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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Middle East Star.com http://www.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/10/id/7948506725f8face/ en-us Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:38:07 -0400 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:38:07 -0400 30 New York, July 3 : A Lebanese national was reportedly jailed in Dubai for wearing T-shirt showing Victoria Beckham in the nude. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/514777/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:40:03 -0400 Middle East Star.com http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/514777/cs/1/ (MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) The 32nd International Rally of Lebanon is to start here early Saturday under the auspices of Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, with Kuwaiti and Arab participati... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25861465/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:11:22 -0400 MENAFN http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25861465/ Alfa, the mobile operator managed by Orascom Telecom, announced its sponsorship for the 4th consecutive year, of Sesobel's yearly event as part of its 4life program, 1004-for-life. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25861461/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:59:23 -0400 AME Info http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25861461/ Washington has stressed that cabinet formation in Lebanon was an internal matter and U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Damascus is conditional on ending interference in Lebanon. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25861462/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:25:56 -0400 Naharnet http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25861462/ A group of gunmen in four Range Rovers and several motorbikes broke into a garage in the Lailaki area of Beirut's southern suburbs and took over two buses, the state-run National News Agency reported. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25861464/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:25:55 -0400 Naharnet http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25861464/ A week after his appointment, Premier-designate Saad Hariri is working on finding the appropriate cabinet formula to propose it to President Michel Suleiman, Hariri's close circles said. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25861463/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:25:53 -0400 Naharnet http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25861463/ BEIRUT: Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammad Rashid Qabbani expressed confidence Friday that the recent Saudi-Syrian talks will reflect positively on the overall situation in Lebanon. "We feel comfortable conc... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25853990/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:17:50 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25853990/ BEIRUT: Senior Shiite cleric Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah slammed on Friday regional and international interference in Lebanon's domestic affairs. "We hear of slogans calling for freedom and demo... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25853991/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:17:48 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25853991/ BEIRUT: A Lebanese military court adjourned Friday the trial of brothers Ali and Youssef Jarrah, who are charged with spying for Israel, a judicial source said. "The trial was postponed until July 27 ... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25853992/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:17:46 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25853992/ The 1989 Taif Accord which ended Lebanon's Civil War also ended Christian dominance of national politics and drastically reduced presidential powers, through which Christian hegemony was constitutiona... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25853993/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:17:44 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25853993/ BEIRUT: Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said numerous festivals being held across south Lebanon were "a healthy sign." "Cultural festivals currently being held in sou... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25853989/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:17:52 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25853989/ BEIRUT: French Foreign Ministry spokesman Eric Chevalier announced on Friday that Foreign Minister Kouchner will hold talks with Lebanese officials on July 9 to convey France's satisfaction with the m... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25853988/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:17:55 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25853988/ BEIRUT: Israel carried out "wanton" and "deliberate" destruction of the besieged Gaza Strip during a 22-day offensive in December and January, a leading human-rights group said Friday. Unveiling their... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25853995/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:17:41 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25853995/ The assaults, targeting mainly foreign women, beg the question: "How safe is Beirut for women travelers and residents who just wish to enjoy the city's nights and days?" http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25853998/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:17:43 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25853998/ BEIRUT: The US government has labeled the Iraq-based Kataeb Hizbullah a "foreign terrorist organization" and levied financial sanctions against the outfit, saying it poses a risk to Iraqi security and... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25853994/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:17:43 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25853994/ BEIRUT: If by naming Beirut as the 2009 World Book Capital the United Nations wishes to encourage the Lebanese to study more, its latest report should be a must-read. Lebanon's fourth National Human D... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25853597/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:17:40 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25853597/ BEIRUT: Lebanon's fiscal performance report through the end of May showed a decline in the deficit as a percentage of revenue to 29.14 percent compared to 33.56 percent during the same period in 2008.... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25853996/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:17:39 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25853996/ BEIRUT: Equities on the Beirut Stock Exchange (BSE) rode a mid-week wave of optimism regarding the prospects of a new cabinet, ending the week up 2 percent. Despite a pick-up in trading activity, anal... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25853997/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:17:37 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25853997/ Our public sector woes aren't linked to the international scene as such; world wars might break out but not necessarily impact our service provision, for example. Our politicians spend a lot of time c... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25853999/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:17:33 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25853999/ France's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner is scheduled to visit Beirut July 9 and 10 and Damascus on July 11 and 12 to hold talks on bilateral and regional issues. