Lebanon's Aoun, Jumblatt set for electoral battle
May 24, 2005
Mideast econ forum ends with questions, few answers
May 24 , 2005
DEAD SEA, Jordan, May 23 (Reuters): The World Economic Forum's third attempt to come to grips with the economic and political intricacies of the Middle East and North Africa ended Sunday with a surfeit of questions over answers.
Is there really an "Arab spring" under way with democracy blossoming across the region, as U.S. officials claimed?
Why did so few senior European officials and business leaders turn up for the three-day event in Jordan?
How can the Arab world possibly compete when the World Bank says it needs growth rates akin to those of Asian tiger economies if it is going to avoid an unemployment meltdown?
Syria stops work with CIA, military
By Douglas Jehl , and Thom Shanker , The New York Times , May 24 2005
WASHINGTON
US House wants pro-Syrian officials out of Lebanon
May 24 , 2005
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US House of Representatives adopted a resolution calling for free elections in Lebanon and the departure of Syrian intelligence agents, as Damascus' soldiers have already left.
"The elections scheduled to begin on May 29 mark a very important moment, but it is only the beginning of a journey toward full sovereignty and free democratic governance," Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen said.
The vote came on the heels of an announcement by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan that a UN mission to Lebanon had verified the full withdrawal of Syrian troops.
The withdrawal complies with UN Security Council Resolution 1559, adopted in September, which demands the disarmament and dismantlement of all militias, as well as the Lebanese government's full exercise of sovereignty over the entire national territory.
Population Movements to Keserwan - The Khazens and The Maans
ما جاء عن الثورة في المقاطعة الكسروانية
ثورة أهالي كسروان على المشايخ الخوازنة وأسبابها
Origins of the "Prince of Maronite" Title
Growing diversity: the Khazin sheiks and the clergy in the first decades of the 18th century
Historical Members:
Barbar Beik El Khazen [English]
Patriach Toubia Kaiss El Khazen(Biography & Life Part1 Part2) (Arabic)
Patriach Youssef Dargham El Khazen (Cont'd)
Cheikh Bishara Jafal El Khazen
Patriarch Youssef Raji El Khazen
The Martyrs Cheikh Philippe & Cheikh Farid El Khazen
Cheikh Nawfal El Khazen (Consul De France)
Cheikh Hossun El Khazen (Consul De France)
Cheikh Abou-Nawfal El Khazen (Consul De France)
Cheikh Francis Abee Nader & his son Yousef
Cheikh Abou-Kanso El Khazen (Consul De France)
Cheikh Abou Nader El Khazen
Cheikh Chafic El Khazen
Cheikh Keserwan El Khazen
Cheikh Serhal El Khazen [English]
Cheikh Rafiq El Khazen [English]
Cheikh Hanna El Khazen
Cheikha Arzi El Khazen
Marie El Khazen