http://en.redtram.com/ News on "Tourism"  in "Near East" Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:30:21 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 234906 | Lebanon's Jeita Grotto among 28 finalists for 7 Wonders of Nature http://en.redtram.com/go/213054254/top100/ 213054254 Geneva - Lebanon's Jeita Grotto , the Grand Canyon and the Great Barrier Reef are competing with 25 other spectacular natural landmarks in the final phase of the global poll to choose the "New 7 Wonders of Nature," organizers said Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:21:57 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/213054254/top100/ 234906 | Wednesday News Briefs & Editorial http://en.redtram.com/go/213054244/top100/ 213054244 Beirut- Lebanon continues to be targeted by terrorism. Last month the army uncovered 25 cells spying for the Israeli Mossad and yesterday the army arrested a 10-member extremist network that was planning to carry out attacks against U.N. troops and Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:21:54 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/213054244/top100/ 234906 | Saturday News Briefs & Editorial http://en.redtram.com/go/213054192/top100/ 213054192 Beirut - The confusion regarding the delay in forming the new Lebanese cabinet continues and what is very strange is the fact that Hezbollah and Amal are sending conflicting signals. While Amal leader Speaker Nabih Berri has been optimistic, Hezbollah Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:21:41 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/213054192/top100/ 234906 | Iranian president ordered to fire his vice-president http://en.redtram.com/go/213054173/top100/ 213054173 Tehran - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has dismissed his most senior vice-president, it has been reported. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:21:33 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/213054173/top100/ 234906 | Cabinet Formation in Parliamentary Democracies. http://en.redtram.com/go/213054168/top100/ 213054168 By Ghassan Karam Special to Ya Libnan Parliamentary democracies, as a general rule, assign legislative power to an elected parliament and assign executive power to the Prime Minister, Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:21:28 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/213054168/top100/ 234906 | Sunday News Briefs & Editorial http://en.redtram.com/go/213054162/top100/ 213054162 Beirut - The world community has not given up yet on the elections and the violence in Iran. Thousands of people around the world held protests to denounce rights abuses in Iran following contested presidential elections and express support for Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:21:22 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/213054162/top100/ 234906 | The other force in Lebanon http://en.redtram.com/go/213054155/top100/ 213054155 By Jesse Aizenstat Special to Ya Libnan These days it's common to go to a lecture on the Arab-Israeli conflict and hear the speaker wishfully say: "If only Jimmy Carter could have resolved the whole issue then. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:21:15 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/213054155/top100/ 234906 | Monday News Briefs & Editorial http://en.redtram.com/go/213054147/top100/ 213054147 Beirut: The formation of the cabinet by Prime Minister-Designate Saad Hariri continues to be the focus of the media in Lebanon and the demand for a third +1 share in the government by the parliament minority which the majority calls Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:21:10 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/213054147/top100/ 234906 | Tuesday News Briefs & Editorial http://en.redtram.com/go/213054139/top100/ 213054139 Beirut- The issue of the 6th Shiite minister continues to dominate the news in Lebanon. The names of either Adnan al Sayyed Hussein and Talal al Miqdad were suggested as the 6th Shiite minister to be included in the share Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:21:05 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/213054139/top100/ 234906 | Wednesday News Briefs http://en.redtram.com/go/213054129/top100/ 213054129 Beirut - There are signs of optimism that the cabinet could see the light sometime soon . A leading member of the Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah told Reuters on Tuesday there was progress in talks toward the formation of a Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:20:57 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/213054129/top100/ 234906 | Thursday News Briefs & Editorial http://en.redtram.com/go/213054118/top100/ 213054118 Beirut - The optimism of Speaker Nabih Berri appears to have paid off. Yesterday after meeting with president Michel Suleiman he declared from the Baabda palace: "I can affirm that the political process concerning the formation of the new government Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:20:50 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/213054118/top100/ 234906 | Friday News Briefs & Editorial http://en.redtram.com/go/213054112/top100/ 213054112 Beirut- The mood of optimism regarding the government formation continues. Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has confirmed that the formation of the Lebanese government has already been completed in the political sense, and expects its birth to be announced within Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:20:43 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/213054112/top100/ 234906 | Lebanon experiencing a tourist boom due to new-found stability http://en.redtram.com/go/213054104/top100/ 213054104 Lebanon has for decades been so unstable that most people prefer not to plan at all and even short-term government planning is rare. But, as Natalia Antelava reports, the country is experiencing an unprecedented tourism boom based in part on Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:20:34 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/213054104/top100/