Naharnet Lebanon News http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/Lebanon/$First?OpenDocument Naharnet News on Lebanon Naharnet http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/newsdesk.nsf/naharnet-rss.jpg http://www.naharnet.com (c) Naharnet - All Rights Reserved. info@naharnet.com webmaster@naharnet.com 60 en-us Khalife Clarifies Previous Statement: Ethiopian Plane 'Explosion' Not Necessarily Sabotage Act Health Minister Mohammed Jawad Khalife clarified his previous statement on Tuesday about the 'explosion'... 9 Feb 2010 9:30:57 PM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&28A8A215CD31C0D3C22576C5006A82B2 Separate St. Maroun Celebrations in Beirut and Brad, Sfeir Says Maronite Church Keen on Coexistence Lebanon's Maronites celebrated the 1600th anniversary of St. Maroun's death on Tuesday in two separate... 9 Feb 2010 8:20:00 AM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&893D1DD801893093C22576C50020E939 Spanish King Inspects U.N. Troops in South Lebanon Spain's King Juan Carlos inspected Spanish U.N. troops stationed in southern Lebanon on Tuesday as he... 9 Feb 2010 2:06:00 PM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&B073E407C3EEDA50C22576C500439E5C Jumblat Expresses Regret at 'Offensive Words' against Syrian People, Leadership Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat has denied that he had told Washington Post columnist... 9 Feb 2010 9:48:00 AM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&1413352300576C18C22576C50029E609 Hariri Convinced with Syrian Clarifications on Assad's Remarks Prime Minister Saad Hariri said he was convinced with the clarifications of political sources on Syrian... 9 Feb 2010 9:07:00 AM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&94BB378F380CD32CC22576C50025F426 Struger: The Situation is Calm, All Sides Cooperating with UNIFIL Milos Struger, a senior official with the U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, said UNIFIL's... 9 Feb 2010 11:07:45 AM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&7C65599ECD2030DBC22576C50031765C Murr Kicks of Talks with U.S. Officials Defense Minister Elias Murr is scheduled to meet with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern... 9 Feb 2010 8:28:51 AM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&A3FAA4C6E5F7011BC22576C50022EA6A Army Arrests Majzoub's Uncle The Lebanese army intelligence in the Bekaa arrested the maternal uncle of debt-ridden Sheikh Mohammed... 9 Feb 2010 10:24:00 AM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&DAE4B12B77A97260C22576C5002D1883 Suleiman to Spain's King: Lebanon, UNIFIL Facing Dangerous Israeli Threats Lebanon and UNIFIL are facing dangerous Israeli threats and the international community has to stop... 8 Feb 2010 9:30:41 PM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&A7843CBFD16C7FDCC22576C4006A7D4A Saudi Government Urges International Response to Israeli Threats Against Lebanon, Syria The Saudi government on Monday urged the international community 'for taking a firm stance on the issue... 8 Feb 2010 9:25:11 PM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&F20F96F3D5B63684C22576C40069FBBB U.S. Congressman Involved in Deployment of U.S. Marines in Beirut Dies U.S. congressman John Murtha, who died Monday of complications from gallbladder surgery at age 77, was... 9 Feb 2010 8:10:00 AM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&4B42A709733BCDC0C22576C500279DE3 Phalange Party: Assad's Remarks 'a Second Message' after Abu Moussa's Phalange Party on Monday condemned 'the content of Syrian President Bashar Assad's interview with Seymour... 8 Feb 2010 8:26:21 PM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&6DB3D2FABE793131C22576C40064990A Jumblat: Leave the Issue of Feb. 14 Rally Participation to Last Minute Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat reiterated that he would visit Damascus at the "appropriate... 8 Feb 2010 8:05:34 AM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&11C380E0CE8D6F4DC22576C40020C8EF Sfeir in Lent Message: Maronite Presence is Based on Covenant, We Ask for No One's Guarantees Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir on Monday said Maronites need guarantees from no one as their presence... 8 Feb 2010 1:28:04 PM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&C09B7B455F9C07DCC22576C4003E504B Quarrel at Manara Fishermen Port: Mashnouq Denies Being Beaten, Aridi Declines to Comment As Mustaqbal bloc MPs Mohammed Qabbani, Ghazi Youssef, and Nuhad al-Mashnouq were inspecting the project... 