LEBANESE TAG

* Al Hoss to Mufti

2010-02-02T18:27:00.000+04:00

الحص: ما قيل عنك هشّم كرامة الطائفة وجّه الرئيس سليم الحص، أمس، رسالة إلى مفتي الجمهورية محمد رشيد قباني، هنا نصّها: صاحب السماحة عليك بتبرئة نفسك... أو الاستقالة، والخيار الثالث... والعياذ بالله، إهدار كرامة طائفتك. أنت في موقعك يُفترض أن تكون فوق كل شبهة في استقامتك ونزاهتك. أوَليس هذا ما يأمرك به الدين الحنيف؟ إنك تتولّى القيادة الروحية لطائفة السنّة من المسلمين، مع أن الحقيقة، كما يجب أن

* Black Box found

2010-01-29T12:51:00.002+04:00

BEIRUT: A US navy vessel located on Wednesday the flight recorders from an Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed off the coast of Lebanon two days ago with 90 people aboard, a security official said."The US ship located the black boxes 1,300 metres underwater and 8 km west of Beirut airport," the security official said, adding that search teams now had to assess the best way to retrieve the

* Farayya these days :)

2010-01-29T12:39:00.000+04:00

* Gulf Gap in Davos Belies Booming Economies in Oil-Rich Saudi Arabia, Qatar

2010-01-28T19:57:00.000+04:00

By Henry Meyer and Arif Sharif Jan. 28 (Bloomberg) — The program for this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos features no speakers from Qatar, Dubai or Abu Dhabi in any of the conference’s 230 events. Five spots are occupied by Saudis and four by Kuwaitis. “I think the absence of the Middle East is quite conspicuous,” said Ibrahim Dabdoub , chief executive officer of the National Bank of

* Faraya January 2010 - Global Warming?

2010-01-20T18:57:00.001+04:00

* Lebanon's net public debt at $44bn at end-November 2009

2010-01-20T17:48:00.000+04:00

According to Byblos Bank's Lebanon This Week, Lebanon's gross public debt reached $50.5bn at the end of November 2009, constituting an increase of 7.3% from end-2008 and a rise of 7.7% from end-November 2008. Domestic debt increased by 14.1% to $29.3bn, while external debt increased by 0.03% annually to $21.1bn. Local currency debt accounted for 58.2% of gross public debt at end-November

* Al-Madina Case Still On!

2010-01-20T17:41:00.000+04:00

The Lebanese judiciary is still investigating the al-Madina Bank case. According to well-informed sources, Administrative Reform Minister Mohammed Fneish, who held consultations with the president, prime minister and speaker about the formation of the mechanism with which the administrative appointments are to be chosen and which is to be discussed by the cabinet today, has put together

* Construction permits up 6% in first 11 months of 2009

2010-01-16T16:20:00.000+04:00

According to Byblos Bank's Lebanon This Week, figures released by the Association of Engineers of Beirut & Tripoli show that construction permits reached 11.42 million square meters in the first 11 months of 2009, up 6% from 10.77 million square meters in the same period last year. Construction permits totaled 1,207 thousand square meters in November 2009, down 8.6% from 1,320 thousand

* Bullshot drug in Lebanon

2010-01-16T16:04:00.000+04:00

"Bullshot snuff powder is the first and only energy product in the Middle East that is SNUFFED……Yes, you don’t drink Bullshot, you sniff it! Based on Guarana powder, Bullshot can give you instant sensation of energy boost from the first sniff, all you have to do is fill out Bullshot original sniffer with bullshot powder, twist the bullet and sniff the fun! Bullshot's guarana powder

* Miriam Fares in Shishan :)

2010-01-14T18:28:00.000+04:00

* Haifa with new husband

2010-01-14T18:18:00.000+04:00

* Happy New Year 2010 - in toons

2010-01-03T19:12:00.001+04:00

* 2010 will witness the most destructive wars in modern history

2010-01-01T15:20:00.000+04:00

2010 will witness the most destructive wars in modern history 2010 will determine the fate of Iran and Lebanon for many years 2010 will observe a bitter end of Hezbollah and the destruction of Syria´s missile and chemical programs Middle East journalist and analyst, Hamid Ghoriafi, wrote this analysis in Arabic especially for the Lebanese Canadian Coordinating Council (LCCC http://www

* ليلة رأس السنة في لبنان: حجوزات الفنادق تخطت الـ100% أجور الفنانين الـ350 ألف دولار وايجارات الشاليهات الـ3500

2009-12-30T13:40:00.001+04:00

في رمزية قد تترك أكثر من سؤال وتساؤل، تستقبل منطقتنا العربية ليلة رأس السنة 2010 بخسوف للقمر في أولى ساعات العام الجديد... خسوف سيتمكن اللبنانيون أيضا من مشاهدته عند منتصف ليل الخميس اذا سنح لهم برنامجهم الحافل والخاص بتلك الليلة باستراق النظر الى الأعالي. في المطاعم والشاليهات يقضي القسم الاكبر من اللبنانيين ليلتهم الأولى في العام 2010 فيما يتوزع الباقون بين مسافر أو منزو في المنزل أو في

