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UK, Syria cooperating on intelligence - Miliband
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Wednesday that Britain and Syria have established cooperation between their respective intelligence agencies. Speaking in Beirut after meeting with President Michel Sleiman and Prime Minister Fuad Siniora, Miliband said that the British government had been discussing. Full Story |
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Recession in Gulf states would have dire consequences for Lebanon - experts
Participants in an economic conference in Beirut warned on Wednesday that Lebanon will be gravely affected if the oil-rich Arab Gulf states experience a recession. Speaking to dozens of participants, Mohammad Zaatari, the president of the Chamber of Commerce in Lebanon, said that Lebanon and some of the Arab countries. Full Story |
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Arabs have heard Western promises before, Mr. Miliband
It is telling that some of the loudest applause during British Foreign Secretary David Miliband's hour-long question-and-answer session at the American University of Beirut on Wednesday could be heard when the visiting official came under fire over his government's policies in the Middle East. Continue |
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The World's Most Powerful Celebrities
It is the year of the tween. Coming off a massive concert tour, a hit 3-D movie--and a risqué picture in Vanity Fair--pop star Miley Cyrus (aka Hannah Montana) leads a slew of young stars onto Forbes' annual Celebrity 100 ranking of the world's ultra-famous. Also building buzz, and drawing dollars, from the under-18 crowd were Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe. Full Story |
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New signs remind revelers that people live in Gemmayzeh, too
Blue signposts declaring that "Gemmayzeh is a residential area" sprouted up all along the popular nightspot's main road, Gouraud Street earlier this week. The metal signs follow months of growing friction between the area's residents and bar owners over noise levels, the lack of police presence and access to parking places. Full Story |
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Khalifes give classic film new lease on life
The music arising from Rami Khalife's piano is by turns sinister and ethereal. Above him, the devilish Mephistopheles, or Mephisto (Emil Jannings), quarrels with one of God's Archangels over the Earth. They make a wager on the soul of the pious scholar Faust (Gosta Ekman), God's favorite earthling. Full Story
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George W. Bush: good, bad, and ugly
By Michael Young
A large part of the hope accompanying the election of Barack Obama as president of the United States has been relief at the departure of George W. Bush. While by no means an outstanding figure, Bush is today so abhorred that an evenhanded reading of his legacy seems impossible. 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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