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Online forum airs young people’s hopes - and dreams of emigration
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May 24, 2012 02:46 AM
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BEIRUT: Inspired by the young Lebanese she met while working in Beirut, Melinda Trochu decided to set up a forum where they could express their thoughts and aspirations about their country. Jeuneslibanais.com features 15 Lebanese people, under 30, from across the country, and asks questions such...
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How to stay sane when those around you can’t
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May 23, 2012 01:37 AM
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BEIRUT: Spending the evening housebound due to those who think violence is the answer? Granted, it’s not going to be the most relaxing night in, but it doesn’t have to be boring or time wasted. IF YOUR POWER IS OUT Draw up an electricity schedule This is something everyone without the...
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Media’s treatment of women damages self-esteem
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May 21, 2012 09:13 AM
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BEIRUT: Lining the edge of every highway in Lebanon is billboard after billboard advertising a huge array of products from clothing to food, cars and jewelry. But what often unites these myriad ads is the image of a woman, in various states of undress. Sex sells. But experts are warning that this...
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15th annual Operation Big Blue hits the beaches
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May 21, 2012 01:30 AM
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BEIRUT: Several thousand volunteers took part in the 15th Operation Big Blue Association’s coastal cleanup Sunday, at beaches, cliff tops and underwater sites along Lebanon’s shore. Originally due to be launched at Tripoli’s port, Sunday’s event, held under the patronage of...
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First batch of women police recruits demonstrate their skills
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May 18, 2012 01:39 AM
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BEIRUT: The first round of women to join the Internal Security Forces demonstrated their skills Thursday at a ceremony in Dbayyeh. Until now there have been only two female members of the ISF, out of a total of 25,500. These new cadets, numbering 600, began training in March, and still have...
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Creating breathing space amid Beirut’s bustle
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May 16, 2012 01:35 AM
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BEIRUT: To say there is a lack of public spaces in Beirut is perhaps an understatement. The few truly open sites can be counted on one hand – Sanayeh, the tiny Jesuit garden in Geitawi, the Corniche ...It is this latter area which has provided the focus for the fourth year projects of architecture...
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Pinot noir: A summery red arrives in Lebanon
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May 15, 2012 02:01 AM
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BEIRUT: For red wine lovers in Lebanon, the options have largely been limited to heavy cabernet sauvignons and merlots, with the occasional syrah thrown in the mix. But now, with the launch of Chateau St. Thomas’ single grape pinot noir, there’s a new kid in town. Notoriously difficult to grow,...
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Bookshop concept revamped at Antoine iD, now open in Beirut Souks
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May 12, 2012 02:22 AM
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BEIRUT: Just 50 meters down the street from their very first location, Librarie Antoine has opened its 14th branch, in the Beirut Souks, with a new concept store designed to challenge the idea of the bookshop as a stuffy, cramped space. “The book business, strictly speaking, is in decline,...
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Tour highlights progress in Bekaa Valley environmental projects
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May 12, 2012 02:15 AM
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TAANAYEL, Lebanon: Environment Minister Nazim Khoury and U.N. Development Program representatives visited various projects in the central Bekaa Friday with ambassadors from the donor countries of Italy, Spain and Belgium. Officials remarked that while environmental progress was being made at these...
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Latest U.S. travel warning highlights border violence
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May 10, 2012 01:45 AM
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BEIRUT: The U.S. State Department issued its latest biannual travel warning for Lebanon Wednesday, for the first time noting the “potential for border violence” along the porous frontier with Syria. The warning, as with the last, issued in October, urges all American citizens “to...
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Bag collection bears stamps of vintage Lebanon
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May 10, 2012 01:45 AM
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BEIRUT: Drawing inspiration from her stamp collection, handbag designer Astrid Honein used images of vintage Lebanese stamps in her latest offering. “Greetings from Lebanon” marks Honein’s sixth collection, but the first to be exhibited publicly. On display at the former Makam...
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Rabih Kayrouz designs charm Beirut and Paris
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May 04, 2012 02:27 AM
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BEIRUT: One of only two Lebanese fashion designers to be included in the official calendar of couture fashion shows in Paris, Rabih Kayrouz and his forward-looking, wearable designs are shining a new light on the industry. Alongside Elie Saab, Kayrouz is at the cutting edge of Lebanese fashion,...
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NSSF, hospitals fail to reach deal on new rates
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May 04, 2012 02:03 AM
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BEIRUT: The refusal of private hospitals to allow entry to National Social Security Fund patients looked set to continue indefinitely Thursday as the NSSF board of directors failed to reach an agreement. While all members agreed in principle to pass the Cabinet’s recommendation to increase...
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10-week maternity leave too short: mothers
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May 01, 2012 01:18 AM
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BEIRUT: Maternity leave in Lebanon, at seven weeks fully paid, is one of the lowest in the world, but a draft law passed by Cabinet two weeks ago, if also approved by Parliament, will increase leave to 10 weeks. However, this still falls short of the International Labor Organization’s...
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UNDP, BankMed sign agreement on environmental protection
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May 01, 2012 01:16 AM
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BEIRUT: The United Nations Development Program and BankMed signed a Memorandum of Understanding Monday, highlighting their shared commitment to protecting the Lebanese environment. The MoU endorses sustainable rural development in line with the Millennium Development Goal of achieving...
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