2008-06-30
Again Sayyed Nasrallah Fulfills His “Sincere Promise”
Lebanese Army warns Against Media Agitation
Lebanese Army warns Against Media Agitation | ||
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30/06/2008 The Lebanese army command on Monday urged troops to safeguard their unity by disregarding media agitation. |
Lebanon Solution Pending Saudi-Syrian "Intersection"
Lebanon Solution Pending Saudi-Syrian "Intersection" | ||
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30/06/2008 The regional and international intersection that made the election of a Lebanese president possible is likely to subside, a Western diplomatic report revealed, according to the German News Agency. The report noted that the US retreat in Lebanon was not strategic but tactic. |
Cabinet Line-Up Jammed, Saniora Could Impose Gov't!
Cabinet Line-Up Jammed, Saniora Could Impose Gov't! | ||
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30/06/2008 Amid exchanged accusations between rival political parties on the identity of the obstructer of the cabinet formation, the situation seems to be more perplexed in Lebanon with the beginning of another week without a national-unity government. |
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2008-06-29
Hezbollah Denies Military Presence in Sannine
Hezbollah Denies Military Presence in Sannine | ||
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29/06/2008 Hezbollah's Media Relations Office denied Sunday in a statement "March 14" claims about the existence of military points in the Sannine mountains. |
Sisson Visits Saniora, Agreement on Cabinet Falls Down
Sisson Visits Saniora, Agreement on Cabinet Falls Down | ||
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29/06/2008 Lebanon is stuck between red lines and white smoke. |
2008-06-28
One Killed, 29 Injured in Tripoli, Northern Lebanon
One Killed, 29 Injured in Tripoli, Northern Lebanon | ||
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28/06/2008 A deadly blast ripped through an apartment building in the northern town of Tripoli Saturday killing one person and wounding 29, police reported. |
2008-06-27
Ban: No Progress With Shebaa Farms Issue
Ban: No Progress With Shebaa Farms Issue | ||
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27/06/2008 UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has expressed disappointment over "lack of progress" in the formation of a new national unity cabinet in Lebanon, urging the full implementation of the Doha accord which ended the country's protracted political crisis. |
"Blocking Election Law Tantamount to Declaring War"
"Blocking Election Law Tantamount to Declaring War" | ||
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27/06/2008 In an interview with Naharnet, Free Patriotic Movement official Alain Aoun said the key to solving the government formation issue is allowing the Change and Reform parliamentary bloc to have either the justice or communications portfolios. |
Suleiman: Resistance is a Source of Strength
Suleiman: Resistance is a Source of Strength | ||
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27/06/2008 President Michel Suleiman received Thursday a delegation representing the Loyalty to the Resistance parliamentary bloc headed by MP Mohamad Raad. Suleiman stressed "the Israeli enemy was the primary beneficiary of any crisis in Lebanon." He also underlined the importance of Lebanese solidarity in addressing the current political, economic and security crises. |
Next Two Days Crucial for Government Formation
Next Two Days Crucial for Government Formation | ||
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27/06/2008 Reports on the government formation process said that the next couple of days are crucial as the Cabinet could be announced within the next day or two. |
2008-06-26
Moussawi: Loyalty Bloc Implements Foreign Decisions
Moussawi: Loyalty Bloc Implements Foreign Decisions | ||
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26/06/2008 Hezbollah International Relations official Nawwaf Al-Moussawi accused the loyalty bloc of implementing a foreign decision aimed at delaying the establishment of the government, reminding of the latest opposition suggestion to give the Change and Reform parliamentary bloc, headed by MP Michel Aoun, either the Telecommunications or Justice Ministry in addition to the post of the deputy prime minister. |
2008-06-25
Egypt Supports UN Supervision of Shebaa Farms
Egypt Supports UN Supervision of Shebaa Farms | ||
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25/06/2008 Egypt announced that it suggested to visiting Israeli Premier Ehud Olmert handing over the occupied Shebaa Farms area to the United Nations pending a resolution between Lebanon, Syria and Israel on its legitimate ownership. |
Lebanon's Oil Slick Cleaned but Headache Continues
Lebanon's Oil Slick Cleaned but Headache Continues | ||
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25/06/2008 Two years after the worst oil spill in the east Mediterranean left thousands of tones of crude over three-quarters of Lebanon's coast, the beaches are almost all clean but the troubles continue. |
No Breakthrough Yet, Saniora Refuses All Proposals
No Breakthrough Yet, Saniora Refuses All Proposals | ||
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25/06/2008 On Tuesday, Lebanese PM-Designate Fouad Saniora renewed from the Baabda presidential palace his refusal to set a deadline for himself to form the national-unity government, rejecting calls to apologize and open the way for other potential premiers and disregarding the tense situation the governmental vacuum is causing. |
2008-06-24
Opposition Leaders Meet, Discuss Situation
Opposition Leaders Meet, Discuss Situation | ||
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24/06/2008 Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, the head of the Change and Reform parliamentary bloc MP Michel Aoun and the head of the Marada movement former minister Sleiman Franjieh met on Friday and discussed the latest developments in light of the Doha agreement, according to Lebanese daily As-Safir. |
