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Day 5: Lebanese dare to hope worst is over
The Lebanese Army deployed heavily in the Aley district southeast of Beirut late Sunday following fierce clashes between gunmen loyal to Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) leader MP Walid Jumblatt and fighters from Amal and Hizbullah, leaving eight people dead. The army was eventually successful in ending most of the clashes. Full Story |
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Fresh violence halts Beirut's commercial activity
Most business activities in Beirut came to a standstill on Friday as opposition gunmen took control of neighborhoods in West Beirut after two days of fighting. Many businesses remained closed, amid fears that fighting could erupt again. Few citizens ventured out of their homes in the early morning hours to either move to safer areas. Full Story |
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Targeting media outlets is never a good idea
One of the most disturbing aspects of the violence that broke out in Beirut last week was the targeting of media outlets. The extent to which freedom of the press is respected in Lebanon is one of the most important features distinguishing this country from less fortunate peers across the Middle East. Continue |
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In April, the Amana Trust Income Fund, with nearly $400 million under management, won a Lipper Fund Award in the equity income category for the second year in a row. Not only has manager Nicholas Kaiser managed a repeat victory over nearly 200 similar funds, he's done it while selecting stocks that don't violate Sharia, or Islamic law. Full Story |
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Journalists speak out against targeting of Future media outlets
Hundreds of journalists, columnists and interested citizens gathered over the weekend to focus attention on protecting press freedom in Lebanon and to condemn the burning of the Future Movement's media conglomerate offices by opposition gunmen during Friday clashes between feuding Lebanese factions. Full Story |
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Italy salutes Israel, suppresses protest at Turin book fair opening
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano opened the prestigious Turin book fair in the northern city on Thursday, despite international Muslim anger over the choice of Israel as the event's guest of honor. "No dialogue is possible if there is a refusal to recognize Israel," Napolitano said at Israel's special stand at the fair. Full Story
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Four days that changed the Middle East
By Rami G. Khouri
Events in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon continue to move erratically, with simultaneous gestures of political compromise and armed clashes that have left 46 dead in the past week. The consequences of what has happened in the past week may portend an extraordinary but constructive new development: Continue
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Did the Lebanon Examiner help, hurt, or make no difference at all?
The basic function of a daily newspaper is to provide useful information to its readers, a goal so theoretically simple that any child can understand it. Beyond this core purpose, however, the mission grows exponentially more complicated. Decisions must be made, for example, in terms of what subjects and geographical areas should be covered. Full Story |
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