8 Feb 2010 6:50:24 PM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&2185A5F5FD4E48C6C22576C4005BCFF1 Recovered Black Box Could Tell Story of Ethiopian Plane Crash Lebanese marine commandos managed to pull one of the two black boxes from the crashed Ethiopian plane... 8 Feb 2010 8:12:38 AM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&852E395DE3F2E87FC22576C400216F67 Assad to Berri: Syria will Support Lebanon if Israel Attacks Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told visiting Speaker Nabih Berri that Damascus will support Lebanon... 8 Feb 2010 8:43:00 AM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&17546E2722C5A0A8C22576C40027F70A Black Box Retrieved 14 Days after Ethiopian Plane Crash Lebanese Army Command announced Sunday afternoon that divers from the army's Navy Commando Regiment... 7 Feb 2010 6:41:25 PM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&B670BAC1E444D928C22576C3005AFDEF Filipina House Worker Murders Employer's Sister with Kitchen Knife A Filipina maid killed her employer's sister and injured the slain woman's seven-year-old daughter with... 8 Feb 2010 12:09:00 PM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&6638E11FEB2A5D7CC22576C400365658 Rifi in Damascus as March 14 Adapts to New Phase Police chief Maj. Gen. Ashraf Rifi has traveled to Damascus "alone for the first time," pan-Arab daily... 8 Feb 2010 11:32:00 AM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&CDFFBFA6C45B57C4C22576C400393252 Assad to Berri: We Support Lebanon and Its Stability Syrian President Bashar Assad stressed Sunday to visiting Speaker Nabih Berri 'support for Lebanon,... 7 Feb 2010 7:36:29 PM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&6982A6119308402BC22576C3006008EA Aoun: Lebanese Refugees in Israel is a Pressing Issue, Not All of Them are Spies Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun said the Memorandum of Understanding he signed with Hizbullah... 8 Feb 2010 9:21:00 AM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&AF03FBCFD60E8228C22576C4002D3FD4 Survey: Mixed View of Hizbullah in Muslim Countries A survey conducted May 18-June 16 by the Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes Project finds mixed... 8 Feb 2010 8:44:00 AM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&9211171B0DB05662C22576C400242BB2 Western Diplomat Rules Out Israeli War on Lebanon A western diplomat ruled out any Israeli aggression on Lebanon and Syria any time soon unless a security... 8 Feb 2010 10:32:00 AM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&22CE9AFB04B40068C22576C4002DF8BE Mustaqbal Doubts Authenticity of Remarks Attributed to Assad, Hariri Calls Assad Prime Minister Saad Hariri has discussed latest developments in Lebanon and the region in a telephone... 7 Feb 2010 9:34:00 AM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&E16EC6B4FF9B7D81C22576C3002E732A Aridi: Black Boxes Located under the Ethiopian Plane's Tail Searchers have located the black boxes of the Ethiopian Airlines plane under the jet's tail that has... 6 Feb 2010 9:18:24 AM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&A6C925ADB65E60A2C22576C200276CFA European Official: Lebanon is Safe from Israeli Attacks during Next 3 Months "Lebanon is safe from Israeli attacks during the next three months," The daily Ad-Diyar quoted a European... 7 Feb 2010 10:32:00 AM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&5940D4E52F375E8EC22576C3004265A0 Sfeir Sends Jumblat Message Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir has expressed frustration over a decision by Druze leader Walid Jumblat... 7 Feb 2010 11:42:27 AM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&07F66BD9D0A26AE7C22576C40034A52C Qassem Rules Out War but Says Hizbullah Should be Ready Deputy Hizbullah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem said the party hasn't received any indications of Israeli... 6 Feb 2010 12:08:20 PM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&6A87C38BBFD199BEC22576C20036FBB9 Jumblat Concerned over New Israeli War, Describes Situation as Madness Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat has expressed concern over a new Israeli war on Lebanon... 6 Feb 2010 10:58:46 AM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&401C1E78758CFFCAC22576C200309D86 Hizbullah Cadres on Alert Informed Lebanese sources have said that Hizbullah cadres have been on alert in all Lebanese regions... 6 Feb 2010 12:40:56 PM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&46A7A3576F4BEBEDC22576C20039F7CA U.S. Concern over Alleged Arms Smuggling, Repetition of 2006 Scenario A U.S. official has expressed concern over the presence of arms outside the control of the Lebanese... 