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25849523/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:15:56 -0400 Naharnet http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25849523/ Germany said Friday that there were several rays of hope in the Middle East, including the peaceful Lebanese parliamentary elections and improved relations between Lebanon and Syria. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25844645/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:13:33 -0400 Naharnet http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25844645/ Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat called for the restoration of a climate of trust between Lebanon and Syria by focusing on the issue of bilateral relations. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25844648/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:13:33 -0400 Naharnet http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25844648/ Musawi was responding to a report carried by the Central News Agency (CAN) on Thursday saying Hizbullah's Shoura Council has decided not to take part in the next Cabinet. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25844647/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:13:32 -0400 Naharnet http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25844647/ Government formation once again hit obstacles. This time they are related to the Roman Catholic seat in the new Cabinet as a result of the jam of candidates who stood for two Catholic posts. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25844646/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:13:31 -0400 Naharnet http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25844646/ The Hizbullah-led Opposition continued to press for veto power and proportional representation in the new government contrary to the belief that the minority March 8 coalition was willing to be lenien... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25842174/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:46:26 -0400 Naharnet http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25842174/ France rejects veto power in any new Lebanon government, stressing that the parliamentary majority has the right to proper representation in the Cabinet. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25842172/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:46:25 -0400 Naharnet http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25842172/ Phalange party leader Amin Gemayel said Friday that Syria has to prove its good intentions towards Lebanon by dismantling armed Palestinian bases and demarcating the border. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25842173/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:46:25 -0400 Naharnet http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25842173/ Beirut - For some mysterious reasons the March 14 majority alliance which won the parliamentary elections with a comfortable margin Last June 7 is allowing itself to be pressured by the opposition( wh... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25839628/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:20:55 -0400 Ya Libnan http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25839628/ Beirut Arab University (BAU) in Lebanon has selected UniversiTools software to manage its full scheduling needs across university campuses in Lebanon and Egypt. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25839100/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:49:33 -0400 24 / 7 Press Release http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25839100/ Pan-Arab daily al-Hayat on Friday, which carried the report, said Syria has proposed that the various Lebanese parliamentary blocs visit Damascus to strike a deal on the formation of a national unity ... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25839630/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:20:56 -0400 Naharnet http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25839630/ Premier-designate Saad Hariri paid condolences to the family of Zeina Miri, who was killed during clashes between Amal and al-Mustaqbal movement supporters in the Beirut neighborhood of Aisha Bakkar o... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25839631/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:20:55 -0400 Naharnet http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25839631/ It quoted an Arab diplomatic source in Damascus as saying that Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz will visit Damascus next Monday for talks with Syrian President Bashar Assad that would tackle inter-A... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25839629/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:20:55 -0400 Naharnet http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25839629/ A Sikorsky firefighting helicopter, which was delivered to Lebanon two weeks ago, was used for the first time to extinguish a fire in Qmatiyeh near the mountain resort town of Aley. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25839632/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:20:54 -0400 Naharnet http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25839632/ U.S. Ambassador Michele Sison said during a celebration of the 233rd anniversary of the United States' independence that her country is proud to support the Lebanese Army and Internal Security Forces. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25836917/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:06:59 -0400 Naharnet http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25836917/ BEIRUT: Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri is determined to shape a national-unity cabinet that includes "the broadest assortment of political parties," sources close to the March 14 Forces told http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25827461/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:15:07 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25827461/ LONDON: Fitch Ratings has affirmed Lebanon-based Bank Audi S.A.L.'s (Bank Audi) ratings at Long-term Issuer Default (IDR) 'B-' with Stable Outlook, Short-term IDR 'B,' Individual 'D' and Support '5,' ... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25827465/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:15:06 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25827465/ LLIMASOL: Capital Intelligence, the international credit rating agency, on Thursday announced that it has raised Lebanon's long-term foreign and local currency ratings to 'B' from 'B-' (B minus). The ... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25827466/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:15:04 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25827466/ BEIRUT: Hizbullah on Thursday criticized UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon over what the group called "extreme bias" toward Israel in his latest report on the implementation of Security Council Resolut... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25827463/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:15:03 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25827463/ NEW YORK: A Lebanese man convicted of agreeing to sell millions of dollars of weapons to leftist guerrillas in Colombia was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Wednesday. Tareq Mousa al-Ghazi, 62, was ... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25827462/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:15:05 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25827462/ BEIRUT: President Michel Sleiman said on Thursday that security breaches should in no way be tolerated "especially since we are expecting a promising summer season." Sleiman told visitors the Lebanese... