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Hariri vows March 14 leaders 'will not surrender'
Parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri vowed on Tuesday that the Western-backed ruling coalition would not negotiate with Hizbullah "with a gun pointed at our heads." Meanwhile, the commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), General Michel Suleiman, said the country has witnessed in the past few days a "civil war. Full Story |
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'Business as usual' for banks as fighting shakes Lebanon
Backed by nearly $14 billion in foreign currency reserves, Lebanese banks have again weathered the immediate negative effects of the fighting in Lebanon. Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh told Reuters that no abnormal currency transfers out of Lebanon have taken place and the banking sector is functioning normally despite. Full Story |
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Managed by God
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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Future TV returns to airwaves, but not to wrecked headquarters
Future TV, a television channel owned by parliamentary majority leader MP Saad Hariri's family, resumed broadcasting Tuesday after being shut down last Friday during clashes between pro-government and opposition gunmen in the streets of Beirut. The channel, burned down last week. Full Story |
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'Satanic Verses' author favored for 'Best of the Booker'
Salman Rushdie has become the favorite to win the Best of the Booker prize after his novel "Midnight's Children" was shortlisted on Monday for the "greatest of the greatest" award. Six books chosen from the 41 winners of the highly regarded Booker Prize are up for the award. One of the literary world's most prestigious awards. Full Story
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The Palestinian narrative is here to stay
By Rami G. Khouri
That both Israeli independence and the Palestinian catastrophe, or nakba, of 1948 are now acknowledged virtually simultaneously around the world is a great achievement for the Palestinians, just as the creation of Israel was a miracle in the eyes of the world's Jews. The two big stories 60 years later are the strength. 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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