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Lebanese demonstrate for legal protection against domestic violence

One of the most controversial amendments made by the group removed a clause in the draft law that would outlaw spousal rape.

BEIRUT: Hundreds of Lebanese gathered in downtown Beirut Saturday to protest the countryโ€™s lack of legislation against domestic violence. The campaign, STOP Domestic Violence Against Women, was held at Samir Kassir Square, attracting nearly 300 supporters. Local activists organized the demonstration to raise awareness of Lebanonโ€™s lack of laws protecting women from domestic abuse, including spousal rape and physical violence. …

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Lebanon’s Arabic press digest – Feb. 13, 2012

Lebanon's Arabic press digest - Feb. 13, 2012

Following are summaries of some of the main stories in a selection of Lebanese newspapers Monday. The Daily Star cannot vouch for the accuracy of these reports. An-Nahar Renewed calls for an arms-free Tripoli Aoun: Hellish alliance between Sleiman and Mikati Despite a cautious calm that returned to Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen in Tripoli on Sunday amid measures by …

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Whitney Houston’s daughter taken in ambulance

In this Sept. 1, 2009 file photo, singer Whitney Houston, right, sings with her daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown during a performance on 'Good Morning America' in Central Park in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)

LOS ANGELES: Paramedics say they took Whitney Houston’s daughter to a Los Angeles hospital Sunday morning for unspecified medical reasons. The Beverly Hills Fire Department says Bobbi Kristina Brown was taken from the Beverly Hills Hilton around 10:30 a.m. Sunday, less than a day after her mother died in a room at the same hotel. The 18-year-old’s condition was not …

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Chris Brown to perform at the Grammys

In this July 15, 2011 file photo, singer Chris Brown performs on NBCโ€™s Today Show in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, file)

NEW YORK: Chris Brown will perform at this yearโ€™s Grammy Awards, the event where his career almost ended three years ago. Brown admitted to assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna at a pre-Grammy party in 2009 and is serving five years of probation for the felony attack. A source told The Associated Press on Monday that Brown will hit the stage at Sundayโ€™s …

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Iran could ban EU oil exports next week

Iran could ban EU oil exports next week

TEHRAN: A law to be debated in Iran’s parliament on Sunday could halt exports of oil to the European Union as early as next week, the semi-official Fars news agency quoted a lawmaker as saying on Friday. “On Sunday, parliament will have to approve a ‘double emergency’ bill calling for a halt in the export of Iranian oil to Europe …

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Libya militias torturing detainees

Libya militias torturing detainees

TRIPOLI, Libya: Several suspected diehards of slain Libyan dictator Muammar Gadhafi have been subjected to torture and some have even died in detention centers run by armed militias, human rights groups said on Thursday. “Several detainees have died after being subjected to torture in Libya in recent weeks and months amid widespread torture and ill-treatment of suspected pro-Gadhafi fighters and loyalists,” Amnesty …

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Mourinho might leave Real Madrid

Jose Mourinho may leave Spain after this season/Reuters photo

BEIRUT: Real Madrid are looking for replacements for Jose Mourinho should the Portuguese manager decide to leave the Spanish capital. One man in the running for the job is Arsene Wenger. Wenger has been the subject of increased criticism from Arsenal fans this season. The criticism has led some to believe that Wenger may finally decide to call it quits …

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Syria denounces Arab League for telling Assad to quit

Syrians residing in Egypt join a rally outside Arab League headquarters in Cairo, during the Arab foreign ministers meeting to decide the future of its heavily criticized observer mission to unrest-swept Syria. (AFP PHOTO/KHALED DESOUKI)

BEIRUT: Syria on Monday rebuffed as a “conspiracy” an Arab League call for President Bashar al-Assad to step down in favour of a unity government to calm a 10-month-old revolt in which thousands of Syrians have been killed. But a day after Arab ministers urged Assad to step aside, a senior Russian lawmaker said that Moscow could do little more …

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