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Last Updated on: Friday, July 03, 2009
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
» Lebanese man gets 25 years for arms dealing
» Hizbullah slams Ban's 'extreme bias' in 1701 report
» Sleiman rules out any tolerance for security breaches
» Abducted students released after being stripped of possessions, cars
» Ban report ignores 'danger of Israeli spy cells'
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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
» Fitch affirms Bank Audi at 'B-' Outlook Stable
» Capital intelligence raises Lebanon's rating to stable
» Why China and not the Gulf and Egypt?
» Lebanons ranks third in export credit insurance
» Deficit spending in Lebanon still on rise
» More Business
Forex? What is it, anyway?
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Gad Elmaleh's absence is yet another missed opportunity in Lebanon
Gad Elmaleh, "the funniest man in France," will not be tickling audiences this month at the Beiteddine Festival. Last Saturday, the French stand-up comedian and actor, of Jewish-Moroccan descent, announced he had cancelled his performances in Lebanon because of security concerns. Continue


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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
» ISF arrests suspects in armed robbery of AUB students
» Number of swine flu cases in country rises to 47
» Lebanon moves away from being a failed state
» AUB alumni announce results of second election
» People send letters to Beirut: Will it answer them?
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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
» Palestinian directors launch country's first commercial animated film
» Beirut Art Center to throw summer fundraising party
» Nearly 50 years on, Hanthala speaks to the world in English
» Exhibition opens on the Corsican who hijacked the French Revolution
» Is now the time to watch movies in Nablus?
» More Arts & Culture

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
» Ban Ki-moon may not make noise, but he is effective
   By Stephen Schlesinger
» Obama is right to take a hard line on Israeli settlements
   By Mkhaimar Abusada
» Why Russia's latest Grand Inquisitor remains so popular
   By David Ignatius
» A key to freedom is finding the ayatollahs' tipping point
   By Naomi Wolf
» Elmaleh's case echoes our liberal limits
   By Michael Young
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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
» Lebanese-Dutch Business Association throws gala dinner
» Lebanese-Dutch Business Association throws gala dinner
» First National Bank fetes Lebanon's media at Al Dente lunch
» La Morella gathering looks to include Jeita Grotto in new Seven Wonders
» Uruguayan envoy marks National Day at Robert Mouawad Museum
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