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25827464/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:15:01 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25827464/ BEIRUT: Lebanon is once again experiencing severe electricity rationing this summer as thousands of Lebanese and Arab visitors flock to the country, increasing strain on power stations that meet less ... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25827467/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:15:01 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25827467/ BEIRUT: The Internal Security Forces (ISF) arrested late on Wednesday and early Thursday two members of a gang who ambushed and robbed, one day earlier a group of six students from the American Univer... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25827469/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:14:59 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25827469/ The front page of the Financial Times on June 24 read: "EU Lodges WTO Case in China Dispute." In light of the economic crisis, it became clear that many countries are looking for ways to protect domes... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25827468/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:14:58 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25827468/ March 14 coordinator Fares Soaid rejected Thursday a visit to Syria by the premier-designate before the formation of the government and insisted against giving the minority veto power in a new cabinet... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25822517/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:26:32 -0400 Naharnet http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25822517/ Beirut- Hezbollah's Shura Council held a meeting recently and decided not to participate in the new government according to informed sources of Lebanese news Agency al Markaziyah. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25817334/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:23:46 -0400 Ya Libnan http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25817334/ The Prime Minister-designate of Lebanon said a national unity government must be formed. Saad Hariri called for the end of the current political split between the ruling majority and the opposition, a... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25817750/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:56:52 -0400 Al Bawaba http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25817750/ The Lebanese Foreign Ministry and the Lebanese Shiite armed group Hezbollah both criticized Thursday UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's 10th report on the implementation of UN resolution 1701, local E... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25817719/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:50:30 -0400 People's Daily http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25817719/ Capital Intelligence, the international credit rating agency, today announced that it has raisedLebanon's long-term foreign and local currency ratings to 'B' from 'B-' (B minus). http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25813885/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:16:15 -0400 AME Info http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25813885/ Airline investment in IT is set to reach a new low this year as aircraft operators cope with unprecedented financial losses, according to the 2009 Airline IT Trends Survey co-sponsored by SITA and Air... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25810891/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:49:13 -0400 AME Info http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25810891/ Further highlighting its commitment to hand over seven projects in 2009, Deyaar Development PJSC, a regional real estate company dedicated to innovation, customer care and long-term sustainable growth... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25810892/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:49:12 -0400 AME Info http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25810892/ Hizbullah on Thursday criticized U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon for not condemning Israeli spy networks in his 10th report on the implementation of Security Council resolution 1701. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25810893/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:13:18 -0400 Naharnet http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25810893/ Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Thursday criticized those calling for dialogue with Syria as Lebanon makes attempts to form a new cabinet, saying such efforts undermine Lebanon's martyrs. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25810894/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:13:16 -0400 Naharnet http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25810894/ The foreign ministry criticized U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon's latest report on the implementation of Security Council resolution 1701, saying it didn't consider the discovery of Israeli spy networks a viol... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25810895/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:13:15 -0400 Naharnet http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25810895/ The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR) Director General, Dr. Jamal Sanad Al Suwaidi has announced that the Center will present 72 sets of its 650 Arabic and English publication... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25806910/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:26:20 -0400 AME Info http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25806910/ Syrian President Bashar Assad has expressed readiness to meet with Premier-designate Saad Hariri during talks with two top aides to French President Nicolas Sarkozy, a French source said. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25807992/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:50:36 -0400 Naharnet http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25807992/ Amid ongoing consultations to form a new Lebanese cabinet, the formula that will most likely be adopted is a 30-member government in which the majority would get 15 seats, the opposition 10 and the pr... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25807993/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:50:35 -0400 Naharnet http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25807993/ The Lebanese army said on Thursday it has arrested 21 people over a street battle in the Beirut neighborhood of Aisha Bakkar that left a woman bystander dead. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25807994/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:50:34 -0400 Naharnet http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25807994/ Assailants on Wednesday at the outskirts of Aquora targeted university students and kidnapped them. Newspapers reported that the six American University of Beirut (AUB) students were in a KIA and Merc... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25807995/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:50:33 -0400 Naharnet http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25807995/ A 12-year-old girl thought to be the only survivor of the Yemenia air crash has told how she was thrown into the ocean and watched her aircraft sink. Baya Bakari told her father at a hospital in Yemen... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25802437/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:11:51 -0400 Ya Libnan http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25802437/ BEIRUT: The upcoming Cabinet formation process will most probably grant President Michel Sleiman the tipping voice, well-informed sources close to Prime Minister- designate Saad Hariri said on Wednesd... