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Daily Star (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Sidon police cite 115 drivers for traffic violationsBy Mohammed Zaatari Daily Star staffWednesday, October 08, 2008- Powered bySIDON: Over 115 citations were issued by Sidon's traffic squad on Monday morning as part of a nationwide campaign to monitor the implementation of a resolution issued by Interior Minister Ziyad Baroud that makes wearing seatbelts compulsory. Police officers set...
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Daily Star (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Sidon mayor blames dump crisis on othersBy Mohammed Zaatari Daily Star staffSaturday, October 04, 2008SIDON: Sidon's mayor on Friday accused some political parties of hampering the implementation of a project aimed at protecting residents of the Southern port city from a health and environmental crisis posed by its notorious seaside dump. "The elimination of Sidon's giant trash heap is...
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Daily Star (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Sidon buzzes with activity on second day of Eid al-FitrBy Mohammed Zaatari Daily Star staffFriday, October 03, 2008 SIDON: For the second day in a row on Thursday, the southern port city of Sidon continued its celebration of Eid al-Fitr, as the town's prominent figures continued to receive congratulations while restaurants and cafes witnessed a heavy activity. Sidon's seaside boulevard...
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Daily Star (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Top Hizbullah official in South says Israel 'only understands language of power'By Mohammed Zaatari Daily Star staffFriday, October 03, 2008 SOUTH LEBANON: Hizbullah's top official in South Lebanon, Sheikh Nabil Qaouk, said on Thursday the liberation of the Shebaa Farms, Kfarshuba Hills and Lebanese side of Ghajar would be achieved "soon." "The Zionist enemy only understands the language...
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Daily Star (Free subscription) | 16/09/2008
Shepherd killed in Western BekaaBy Mohammed Zaatari Daily Star staffJEZZINE: A shepherd, Mohammad Ammar, and his son, Ali, 22, from the town of Mashghara in the Western Bekaa, were shot in the southern town of Jezzine on Monday by a 26-year old man, identified as "Mike H.," with a hunting rifle, leaving Ali dead and Mohammad wounded. The Ammars worked on the land of the Saydet Machmoucheh...
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Denver Post (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
... when she made a stunning discovery _ a cluster of 26 pearls inside an oyster on her plate. (AP | Mohammed Zaatari)BEIRUT — Lebanese restaurant owner Raymond Salha and his wife were having oysters for lunch when she made a stunning discovery: 26 pearls inside an oyster on her plate. The find at his Al-Fanar Restaurant in the southern port city of Tyre was a "total surprise," Salha...
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Daily Star (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008
One man's garbage is another's merchandiseBy Mohammed Zaatari Daily Star staffTuesday, September 09, 2008 SIDON: Egyptian Mohammad Ismail relies on his bicycle to sell empty styrofoam boxes to traders and vegetable vendors in the southern port city of Sidon in order to provide for his five children. "As the saying goes, necessity is the mother of invention," Ismail, in his forties, told...
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Daily Star (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008
Sidon adds new attractions to traditional Ramadan fareBy Mohammed Zaatari Daily Star staffMonday, September 08, 2008 SIDON: New customs associated with the holy month of Ramadan have begun to emerge in some of the traditional neighborhoods of the southern coastal city of Sidon, in an attempt to draw more customers to the city's cafes. To catch the attention of curious onlookers, Samir...
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Daily Star (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Salvodorian troops arrive to aid Israel's Ghajar pulloutUnit to assist spanish force in villageBy Mohammed Zaatari Daily Star staffSaturday, September 06, 2008 MARJAYOUN: A Salvadorian contingent joined the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Thursday and is preparing, according to UNIFIL sources, to aid the peacekeeping force's Spanish contingent in facilitating the expected...
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Daily Star (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
Belgian troops hold funeral for sapper killed in SouthBy Mohammed Zaatari Daily Star staffFriday, September 05, 2008 TEBNIN: The Belgian contingent serving as part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) held a funeral service on Thursday for a sapper who was killed one day earlier while clearing unexploded ordinance from Israel's 2006 war on Lebanon. Stephan Vanpeteghem,...
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Daily Star (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
Tyre exhibit pays tribute to several pastsBy Mohammed Zaatari Daily Star staffThursday, September 04, 2008TYRE: Youssef Ashkar has chosen Tyre's old souk to display "objects from the past" as an attempt to reveal "the content of one's memory."Ashkar's exhibition included pieces of pottery and copper, electronic machines dating back to the 1940s, photos of political leaders, such as late...
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Daily Star (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
Camp 'sows joy' in hearts of young Lebanese, IraqisBy Mohammed Zaatari Daily Star staffWednesday, September 03, 2008NABATIEH: Some 60 Iraqi and Lebanese children concluded on Sunday a six-day summer camp organized by the Development for People and Nature Association (DPNA) in cooperation with the Swedish "Save the Children" association in Nabatieh. "This camp aims to entertain Lebanese...
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Daily Star (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
Narguileh takes on new flavors in JezzineBy Mohammed Zaatari Daily Star staffTuesday, September 02, 2008 JEZZINE: Owners of cafes and restaurants in the Southern region of Jezzine have found a new way to serve narguileh - the traditional Lebanese water pipe - as part of this summer's tourist strategy to attract additional visitors. "Making narguilehs is no longer limited to their different...
