In Sidon it's increasingly all about sect
Source: The Daily Star
Sidon :: MS :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 16:33:38 -0700 | political-news
The Daily Star Growing signs of extremism have emerged in Sidon in the past couple of years. Lebanon: The vegetable vendor in Sidon's Taamir neighborhood only recently discovered that his neighbor Abu Ahmad Masri is a Shiite. I swear to...
Sidon Dar al-Fatwa helm row sees offices closed
Source: The Daily Star
Sidon :: MS :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 15:24:18 -0700 | political-news
Tensions over the leadership change in Sidon's Dar al-Fatwa intensified Tuesday, after Sheikh Ahmad Nassar and a group of armed men paid local Mufti Salim Sousan an unexpected visit, sparking a chain of events the incumbent described as a takeover.'...
Sidon sheikhs vie for same mufti post
Source: The Daily Star
Sidon :: MS :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 02:02:36 -0700 | political-news
The Daily Star The newly-appointed mufti of Sidon Sheikh Ahmad Nassar arrives at Dar al-Fatwa headquarters in the southern city of Sidon, Tuesday, May 21. Lebanon: The newly appointed mufti of Sidon took office Tuesday in a contentious power transfer...
Nassar: Bribe offered to step down as mufti
Source: The Daily Star
Sidon :: MS :: USA | updated 2013-05-19 20:02:20 -0700 | political-news
The newly appointed mufti of Sidon alleged over the weekend he was a offered bribe to step down from his post and vowed that nothing would prevent him from carrying out his duties. A political group offered that I resign...
Tenuous calmreturns afterAin al-Hilweh clashes
Source: The Daily Star
Sidon :: MS :: USA | updated 2013-05-19 16:03:05 -0700 | travel-news
The Daily Star Fatah gunmen in the streets of Ain al-Hilweh Sunday morning. Lebanon: One person was killed and at least three others wounded in overnight clashes in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh over the weekend. Four people...
One killed in Ain al-Hilweh clashes
Source: The Daily Star
Sidon :: MS :: USA | updated 2013-05-19 02:09:07 -0700 | travel-news
One person was killed and three others wounded in clashes between gunmen in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh in Sidon that took place late Saturday night and early Sunday morning. The fierce fighting over a checkpoint in the...
New lab seeks to improve food quality in the south
Source: The Daily Star
Sidon :: MS :: USA | updated 2013-05-15 16:15:50 -0700 | health-news
At the recently inaugurated Agro Food Development Center and Laboratories, specialists are busy testing and examining the quality of food products and water. These tests are requested either by the Consumer Protection Department or from company owners that want to...
Sousan refuses to step down, asks supporters to stand by him
Source: The Daily Star
Sidon :: MS :: USA | updated 2013-05-15 16:15:41 -0700 | political-news
Sidon's mufti Sheikh Salim Sousan said he would not step down from his post Wednesday, despite Grand Mufti Mohammad Qabbani's recent appointment of Sheikh Ahmad Nassar to replace him. I was with you for many years and you have to...
In defiance of Future Movement, Qabbani names new Sidon mufti
Source: The Daily Star
Sidon :: MS :: USA | updated 2013-05-13 15:24:56 -0700 | political-news
Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammad Rashid Qabbani escalated his dispute with the Future Movement Monday, appointing a replacement for the current mufti of Sidon, who is close to the party. Members of the Higher Islamic Council who are close to the...
Palestinian wounded over Assad poster dispute in Sidon
Source: The Daily Star
Sidon :: MS :: USA | updated 2013-05-13 07:36:17 -0700 | political-news
A Palestinian man was wounded Monday in a dispute in the southern coastal city of Sidon over a poster of Syrian President Bashar Assad, security sources told The Daily Star. Using a hunting rifle, Lebanese Hilal Azzam shot at Palestinian...
Al-Jamaa al-Islamiya collects funds to arm Syria's rebels
Source: The Daily Star
Sidon :: MS :: USA | updated 2013-05-03 06:22:07 -0700 | travel-news
Al-Jamaa Al-Islamiya collected funds Friday in the coastal city of Sidon to help arm rebels fighting the regime in Syria. Some 120 members at 30 mosques around the city carrying boxes and holding scarves, asked people to donate to support...
Grenade explosion wounds 4 in Sidon refugee camp
Source: The Daily Star
Sidon :: MS :: USA | updated 2013-05-02 10:20:44 -0700 | political-news
Four people were wounded Thursday when a hand grenade exploded in a neighborhood in the Palestinian Refugee Camp of Ain el-Hilweh, security sources told The Daily Star. Two women and two children were wounded when the grenade blew up in...
Palestinian, Lebanese kids run for coexistence
Source: The Daily Star
Sidon :: MS :: USA | updated 2013-04-28 16:03:20 -0700 | political-news
The Daily Star The events in Sidon aimed to foster understanding between Palestinian and Lebanese children. Lebanon: More than a thousand children ran through the southern city of Sidon Sunday as part of a race intended to foster coexistence between...
Fire erupts in Sidon plastic factory, wounds one
Source: The Daily Star
Sidon :: MS :: USA | updated 2013-04-28 16:03:27 -0700 | political-news
A fire erupted at a plastic products factory located in the industrial zone of the city of Sidon and led to the injury of one of the workers. The fire injured one of the workers who was immediately transferred to...
Jihad in Sidon dismissed as public relations stunt
Source: The Daily Star
Sidon :: MS :: USA | updated 2013-04-25 17:16:31 -0700 | political-news
The Daily Star Volunteers line up at Assir's mosque for jihad registration. Lebanon: The call by controversial Sheikh Ahmad Assir for jihad in Syria has generated some enthusiasm, as well as a considerable level of skepticism among his fellow Sidonians....
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