Damour repatriation committee head Elie Abu Faysal says security is not restored at the coastal town, and the latest thefts was due to unreturn of citizens and absence of security agencies. He added that Damour original population of 50 thousand are in diaspora as only 100 person already returned. Shiite Cleric see monitoring committee discredible Shiite religious leader M.Shamseddine said Jan 12 that monitoring committee turns to be inactive and discredible because of the US Israeli method of dealing with it. He called for the return of April 1996 spirit. Airliners ask passengers via beirut airport to report to its offices at airport 3 hours before scheduled departure time.
Reasons are the works along airport road.
Sports Lebanese players failed in their bid to score a victory over the visiting Algerian team. The match between two national teams ended in a 2-2 draw, with large crowd spectators at Burj Hammoud stadium. First half ended 1-0 to Algerians who were in full control and relied on low and simple passes while the Lebanese relied on long passes which were easy meat for the more experienced Algerians. Wartan and Wael Nazha scored the two Lebanese goals.