Word: beirutization
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...Amin Gemayel: Syria has an historic and national dream to annex Lebanon. They refuse to appoint an ambassador in Beirut and have diplomatic relations like with any other country, because they don't recognize the independence of Lebanon. Lebanon is the only card that remains for Syria to show that it is an important country in the Middle East. Syria is controlling the main aspects of the Lebanese economy. As important as all the other points, many Syrian officials are exploiting their influence in Lebanon for their own financial interests...
Every weekend at university campuses around the nation, students play the notorious game of “Beirut.” Little do most people know, the action of tossing a ball into a beer cup derives its name from the sustained bombardment that Beirut, Lebanon suffered during a bloody civil war in the 1970s and 80s. This carnage, however, has transformed into a distant memory for most Lebanese. Beirut is hailed as a rejuvenated city of fortune. Recently, however, Lebanon suffered a stark reminder of how unstable and ill-fated the Middle East can be. The assassination...
...National Beirut Tournament briefly launched, cancelled
...movement. Like much of the Dawa leadership, al-Jaafari fled to Iran and then to Britain. The group's past activities are murky. Al-Jaafari was a member of Dawa's political wing when it bombed the U.S. and French embassies in Kuwait and the Iraqi embassy in Beirut in the 1980s. Al-Jaafari has denied any involvement in the attacks...
...galvanized the anti-Syria opposition. "There has been a real and dramatic change," says former Lebanese President Amin Gemayel. In Damascus, Syrian citizens wondered whether Lebanese rage over Hariri's death might provoke insurgent attacks against Syrian troops, which could reignite Lebanon's civil war. The blast in Beirut may yet consume more than just the life of Rafiq Hariri. --Reported by George Baghdadi and Scott MacLeod/ Damascus; Nicholas Blanford/ Beirut; Sally B. Donnelly, Elaine Shannon and Adam Zagorin/ Washington; and James Graff/Paris