the return of the Syrian army to Lebanon, calling on Christians to open the doors of dialogue instead of focusing on fears. This comes in response to Rifaat ...
Lebanon Eyes $2 Billion in Bonds for Investments as Yields Fall
General SourcesFinance Minister Mohammad Safadi said Lebanon plans to raise $2 billion in international bond markets this year, taking advantage of record-low borrowing costs for the most-indebted Arab nation. ...
Nasrallah: Hezbollah rockets can reach all of Israel
IMRA"Today, we are capable of not only striking Tel Aviv as an area, but also capable of striking specific targets in Tel Aviv and any place in occupied Palestine," he said. Nasrallah ...
Safadi sues General Security over Mawlawi’s arrest
Ya LibnanFinance Minister Mohammad Safadi said on Thursday that he filed a lawsuit against the General Security for arresting Lebanese citizen Shadi al-Mawlawi at one of his social services centers in ...
Media center criticize attacks on photographer
The Daily StarBEIRUT: The Samir Kassir eyes (SKeyes) media center condemned Thursday two attacks against a freelance photographer who was taking pictures of the clashes in Tripoli Tuesday. SKeyes issued a ...
Journalists object to long-delayed elections for new union council
The Daily StarBEIRUT: A group of journalists objected Thursday to long-awaited elections later this month for a new council of the Journalists Union, demanding that the group hold a general conference to address ...
Man trying to smuggle weapons to Syria shot dead
The Daily StarBAALBEK, Lebanon: A man was shot dead by the Army Thursday night while trying to smuggle weapons to Syria through the northeastern border, a security source told The Daily Star. The source said ...
Army detains man caught with arms cache
The Daily StarSIDON, Lebanon: The Army detained a man near Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp after discovering a Grad rocket, a number of hand grenades and mortarsin his truck, a security source told The ...
Man dies after jumping from 4th floor to flee arrest
The Daily StarBEIRUT: A man jumped to his death from the fourth floor of a building to escape arrest, the ISF said Thursday. A statement said the man, identified by his initials H. Sh., was wanted on 12 ...
Goals of National Strategy for Women
The Daily StarBEIRUT: The National Committee for Women’s Affairs Thursday launched a "National Strategy for Women" for 2011-21, which lists challenges women in Lebanon face and suggests ...
Altruists set up committee to help needy people
The Daily StarBEIRUT: A group of philanthropists established a committee in coordination with the Interior Ministry Thursday to help needy people in ...
Panel urges higher budget ceilings for public hospitals
The Daily StarBEIRUT: Parliament’s Public Health, Labor and Social Affairs committee recommended Thursday lifting budget ceilings for public ...
Shipping through Beirut Port up 6.7 percent
The Daily StarBEIRUT: The number of containers imported through the Beirut Port soared 6.7 percent in first four months of 2012. The number of containers, intended for local consumption, increased by 6,000 to ...
EDL: Tripoli clashes risk exacerbating electricity crisis
The Daily StarBEIRUT: Tripoli clashes have delayed maintenance works on a vital power plant, risking the loss of 200 megawatts, or 15 percent of the country’s desperately needed 1400 MW production, ahead of ...
First batch of women police recruits demonstrate their skills
The Daily StarBEIRUT: The first round of women to join the Internal Security Forces demonstrated their skills Thursday at a ceremony in Dbayyeh. Until now there have been only two female members of the ISF, out ...
Economy needs solid tourism to grow: Kassar
The Daily StarBEIRUT: The economy needs a thriving tourism season to compensate for the current political and economic crises, said the head of the Economic Association Adnan Kassar Thursday. Kassar warned ...
Arab women gather to discuss activism amid popular upheavals
The Daily StarBEIRUT: Women’s rights activists from around the region concluded a two-day conference in Beirut Thursday, sharing experiences and strategies for activism from grassroots organizing to ...
Fodder program to benefit dairy farmers
The Daily StarBEIRUT: The Agriculture Ministry said it intends to sign contracts with feed manufacturers to provide higher quality fodder to dairy farmers. A statement issued by the ministry said fodder ...
