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Zahra: Lebanon has the right to reject Wilayat al-Faqih

27.05.2008 22:45    yalibnan.com
Beirut - MP Antoine Zahra a member of the Lebanese Forces party which in turn is a key member of the March 14 majority alliance blasted yesterdasy's speech of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah .


Future Movement mourns victims of 'Hezbollah aggression

27.05.2008 22:45    yalibnan.com
Beirut - The Future Movement (al Mustaqbal) parliamentary bloc on Tuesday Mourned the victims of the "Hezbollah aggression" and assigned to its leader MP Saad Hariri the role of consultations with March 14 allies in order to nominate a candidate

Majority nominates Siniora as Lebanon's prime minister

27.05.2008 22:45    yalibnan.com
Beirut - The March 14 th ruling majority alliance met today at and decided to nominate Lebanon's current acting Prime minister as the prime minister of the future government of national unity

Lebanese-born prisoner in Israel 'to be released'

27.05.2008 22:17    dailystar.com.lb
A Lebanese-born man who has been imprisoned in Israel for six years for collaborating with Lebanon's Hizbullah will be released on Sunday, his family said. Nessim Nisr, who held Israeli citizenship at the time of his arrest in 2002, was

Police arrest one of five escaped female prisoners

27.05.2008 22:17    dailystar.com.lb
Security forces arrested Tuesday a female prisoner who escaped the Baabda prison last week. Press reports said a police patrol re-arrested Rouwaida Hasan al-Sayyed as she stood outside the Sayyed building in the Beirut southern suburb of Chiyah. Five female

US millionaire says he gave Olmert large sums of cash

27.05.2008 22:15    dailystar.com.lb
A US millionaire testifying in a corruption probe that could force Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert out of office said on Tuesday he gave the premier large sums of cash to fund his political ambitions and perhaps his taste for

UAE official slams Iran's portrayal of island dispute

27.05.2008 22:15    dailystar.com.lb
The UAE slammed Iran on Tuesday for terming as a "misunderstanding" their row over three Gulf islands, saying the islands were under Iranian occupation and were no less precious than Arab lands occupied by Israel. "It seems the Iranian side

Ahmadinejad calls for unity as new Parliament opens

27.05.2008 22:15    dailystar.com.lb
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday urged Iran's new Parliament to show unity with his government, amid expectations the chamber could be critical of his increasingly controversial economic policies. "The government and Parliament should become an example of unity and harmony

Nine drug traffickers die in clashes with Iran troops

27.05.2008 22:15    dailystar.com.lb
Iranian soldiers killed nine drug traffickers in the southern province of Kerman in a shoot-out, the Fars news agency reported on Tuesday. The military attacked "a convoy of bandits [traffickers] moving through the desert in Kerman province, killing nine of

Property speculation fuels soaring housing prices in Iran

27.05.2008 22:14    dailystar.com.lb
As Iran's economy is buffeted by inflation, the country's homeowners are fast becoming richer in a real-estate bubble that is driving affordable housing beyond the reach of ordinary citizens. A luxury 1,400-square-meter penthouse sold recently for $21 million at $15,000

US sanctions cripple Syria's national airline

27.05.2008 22:14    dailystar.com.lb
US sanctions on Damascus have crippled the development of the national carrier Syrian Arab Airlines (SSA), Transport Minister Yaarob Badr said on Tuesday. Syria can not place orders for new planes "because of the US sanctions" which Washington imposed in

United Arab Emirates to host 2009 Club World Cup

27.05.2008 22:14    dailystar.com.lb
The UAE will host the Club World Cup in 2009 and 2010 after beating off rival bids from Australia, Japan and Portugal, world governing body FIFA announced on Tuesday.FIFA president Sepp Blatter said the Club World Cup would return to

Spanish king urges Kuwaiti businessmen to invest petrodollars in his country

27.05.2008 22:14    dailystar.com.lb
Spain's King Juan Carlos on Tuesday called on businessmen in the oil-rich Gulf Arab state of Kuwait to take advantage of investing in his country as a gateway to Europe. Spain can become a "gate for Kuwait to Europe," he

Du announces BlackBerry service

27.05.2008 18:14    uae-dubai.blogspot.com
Although Etisalat rules the UAE market, underdog du has just announced their new BlackBerry services. The launch lineup is pretty extensive, and includes the BlackBerry 8700, BlackBerry 8100,...Continue to the full story at www.dubaichronicle.com

New permanent premises for the UAE Journalists Association

27.05.2008 18:14    uae-dubai.blogspot.com
HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai has ordered the construction of a permanent premises for the UAE Journalists Association.The Allotment of...Continue to the full story at www.dubaichronicle.com

RTA launches new phase of Salik by adding two toll gates at Al Safa and Al Maktoum Bridge

27.05.2008 18:14    uae-dubai.blogspot.com
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced the launch of the new phase in the Salik system by installing two new gates - one on Al Safa Park Bridge on Sheikh Zayed Road and the other on Al...Continue to

du enriches Mobile TV with exciting new channels

27.05.2008 18:14    uae-dubai.blogspot.com
du, the integrated telecom operator in the UAE, unveiled today a newly enriched Mobile TV service to subscribers across the country. The revamped offer provides new exciting channels including...Continue to the full story at www.dubaichronicle.com

Tuesday New Briefs

27.05.2008 17:41    yalibnan.com
Beirut- The focus will be on the violence that took place Monday following the speech of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. His defiant speech was blamed for instigating violence in Beirut and the Bekaa region . Eighteen were wounded in

MP: Hezbollah leader brings bad luck to Lebanon

27.05.2008 17:41    yalibnan.com
Beirut - Lebanese MP Antoine Andraous said the appearance of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on TV brings bad luck to the Lebanese people, for they are the ones who are always paying the security and economic price, and the streets of

Siniora: The behavior of Hezbollah is strange to Lebanon culture

27.05.2008 17:41    yalibnan.com
Beirut - Prime minister Fouad Siniora criticized the violence that took place yesterday by Hezbollah and Amal supporters, following the speech of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah

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