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Tuesday, October 12, 2010 |
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Saqr: Hariri 'will not accuse Hizbullah' in father's killing
BEIRUT: Lebanon First bloc MP Oqab Saqr said that Prime Minister Saad Hariri "did not and will not" accuse Hizbullah in killing his father late Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. "We say that we did not and will not accuse Hizbullah of this crime, Prime Minister Hariri has announced so," Saqr said, addressing a news conference he called for at the March 14 General Secretariat headquarters in Beirut on Monday [...] Full story |
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Moody's: Lebanon's main strength is high level of external liquidity
BEIRUT: Moody's Investor Services recently released a credit opinion note on Lebanon in which it indicated that credit strengths for Lebanon include a robust level of external liquidity, a resilient bank deposit base, the government's strong track record of debt servicing, and the country's proven ability to mobilize donor support. This opinion was published by Bank Audi's Lebanon Weekly Monitor [...] Full story |
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Petty policies preclude peace
Although it is hard to find shocking anymore, the Israeli Cabinet has been taking significant steps in the past two days that reflect dreadfully upon the country, do not represent a major portion of the citizenry and only create more obstacles to a peace settlement.Benjamin Netanyahu's government on Sunday passed a draft law which would require non-Jews applying for Israeli citizenship [...] Continue reading |
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Ottoman building illegally destroyed - activists
BEIRUT: An illegal demolition in the heart of the historic Gemmazyeh quarter took place late on Sunday evening, heritage activists claimed. One side of a 19th Century Ottoman building now rests in ruins, putting the future of the house in further jeopardy and sparking fears that it will be raised to make way for another sky-rise development, placing additional pressure on residents to sell up [...] Full story |
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The road to flavor that normal folk can savor
BEIRUT: Movies seem to have problems working with certain sensation, smell for instance, yet the performative aspects of food-preparation and consumption have generated an array of superb international film. Juzo Itami's "Tampopo" (1985), Ang Lee's "Eat Drink Man Woman" (1994), Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci's "Big Night" (1996), dozens more [...] Full story
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ElBaradei and the Egyptian diaspora
By Omar Ashour
"This is a giant that needs to be awakened to save Egypt - look at what other diaspora communities are doing," said one enthusiastic participant in a recent London conference for the Egyptian National Assembly for Change (NAC). The conference was one of a series of public events aimed at fostering ties and coordinating pro-democracy efforts between Mohamed ElBaradei [...] Continue reading
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Public Finance Quarterly Report, Q1- 2010
Editor's note: The following are excerpts from the "Public Finance Quarterly Report - QI 2010," published last week by the Finance Ministry. The report highlights the main developments in public finance and debt in January-March of 2010, elaborating on the performance of revenues, expenditures and public debt. [...] Full story |
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Shabab Blom holds luncheon at Phoenicia Intercontinental
BEIRUT: Shabab Blom (Banque du Liban et d'Outre-Mer s.a.l.), held a luncheon at the grand ballroom of the Phoenicia Intercontinental Hotel in Ain al-Mreiise on September 23. Joclyne Chehwan was among the more than 100 people who turned out for the event. Afaf and Awatef Mahmoud were there, as were Salim, Amal and Elissa Naoum [...] Full story |
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