Lebanon

Did Hezbollah Win?

Jamal Dajani | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hezbollah, Lebanon, Hassan Nasrallah, Israel, Ehud Olmert, Middle East Conflict, Israel-Hezbollah Prisoner Exchange, Terrorism, Politics News
Jamal Dajani

It was not until television stations broadcast pictures of two black coffins being unloaded from a truck at the Israeli-Lebanese border that Israelis became certain of the fate of the soldiers.

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Freed Lebanese Militants Vow To Continue Fighting Israel

AP | ZEINA KARAM | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Lebanon, Israel, Hezbollah, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Hezbollah Israel Prisoner Exchance, Israel Frees Militants, Politics News

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Five militants freed in a prisoner swap with Israel prayed and laid wreaths at the grave of a slain Hezbollah commander Thursd...

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Israel Releases 5 Lebanese Militants After Hezbollah Returns 2 Israeli Soldiers' Bodies

AP | STEVEN GUTKIN and ARON HELLER | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Israel, Lebanon, Hezbollah, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Israel Hezbollah Prisoner Exchange, Politics News

JERUSALEM — Critics of Israel's lopsided prisoner exchange with Lebanese guerrillas said Wednesday that such deals only encourage more hostage-t...

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The Recession Narrative: Pundits Know Nothing

Margaret Heffernan | Posted 07.15.2008 | Business

Read More: Chateau Musar, Pundits, Economy, Credit Crunch, Lebanon, US Economy, Black Swan, Prediction, Recession, Taleb, Economic Predictions, Business News
Margaret Heffernan

No one knows the future because it hasn't happened yet. Sure, you can guess -- everyone can guess. But no one knows. The pundits know no more than you do. Get used to it.

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Despite a Tenuous Peace, Mistrust Remains High in Beirut

Jared Levy | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hizballah, Lebanon, Beirut, SSNP, American University of Beirut, Saad Hariri, West Beirut, Bashar Al-Assad, Politics News
Jared Levy

Nearly two months after the cessation of violence in Hamra, sectarian and political tensions continue to run high.

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Iraqi Journalists Immersed in Beirut "Media Management" Concepts

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 07.13.2008 | Media

Read More: Journalism Training Program, Al Hurra TV, Al Iraqiyya TV, Square One, Lebanon, Iraq, Noa Radio, Al Hurriya Satellite TV, Al Sabah Newspaper, Shanatel AM Radio, Leo Burnett, Al Furat TV, Al Takhayul Media, Support for Independent Media in Iraq (SIMI), American University of Beirut, Drive Communication, Asharq Al-Awsat, Al Mahaba FM, Baghdad Satellite TV, National Media Center, LBCI TV, Paul Boulos, Media News
Magda Abu-Fadil

While Western media are themselves overwhelmed by drastic changes in platform and delivery systems of information, countries like Iraq burdened by civil strife and wobbly economies, face greater challenges in trying to keep their heads above water.

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Opinions Matter: A Lesson From History

James Zogby | Posted 07.11.2008 | Home

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, Home News
James Zogby

Though Woodrow Wilson himself was not always consistent in the pursuit of this goal, his anti-colonial instinct put him at odds with U.S. allies, the British and the French.

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Eco-Touring in the Middle East: How About Jordan, Iran and Lebanon?

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 07.09.2008 | Green

Read More: Jordan, Iran, Green Travel, Middle East, Environment, Lebanon, Travel, Treehugger, Eco-Tourism, Eco-Travel, Global Democracy, Israel, Green News
Karin Kloosterman

ISA issues aside, eco-touring is no longer a concept found only in the West. More Middle Eastern organizations are starting to cater to the ecologically minded and are marketing eco-tours.

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Hezbollah Confirms Prisoner Swap With Israel

AP | HUSSEIN DAKROUB | Posted 07.02.2008 | Home

Read More: Israel, Hezbollah, Lebanon, Israel Lebanon Prisoner Swap, Home News

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Hezbollah's leader on Wednesday confirmed for the first time that his group will hand over two captured Israeli soldiers and i...

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Israel's Exchange and Obama's Enemies

Steve Posner | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Hezbollah Lebanon, Lebanon, Terrorists, War on Terror, Terrorism, Hezbollah, Palestinians, Barack Obama Israel, Global War on Terror, Barack Obama, War on Terrorism, Israelis Palestinians, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Palestinian Authority, Terror, Palestinian, Jews Obama, Lebanon Fighting, Obama Israel, Barack Obama Palestine, Politics News
Steve Posner

Amid the cheers arising in Hezbollah's Beirut and the Gaza of Hamas, the sound of Obama's defense of Israel may also be heard.

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Politics, Violence Challenge Lebanon's "Outlook" Journalists

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 06.29.2008 | Media

Read More: Axis of Evil Comedy Team, Lebanon, Beirut, Outlook, Aub, Media News
Magda Abu-Fadil

Lebanese student journalists who, along with focusing on studies, occasionally dodge bullets, rockets and bombs in attempts to cover events, and who are constrained by university or government regulations.

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Lebanese President Warns Country On Verge Of Self-Destruction

AP | BASSEM MROUE | Posted 06.24.2008 | Home

Read More: Lebanon, Lebanese Fighting, Beirut, Beirut Fighting, Lebanese President, Lebanon President, Home News

BEIRUT, Lebanon — The Lebanese president warned Tuesday that the country's divisions have pushed it to the verge of self-destruction _ sounding ...

