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GAZA: Palestinian militants launched their first deadly rocket attack on Israel in over a year, killing a Thai worker on Thursday in a strike that challenged Gaza's Hamas rulers and prompted Israel to threaten a powerful response. The rocket tore into a plastic-covered hothouse in the Israeli community of Netiv Haasara an hour after the European [...] Full story

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Greek prime minister warns of spiraling debt

BRUSSELS/ATHENS: Greece raised the stakes on Thursday in its quest for EU help to tackle its debt crisis, warning that it cannot achieve promised deficit cuts if its borrowing costs remain so high and may have to call in the IMF. The country, however, strongly denied a report that it was scheduled to turn to the international lender as soon as April [...] Full story

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Big spectacle, little substance

The last week or so of Lebanese politics, if we can call it that, has had several moments of political fireworks, while seeing a few meaty issues arise.Last weekend, of course, saw a three-way drama: Walid Jumblatt gave his "long-awaited" interview and offered a mea culpa, of sorts, to his official Syrian audience. Naturally, the focus was on how Jumblatt explained his

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A millennia of Islamic treasure unveiled in Berlin

BERLIN: More than 200 items from the Aga Khan's collection of Islamic treasures are going on show in Berlin in an exhibition spanning a millennium and covering half the globe. A chestnut leaf delicately inscribed with golden calligraphy greets visitors at the start of the show of works collected by the billionaire philanthropist and illustrating the breadth of Islamic culture [...] Full story

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Preparing for US failure in Afghanistan
By Ahmed Rashid

After the failure of high-level talks between India and Pakistan over long running disputes, both countries are caught in an escalating proxy war in Afghanistan. If no solution is found to reconcile Pakistani and Indian interests in the country, the coming months might see stepped up terrorist attacks against Indians in Kabul and the return of militants infiltrating [...] Continue reading

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Tribunal preparing for trial within a year

Editor's note: The following are excerpts of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon's annual report, which was released Saturday. The Daily Star is publishing excerpts of the report until Wednesday.PART II - MAIN ACTIVITIES OF THE TRIBUNAL BETWEEN MARCH 2009 AND FEBRUARY 2010 A. Chambers 1. Introduction 95. The Tribunal's Chambers are [...] Full story

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The law has teeth: building on judicial decisions
By Chibli Mallat

Amid the continuing turmoil over the settlements, a little judicial victory for West Bankers was registered at the European Court of Justice on February 25. The case is excerpted on this page, together with a comment by Christopher Lund. Considering the bulldozing-like style of Israeli occupation, both really and figuratively, the little achieved by European judges [...] Continue reading

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Mohammad Shkeir takes up new position in ceremony at Le Bristol

BEIRUT: Mohammad Shkeir was initiated as the head of the joint Beirut Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture on February 19 in a grand ceremony at Le Bristol Hotel. Hundreds of eminent figures turned out for the occasion, among them Farah Shabaan, Samir Rahal, Lina Hariri and Gaby Semaan. [...] Full story

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