Lebanon 'Spiritual Summit' Aims to Push Reconciliation
Lebanon 'Spiritual Summit' Aims to Push Reconciliation | ||
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24/06/2008 A summit between Muslim and Christian religious leaders, under the auspices of President Michel Suleiman, was held at Baabda Presidential Palace on Tuesday in a bid to boost national reconciliation. |
2008-06-23
Donors Meet in Vienna over Lebanese Palestinian Camp
Donors Meet in Vienna over Lebanese Palestinian Camp | ||
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23/06/2008 Arab and European leaders met in Vienna Monday to raise funds for a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon which was destroyed last year during clashes between militants and the Lebanese army. |
Aoun for New Consultations, Says Saniora War Project
Aoun for New Consultations, Says Saniora War Project | ||
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23/06/2008 Another week starts and Lebanon's national-unity government has not seen light yet and is not expected to be formed in the near future in light of the loyalty bloc policy towards the ongoing consultations. The national opposition, in contrast, is calling since the start of the consultations to accelerate the cabinet formation, while making concession after concession to speed up the process; given that the stalled politics is negatively affecting the security situation. Opposition figures however argue that it is not their task to find solutions to form the government as it is Prime Minister-Designate Fouad Saniora's mission, who reiterates that he's not subject to any deadline. |
Larijani: Iran Supports Unity for a Stable Lebanon
Larijani: Iran Supports Unity for a Stable Lebanon | ||
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23/06/2008 Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has said Tehran backs unity among all Lebanese factions to restore stability to the country, Islamic Republic News Agency said. |
Clashes Resume in North Raising Death Toll to 6
Clashes Resume in North Raising Death Toll to 6 | ||
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23/06/2008 Clashes resumed overnight in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, namely in Jabal Mohsen and Bab al-Tabbaneh, although a ceasefire was announced in the city Sunday afternoon. |
Top Jund al-Sham Member Wounded in Ain el-Helweh Blast
Top Jund al-Sham Member Wounded in Ain el-Helweh Blast | ||
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23/06/2008 A top member of Jund al-Sham was critically wounded on Sunday in a blast near the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Helweh in south Lebanon which injured four others, a security official. |
Four Dead, 40 Wounded in North Lebanon Clashes
Four Dead, 40 Wounded in North Lebanon Clashes | ||
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23/06/2008 Four people were killed, including a policeman, and at least 40 others wounded in North Lebanon on Sunday in clashes between Future Movement fighters and Arab Democratic Party. |
Trīs parodijas par varbūtībām.
I
Ko, lai es saku, ko cilvēks var sacīt,
Ko sacīt, ko darīt, ko domāt un varēt?
Tu, cilvēk, esi tik smilšu grauds...
Grauds, ko aizpūš vējš un aizskalo lietus.
Tu esi viens ar savām domām un darbiem.
Tu esi viens un aizmirsts,
Bet varbūt tomēr nē?
II
Tāds savāds tukšums man sirdī ir.
Tāds savādāks, it kā tur nebūtu nekā.
Pilnīgi nekā. Tik tukšums vien.
Nomācošs tukšums, nejēdzīgs tukšums,
Pilnīgs tukšums, bet tomēr varbūt arī nē?
III
Vakar lija lietus un saule bija paslēpusies aiz mākoņiem.
Vai to Jūs varat iedomāties, tā vienkārši paslēpusies!
Bet no kā? Varbūt no lietus, varbūt no vēja...
Varbūt no pērnā siena, bet varbūt tomēr nē?
2008-06-22
Father Jacob Haddad Kabouchi Venerated
Father Jacob Haddad Kabouchi Venerated | ||
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22/06/2008 Cardinal Jose Sarajeva Martinez, declared in the name of Pope Benedictus XVI father Jacob Haddad Kabouchi a venerated. |
2008-06-21
Donors Meet in Austria on Nahr al-Bared Reconstruction
Donors Meet in Austria on Nahr al-Bared Reconstruction | ||
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21/06/2008 International donors will meet in Vienna on Monday to collect funds for the reconstruction of the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, the foreign ministry announced. |
Sheikh Kassem: We Welcome Shebaa Liberation
Sheikh Kassem: We Welcome Shebaa Liberation | ||
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21/06/2008 Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Kassem stressed the party did not issue any statement to condemn or even express resentment at the liberation of the occupied Shebaa Farms. "On the contrary it's liberation is a fulfillment of the objective," his eminence said. Sheikh Kassem added that when US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice mentioned the word "Shebaa", she prompted some Lebanese sides to circulate that Hezbollah is not at ease with the liberation of the Farms. "We say to them that we haven't made our position yet. Let the Farms be liberated first," the Deputy S.G. said. |
Opposition Gives Saniora 48 Hours to Form Cabinet
Opposition Gives Saniora 48 Hours to Form Cabinet | ||
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21/06/2008 The Lebanese National Opposition on Saturday reportedly gave Prime Minister-designate Fouad Saniora 48 hours to form a new cabinet. The daily As-Safir said the opposition warned Saniora that if a national unity government was not formed within the next 48 hours, the premier has got to quit. |
2008-06-20
Tueini to Saniora: "It's More Honorable to Step Back"
Tueini to Saniora: "It's More Honorable to Step Back" | ||
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20/06/2008 "It would be nobler for PM Designate Fouad Saniora to step back if he fails to form the government before next Tuesday," said loyalty MP Ghassan Tuweini Thursday, after meeting Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. |