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	Lebanon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Until the outbreak of the Lebanese Civil War, Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, noted for its wide boulevards, French-style architecture, and modernity, was called the Paris of the Middle East.
		Lebanese law does not provide for Civil marriage (although it recognizes such marriages contracted abroad); efforts by former President Elias Hrawi to legalize civil marriage in the late 1990s foundered on objections mostly from Muslim clerics.
		Despite their European resemblance, the Lebanese are proud of their Levantine heritage and have made Lebanon and in particular Beirut, the cultural center of the Arab world.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lebanon (4306 words)

	The Lebanon War, Lebanese Civil War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Lebanese war is very complex and has many dimensions so is not considered, as some have claimed, to be a 'civil war' as many non Lebanese nationals were very heavily involved, indeed armies of neighbouring countries took part in much of the fighting.
		Lebanese civilians in the south bore the brunt of the retaliations.
		For Lebanese Communist Party ideologue Mahdi ‘Amil, the ‘April 23 uprising’ (‘Intifada’) was a political and ideological achievement of ’historic significance’, with it, ‘Lebanon's class struggle began’ and a new political force was born ‘to break the hold of the bourgeoisie-controlled’ political system and ‘to protect the Palestinian Resistance.
	www.cedarland.org /war.html (21117 words)

	Lebanese Americans, Celebrities, Photos and Information
		Lebanese immigration continued and was high in the 1970’- 80’s during the war in Lebanon, and in early 1990’s after Lebanon completely fell to Syrian occupation.
		Lebanese Americans are involved in politics with Republicans, Democrats and independents, and have a high ratio of voting among American citizens.
		Born in Barranquilla, Colombia on 1977, for a Lebanese father and a Colombian mother, Shakira Isabel Mebarak is the youngest of her parents' eight children.
	www.lgic.org /en/lebanese_americans.php (961 words)

	Lebanese Political Journal
		Gebran Tueni is the symbol of Lebanese Activism and Patriotism.
		Lebanese parliamentarian and editor-in-chief of An-Nahar newspaper Gebran Tueni was assassinated this morning in a car bomb in Mkalles, a mountain town outside of Beirut very near the UN investigating committee's headquarters in Monteverde.
		He is hoping to capitalize on the prominence of the Lebanese group to benefit the Shia community and bring Iran more into line with the rest of the world, while also bringing the rest of the world to understand the Iranian and Shia perspective and see it as normal.
	lebop.blogspot.com (15344 words)

	The Head Heeb: Lebanese politics for beginners, part 2
		The first thing to remember about Lebanese political parties, as mentioned in Part 1 of this series, is that they aren't the dominant force in national politics.
		Every crisis period in Lebanese history - the Ottoman era, the French Mandate, the National Pact period and the civil war - has given birth to political parties, and the formation of each corresponds to the political awakening of their constituent groups.
		One Lebanese feudal family I'd appreciate your comments on would be the Alawites especially given their dominant role in Syria and their personification in the interim leader of Iraq.
	headheeb.blogmosis.com /archives/027750.html (9649 words)

	A Lebanese Abroad
		Lebanese trucks are spending between four and five days at the Syrian checkpoint while Syrian trucks crossing to Lebanon are cleared in less an hour, according to merchants.
		Now, the Lebanese government will be dealing with Hezbollah from a position of weakness, rather than from strength had they started by isolating them in the Parliament.
		All the Lebanese in Lebanon and abroad are in suspense, awaiting the Parliament’s first session and the ensuing election of its Speaker.
	lebaneseabroad.blogspot.com (6305 words)

	Ethnic Cuisine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Lebanese food, for example, combines the sophistication and subtleties of European cuisines with the exotic ingredients of the Middle and Far East.
		One of the more healthy and entertaining aspects of Lebanese cuisine is the manner or custom in which their food is often served, it's referred to as mezze.
		Lebanese coffee is strong, thick and often flavored with cardamom.
	www.sallys-place.com /food/ethnic_cusine/lebanon.htm (2670 words)

	Syrian Terrorism on Lebanese
		The Syrian occupation forces appointed a Lebanese collaborator as a president who formed a pro-Syrian government in Lebanon, while the legitimate prime minister of Lebanon was sent to exile in France.
		The assassination took place nine-days before he was to take office as the Lebanese President, and before the international plan of the withdrawal of all the foreign forces from Lebanese soil was fulfilled.
		Lebanese leader Kamal Jounblat was assassinated near a Syrian checkpoint on March 16, 1977, after publicly criticizing the Syrian invasion of Lebanon.
	www.2la.org /lebanon/ee/terrorlb.htm (1791 words)

