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      Lebanon – FP/Naharnet — Parliament will meet on Sunday to elect army commander Gen. Michel Suleiman as President in a first step toward ending an often bloody 18-month standoff between rival political groups. Lawmakers will gather at 5:00 p.m. (1400 GMT) to cast their votes at a long-awaited …

      Beirut- AP — Michel Suleiman was sworn as Lebanon’s president Sunday after parliament elected him in long-delayed vote that was a key step toward restoring political stability. Celebratory gunfire and occasional explosions reverberated across the capital Beirut as news of Suleiman’s election was announced. In the general’s hometown …

Al-Dabbagh: The killer of Bishop Polus Faraj Rahho receives the death sentence    The government of Iraq Spokesman, Dr. Ali Al-Dabbagh announced today that the Iraqi Central Criminal Court has sentenced convict Ahmed Ali Ahmed (known as “Abu Omar”) to death because of his involvement in the murder of Bishop …

Date: May 18th, 2008       Al-Dabbagh: The killer of Bishop Polus Faraj Rahho receives the death sentence   The government of Iraq Spokesman, Dr. Ali Al-Dabbagh announced today that the Iraqi Central Criminal Court has sentenced convict Ahmed Ali Ahmed (known as “Abu Omar”) to death because of …

      Washington- CASCA — The House of Representatives has shown its support for the plight of the Chaldean/Assyrian/Syriac people of Iraq by including $10 million in the House version of the Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2008. This funding is in addition to the $10 million included in the Fiscal …

      New York- Neharnet — Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir has told the permanent members of the U.N. Security Council that Lebanon is in dire need of a president and stressed the necessity of non-interference in the country’s internal affairs. “All our constitutional institutions should be active and efficient. The …

      Wellington(New Zealand)- AINA — Ishak Ishak, 59, who came to New Zealand as a refugee from Iraq, had pleaded guilty to assaulting his daughter in April. In Wellington District Court yesterday Judge Susan Thomas sentenced him to come up for sentence if called upon within nine months. Judge …

      Brussels — Members of the Damascus Declaration for National Democratic Change coalition group will be holding a conference in the European Parliament in Brussels. Entitled “Syria in Transition”, the conference will be held on Tuesday 13 May starting at 10am and will continue for the rest of the …

      BEIRUT- AP — Shiite supporters of Iranian-backed Hezbollah and Sunni supporters of Lebanon’s U.S.-backed government have clashed for a second straight day as the sectarian confrontations in Beirut spread to other parts of the country. The rival sides exchanged gunfire in the village of Saadnayel in eastern Lebanon’s …

      Los Angeles – AINA — Rosie Malek-Yonan, author of The Crimson Field who serves on the Board of Advisor at Seyfo Center Europe and U.S. was invited to send a statement regarding genocide to be read at the House of Lords on 12 March 2008, chaired by Lord …