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Israel's Diplomatic "JewJitsu"

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Jordan, Egypt, Syria, Iran, Sarkozy, Oil Exports, Olmert, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East Peace, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Hezbollah, Hamas, Iraq., Politics News
Amb. Marc Ginsberg

Israel has secretly accomplished more diplomatically in the past few months with its adversaries than anything that Condi Rice could have or would have brokered in years.

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Signs Of Progress In Arab-Israeli Relations

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Lebanon, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Israel Hamas Peace, Hamas, Israel Lebanon Peace Talks, Israel, Israel Peace, Syria, Hezobollah, Politics News

The war in Iraq can dominate media coverage of the Middle East, which may be why some interesting developments in the Arab-Israeli conflict have have ...

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Congress and Lebanon

Stephen Zunes | Posted 06.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Amal Militia, HR 1194, Saad Hariri, Dennis Kucinich, Ron Paul, Congress, Lebanon, Gary Ackerman, Hezbollah, Salafi, Foreign Policy, Hizballah, Siniora, Israel, Politics News
Stephen Zunes

With a history like this, Congress should think twice before going on record in support of specific factions in Lebanon's confusing and violent political environment. But over 95% of House members disagree.

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Beirut Nostalgia

Haim Watzman | Posted 06.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Israel, Lebanon, Yehuda Ben-Meir, Roger Cohen, Beirut, Beirut Lebanon, War, New York Times, Hezbollah, Politics News
Haim Watzman

We had barely slept for two nights and were caked with the mud stirred up by a late-winter downpour. Within a few minutes we threw our gear together and lugged it into the choppers that flew us to Tyre.

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Layalina: Changing Perceptions About America in the Arab World

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 05.30.2008 | Media

Read More: The Middle East, Iran, Islam, Dubai, The Paley Center, Lebanon., Morocco, Middle East, Terrorism, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Israel, Bin Laden, Sundance Channel, Mbc, Media News
Amb. Marc Ginsberg

One way to change adversarial attitudes toward us is to reintroduce America to the Arab world through the medium of television, which Layalina does with its responsible, American-style commercial programming.

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Seth Colter Walls

Hezbollah Sides With Iraqi "Resistance"

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 05.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq Insurgents, Hezbollah Supporting Iraqi Fighters, Lebanon, Hezbollah Iraq Resistance, State Department, State Department Hezbollah, Hezbollah Iraqi Insurgents, Hezbollah, Bush Hezbollah, Politics News

When Hezbollah reached a power-sharing agreement with Lebanon's U.S.-supported government last week, the State Department called it "a really welcome ...

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Hezbollah Warns Lebanon's New Government: Don't Attempt To Disarm Us

AP | HUSSEIN DAKROUB | Posted 05.26.2008 | Home

Read More: Hezbollah, Lebanon, Beirut, Lebanon's New Government, Hezbollah Lebanon, Hezbollah Lebanese Government, Home News

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Lebanon's new president got a red carpet welcome Monday, but was quickly thrust into the political thicket as Hezbollah's lead...

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New Lebanese President Sworn in

AP | SAM F. GHATTAS | Posted 05.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Lebanon, Beirut, Lebanese Government, New Lebanese President, Armcy Chief Lebanon President, Michel Suleiman, Politics News

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Lebanon's parliament elected a new president Sunday, taking a step to stabilize the country after a long, violent political cr...

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Turkey & Qatar: New Mediators on the Block

Jamal Dajani | Posted 05.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ismail Haniyeh, Palestine, Israel, Turkey, Lebanon, Hamas, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bush, Politics News
Jamal Dajani

Two important stories have emerged last week from the Middle East, and for a change, both had to do with peace.

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Hezbollah, Lebanese Government Reach Peace Deal Ending 18-Month Political Stalemate

AP | HUSSEIN DAKROUB | Posted 05.21.2008 | Home

Read More: Lebanon, Beirut, Hezbollah, Lebanese Government, Beirut Peace Deal, Hezbollah Lebanon Peace Deal, Home News

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Lebanon's feuding factions reached a breakthrough deal Wednesday that ends the country's 18-month political stalemate, but als...

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Syria & Israel: Why Now?

Jamal Dajani | Posted 05.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Lebanon, Turkey, Peace Talks, Bush, Syria, Ehud Olmert, Bashar Al-Assad, Politics News
Jamal Dajani

Last month, a lot was made in the media about Israel's mysterious air raid in Northern Syria on Sept 6, 2007 when the news broke that the CIA has conf...

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Iran Wins in Lebanon

Jamal Dajani | Posted 05.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iran, Lebanon, Lebanon Fighting, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Hariri, Hezbollah, Bush, Nasrallah, Politics News
Jamal Dajani

The warring parties in Lebanon agreed to a deal brokered by Arab diplomats, and incoming flights to Beirut's International airport have resumed ending...

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Swift Boating Comes to Jerusalem

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Iran, Barak Obama, John McCain, Lebanon., Jerusalem, Israel, Congress, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, Hezbollah, Hamas, Biden, North Korea, Politics News
Amb. Marc Ginsberg

Because Bush has little to offer in the way of a new American Middle East strategy, he preyed on Israelis' worst fears. That's quite a birthday present to a nation that has endured so much.

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