	Lebanese Forces - Deutschland
		Lebanese Forces parliament member George Adwan said Monday parliament was certain to vote on a parole for LF commander Samir Geagea at a legislative session of the newly elected legislature on Monday.
		The new decree, which is expected to be signed and formally announced by the president on Thursday, provides for an extraordinary sitting of parliament through mid-October in response to a petition carrying the signatures of 72 legislators, who added to the agenda a draft bill to reopen the MTV network.
		Samir Geagea's Lebanese Forces participate for the first time ever on Thursday in presidential consultations for designating a prime minister as his member-of-parliament wife Sitrida led the 5 other LF legislators into the nomination meeting with President Lahoud at the Baabda Palace.
	www.lebaneseforces.de (2932 words)

	The Lebanese Taverna
		The Abi-Najm family and Lebanese Taverna Group are excited to announce the December opening of a new dining concept, 100 King Restaurant.
		Lebanese Taverna creates an environment where good food is enjoyed in good company.
		Whether you are visiting for the first time, the twentieth, or have been coming to a Lebanese Taverna for 25 years, you will feel welcome and like a member of the family.
	www.lebanesetaverna.com (554 words)

	BBC World Service \| Our London \| Food and Drink
		The real growth of the Lebanese community in London started in 1975, with the start of civil war in Lebanon.
		Fruit juices and hand-made treats from the patisserie counter are a must at all Lebanese restaurants.
		With Lebanese food there is always an excellent alternative for vegetarians - a falafel sandwich, which features small spheres of crushed chickpeas prepared with sesame oil and garlic.
	www.bbc.co.uk /worldservice/specials/177_food/page7.shtml (542 words)

	Lebanese Lobby ::: Lebanon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Five pro-Syrian Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim ministers and an ally of the president said on Monday they were suspending participation in the cabinet after it voted to call for a U.N. inquiry into a series of political killings.
		Beirut - Lebanese Christian MP and prominent anti-Syrian critic Jibran Tueini who was killed Monday in a car bomb attack was the forefront of the 'Cedar Revolution' that emerged following the killing of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
		Lebanese police sources say some 200 kilograms of the explosive TNT concealed in a parked car were used in the blast on Monday that killed four people, including prominent anti-Syrian parliamentarian and journalist, Gebran Tueni.
	www.lebaneselobby.com (2909 words)

	The Daily Star - Opinion Articles - The liberal Lebanese model is now worth reassessing
		At the same time, the Lebanese state was established on the basis of a compact between the different religious sects, each of which was granted its own slice of the national cake.
		Of course, the Lebanese sects could still fight politically to improve their respective lots, but without going so far as to question the principle of allocating "shares" and power along sectarian lines.
		Internal Lebanese grievances - regional, sectarian, and those derived from capitalism and the migration of industrial labor to the cities - found their unified organizational expression in the semi-leftist, semi-Islamic, semi-nationalist coalition known as the Lebanese National Movement.
	www.dailystar.com.lb /article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=5&article_id=12984 (1489 words)

	TRUE LEBANESE
		Fourth, that tape was "planted" next to the Lebanese ministry of interior and a person close to the Assad Hardane group (who else, the same political party who is in charge of the area where the assassination took place and the same party that killed Bachir El Gemayel).
		Two Lebanese presidents, an earlier PM, and the grand mufti of the republic were assassinated by similar bombs.
		At week's end, Lebanese were flocking in their thousands to the scene of his murder and grave, in what could be the beginning of a "people power" movement like that which reversed rigged elections in
	truelebanese.blogspot.com (9232 words)

	Hariri Death Stirs Fears in Aftermath
		He called on the Lebanese people to opt for wisdom, patience and self-restraint in these difficult moments for Lebanon and to respond to the crisis with further cohesion and unity.
		Citizens and Middle East expats, Lebanese in particular, condemned the dastardly act and expressed hope that this would not revive the violence that rocked their country during the 15-year civil war a decade ago.
		She said his assassination could be a result of the extension of the Lebanese president’s term of office.
	www.arabnews.com /?page=1§ion=0&article=59034&d=15&m=2&y=2005 (1406 words)

	Lebanese Forces Official Web Site
		Naharnet - Ignoring the reservations of Amal and Hizbullah and the reluctance of President Lahoud, the Lebanese government has demanded an international probe into Monday's murder of Gebran Tueni.
		WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice condemned Monday's slaying of a Lebanese journalist who was critical of Syrian involvement in his country.
		As a Lebanese-Australian born to parents from the town of Bsharri, I grew up watching the devastating news and absorbing the ghastly images which came to define Lebanon for almost two decades.
	www.lebanese-forces.org (366 words)

