Theodore's World (Free subscription) | yesterday
. Terrorist attack on US marines in Lebanon My dear friend at Bare Naked Islam has a post about Obama that is so horrible. Once again he is showing what an evil vile person he is and how he...
Daily Star (Free subscription) | yesterday
BEIRUT: Media experts gathered Friday to discuss the interaction between media, web use and social, political and religious mobilization in the Middle East. The fifth Beirut Media Forum brought together the media-savvy for 10 lectures addressing obstacles facing socio-political documentary filmmakers and the rise of online social activism and citizen journalism in the Arab region. The forum, this year...
Israel Matzav (Free subscription) | yesterday
Noah Pollak says Israel has to stop letting Hamas and Hezbullah (and Iran and Syria) dictate where its battles take place. The only way to stop proxy wars is to go after the principal. The new strategy of creating proxy terrorist groups endowed with the potency and sophistication of armies, but with none of their restrictions or responsibilities, is racking up points. The goal is not to defeat
France 24 (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Brimming with style, Beirut is regaining its reputation as a shoppers' paradise, with luxury labels such as Christian Dior and Louis Vuitton among a slew of shops opening in the city's renovated souks. Dethroned by Dubai as a top destination for shoppers, downtown Beirut today has embarked on a charm offensive as it seeks to attract visitors with ambitious projects like the "Beirut Souks,"...
Eye On The World (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
Very busy day for the authorities in dealing with Allah's little helpers working in our midst. But, as Obama keeps telling us, we shouldn't jump to any conclusions. ( Philadelphia ) It began in 2007 with the sale of stolen cell phones and PlayStation2 systems to a fencing operation in Detroit, one with alleged links to the terrorist organization Hezbollah. Over two years, the ring bought more than...
Marathon Pundit (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Sen. Roland Burris (D-Blagojevich) traveled to Iraq, where he refused to answer questions about the admonishment he received from the Senate Ethics Committee. Chicago Breaking News has more: When a reporter told Burris some were questioning the expense of his Iraq trip, Burris said they were entitled to their opinion. Asked how much the trip cost, he replied: "I have no idea." Burris said...
Human Rights Watch (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
(Beirut) - Lebanese authorities should investigate the circumstances surrounding the detention and disappearance of Nawar `Abboud, Human Rights Watch and the Lebanese Center for Human Rights (CLDH) said today. A UN panel declared on November 10, 2009, that Lebanese authorities had arbitrarily detained him a year ago and then failed to provide convincing answers concerning his disappearance. read more...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Beirut - A British forensic team in Lebanon said DNA results proved that the body found last week in eastern Lebanon is that of a British journalist kidnapped by Palestinian militants 24 years ago. A British embassy spokeswoman in Beirut said the bod...
Reuters (Free subscription) | yesterday
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A forensics team has found the remains of a British journalist kidnapped by Palestinian militants in Lebanon 24 years ago, the British embassy said on Monday.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Beirut - Lebanon's Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar on Monday dismissed a judge over allegations of corruption, including accepting bribes. Dismissing a judge without compensation is a measure that has not been taken for a long time, Najjar said dur...
Angry Arab News Service (Free subscription) | yesterday
"My host on the trip was New Opinion Group, a Lebanese NGO. Created in the wake of the March 2005 Cedar Revolution, it is dedicated to "achieving a nonsectarian, democratic, and sovereign Lebanon." The small group of American journalists, policy analysts, and scholars of which I was a part met with civil society activists, professors, journalists, TV personalities, and leading politicians...
People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
Israel is refusing to comment on claims from Beirut that the Lebanese military fired at an unmanned Israeli aircraft on Saturday, forcing the drone to leave the Lebanese air space. An Israeli official who spoke to Xinhua on condition of anonymity declined to discuss the Lebanese action, but did try to put Beirut's claims in a broader context. "Israel has no hostile intentions whatsoever regarding...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | yesterday
BEIRUT - Iran yesterday launched what it described as its biggest air-defense drill ever, with the aim of preparing to protect the country's nuclear sites from possible air strikes as international talks to resolve the long deadlock over the nation's atomic-research program falter.
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva may lose global influence by playing host to the Iranian leader, who is searching for new economic opportunities ahead of stiff sanctions the West has threatened. Reporting from Bogota, Colombia Borzou Daragahi, and Beirut -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrives today in Brazil on a Latin American and African tour amid U.S. and domestic criticism that, by...
Los Angeles Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva may lose global influence by playing host to the Iranian leader, who is searching for new economic opportunities ahead of stiff sanctions the West has threatened. Reporting from Bogota, Colombia Borzou Daragahi, and Beirut -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrives today in Brazil on a Latin American and African tour amid U.S. and domestic criticism that, by...
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