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Refugee rappers voice disgust at Lebanon camps (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Mon, 29 Oct 2007 03:56:43 GMT

"Battalion 5" might conjure up images of the next big computer game, but in Lebanon it's a group of musicians who express the misery of life in Palestinian refugee camps through rap.


Syria, France discuss presidential elections in Lebanon (People's Daily)
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Mon, 29 Oct 2007 01:42:41 GMT

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al- Muallem discussed on Sunday with visiting French Envoy Jean-Claude Cousseran the upcoming presidential elections in Lebanon. Viewpoints of Syria and France "were identical on a compromise president" agr ...


Lebanon romp in league Cup qualifier (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)
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Sun, 28 Oct 2007 19:18:12 GMT

Lebanon rugby league coach Darren Maroon will favour players currently involved in the Cedars' World Cup campaign.


One man's bid to put Buddhism on Lebanon's map (The Daily Star Lebannon)
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Sun, 28 Oct 2007 20:27:58 GMT

A veritable cornucopia of ecclesiastical beliefs, Lebanon is home to one of the most diverse religious landscapes in the world. The Lebanese Constitution officially recognizes 18 different religious groups, accounting for 98.7 percent of the total Lebanese population. Among the many unrecognized religious groups in Lebanon.


India-Lebanon match shifted to Goa on Tuesday (Navhind Times)
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Mon, 29 Oct 2007 03:29:18 GMT

Panaji/Margao, Oct 28 The India-Lebanon World Cup 2010 qualifying football match has been shifted to Nehru stadium, Fatorda (Goa) on October 30 after inclement weather due to deep depression forced the postponement of the home match scheduled to be held in Chennai today.


India-Lebanon tie in Margao tomorrow (The Telegraph)
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Sun, 28 Oct 2007 21:58:35 GMT

New Delhi: The India-Lebanon World Cup qualifier, which got postponed in Chennai on Sunday because of rain, will now be held in Margao on Tuesday according to All India Football Federation (AIFF) sources.


LEBANON: Five months after displacement, little plan for Nahr al-Bared's refugees (AlertNet)
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Sun, 28 Oct 2007 14:56:01 GMT

Source: IRIN Souad al-Sayyed still camps with her children in a classroom strung with washing lines, two months after the battle for Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon ended. Souad finds little comfort in the news that her time is up in her temporary home at a public school in Beddawi refugee camp, near the devastated camp.


Lebanon romp in league Cup qualifier (The West Australian)
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Sun, 28 Oct 2007 19:22:46 GMT

Lebanon rugby league coach Darren Maroon will favour players currently involved in the Cedars' World Cup campaign over absent stars like Hazem El Masri when it comes time to pick a team for next year's tournament.


French envoy, Syrian vice-president hold talks on Lebanon - Summary (EARTHtimes.org)
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Sun, 28 Oct 2007 16:06:34 GMT

Damascus - Syrian Vice-President Farouk al-Sharaa stressed Sunday stability in Lebanon and a presidential election without any foreign interference in talks with French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner's special envoy, Syria's SANA official news a...


FRENCH ENVOY IN DAMASCUS FOR LEBANON TALKS (The Tocqueville Connection)
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Sun, 28 Oct 2007 14:11:22 GMT

DAMASCUS, Oct 28, 2007 (AFP) - France's Middle East envoy Jean-Claude Cousseran held talks with top Syrian officials Sunday on Lebanon, where deadlock between pro- and anti-Syrian factions has led to a political crisis.