Tag Archives: Lebanon

The United Nations’ Hezbollah Protection Force

The United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1701 in August 2006, which brought about an end to the 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. The resolution called on the Lebanese government to “secure its borders and other entry … read more »

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RE: My observations on ‘Muslims protest’ in Ethiopia

Commentary By Abera Mamo Dear filmon Kansay and to all other who may have prejudice to the whole development of Ethiopian Muslim protest , let me give you important and real concrete base on the issue. 1. The right of … read more »

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Syria, Somalia Were Most Dangerous Countries for Journalists in 2012

press release On-going armed conflicts and insurgency make Syria and Somalia the world’s most dangerous places for journalists, according to the annual figures on journalist deaths compiled by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA). Sixty-eight journalists and … read more »

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Israel Threatened by Syria and Iran

The presumed Israeli airstrike within Syrian territory on Wednesday has elicited threats of retaliation from both Syria and Iran. Syrian Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Abdul-Karim Ali, quoted at al-Ahd, a Hezbollah-run news website, contended that his nation could make “a surprise decision to respond … read more »

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Sierra Leone Election: The test of the nation’s stability

By economist POSTERS plaster Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. With an election on November 17th, candidates are vying for votes. President Ernest Bai Koroma is bidding for re-election with snappy slogans such as “When Music is Nice We Play … read more »

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Are Assad and Hezbollah Terrorizing Lebanon Again?

by FaridGhadry   A car bomb exploded in Beirut today killing a key intelligence figure who was investigating the terror of Assad and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan died in the blast with eight other people. Some eighty innocent … read more »

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Wikileaks on investigation into Ethiopian airlines flight 409 crash by Stratfor

On 25 January, 2010, 5 minutes after taking off from Beirut, Ethiopian Airlines flight 409 crashed into the Mediterranean Sea. On board were 82 passengers and 8 crew members en route to the capitol city of Ethiopia Addis Ababa; no … read more »

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The Egyptian Government Prepares For War

By: New Civilisation By Reza Pankhurst The Egyptian government, led by President Mohammad Morsi, is currently preparing for war. While a few (naïve) analysts may have assumed that the first war declared would be against Israel, given the Muslim Brotherhood’s apparent support … read more »

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Palestinian Refugees from Syria Lost and ‘Betrayed’

y Ramzy Baroud The official position of Arab nations is unambiguous: solidarity with Palestine is paramount. But facts on the ground point to a disturbingly different reality, one in which Palestinians are mistreated beyond any rational justification in various Arab … read more »

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What Good is for The Goose in Never Good for the Gander!

Africans do not like to listen to their own or pay them either. Were what well educated, capable, passionate and gifted Africans have to offer come from some ‘lighter’ skin fraudsters in the color of an European, Indian, Lebanese, Pakistani, … read more »

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Migrant nightmares: Ethiopian domestic workers in the Gulf

by Graham Peebles Graham Peebles charts the horrendous abuse faced by Ethiopian migrant workers in Saudi Arabia, the Gulf states and Lebanon where they are traded by unscrupulous traffickers – “not brokers/agents in any recognizable, legitimate sense of the word, … read more »

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The Reign of the Fantasists

Originally published in The Jerusalem Post.  Defense Minister Ehud Barak has done it again. Speaking on Wednesday at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv, Barak warned that if Israel can’t cut a deal with the Palestinians soon, it should … read more »

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How many walls will secure the Zionist regime in Palestine?

BEIRUT — It may be that researchers would want to examine as long ago as the period from the 3rd century BC until the beginning of the 17th century in order to find a regime so frenetically building walls and … read more »

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Ethiopian migrant suicide: ‘I can’t tell my daughter that her mother is dead’ – video

Alem Dechasa, an Ethiopian migrant, was beaten in the streets of Beirut by men who allegedly worked for the company that recruited her in Lebanon. Later she was found dead in hospital, having apparently killed herself. Alem’s partner, Lemesa Ejeta, … read more »

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Ethiopian woman beaten in Beirut

Watch videos at Vodpod. The scenes of the Ethiopian domestic worker being beaten outside the Ethiopian consulate were considered as a crime by all those who saw them. The Lebanese state mobilized its efforts, especially the cabinet and the Lebanese … read more »

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Netanyahu: No Lebanon will be on the map

Israel what was that about MAPS? For years, the paranoid Israelis have been screaming bloody murder that the President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, said that “Israel should be wiped from the map.” Of course, the man said no such thing, … read more »

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Mossad Involved in Mabhouh Assassination, Ethiopian Plane Outburst

Mauritanian authorities have exposed a Mossad network in the country involved in the assassination of Hamas official Mahmoud Mabhouh and the outburst of the Ethiopian plane in Lebanon where a Hezbollah target was on board. According to Al-Huriyeh (Freedom) Mauritanian … read more »

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Syria and Middle East: Options and Implications (II)

By Andrei AKULOV Part I REPERCUSSIONS FOR REGION No doubt Syria is the country where the so called the Arab spring has the most profound geostrategic implications. The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government would make the Middle East quiet a … read more »

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Syria: situation going for worse

Boris DOLGOV The situation in Syria is definitely getting worse. In November 2011 about 20 soldiers of Syrian army were killed in an ambush by anti government armed groups. Six more servicemen died, some of them air force pilots, when … read more »

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A Tireless Advocate of Justice for Palestinians

Tributes to Francis Khoo (1947-2011) In addition to the countless reasons Francis will be sorely missed by his friends and loved ones, he will be missed because he leaves a void for many of us who were and remain inspired … read more »

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8 killed in Syrian border town as hundreds flee

TRIPOLI, Lebanon – A human rights activist says eight people have been killed because of violence in a Syrian border town where witnesses reported hearing crackling gunfire and explosions. Mustafa Osso said Monday that six people were killed in Talkalakh … read more »

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Madagascar flies abused maids home

Antananarivo – Madagascar’s government on Thursday flew home 86 female domestic workers from Lebanon who had been subjected to abuse amid concerns over the deaths of 17 Madagascan maids in the past year. Population Minister Nadine Ramaroson said at Antananarivo … read more »

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Lebanon protesters clash with army over new Hezbollah-backed PM

A Sunni supporter of outgoing prime minister Hariri stands in a street in Beirut. Photograph: Reuters Supporters of ousted Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri clashed with troops in Sunni strongholds today as his replacement took office, completing what Hariri said … read more »

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Radical Muslim cleric sentenced to life

A radical Muslim cleric who preached hatred of the West from his base in north London for 20 years has been sentenced to life imprisonment in Lebanon. Omar Bakri Mohammed, known as the “Tottenham Ayatollah”, was on the run after … read more »

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Netanyahu says Lebanon ‘becoming Iran satellite’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Lebanon is quickly becoming a “satellite” of Tehran after it hosted a controversial visit by Iran’s president. Netanyahu’s remarks came after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad again predicted Israel’s destruction, speaking at … read more »

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