<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>The Daily Star &gt;&gt; News &gt;&gt; Local News</title><link>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News.ashx</link><description /><ttl>1</ttl><item><title>Weather conditions ideal for taking to the slopes</title><link>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/Feb-04/162122-weather-conditions-ideal-for-taking-to-the-slopes.ashx</link><description>The sun is out and the snow is fresh.</description><category>Local News</category><author /><pubDate>2012-02-04T02:02:00.0000000</pubDate></item><item><title>Wedding planners try to cater to the desires and whims of every bride</title><link>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/Feb-04/162121-wedding-planners-try-to-cater-to-the-desires-and-whims-of-every-bride.ashx</link><description>Brides-to-be know that planning a wedding is hard work.</description><category>Local News</category><author>Alex Taylor</author><pubDate>2012-02-04T02:01:00.0000000</pubDate></item><item><title>Lebanese winter recipes look to the past</title><link>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/Feb-04/162120-lebanese-winter-recipes-look-to-the-past.ashx</link><description>The sun may be shining this weekend, but Lebanon’s protracted cold weather is apparently far from over.</description><category>Local News</category><author>Olivia Alabaster</author><pubDate>2012-02-04T02:01:00.0000000</pubDate></item><item><title>Anti-Assad protest in Tripoli draws larger crowds than usual</title><link>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/Feb-04/162140-anti-assad-protest-in-tripoli-draws-larger-crowds-than-usual.ashx</link><description>The weekly march in the northern city of Tripoli in support of Syria’s protesters drew larger crowds Friday, with hundreds pouring out onto the streets.</description><category>Local News</category><author>Antoine Amrieh</author><pubDate>2012-02-04T02:00:00.0000000</pubDate></item><item><title>Application period open for Gebran G. Tueni fellowship</title><link>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/Feb-04/162132-application-period-open-for-gebran-g-tueni-fellowship.ashx</link><description>The Hariri Foundation-USA and the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government announced the opening of the application period for the Gebran G. Tueni Human Rights Fellowship.</description><category>Local News</category><author /><pubDate>2012-02-04T01:57:00.0000000</pubDate></item><item><title>Three possible reasons behind Fassouh building collapse: Charbel</title><link>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/Feb-04/162131-three-possible-reasons-behind-fassouh-building-collapse-charbel.ashx</link><description>A preliminary investigation report cited three possible reasons for last month’s collapse of a building in Beirut which killed 27 people.</description><category>Local News</category><author>The Daily Star </author><pubDate>2012-02-04T01:56:00.0000000</pubDate></item><item><title>Muggings reported, police arrest 2 men for same crime</title><link>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/Feb-04/162147-muggings-reported-police-arrest-2-men-for-same-crime.ashx</link><description>Several muggings were reported in Greater Beirut Friday, as police arrested two men for the same crime.</description><category>Local News</category><author /><pubDate>2012-02-04T01:56:00.0000000</pubDate></item><item><title>Abu Faour seeks comprehensive mechanisms to tackle poverty</title><link>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/Feb-04/162128-abu-faour-seeks-comprehensive-mechanisms-to-tackle-poverty.ashx</link><description>More than 50,000 people have applied for government help to alleviate poverty, according to Social Affairs Minister Wael Abu Faour.</description><category>Local News</category><author>Van Meguerditchian</author><pubDate>2012-02-04T01:54:00.0000000</pubDate></item><item><title>MOU on Philippine workers won’t resolve key problems: rights group</title><link>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/Feb-04/162130-mou-on-philippine-workers-wont-resolve-key-problems-rights-group.ashx</link><description>A memorandum of understanding and accompanying protocol signed between Lebanon and the Philippines doesn’t provide a solution to the problems facing migrant domestic workers.</description><category>Local News</category><author>Emma Gatten</author><pubDate>2012-02-04T01:54:00.0000000</pubDate></item><item><title>Palestinians in Ain al-Hilweh urge leaders to control weapons</title><link>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/Feb-04/162129-palestinians-in-ain-al-hilweh-urge-leaders-to-control-weapons.ashx</link><description>Palestinian refugees from the southern Ain al-Hilweh camp protested for the second time in less than two weeks against the recent spate of armed clashes that have broken out in the camp.