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Tent protesters await release of Geagea

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May 9, 2005

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Tent protesters await release of Geagea
'He is getting out, there is no doubt about it'

By Rym Ghazal , Daily Star staff

BEIRUT: Although the Lebanese government has yet to vote on the parole bill for the jailed former Lebanese Forces commander Samir Geagea, to his supporters protesting at Martyrs' Square, Geagea has already been pardoned and is coming home.

"He is getting out, there is no doubt about it," said 17-year-old George Espire, sitting in one of the blue tents erected at Martyrs' Square. In recent months, the site has been renamed "Freedom Square" as it has become "the place" for voicing discontent with the government and staging sit-in protests.

Only seven tents remain from what used to be a dense and lively "village of tents" of more than 30 shelters representing various opposition groups.

Lebanon

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May 9, 2005

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Aoun reconciles with former LF foes

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May 9, 2005

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Aoun reconciles with former LF foes

By Majdoline Hatoum

BEIRUT: One day after his historic return from exile, former Lebanese Army General Michel Aoun called on his former political foes to "look ahead to the future, but keep an eye on the past." After meeting on Sunday with Strida Geagea, the wife of jailed Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea who fought a bloody battle with Aoun toward the end of Lebanon's civil war, Aoun said: "We hope Geagea will be free with us soon, and I will try to meet with him as soon as possible, even if that means I visit him in his jail."

Developers move ahead with Lebanon’s $1bn Sannine Zenith project

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Developers move ahead with Lebanon's $1bn Sannine Zenith project
Company CEO expects crews to begin work this year on the first phase of what will be the country's largest tourism development

By Habib Battah , Daily Star staff

BEIRUT: Plans to build a billion dollar ski resort on Lebanon's Sannine mountain range have not been affected by the unraveling of Lebanon's delicate political fabric over recent months, with developers telling The Daily Star that excavation work on the mammoth project could begin as earlier as this summer.

Sannine Zenith mountain resort, expected to be the largest tourism project the country has ever seen, will have a final master plan by the end of May, according to company CEO Tony Abi Rached. Notwithstanding any future political earthquakes, this means crews will get to work on the 50 million square meter phase one of the project in a matter of weeks or months.