* IDF simulates missile attacks, war against Syria and Hezbollah

2009-12-12T11:27:00.000+04:00

The Israel Defense Forces carried out two extensive drills this week, simulating war and national emergency situation. Both drills were two-day affairs for which dozens of reserve officers were mobilized and included scenarios in which ballistic missiles with conventional and nonconventional warheads landed in Israeli cities. The first drill, by the Home Front Command, included the

* Hariri excellent in Arabic language ti2 ti2 ti2 titi2

2009-12-11T14:52:00.000+04:00

* Customs revenues on the rise, up 83% in 2009

2009-11-29T00:08:00.000+04:00

Customs revenues reached $1.53bn in the first 10 months of 2009, up 83% from $837m in the same period last year, Byblos Bank’s Lebanon This Week stated. Custom revenues reached $165.8m in October 2009 compared to $156.5m in September and to $104.8m in October 2008. The Port of Beirut continues to be the main point of customs receipts, accounting for 89% of the total in October 2009, and was

* IDF Chief Rabbi: Troops who show mercy to enemy will be 'damned'

2009-11-15T14:29:00.000+04:00

The Israel Defense Forces' chief rabbi told students in a pre-army yeshiva program last week that soldiers who "show mercy" toward the enemy in wartime will be "damned." Brig. Gen. Avichai Rontzki also told the yeshiva students that religious individuals made better combat troops. Speaking Thursday at the Hesder yeshiva in the West Bank settlement of Karnei Shomron , Rontzki referred to

* Government Formation List by Political Colour

2009-11-10T00:46:00.000+04:00

* Lebanon Government Formation List by PM Saad Hariri

2009-11-10T00:15:00.000+04:00

مراسيم تأليف الحكومة الجديدة برئاسة سعد الدين الحريري صدرت مراسيم تشكيل الحكومة الجديدة برئاسة الرئيس سعدالدين الحريري، وقبول استقالة الحكومة الحالية الرئيس فؤاد السنيورة، وقد أذاع المراسيم الأمين العام لرئاسة مجلس الوزراء سهيل بوجي، وجاء في نص المرسوم رقم 28837 اعتبار حكومة الرئيس فؤاد السنيورة مستقيلة، ثم جاء في المرسوم الرقم 28838 تسمية سعد الدين الحريري رئيساً لمجلس الوزراء.

* The Shia of Beirut

2009-11-09T10:18:00.000+04:00

Reuters reports that agreement was reached on 6 November on the formation of a national unity government in Lebanon, which would include Hizbullah and other opposition elements. A new government is expected to be formed in the next two days. We are grateful to John Marsh for bringing to our attention the report below on the Shia suburbs of south Beirut published by the Iranian AhlulBayt

* Lebanon real estate projected to rise 10 to 15% per year until 2013

2009-11-05T13:58:00.000+04:00

Real estate values in Lebanon have increased by 9% in the first eight months of this year and are projected to rise by 10 to 15% each year until 2013. Wealthy Lebanese expatriates and Arab property investors fed up with the slump in places like Dubai, are among the heaviest investors in the country, it is claimed. The value of property transactions reached more than $4.3 billion in 2008 and

* Lebanon rocket provokes Israeli barrage

2009-10-28T15:12:00.000+04:00

A Katyusha-type rocket fired from Lebanon hit northern Israel on Tuesday night without causing any casualties, prompting Israel to retaliate with a salvo of missiles. The rocket fired from Lebanon hit open ground east of the Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona and started a fire, which did not cause any serious damage, they said. Witnesses in Kiryat Shmona said Israeli artillery retaliated by firing

* M-Corruption

2009-10-20T10:31:00.000+04:00

مرَّ على وجود الوزير زياد بارود في وزارة الداخلية والبلديات نحو 15 شهراً، طرق خلالها أبواباً إصلاحية كثيرة، لكنه حاذر الاقتراب من إمارات فساد تحتمي بعباءة وزارته. استمرار إمارة ميشال المر على حالها في المتن الشمالي يطرح سؤالاً برسم وزير الداخلية غسان سعود تنتشر على امتداد الأراضي اللبنانية، من عكار مروراً بزغرتا والشوف والنبطية ووصولاً إلى بعلبك، إمارات لا يعلو فيها قانون فوق نفوذ سيِّد هذه

* An Imperial Strategy for a New World Order: The Origins of World War III

2009-10-18T13:11:00.000+04:00

In the face of total global economic collapse, the prospects of a massive international war are increasing. Historically, periods of imperial decline and economic crisis are marked by increased international violence and war. The decline of the great European empires was marked by World War I and World War II, with the Great Depression taking place in the intermediary period. Currently, the