Facebook rated top site by Lebanese
The Daily StarBEIRUT: The Facebook IPO kicks off Friday with worldwide interest expected to be high. While investor sentiment might be hard to gauge in Lebanon, if user base is any indication, then 1.4 million ...
Tourism Ministry bans discrimination at beaches
The Daily StarBEIRUT: The Tourism Ministry has opened the summer beach season by banning resorts from discriminating on the basis of race, nationality or disability, but reports of bias in entry policies persist ...
North Lebanon fighting kills 1; ninth in five days
General SourcesTripoli on Wednesday night, security sources said, bringing the death toll to nine in five days of clashes in a city where sectarian tension has been growing over the revolt ...
Soldiers return home from Lebanon
General SourcesROWAN GALLAGHERIrish soldiers returning from service in Lebanon were welcomed home by their families today.The children of the men and women of the Irish peacekeeping 105th Battalion clutched their ...
Expert blames external forces for Lebanese instability
General SourcesPanARMENIAN.Net - There are a lot of external factors resulting in clashes in Lebanese city of Tripoli, Armenian political analyst said. "There many players seeking to destabilize the situation ...
Beirut to receive kidnapping suspects
General SourcesSyria is expected to hand over suspects tied to the kidnapping of seven Estonian bicyclists in Lebanon last year, a military official said. Seven Estonian cyclists were captured by gunmen in late ...
Judge requests Mawlawi's release after re-questioning him
The Daily StarBEIRUT: Military Investigation Judge Nabil Wehbi requested the release of Islamist Shadi Mawlawi, arrested on suspicion of belonging to a terrorist organization, after re-questioning him in the ...
Sniper fire erupts in Lebanese city
UPISporadic sniper and rocket fire erupted in northern Lebanon Thursday killing a 13-year-old boy and injuring at least three other people, the military said. The early morning incidents prompted ...
Lebanon deploys forces to northern city
General SourcesA handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows burning vehicles at the site of twin suicide bomber blasts in Damascus on May 10, 2012. Clashes in northern Lebanon are ...
Beirut Bombing Victims Urge House Foreign Affairs Committee to Help Seize Iran's Laundered Money to Uphold Justice ...
General Sourceslaundered Iranian funds to help compensate survivors and families of those killed in the bombing would go a long way in holding Iran accountable for its role in that bombing, which ...
Making Tracks: Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, May 18
General SourcesThis week the excitable Nick Dwyer heads to Beirut, the ''Paris of the Middle East'', to share his passion for New Zealand music. The song he's hoping a local muso will ...
Lebanon Seeks $2 Billion in Eurobonds This Year, report
Ya LibnanFinance Minister Mohammad Safadi said Lebanon plans to raise $2 billion in Eurobonds this year after borrowing costs of the most indebted Arab country dropped to a record. "We are now talking ...
13 year old boy killed in renewed Tripoli clashes
Ya LibnanA 13-year-old boy was killed and at least four other people wounded by sniper fire in the Lebanese city of Tripoli in north Lebanon on Wednesday ...
Syrian opposition leader Burhan Ghalioun quits, update
Ya LibnanThe head of Syria's most-recognized opposition bloc, Burhan Ghalioun, has announced that he is stepping down as leader of the Syrian National Council (SNC) after mounting criticism of his ...
Israeli army wounds seven Palestinians in Gaza
Ya LibnanThe Israeli army fired into the Gaza Strip on Thursday, injuring seven Palestinians in an incident that broke a relative lull in the coastal enclave, Palestinian and Israeli sources ...
The ‘secretive sect’ in charge of Syria
Ya LibnanThey account for 12% of Syria’s population, or just under 3 million people, and yet have been in tight control of a Sunni-majority country, for more than 40 years. After a coup in 1970, led ...
Confidential report finds Iran shipping arms to Syria
Ya LibnanA confidential U.N. report reveals Iran is exporting arms to the Syrian government in violation of a ban on weapons sales, the same day President Bashar al-Assad blamed the violence in his country ...
Another Lebanese Killed in Clashes in Tripoli
Prensa LatinaBeirut, May 17 (Prensa Latina) A civilian was killed during armed clashes in the northern city of Tripoli, rising to nine the death toll in five days, while tension increased on Thursday among ...
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