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BEIRUT: The United States expressed its concern on Friday about acts that could destabilize Lebanon's stability, while voicing support to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) as an independent organization established to put an end to an era of political assassinations. "A strong, sovereign, and stable Lebanon is in the interests of all - the Lebanese people, the [...] Full story

» Baroud's ministry has 'no say' on refugees

» Israeli media claim to have discovered Syrian Hizbullah training site on Google Earth

» Sfeir stresses coexistence with 'Muslim brothers'

» Hizbullah makes preparations for Ahmadinejad visit

» Fairouz shines a light in dark times

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Euro rise: mixed blessing for Lebanese economy

BEIRUT: Economists and traders on Friday gave a mixed assessment of the ramifications of the euro currency rise on the Lebanese economy. While few believe that this increase will have a positive impact on some of the sectors in the country, others voiced their concerns over the negative repercussions that this will have on the overall economy. "Obviously [...] Full story

» Finance Ministry denies tampering with previous budgets

» Barclays notes significant recovery in GCC countries

» World Bank sees growth in MENA remittances

» Lebanon's Cabinet, population must sit up and address water crisis - official

» Occupancy at Beirut hotels at 70 percent

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Justice for all, even witnesses

The political fallout from the investigation by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) continues to weigh heavy on the minds of the Lebanese, and it is showing no sign of abating. It seems it is a reflexive urge of some commentators to write off the current war of words as the usual political bickering. It is clear, however, that many citizens share the concerns of those politicians

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UNRWA at 60: successes and failings

BEIRUT: A major conference covering the role of United Nations Relief and Work Agency (UNRWA) for Palestinian refugees got under way in Beirut on Friday. The two-day event, which brings together regional and international experts, coincides with a faltering in the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and a growing realization that the relationship [...] Full story

» Arabs discuss bid to create digital library

» AUB announces 15 new full scholarship students

» Olive harvest kicks off in southern villages

» Beirutis relaxed about chances of imminent civil war

» No Lebanese women on Forbes list

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Rebuilding spaces of wood and ink, in a world without land

BEIRUT: Take a landscape painting and compare it to an architectural plan. Before electronic media intervened, both forms required a hand to apply pressure upon media with a pencil, pen or brush. Yet painting and plan have embedded within them an intriguing disparity of ideals - the difference between the place as the artist found it and the space as the architect envisions it [...] Full story

» Pope Culture Week marked by Facebook giveaway

» Disabled Syrians let imaginations fly with wheelchair-bound superhero

» Nazi praise sparks Swiss rethink of Le Corbusier

» Ancient Roman spa awaits flooding in Turkey

» Ancient tree helps turn Palestinian town into tourism hub

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Blair reminds us why the natives revolted
By Rami G. Khouri

When former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and the Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP) get together, you know that something slightly frightening will happen - given that WINEP is a leading voice of pro-Israeli sentiment in Washington and Blair is the world's leading example of neo-colonial Western political leadership that speaks nicely of [...] Continue reading

» High estimates may understate the cost of the financial crisis
By Jean Pisani-Ferry

» Facing reality in Pakistan and Afghanistan
By David Ignatius

» Lebanon's bloggers are pioneers in the Arab world
By Tony Saghbini

» If fish could scream, we would be able to feel their pain
By Peter Singer

» Terrorist alerts, or how to warn without saying much
By David Ignatius

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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

» Two states, one Holy Land: A potential framework for Middle East peace

» The Cedars' have come along way since mid-90's roots

» Lebanon gets chance to shine on world basketball stage

» Sharing sketches of everyday life in Lebanon

» Where online activism meets offline action

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The Special Tribunal for Lebanon, the staring abyss and what must be done about it
By Chibli Mallat

Lebanon is back on the brink. The highly charged atmosphere has been steadily building up again around the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), which was established for "truth and justice" after the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri five years ago with little to show to date. Diagnosing the crisis The build-up of hatred and mistrust in Lebanon needs [...] Continue reading

» Stand up for rule of law in Tunisia: Support Judge Yahyaoui and colleagues
Kamel Labidi

» A federal Israel-Palestine: Ending 100 years of civil war in the Holy Land?
Chibli Mallat

» Madhat al-Mahmood, chief justice of Iraq: Portrait of the judge as hero
Chibli Mallat

» The constitutional crisis in Iraq: What can the Federal Supreme Court do?
Chibli Mallat

» Federalism and Islam: New scholarly perspectives

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Lebanese Council of Women honor Tunis Ambassador

BEIRUT: The Lebanese Council of Women held a sparkling dinner at Le Bristol Hotel on 20 September to honor Tunis' Ambassador in Lebanon, Mohammad Samir Abdalah. Over a hundred people turned out to dine with the representative of a regime that is, among other things, among the most stable in the MENA region, among them Najwa Ramadan, Amal Soulaiman [...] Full story

» Beirut helps celebrate anniversary of Elefteriades' Nowheristan

» Brazilian ambassador, wife host National Day reception in Baabda

» Hundreds mark bicentennial of Mexico's independence at Byblos

» British diplomat hosts reception for Chevening scholarship alumni

» Arabicity art exhibition opens at the Beirut Exhibition Center

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