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MPs Propose Constitutional Amendment to Ban Naturalization of Palestinians

Posted in NEWS & ANALYSIS by pierremaroun on the November 12th, 2008

A group of MPs presented a petition to amend Lebanon’s constitution with the aim of banning naturalization of Palestinian refugees. (more…)

Kahwaji: Army will hunt terrorists and foreign agents wherever they are

Posted in NEWS & ANALYSIS by pierremaroun on the November 11th, 2008
Army Commander Jean Kahwaji said that the army’s efforts, along with corporation from Lebanon’s Security forces, were bringing relief security and stability to Lebanon. Kahwaji said that security in the capital was a top priority for the army, as Beirut brought together all Lebanese and is home Lebanon’s primary institutions, which, Kahwaji said, were the foundations of the country. (more…)

Geagea to Aoun: Your Allies are Most Corrupt in the Country

Posted in NEWS & ANALYSIS by pierremaroun on the November 11th, 2008

Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea commented to charges of corruption made earlier by leader of Change and Reform Bloc MP Michel Aoun, “An issue that he always addresses” said Geagea. (more…)

Fatah al-Islam Terrorists Entrenched in Ain el-Hilweh Bunker

Posted in NEWS & ANALYSIS by pierremaroun on the November 11th, 2008

Leaders of the Fatah al-Islam terror network have set up a fortified bunker-base at the southern Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh to avert a crackdown by the mainstream Fatah faction. (more…)

Jumblat Hammers Aoun’s Defense Strategy, Rejects Security Committees with Syria

Posted in NEWS & ANALYSIS by pierremaroun on the November 11th, 2008

Progressive Socialist Party chief Walid Jumblat on Tuesday criticized Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun’s defense strategy blueprint, saying it results in “mounting chaos … throughout Lebanon.” (more…)

Gemayel Criticizes Palestinian Military Parade

Posted in NEWS & ANALYSIS by pierremaroun on the November 11th, 2008

Phalange Party leader Amin Gemayel on Monday criticized a military parade organized by the mainstream Palestinian Fatah movement at the southern refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh. (more…)

Syria, Lebanon Agree on Counter-Terror Cooperation

Posted in NEWS & ANALYSIS by pierremaroun on the November 11th, 2008

Syria and Lebanon decided on Monday to boost border control and counter-terrorism coordination, as the two neighbors took a new step to strengthen ties since diplomatic relations were established. (more…)

Mossad Spy Surveyed Kfar Sousa Ahead of Mughniyeh Murder, Report

Posted in NEWS & ANALYSIS by pierremaroun on the November 3rd, 2008

The Mossad spy network leader arrested by Lebanese authorities has reportedly surveyed the Kfar Sousa neighborhood in Damascus a few months before Hizbullah Commander Imad Mughniyeh was assassinated by a car bomb last February. (more…)

A former US ambassador to the UN has linked his country’s phase of transition to instability in Lebanon.

Posted in NEWS & ANALYSIS by pierremaroun on the November 1st, 2008

In an interview with the Al-Arabiya satellite channel to be broadcast on Friday night, Ambassador John Bolton expressed fears for “stability and democracy in Lebanon” and “the government of Prime Minister [Fouad] Siniora.” (more…)

Pope Benedict XVI met the Lebanese president

Posted in NEWS & ANALYSIS by pierremaroun on the November 1st, 2008
Pope Benedict XVI met the Lebanese president
Published: Friday, 31 October, 2008 @ 11:56 PM in Beirut
Vatican City - Pope Benedict XVI met Friday with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman and expressed hope for the safeguard of Lebanon’s “peculiar identity”, the Vatican said. Talks between Benedict and Suleiman, the Maronite Christian president of the majority Muslim nation, lasted for 25 minutes (more…)