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Hariri wants to include 'broadest assortment' of parties in cabinet
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 The Daily Star on Thursday. The sources added that the premier-designate has yet to reach an agreement concerning the make-up. Full Story |
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Lebanon again plagued by power rationing amid tourist influx
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 than 60 percent of the country's electricity needs. Many areas in the country are already receiving less than 14 hours of electricity each day. Full Story |
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Hundreds of forest fires leave Lebanese countryside in ashes
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 Defense Force efforts in tackling more than 305 fire-related incidents, including 88 rescue and relief operations. Full Story |
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Fashion, misogyny and fascist aesthetics at Villa Audi
Plains, trains, cars, speed: Futurism was ruggedly masculine in its preoccupations. A new exhibition of works at Villa Audi from the early-20th century art movement allows viewers to sup their fill of angular automotive action. Futurism's fetish for speed and motion is perfectly surmised in Beneddetta Cappa Marinetti's 1933 painting "Genova." Full Story
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Iran's leaders fear their own people most
By Shaazka Beyerle
On Monday something surprising happened in Iran. It wasn't the Guardian Council's certifying the results of the June 12 presidential election - the questionable victory of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over Mir Hossein Mousavi. It wasn't that thousands of people took to the streets even though electricity, landline and mobile phone connections were cut. Continue
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Microsoft says 'thank you' to Lebanon journalists with lunch
Microsoft extended a big "Thank-you!" to the journalists of Lebanon at a luxurious lunch on June 26. Downtown's Karam Restaurant was the setting for Microsoft's "Summer Sunset Lunch," where the country's fourth estate, and all the principles of unbiased reportage that station represents. Full Story |
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