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Syrian General Assassinated By Sniper In Lebanon; General Described As Assad's "Right Hand" Man

AP | Posted 08.04.2008 | Home

Read More: Syrian General Assassinated, Syrian General Killed, Syrian President Assad, Bashir Al-Assad, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Suleiman, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Suleiman Killed, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Suleiman Assassinated, Lebanon, Beirut, Home News

BEIRUT, Lebanon — A sniper assassinated a senior Syrian general close to President Bashar Assad, according to reports Monday in a Saudi paper an...

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Citizen Journalism Becoming the Rage in Arab World

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 08.03.2008 | Media

Read More: LBC Satellite, Ibrahim Arab, Journalism Training Program, Mohammad Najm, Al Riyadh, Model Iraqi Youth, United States, Iraq, Lebanon, Voice of Beirut Radio, Nufooz.com, Brazil, Facebook, American University of Beirut, Tariq Saleh, Heinrich Boll Foundation, Jessica Dheere, Saudi Arabia, Al Sumariya TV, Asharq Al-Awsat, Youtube, Al Amal, Al Mustaqbal, E-Sahafa, BBCBrasil.Com, Arab Bloggers, Media News

Web 2.0, audio and video editing, converged content and online media ethics were a few of the topics tackled in a workshop that drew Arab bloggers seeking to hone their skills in cyber publishing.

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My Message to the Democrats

James Zogby | Posted 08.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Civil Liberties, Lebanon, Democrats, Iraq, Barack Obama, Politics News

Nowhere has misguided Bush administration policy been more evident than their behavior in the aftermath of September 11th. As Arab Americans, we feel the effect of these misguided policies acutely.

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Time to Honor Our Fallen Heroes

Sen. Frank Lautenberg | Posted 08.01.2008 | Home

Read More: Lautenberg, Iraq, Iraq War, War in Iraq, Afghanistan, War in Afghanistan, Veterans, Iraq Veterans, Military, U.S. Military, Arlington Cemetary, Dover Air Force Base, Pentagon, Pentagon Propaganda, Iraq and Pentagon, Lebanon, Terrorism, War on Terror, Media, Media Coverage, Media News, Journalism, Political Journalism, Iraq War Journalists, Ethics in Journalism, New Jersey, New Jersey Senator, Senate, U.S. Senate, Frank Lautenberg, Walter Reed, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, First Amendment, Free Press, Bush Administration, Bush Administration Spin, George W. Bush, George Bush, Bush, President Bush, Funeral, Iraq War Funerals, Home News

We have had a long tradition of coming together as a nation to memorialize our fallen heroes--the men and women whose lives were lost on the battlefie...

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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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

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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