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Wednesday, March 10, 2010 |
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Sleiman calls for 'uniting national defense capabilities'
BEIRUT: The National Dialogue committee agreed Tuesday to continue discussions over a defense strategy away from political and media tensions, said President Michel Sleiman, who asked participants and the Lebanese Army command to put forward their proposals in upcoming sessions. "The topic of discussion is the national defense strategy, which [...] Full story |
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Hassan: Lebanon closes 10-year $1.2 billion Eurobond
BEIRUT: Lebanon successfully closed a $1.2 billion Eurobond issue with a 10-year maturity and a yield of 6.375 percent, Finance Minister Raya Hafar Hassan announced on Tuesday. She also confirmed that the Finance Ministry has not yet decided to include higher taxes in the 2010 draft budget. The Daily Star on Monday quoted a source at the Finance [...] Full story |
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Defense begins with state-building
Despite the obvious canyon separating the perspectives of the March 14 and March 8 political camps regarding their versions of Lebanon's defense strategy, members of both factions would almost certainly agree on one issue: the National Dialogue process, if left in its present form, will result in no change whatsoever.When talks about defense strategy [...] Continue reading |
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Lebanese women wed to foreigners fight for rights
BEIRUT: Samira Soueidan thought she had won a major battle last year when a judge ruled she could pass on her Lebanese citizenship to her children, a first for women wed to foreigners in this tiny Mediterranean nation.
Her victory was short-lived, however, as the decision was quickly appealed, highlighting the struggle facing thousands of Lebanese [...] Full story |
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The art of sharing secrets, slowly
BEIRUT: The papers, each measuring 70cm-by-100cm, are identical, unbleached and stacked to form a cuboid that rises to about knee height. Each page is a portrait of an anonymous woman, but her appearance is left to your imagination.A pair of circles is printed on the recto of each sheet and, beneath them, two sentences in Arabic. [...] Full story
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US mediation may just be a con game
By Rami G. Khouri
Watching the policy of the United States in the Middle East as I do these days from Boston, and seeing the deep and persistent tilt toward Israel, it is hard to see any breakthrough in the US-concocted "proximity talks" that may be launched this week between Israel and the Palestinians. At the same time, it would be irresponsible simply to write off this [...] Continue reading
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Tribunal preparing for trial within a year
Editor's note: The following are excerpts of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon's annual report, which was released Saturday. The Daily Star is publishing excerpts of the report until Wednesday.PART II - MAIN ACTIVITIES OF THE TRIBUNAL BETWEEN MARCH 2009 AND FEBRUARY 2010 A. Chambers 1. Introduction 95. The Tribunal's Chambers are [...] Full story |
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Barack Obama's 'just war': international law or unilateral action?
By James Rowles
There is a long "conversation to be had" with President Barack Obama on his "just war" speech in Oslo on December 9 (The Daily Star, December 17 and 24, 2009). A crucial part of the conversation is what Obama says about international law and the use of force. Obama, who as a Harvard law-school student presided over its prestigious Review. [...] Continue reading
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Amr Moussa visits Al-Taif Forum for award ceremony
BEIRUT: During his recent tour of Lebanon, Amr Moussa found time to visit the Al-Taif Forum headquarters on Riad al-Solh Square, where Bahia Hariri and the Forum’s advisory committee bestowed upon him the Arab-Lebanese Friendship Trophy. Among the hundreds gathered on February 17 for the ceremony and ensuing reception were Ali Saade, [...] Full story |
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