</description><category>Local News</category><author>Mohammed Zaatari</author><pubDate>2012-02-04T01:54:00.0000000</pubDate></item><item><title>Tripoli residents stuck in unsafe houses</title><link>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/Feb-04/162127-tripoli-residents-stuck-in-unsafe-houses.ashx</link><description>The Old City of Tripoli contains magnificent specimens of Mameluke architecture, which have lasted for centuries.</description><category>Local News</category><author>Antoine Amrieh</author><pubDate>2012-02-04T01:53:00.0000000</pubDate></item><item><title>Russia opposes Libya scenario in Syria: Zasypkin</title><link>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/Feb-03/162067-russia-opposes-libya-scenario-in-syria-zasypkin.ashx</link><description>Russia opposes a repeat of the Libya scenario to end the crisis in Syria and is in consultations with Iran and Turkey to help resolve the unrest in the Arab country, Moscow’s envoy to Lebanon Alexander Zasypkin said Friday.</description><category>Local News</category><author /><pubDate>2012-02-03T18:06:00.0000000</pubDate></item><item><title>Body of man in his 40s found in south Lebanon</title><link>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/Feb-03/162062-body-of-man-in-his-40s-found-in-south-lebanon.ashx</link><description>The body of a man estimated to be in his 40s was found Friday in Jezzine, south Lebanon.</description><category>Local News</category><author>Mohammed Zaatari</author><pubDate>2012-02-03T15:58:00.0000000</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. embassy announces 2013 Fulbright Scholarship Program</title><link>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/Feb-03/162059-us-embassy-announces-2013-fulbright-scholarship-program.ashx</link><description>The U.S. embassy announced Friday the start of the 2013 Fulbright Scholarship Program, a grant to obtain a master’s degree at a university in the United States.</description><category>Local News</category><author /><pubDate>2012-02-03T15:18:00.0000000</pubDate></item><item><title>Prophet’s birthday a time for reflection, not just celebration</title><link>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/Feb-03/162019-prophets-birthday-a-time-for-reflection-not-just-celebration.ashx</link><description>As Muslims across the world prepare to celebrate the birthday of Prophet Mohammad Saturday, Muslim preachers in Lebanon highlight the meaning of the occasion.</description><category>Local News</category><author>Wassim Mroueh</author><pubDate>2012-02-03T02:22:00.0000000</pubDate></item><item><title>Absenteeism scuttles Parliament session</title><link>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/Feb-03/162016-absenteeism-scuttles-parliament-session.ashx</link><description>A lack of quorum postponed Parliament’s joint committees meeting for a second time Thursday.</description><category>Local News</category><author>Van Meguerditchian</author><pubDate>2012-02-03T02:21:00.0000000</pubDate></item><item><title>Women’s rights activists take list of demands to Serail</title><link>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/Feb-03/162013-womens-rights-activists-take-list-of-demands-to-serail.ashx</link><description>Women’s rights activists marched to the Serail Thursday with a list of demands for Prime Minister Najib Mikati, and proclaiming: No spring without women.</description><category>Local News</category><author>Olivia Alabaster</author><pubDate>2012-02-03T02:20:00.0000000</pubDate></item><item><title>Thieves make off with LL20 million from Sidon company</title><link>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/Feb-03/162010-thieves-make-off-with-ll20-million-from-sidon-company.ashx</link><description>A group of thieves broke into a company that manufactures vehicle radiators Thursday and stole LL10 million in cash.</description><category>Local News</category><author /><pubDate>2012-02-03T02:19:00.0000000</pubDate></item><item><title>LU contract professors to stage sit-in Friday</title><link>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/Feb-03/162011-lu-contract-professors-to-stage-sit-in-friday.ashx</link><description>Contract Lebanese University professors will stage a sit-in Friday near the headquarters of LU’s central administration in Beirut.</description><category>Local News</category><author 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