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London’s Olympic Orbit tower gets decked in light

The Olympic rings made up of 25,000 flowers are displayed at Kew Royal Botanic Gardens in London to mark the 100 days to go to the start of London 2012 Olympics, Wednesday, April 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

LONDON: Watch out, Eiffel Tower. Lights are coming to London’s Orbit. London’s Legacy Development Corporation says the AcelorMittal Orbit tower, which looks like a squashed roller coaster next to Olympic Stadium – will be decked out in 250 color spotlights that will make it a “beacon of east London.” The lights will be wound through the 114.5 meter (375-foot) ruby red tower and become …

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Syrian forces shell rebels, Red Cross kept waiting

An anti-Syrian regime man reacts in front of flames which rise from a burning shop damaged by Syrian government forces shelling, in Baba Amr neighborhood in Homs province, central Syria, on Sunday Feb. 12, 2012. (AP/Local Coordination Committees in Syria)

DAMASCUS: Syrian forces pounded the city of Rastan with shells on Sunday after routing rebel fighters from nearby Homs, monitors said, as the Red Cross awaited the go-ahead to evacuate wounded from the battered region. The assault on mainly rebel-held Rastan came as China urged all parties in Syria to “unconditionally” end the violence and a monitoring group said 44 …

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Israeli minister says world cannot protect Israel

Israel's Defense Minister Ehud Barak, front, and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, right, attend a special Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. May 29, 2011 AP

JERUSALEM: Israel’s foreign minister says the international community’s failure to stop the violence in Syria shows it cannot keep Israel safe. Avigdor Lieberman says the inability of international leaders and aid workers to alleviate “systematic murder of innocent civilians” in Syria “challenges all the promises of the international community that they are responsible for our security.” Lieberman spoke Sunday on Israel Radio. His comments come as the United States tries to convince Israel to rely …

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Iran increasing ‘secret aid’ to Syria

Anti-Syrian regime protesters hold up banners during a demonstration, in Idlib, Syria, Friday, March 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Local Coordination Committees in Syria

TEHRAN: Iran is stepping up its military and intelligence support for Syrian government troops in their crackdown against opposition strongholds, The Washington Post reported late Saturday. Citing three unnamed US officials with access to intelligence reports from the region, the newspaper said Tehran had increased supplies of arms and other aid for Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad as he is trying crush resistance in the key city of Homs. “The aid from Iran is increasing, and is increasingly …

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Iran touts high turnout, Ahmadinejad faction losing

In this June 7, 2011 file photo, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks with media in Tehran, Iran. AP

TEHRAN: Under intense Western pressure over its disputed nuclear program, declared an initial turnout of 65 percent in a parliamentary election shunned by most reformists as a sham. Iran’s Islamic clerical leadership is eager to restore the damage to its legitimacy caused by the violent crushing of eight months of street protests after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s re-election in a 2009 …

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Education minister admitted to hospital, condition stable

Education minister admitted to hospital, condition stable

BEIRUT: Education minister Hassan Diab was admitted to the American University Hospital (AUH) early Saturday morning and is undergoing treatment, according to a statement issued by his press office. The statement, which did not specify the reasons for his admittance, added that he appears to be in stable condition.

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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 country’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 Lebanon’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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