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Wednesday, November 11, 2009 |
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Sleiman wants ministerial statement drafted quickly
President Michel Sleiman called Monday for the prompt formulation of the ministerial statement based upon that of the previous Cabinet to quickly move on to the implementation of modern laws and institutional reforms that would help strengthen Lebanon. Sleiman's announcement as he presided the Cabinet's first meeting on Tuesday at Baabda. Full Story |
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Lebanese banks recall credit cards as pre-emptive move against fraud
Many Lebanese banks are recalling their credit cards and debit cards and issuing new ones for their customers in pre-emptive move against wide spread global credit card fraud. Some of the bankers, who spoke to The Daily Star on condition of anonymity, said these measures are necessary to protect their trusted customers. These banks have sent SMS and emails. Full Story |
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Titles mean nothing without work plans
The new government of Lebanon has finally taken shape, amid statements of support from foreign ministries abroad as well as local tributes to individuals who have risen to, or remained at, the lofty rank of His or Her Excellency, the Minister. As the new Cabinet's members sit down to draft their policy statement, they should remember a recent news item that provides a sobering. Continue |
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Chouf Cedar Reserve learns management the Italian way
Chouf Cedar Reserve staff last month visited Italy, to pick up tips on managing nature parks and reserves. As part of the initiative for the "Enhancement of the networking and managerial capacity of the Chouf Cedar Reserve," funded by the Italian Cooperation Office of the Embassy of Italy in Beirut, a comprehensive team from the reserve visited Italy from October 11-24. Full Story |
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A Freudian voyage into debauchery, damnation and hell-fire
Walking into the crypt of St. Joseph's Church near Monnot this week feels a little like becoming a bit-part player on a huge canvas. Scurrying across the walls, wrapped around pillars and descending from the ceiling are a series of painted characters, some familiar from famous master works, others the product of the imagination of Samir Khaddaje, the artist behind the exhibition. Full Story
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One day the wall will fall in the Arab world
By Rami G. Khouri
The 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall Monday passed very quietly in the Arab world, because the meaning of the wall's fall - the transition from total state control to human freedom - also bypassed the Arab world. Not the Islamic world, or the Middle East, but the Arab world. For many reasons, the Arab world collectively is the sole exception to the global. Continue
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Women lose out in Lebanon's liberal illusion
Outside observers often express awe at the perceived emancipation women enjoy in "the Paris of the Middle East" - a triumph in the battle for women's rights, to be heeded by other states in this often misogynistic region. However, ask a Lebanese woman married to a foreign national, a female political studies graduate, or a woman who is being. Full Story |
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Navigating the Najaf mantra with the four grand ayatollahs
By Haider Hamoudi
There are certain nuggets of conventional wisdom one learns upon entering any particular institution, passed among the cognoscenti and from them to the recently initiated, who absorb them quickly, to the extent they wish to be included as members of the institution. This is as true in an American university, my professional home, as it is in the Shiite religious seminaries of Najaf. Continue
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Anniversary of Republic of Turkey celebrated in seafaring style
The magnificent seafaring vessel TCG Gemlik, moored at the port of Beirut, was the setting on October 28 for a dazzling night of revelry in honor of the Turkey's 86th anniversary as a Republic. Commander Berker Tok and Colonel Ali Tas, military attache for the Republic of Turkey, welcomed more than 100 guests on board for cocktails, among them Deniz Akdeniz, Sandy Issa and Michael and Zeina al-Hashim. Full Story |
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