	LebaneseForces.com: Fighting for Freedom
		His father Ghassan Tueni is considered the dean of the Lebanese press, having turned the newspaper into one of the leading media institutions in the Arab world.
		Geagea said that the Lebanese Forces was cooperating with the government in the case and would, at a later stage, work through Parliament to help reveal the truth.
		May Chidiac has for the first time looked from the window of her room in Hotel Dieu hospital to wave greetings to Lebanese Forces college students who staged a courtyard tribute of prayers for the LBCI anchorwoman who was maimed by a booby-trap that exploded in her car in Jounieh on Sept. 25.
	www.lebaneseforces.com (2847 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Lebanon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Since the end of the war, the Lebanese have conducted several successful elections, most of the militias have been weakened or disbanded, and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) have extended central government authority over about two-thirds of the country.
		Damascus justified its continued military presence in Lebanon by citing Beirut's requests and the failure of the Lebanese Government to implement all of the constitutional reforms in the Ta'if Accord.
		The passage of UNSCR 1559 in early October 2004 - a resolution calling for Syria to withdraw from Lebanon and end its interference in Lebanese affairs - further emboldened Lebanese groups opposed to Syria's presence in Lebanon.
	www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/le.html (1362 words)

	Spirit of America
		In 1978, Israel invaded with 20,000 troops and seized Lebanese land, including the Litani River valley, declaring it a "security zone." She is still there.
		In the post-war negotiations, PLO officials were given safe transport to Tunis, whereupon Israel's Lebanese militia butchered some 1,000 of their wives and children in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps.
		As for the Hezbulla, an organization much-maligned in our media, they are a voluntary militia of Lebanese citizens organized in 1982 to drive Israeli forces from their country, and they have support throughout the Muslim world, including Syria and Iran.
	www.spiritofamerica.net /site/blog/Problem_of_Hezbollah (4659 words)

	Beirut's Berlin Wall (washingtonpost.com)
		Over by the Martyr's Monument, Lebanese students have built a little tent city and are vowing to stay until Syria's 15,000 troops withdraw.
		The leader of this Lebanese intifada is Walid Jumblatt, the patriarch of the Druze Muslim community and, until recently, a man who accommodated Syria's occupation.
		What's clear is that the Lebanese are fed up with the status quo and that Hezbollah -- like all the other parties -- must adjust to change.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A45575-2005Feb22.html (849 words)

	The Country and People of Lebanon
		A massacre of Palestinians by Lebanese Christians during the Israeli occupation of Beirut led to worldwide criticism of Israel and the establishment of a multinational peacekeeping force in Beirut.
		The blatant meddling in Lebanese affairs caused a governmental crisis in Lebanon, eventually resulting in the resignation of Hariri’s government and the appointment of Omar Karami as prime minister.
		Lebanese Forces Party To resist foreign occupation and the concerted effort to destroy all that the country has stood for....
	www.hejleh.com /countries/lebanon.html (3599 words)

	Lebanese Club NJ,Lebanese sites,in New Jersey,Lebanese Restaurants
		The Lebanese that are successful and happy in their lives look for the POSITIVE in fellow Lebanese and reach out to them...
		Focusing on the positive, we are dedicated to preserving, enriching, and promoting the Lebanese culture and aim to serve the Lebanese Community in and outside NJ through cultural, educational and social activities"
		Disclaimer: The Lebanese Club of New Jersey is an informal not for profit social club for close friends.
	www.lcnj.com (851 words)

	www.webLB.com - - The Lebanese Code
		While 1975 might be associated with the 3rd Cod War, the release of Jaws or even Armageddon (which obviously turned out to be a false prediction), if you are Lebanese, this date means one thing: the start of the civil war.
		Although the most famous Lebanese club on the planet has always been B018, when I came to France, people were always asking me about that shelter styled pub.
		Things I will be talking about are how I met some Lebanese here, the perception of Lebanon by international students, and the difference between cultures...
	www.weblb.com (845 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Middle East \| Flashback: Sabra and Shatila massacres
		The 1982 massacres of Palestinians at Sabra and Shatila refugee camps claimed the lives of at least 800 civilians, murdered by Lebanese Christian militiamen allied to Israel during its brief occupation of the Lebanese capital, Beirut.
		The expulsion of the PLO was the result of Israel's "Operation Peace for Galilee" invasion, masterminded by then-Defence Minister Ariel Sharon, to eradicate the "terrorist threat" posed by the Palestinians' military presence in Lebanon.
		The slaughter was carried out by fighters from the Lebanese Forces militia (LF), linked to the Christian Phalange group, who were hungry for revenge for the killing of the Phalange leader Bashir Gemayel in a car bomb two days earlier.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/middle_east/1779713.stm (572 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Programmes \| From Our Own Correspondent \| Anti-Syrians heading for victory
		The anti-Syrian alliance in Lebanon headed by Saad al-Hariri appears to be heading for victory in the fourth and final round of voting in the country's general elections in the north of the country.
		Walid Jumblatt, the Druze chief who is a key ally of Mr Hariri, said that General Aoun had failed - he had been cut down to his natural size.
		So, after three decades of domination by Syria, Lebanese politics will be steered by people determined to assert the country's independence, though they all stress that good, balanced relations with Damascus are vital.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/4110218.stm (372 words)

	Lebanese - UK Shop Search > Lebanese
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