Back in the game.(Maronites in Lebanon)(Brief Article)

The Economist (US) | May 23, 1998 | Copyright

BEIRUT

ELECTIONS are normally dull affairs for Lebanese Christians. Since the civil war, during which the country's once-dominant Maronite Catholics lost much of their power, the best known Maronite politicians either went into exile or landed in jail. Most of the remainder boycotted the two parliamentary elections held since the war ended in 1991, on the grounds that they were orchestrated by the Syrians, whose forces occupy most of Lebanon. Maronite voters had no choice but to plump for candidates who had cut deals with the Syrians-and were therefore traitors in the ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

	University of Port Harcourt details research in tropical research. Newspaper article from: Science Letter ; ...at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH...investigators in Port Harcourt, Nigeria report (see...at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital...Keywords: Nigeria, Port Harcourt, Life Sciences, Diabetes...
	Army to stay in Port Harcourt.(International)(Brief article) Newspaper article from: The Oil Daily ; ...the country's main oil city of Port Harcourt in the southern Rivers state for...in the Makoba district of Port Harcourt on Aug. 16, focusing on a building...to-dawn curfew Friday on Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital, and...
	Findings from University of Port Harcourt broaden understanding of autopsy.(Clinical report) Newspaper article from: Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week ; ...distribution of victims," scientists in Port Harcourt, Nigeria report (see also Autopsy...colleagues, University of Port Harcourt. The researchers concluded...Seleyefubara, University of Port Harcourt, Teaching Hospital, Dept. of...
	Research from University of Port Harcourt has provided new data on forensic science. Newspaper article from: Biotech Week ; ...B. Didia and colleagues, University of Port Harcourt (see also Forensic Science). The researchers...contact B. Didia, University of Port Harcourt, Dept. of Anatomy, PMB 5323, Port Harcourt, NigerIA. The publisher's contact information...
	Virgin Atlantic to Launch Services Between London and Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Business Wire ; ...stop services between London and Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The services, planned...300 between Heathrow and Port Harcourt. Commenting on the announcement...program to Nigeria to include Port Harcourt, the oil capital of West Africa...
	Oil and blood: Port Harcourt, Nigeria Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post ; ...2008 Headline: Oil and blood: Port Harcourt, Nigeria Byline: LAURA BERGER...Thursday, August 28, 2008 -- Port Harcourt, a sprawling "oil city" in the...refining corporations out of Port Harcourt. Until late last year, when a...
	Reports on chemical technology findings from University of Port Harcourt provide new insights.(Report) Newspaper article from: Chemicals & Chemistry ; ...sorption kinetics," investigators in Port Harcourt, Nigeria report. "The results...colleagues, University of Port Harcourt. The researchers concluded...A. Abia, University of Port Harcourt, Dept. of Pure & Ind Chemical...
	Researchers from University of Port Harcourt report recent findings in sustainable development and world ecology. Newspaper article from: Ecology, Environment & Conservation ; ...Umesi and colleagues, University of Port Harcourt. The researchers concluded: "This...contacting N.O. Umesi, University of Port Harcourt, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, PMB 5323, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, NigerIA. The publisher...
	A Saro Community in the Niger Delta, 1912-1984: The Potts-Johnsons of Port Harcourt and Their Heirs.(Book Review) Magazine article from: The Historian ; ...1984: The Potts-Johnsons of Port Harcourt and Their Heirs. By Mac Dixon...the eastern Nigerian city of Port Harcourt. This approach permits Dixon...pliant servant. In towns like Port Harcourt, Saro individuals and families...
	Data on livestock science described by researchers at University of Port Harcourt. Newspaper article from: Agriculture Week ; ...early lactation," researchers in Port Harcourt, Nigeria report. "The 48-h...colleagues, University of Port Harcourt. The researchers concluded...I. Etela, University of Port Harcourt, Dept. of Animal Science &...