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Last Updated on: Wednesday, November 11, 2009
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
» Without national consensus new Cabinet will achieve nothng
» US keen to cooperate with new Cabinet
» UN envoy thanks patriarch, Geagea for cabinet efforts
» Israel accuses Hizbullah of massive weapons stockpile
» Danish Embassy rattled by false bomb alarm
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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
» EDL to sue electricity bill defaulters, cut power
» Top 100 Arab banks include 11 Lebanese institutions
» 2009 remittances to Lebanon reach $7 billion
» Head of TRA urges Lebanon's next cabinet to speed up telecom liberalization, privatization
» Lebanon slips ranks in World Bank knowledge economy
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Forex? What is it, anyway?
The currency trading (FOREX) market is the biggest and fastest growing market on earth. Its daily turnover is more than 2.5 trillion dollars. The participants in this market are banks, organizations, investors and private individuals, just like you. (click here to read full market background by Easy-Forex™).  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.

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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
» International child-care workshop under way in Beirut
» Khalifeh: No swine flu vaccine in Lebanon
» USJ celebrates graduation of 115 business students
» Kanaan corruption critic bailed for LL1 million
» Pesticide producers pressed to label products
» More Local News
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
» Showing the horror without the gore
» Caesar rises: 20 years of water digs on display
» Former British military officer looks back in book
» Oxford Ashmolean Museum reopens after costly repairs
» France offers copies of 500 African films after Burkina Faso deluge
» More Arts & Culture

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
» Obama's peace process: from settlement freeze to 'baby steps'
   By Yossi Alpher
» South Korea's growing soft power gives it a larger role in global governance
   By Joseph S. Nye
» We should give credit where it's due on Abbas' firm stance
   By Joharah Baker
» Ensuring that moderate voices in the Arab world are heard
   By Cynthia P. Schneider
» Tear down the climate crisis wall!
   By Mikhail Gorbachev
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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
» Alarming trend of domestic worker deaths persists
» How the scales of justice fall in favor of males: a law of discrimination
» One woman's fight against Lebanese nationality law
» Scavengers rummage for a living in Sidon's notorious dump
» Just as good the second time around: recycling and composting in Lebanon
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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
» Without identifying the underlying causes, we cannot combat corruption
   Hiram Chodosh
» The Golan Heights between violence and law: reporting from Syria
   Franklin Lamb
» Exercising the right of reply: General Sayyed's response to Chibli Mallat
   
» Combating world's corruption is a slippery business
   Hiram Chodosh
» Run-off presidential election in Afghanistan is ill-advised
   Chibli Mallat
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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
» Culinary creations by Michelin-starred chef delight crowds at Le Vendome
» Czech envoy marks National Day at Metropolitan Palace
» Lebanon's top architects, engineers receive awards at Phoenicia
» Takreem awards launched with dazzling press conference
» Palestinian Authority's Abbas Zaki bids farewell at Habtoor Hotel
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