6 Feb 2010 9:36:00 AM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&301A513B7C2FE9B7C22576C20028F2DB Suleiman Consulting with Officials on Reviving National Dialogue President Michel Suleiman is reportedly consulting with Lebanese officials on reviving the national... 6 Feb 2010 10:28:00 AM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&08594E905D0DAEAAC22576C2002DC4DB International Review of UNIFIL Structure Amid Denial to Downsize it French sources have denied there was an intention to lower the number of peacekeepers in Lebanon, saying... 6 Feb 2010 11:39:00 AM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&E0C580235EF7E2FAC22576C20033F90B Gilad: Israel's Anti-Missile System to Remain on Lebanon's Front Amos Gilad, Director of Policy and Political-Military Affairs at the Israeli Defense Ministry, said... 5 Feb 2010 8:16:50 PM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&B87B7F265E85CD69C22576C10063BBA1 Jumblat Snaps Back at Lieberman: We Are with Syrian People, Leadership Above All Else Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat on Friday snapped back at Israel's firebrand ultra-nationalist... 5 Feb 2010 3:53:36 PM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&F47339BF8DC9BDC8C22576C1004BA25F Sfeir: Possibilities of War Exist as Long as Hizbullah Wants to Play State Role Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir lamented what he called continued Syrian influence in Lebanon and... 5 Feb 2010 1:57:22 PM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&13233DBAC6D343E6C22576C10040F7CF Cassese: Hariri Case Highly Complex The head of a U.N. probe into the murder five years ago of Lebanon's former premier Rafik Hariri said... 5 Feb 2010 1:49:00 PM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&EC4A1AA98F0EE42DC22576C100421712 Suleiman: Lebanese Democratic System Among the Best in the World President Michel Suleiman has lauded Lebanon's consensus-based democracy which gives a role for all... 6 Feb 2010 10:08:00 AM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&C3889E3E9F668907C22576C2002BDD77 Interior Ministry, USAID Sign MOU on Technical Support for Municipal Elections With participation of the U.S. Ambassador Michele Sison, Interior Minister Ziad Baroud and USAID Mission... 5 Feb 2010 6:19:53 PM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&8FD0056260C241DFC22576C1005906CC Wahab Accuses Arslan of Murder Attempt, Tells Him Gone is Era of Dinosaurs Former Cabinet Minister Wiam Wahab on Friday pointed a finger at Democratic Party leader Talal Arslan... 5 Feb 2010 12:11:00 PM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&456B40B632BECE86C22576C1003BE419 Army, Lebanese Forces at Loggerheads Over Alleged Torture of Minor The Lebanese Army and Lebanese Forces are at loggerheads over accusations that soldiers tortured a minor... 5 Feb 2010 8:06:00 AM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&D78D26DAC99A2ABDC22576C100208B43 Geagea: March 14 will Carry On until Cedar Revolution Goals are Achieved Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea stressed Friday on the significance of a massive turnout to mark... 5 Feb 2010 12:08:00 PM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&D406A0692B1016F9C22576C10038E1F6 Libya Expects Suleiman to Participate in Arab Summit Despite Shiite Ire The Libyan government has announced that it hasn't been officially notified about a lower level of Lebanese... 5 Feb 2010 9:49:00 AM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&CB8AA1BC3CB1A440C22576C100295581 Moussa: Fragile Mideast Situation Could Reflect on Lebanon Arab League chief Amr Moussa said political and security conditions in Lebanon are much better but the... 5 Feb 2010 10:33:00 AM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&F52DF95A2839A5CDC22576C1002DADC3 Agreement to Stop News Leaks on Dar al-Fatwa In an attempt to defuse mounting tension sparked followed accusations that Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammed... 5 Feb 2010 9:32:00 AM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&FE2BB71B0536215AC22576C1002D4866 Assad: Civil War in Lebanon Could Start in Days unless They Change the Whole System Syrian President Bashar Assad said that 'the civil war in Lebanon could start in days,' adding that... 4 Feb 2010 9:57:04 PM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&9E1D2F00F409BCABC22576C0006CE96C Names of Lebanese Passengers Released from Plane Crash Officials released the names of Lebanese passengers who were on board the Ethiopian plane that crashed... 25 Jan 2010 10:39:00 AM GMT+0200 http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&A05158CFD08619B4C22576B60039E062