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25795440/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:31:44 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25795440/ BEIRUT: Lebanon was ranked the 29th most failed state in the world by Foreign Policy's online annual index released last Wednesday. The placement is an 11-rank improvement from last year's ranking of ... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25794995/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:31:42 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25794995/ BEIRUT: Four students abducted Wednesday by a group of gunmen in the mountainous region of Aqoura were released 90 minutes later by their captors in the nearby Homsya town after being stripped of thei... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25795439/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:31:45 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25795439/ BEIRUT: The number of diagnosed cases in Lebanon of A(H1N1), otherwise known as swine flu, has risen to 47 after the discovery of four new cases, the Health Ministry said Wednesday. The latest patient... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25795446/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:31:44 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25795446/ BEIRUT: If you could send a message to Beirut, what would it say? Some people are doing just that in letters addressed to a city they both love and lament. "I hope you will excuse my honesty: Beside o... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25795448/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:31:39 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25795448/ BEIRUT: The Worldwide Alumni Association of the American University of Beirut (WAAAUB) announced the results of its second election on Wednesday, bringing to fruition the planned structure of the asso... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25795447/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:31:41 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25795447/ Today, and despite the successful democratic parliamentary elections accomplished on a national scale, the political leadership of our country remain once again faced with the same previously witnesse... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25795443/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:31:37 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25795443/ BEIRUT: Hundreds of fires tore through Lebanon Tuesday and Wednesday, despite warnings to citizens that fire-starting is an imprisonable offense. Environment Minister Dr Tony Karam praised Civil Defen... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25795449/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:31:37 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25795449/ BEIRUT: Figures issued by the Arab Investment & Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (Dha?man) indicate that Lebanon ranked third among 12 Arab countries in the value of overall export credit insur... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25795444/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:31:35 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25795444/ BEIRUT: Lebanon's budget deficit continued to rise as a result of mounting government spending and amid signs that there is no imminent solution for the country's chronic public debt. According to the... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25795445/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:31:34 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25795445/ MP Michel Aoun indirectly criticized Wednesday foreign meddling in Lebanese affairs by pointing to a flurry of diplomatic activity that has been accompanying the government formation process. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25786557/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:49:41 -0400 Naharnet http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25786557/ March 14 forces strongly called Wednesday for a "definitive" decision for the demilitarization of the capital, following Sunday's armed clashes that left one woman bystander dead. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25782394/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:01:40 -0400 Naharnet http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25782394/ The church, in a statement issued by the Council of Maronite Bishops after their monthly meeting, thanked God that single-day parliamentary elections ended peacefully. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25778983/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:36:27 -0400 Naharnet http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25778983/ President Michel Suleiman said Wednesday that peace cannot be achieved without the Arab initiative, which guarantees the return of Palestinians, the implementation of resolution 1701 and Israel's with... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25778985/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:36:26 -0400 Naharnet http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25778985/ PM-designate Saad Hariri quietly continues discussions on Cabinet formation as the government was expected to be declared within 10 days, the daily An Nahar reported. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25778984/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:36:25 -0400 Naharnet http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25778984/ The art association in Syria gave permission to a number of Lebanese artists like Haifa Wahbe and Elissa to perform in Syria and to participate in Syrian music festivals. Recently, Lebanese artists w... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25778982/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:22:35 -0400 Al Bawaba http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25778982/ Thanks to Citi and Injaz-Lebanon, a member of Junior Achievement Worldwide, Banks in Action an eight session program, has come to high schools in Lebanon starting with Omar Bin Khattab and Khaled Bin ... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25776352/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:49:48 -0400 AME Info http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25776352/ SNS, the leading provider of supply chain solutions in the Gulf and Middle-East, is proud to announce the Infor WM Solution go-live of the third facility at Holdal Premises in Beirut. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25776353/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:49:47 -0400 AME Info http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25776353/ A security meeting that took place in Beirut's southern suburbs between Hizbullah and Walid Jumblat's Progressive Socialist Party was aimed at bolstering confidence between residents of Dahiyeh and th... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25776354/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:14:03 -0400 Naharnet http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25776354/ U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman warned that Hizbullah's arms pose a threat to Lebanon and the region although he admitted that the party has popular support ... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25776356/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:14:02 -0400 Naharnet http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25776356/ Outgoing Interior Minister Ziad Baroud said he believed fires that broke out in different parts of Lebanon on Tuesday may have been intentionally set. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25776355/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:14:01 -0400 Naharnet http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25776355/ Beirut lawmakers are exerting every effort in a bid to turn Beirut into a demilitarized city following on-again-off-again bloody street fighting that has taken many innocent lives away. