Two Lebanese soldiers killed in Israel-Lebanon clash (Lead)
August 3rd, 2010 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Beirut, Aug 3 (DPA) Clashes erupted Tuesday between Israeli troops and the Lebanese army in southern Lebanon, killing at least two Lebanese soldiers and wounding two Israelis, a Lebanese security source said.
An ... Read more...
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Emirati play enthrals London
August 2nd, 2010 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS/WAM) A musical play - "Zayed and the Dream" - with performances by over 100 artistes from China, Spain, Ukraine and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), enthralled audiences at ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
London to host Emirati musical play
July 29th, 2010 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, July 29 (IANS/WAM) A musical play - "Zayed and the Dream" - with performances by over 100 artistes from China, Spain, Ukraine and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will be ... Read more...
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Armenia’s Yerevan is 2012 World Book Capital
July 7th, 2010 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
New York, July 7 (IANS/WAM) Unesco has chosen Armenia's capital Yerevan as the World Book Capital for 2012 as part of the organisation's efforts to promote books and the reading habit.
Yerevan, ... Read more...
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Lebanese Shia cleric dies
July 4th, 2010 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Beirut, July 4 (IANS) Lebanese Shia cleric Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah died Sunday at the age of 75.
Fadlallah died at Beirut's Bahman Hospital, where he was being treated for internal bleeding since ... Read more...
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Swatch founder Hayek dead at 82
June 29th, 2010 - 12:57 am ICT by IANS
Geneva, June 28 (DPA) Nicolas Hayek, the founder of Swatch, the world's largest watchmaker, died Monday of a heart attack at the age of 82.
Hayek had left succession orders at the Swatch ... Read more...
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Beirut celebrates Germany’s victory over England
June 27th, 2010 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
Beirut, June 27 (DPA) Lines of cars flying German flags filled Beirut's streets as fans celebrated Germany's 4-1 rout of England in the World Cup football Sunday.
Traffic came to a standstill as ... Read more...
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Ethiopian airliner makes emergency landing in Beirut
June 17th, 2010 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Beirut, June 17 (DPA) An Ethiopian airliner made an emergency landing at Beirut international airport Thursday shortly after take-off due to a technical malfunction.
"The plane asked to return to Beirut Airport shortly ... Read more...
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Hezbollah chief describes Israel as ’state of terror’
June 5th, 2010 - 7:35 am ICT by IANS
Beirut, June 5 (DPA) Hezbollah chief Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah has described Israel as a "state of terror", referring to the attack on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in which nine activists died.
Six aid ... Read more...
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Lebanese detainees captured in flotilla raid arrive in Lebanon
June 3rd, 2010 - 4:42 am ICT by IANS
Beirut, June 3 (DPA) Two journalists who were among the five Lebanese detainees captured during the Israeli raid on a flotilla carrying aid bound for the Gaza Strip, were released late Wednesday ... Read more...
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Egypt’s first low-cost carrier takes to the air
June 2nd, 2010 - 3:32 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, June 2 (DPA) Egypt's first budget airline, Air Arabia Egypt, took to the air Tuesday, with its first international flight leaving the northern city of Alexandria for the Sudanese capital, Khartoum.
The ... Read more...
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For Fitzegerald there are only two seasons, cricket and rugby
June 1st, 2010 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
By Pragya Tiwari
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) communication officer James Fitzgerald claims to be a man of only two seasons: cricket and rugby.The Irishman managed ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
UK hate cleric Bakri orders Brit Muslims to snub ‘evil’ World Cup
May 28th, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by ANI
Beirut (Lebanon), May 28(ANI): Islamist militant leader Omar Bakri Mohammed has urged British Muslims to snub England's bid for World Cup glory, saying that the tournament is evil as it "inflames nationalism".Mohammed ... Read more...
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Seven injured in explosion at Lebanon UN base
May 13th, 2010 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Beirut, May 12 (DPA) An explosion Wednesday inside an arms depot at UN Interim Force (UNIFIL) base in southern Lebanon injured at least seven.
Initial reports said the base is manned by French ... Read more...
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Lebanon makes world’s biggest hummus plate
May 11th, 2010 - 8:18 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Beirut, May 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Lebanon has entered the Guinness book of World Records, after it made the world's biggest plate of falafel, a day after presenting the largest plate of ... Read more...
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Lebanon Makes World’s Biggest Hummus Plate
May 11th, 2010 - 7:36 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Beirut, Lebanon, May 11, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Lebanon and Israel are at war with each other but not with arms and ammunition but with gastronomic delights. As per the latest reports, ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
UAE donates 10 aircraft to Lebanon army
April 23rd, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Beirut, April 23 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has donated 10 aircraft to Lebanon in a bid to strengthen the country's armed forces.
The UAE donated four aircraft in the first batch ... Read more...
