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Last Updated on: Saturday, November 21, 2009

US warns Iran of consequences as nuclear talks flounder

World powers could have a package of measures against Iran "within weeks," US President Barack Obama said on Thursday, warning Tehran of consequences for its failure to respond to an offer of a nuclear deal. However, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki dismissed talk of further punitive sanctions, saying the West had learned from past failures. Full Story

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» Barghouti calls for popular, diplomatic Palestinian action to achieve statehood

» Accused Tunisian journalist insists he was framed

» 30 years on, bloody Mecca mosque siege reverberates

» Israeli air strikes target Gaza tunnels, wound three

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Economic experts call for drastic action to stop 'rot' of mounting government debt

China, Asia and the US are pulling the world out of an economic vortex with surprising, if "modest," speed, the The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) declared on Thursday. Asian economies underpin the recovery, and the United States is in the midst of a sudden rebound, switching to expected 2.5-percent growth.

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» Dubai Airshow ends on sharply lower sales note

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» Airbus expects to sell 300 planes by year end

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Opening the doors to state legitimacy

The leaders of Hizbullah and Amal have endorsed a seemingly non-monolithic step: inviting the police and security forces to take action in Beirut's southern suburbs, where crime and related social problems seem to have overwhelmed the ability of the resistance to cope. Naturally, people can have a field day with such a policy:

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Hammam offers visitors glimpse into history

A hint of incense in the dark and narrow alleys leading to the 410-year-old Hammam al-Abhar in the Yemeni capital's old city reminds the visitor that each step taken is one further back into history. For centuries, the traditional Turkish-style bathhouse - "hammam" in Arabic - has been a cornerstone of life in the Middle East, and a place for social gatherings as well as for ritual bathing. Full Story

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» Painting a portrait of an area under transformation

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» Fact and fiction collide in civil war Algeria

» Silver Factory explodes in tinnitus-inducing rapid-fire orchestral train crash

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Lebanon's history awaits its textbook
By Dalal Mawad

Recently, I saw four boys sitting at lunch near Bliss Street. They were talking about politics and student elections before moving to a conversation about civil war. Though only about 20 years of age, they discussed violence with a sense of normalcy, their debate echoing confessional odium and distrust. Continue

» Abandon the 'peace process' and make a drive for peace
By Akram Baker

» The IMF continues to suffer from the pull of finance fetishism
By Dani Rodrik

» Palestinian state-building is the only game left in town
By David Ignatius

» Can the US fail in Afghanistan without becoming unhinged?
By Jonathan Schell

» Kiss the Independence Intifada goodbye
By Michael Young

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Rival camps abandon confrontation following cabinet formation

Lebanon's new national-unity Cabinet signals that the March 14 and March 8 political camps have retreated from the tactics of confrontation which led the country to the brink of civil war in May 2008, a number of analysts told The Daily Star. Prime Minister Saad Hariri's government will almost certainly not alter the status quo on the most divisive issues such. Full Story

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» Baroud backs proportional representation in municipal polls

» Alarming trend of domestic worker deaths persists

» How the scales of justice fall in favor of males: a law of discrimination

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Iraq at a crossroads: Constitutional Review Committee fills in crucial gaps
By Haider Hamoudi

Iraq is at a historical crossroads on the bumpy road to democracy. The Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) has all but completed the task assigned to it by the 2005 Constitution under the chairmanship of Sheikh Humam Hamoudi, the delegate of the largest parliamentary bloc, together with Dr. Fouad Masum, the head of the Kurdish bloc. Continue

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» Nasrallah re-elected as Hizbullah chief for 6th term

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» Tebnine teacher admits to Israel spying charges

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» ATFP extends $30 million line of credit to Bank Audi

» Number of credit, debit cards reach 1.6 million in Lebanon

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