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25773358/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:54:30 -0400 Naharnet http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25773358/ U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon has urged Israel to withdraw from the Lebanese side of the border village of Ghajar and reiterated that Hizbullah's armed capabilities pose a serious challenge to the government... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25773359/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:54:29 -0400 Naharnet http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25773359/ Lebanon is seriously considering relinquishing its non-permanent seat in the U.N. Security Council for fears that internal bickering could reflect negatively on the Lebanese ambassador in New York, We... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25773360/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:54:28 -0400 Naharnet http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25773360/ A French comedian of Jewish descent is welcome to perform in Lebanon, a cabinet minister in Beirut said Tuesday. Tourism Minister Elie Marouni even offered to receive Gad Elmaleh at the airport, defyi... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25763336/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:44:29 -0400 Haaretz http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25763336/ LONDON - Dinara Safina recovered from going a set down to the unseeded German Sabine Lisicki to win 6–7, 6–4, 6–1. It was the second day running the Russian had lost the first set and she admitt http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25759148/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:20:16 -0400 Times of Oman http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25759148/ BEIRUT: Loyalty to the Resistance bloc MP Ali Ammar called on President Michel Sleiman on Tuesday to have the Cabinet should "shoulder its responsibilities and tackle the dire electricity situation, w... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25759137/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:02:37 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25759137/ BEIRUT: Incumbent Social Affairs Minister Mario Aoun said on Tuesday that the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) was asking for seven ministers in the next cabinet. "Regardless of the seats our allies get,... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25759136/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:02:39 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25759136/ BEIRUT: Prime Minister-designate MP Saad Hariri said Tuesday that the consultations with parliamentary blocs on Monday to form a national-unity Cabinet were "positive," adding that the upcoming phase ... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25759134/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:02:43 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25759134/ BEIRUT: Eight students enrolled in the Saint Louis University/Notre Dame University (NDU) cooperative Doctorate of Education (EdD) program are preparing to take part in the first of three summer semes... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25759141/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:02:39 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25759141/ BEIRUT: Visiting United States Central Command head General David Petraeus said on Monday he hoped for a swift formation of a new Cabinet in Lebanon and underlined "significant improvement" on the Leb... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25759133/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:02:42 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25759133/ BKIRKI: Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Butros Sfeir was pessimistic on Tuesday about the overall political situation in Lebanon. Sfeir told a delegation of residents from the Chouf town of Brih, that th... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25759139/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:02:36 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25759139/ BEIRUT: A delegation of Beirut lawmakers discussed with caretaker Defense Minister Elias Murr means by which security in the capital could be "permanently preserved." Murr received in his office at th... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25759143/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:02:36 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25759143/ BEIRUT: Officials from Hizbullah and the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) held talks on Tuesday focusing on means to preserve contact and collaboration among them. The meeting was held at a Hizbullah... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25759138/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:02:34 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25759138/ BEIRUT: Internal Security Forces (ISF) arrested 41 wanted people on Monday, according to a statement by the organization. "Arrested individuals were charged by the judiciary for committing different c... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25759142/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:02:33 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25759142/ BEIRUT: Deputy Parliament Speaker Farid Makari said on Tuesday that Hizbullah's weapons arsenal should be tackled "in a realistic manner." "No group is telling the Resistance that it has to disarm, an... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25759135/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:02:40 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25759135/ BEIRUT: A coalition of activists belonging to various Palestinian solidarity organizations are planning an international march in Gaza aimed at ending the blockade of the territory. The event will aim... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25759140/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:02:32 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25759140/ BEIRUT: Lebanese Bassam Jalgha won the Stars of Science innovation competition series after receiving the most votes during the televised finale Sunday. During the final episode of the show the produc... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25758663/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:02:34 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25758663/ NABATIEH: While waiting for his prosthetic leg to be delivered, cluster-bomb victim Ali Murad has rejoined his colleagues at the Mines Advisory Group (MAG), where he once served as a deminer. Now Mura... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25759144/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:02:31 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25759144/ BEIRUT: The organizing committee of the Beiteddine Festival expressed "serious regrets" for the decision of French stand-up comedian Gad Elmaleh to cancel his performances in the festival following ac... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25759145/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:02:29 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25759145/ BEIRUT: Senior politicians joined leading economic and academic experts at the launch ceremony of a landmark equality and citizenship report on Tuesday. The National Human Development Report, entitled... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25759146/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:02:28 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7948506725f8face/id/25759146/