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Iranian cleric says that promiscuous & scantily dressed women are responsible for the quakes
April 21st, 2010 - 11:42 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Beirut, Apr 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An Iranian cleric has blamed the scantily dressed women and even the promiscuous women for all the quakes, that the world is facing. Iran is one ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
Beheading Scheduled For Television Host Charged With Sorcery
April 2nd, 2010 - 1:17 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Apr 01 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A beheading is scheduled in Saudi Arabia for a former Lebanese television show host. He is being charged with sorcery and has been sentenced to death by beheading. ... Read more...
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Lebanese military court convicts 20 for Al Qaeda links
March 23rd, 2010 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Beirut, March 23 (DPA) A Lebanese military court Tuesday sentenced 20 people from various Arab nationalities to prison terms of up to 15 years for belonging to the Al Qaeda terrorist network, ... Read more...
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$1.5 Million Dress To Be Showcased At Miami International Fashion Week
March 16th, 2010 - 10:04 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Beirut, March 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Miami International Fashion week this season will be bedazzled by the $1.5 million gown created by Jad Ghandour and Danasha Luxury. The designer's creation ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
India supports Arab peace plan
February 28th, 2010 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Aroonim Bhuyan
Riyadh, Feb 28 (IANS) India Sunday expressed "strong support" to a Saudi-proposed initiative aimed at ending the Arab-Israeli conflict.The Indian decision was made known on the second day of ... Read more...
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President Obama shows support for Hariri tribunal
February 13th, 2010 - 3:46 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) – President Barack Obama spoke on early Friday with Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri about the upcoming anniversary of the assassination of Former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, the ... Read more...
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Pak religious parties blame US for recent terrorist attacks
February 8th, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb. 8 (ANI): Pakistan's religious parties have blamed the United States for the series of recent terrorist attacks and the current chaotic political situation in the country.Protesters from the Jamaat-e-Islami ... Read more...
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Lebanese officials say Ethiopian airliner was on fire before it crashed
January 26th, 2010 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI
Beirut, Jan.26 (ANI): The Ethiopian airliner that crashed off the coast of Lebanon was on fire before it plummeted into the Mediterranean with no known survivors. According to Lebanese officials, the aircraft ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Lebanon rules out terrorism in Ethiopian Airlines crash
January 25th, 2010 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Beirut, Jan 25 (DPA) Lebanon has ruled out terrorism as a cause for the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane which plunged into the sea shortly after take-off from Beirut International Airport ... Read more...
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Ethiopian aircraft crashes off Lebanon (Lead)
January 25th, 2010 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
Beirut, Jan 25 (IANS) An Ethiopian airliner carrying 92 passengers and crew crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from Beirut airport early Monday, an airport official said.
The official told DPA ... Read more...
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Ethiopian airliner crashes off Lebanon
January 25th, 2010 - 10:09 am ICT by IANS
Beirut, Jan 25 (DPA) An Ethiopian airliner crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from Beirut airport early Monday, an airport official said.
The plane fell in the Saadiyat area about 15 ... Read more...
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Nasrallah vows to defeat Israel if a new war erupts
January 16th, 2010 - 1:21 am ICT by IANS
Beirut, Jan 15 (DPA) The chief of Lebanon's fundamentalist Hezbollah movement, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, vowed Friday that Israel would be defeated if a new war erupts in the region.
"The resistance (Hezbollah) is ... Read more...
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Protest in Lebanon for release of Cubans jailed in US
January 11th, 2010 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Beirut, Jan 11 (IANS) Hundreds of Lebanese and Palestinians held a demonstration here in support of Cuba and demanded the release of five Cubans in US jails, having been convicted of terrorist ... Read more...
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CIA vows to avenge agents’ deaths in Afghanistan with greater resolve
January 2nd, 2010 - 3:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan. 2 (ANI): In a bid to avenge the assassination of seven of its operatives in Afghanistan this week, the Central Investigative Agency has vowed to find and attack Taliban ... Read more...
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Obama hails CIA employees killed in Afghanistan as patriots
January 1st, 2010 - 3:51 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 1 (DPA) US President Barack Obama offered his condolences Thursday after seven employees of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) were killed and six injured in a suicide attack Wednesday ... Read more...
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Lebanese Army fires at Israeli jets flying over Lebanon
December 30th, 2009 - 2:23 am ICT by IANS
Beirut, Dec 30 (DPA) The Lebanese army fired anti-aircraft salvoes at four Israeli jets that penetrated the country's airspace Tuesday, an army source said.
"The army fired at the jets over the region ... Read more...
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Army, UN forces find explosives in south Lebanon
December 27th, 2009 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Beirut, Dec 27 (DPA) Lebanese troops and UN peacekeepers found 12 boxes of the explosive TNT in a village in southern Lebanon, a security source said Sunday.
The source said the discovery was ... Read more...
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Explosion kills Hamas member in Beirut
December 27th, 2009 - 4:15 am ICT by IANS
Beirut, Dec 27 (DPA) A member of the Palestinian movement Hamas was killed and two others were wounded Saturday when a bomb exploded in Beirut's southern suburbs, a hotbed of Lebanon's militant ... Read more...
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