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Last Updated on: Saturday, August 30, 2008
Suspicions flare as Hizbullah hands over assailant in fatal helicopter shooting
Hizbullah handed over to military police Friday the suspect who fired at a military helicopter a day earlier, as the Lebanese army held a funeral for the officer who was slain in the shooting. "Hizbullah has handed over the person who fired at the helicopter to the Military Investigative Magistrate in the case Jean Fahd.  Full Story
» Abbas, Gemayel cite need to improve refugees' conditions
» Forum offers beekeepers tips on achieving sweet success
» UN mine-clearing agency to stop work in South as funds dry up
» USAID presents checks for student scholarships at LAU, ACS
» Authorities hand over terror suspects for Saudi interrogation
» More Politics
Lebanese economy begins to recover after devastating three-year slump
Lebanon was long dubbed the "Switzerland of the Middle East" for its advanced banking sector. It lost its status 23 years ago at the dawn of the 1975-90 Civil War. The country has since been unable to regain the title, despite  spite of the brief economic revival witnessed in the 1990s.  Full Story
» Byblos Bank issues 2 million Series 2008 preferred shares
» Kuwait-based firm plans to expand interests in Lebanon
» 21 Lebanese firms receive ISO 9001 certification
» Clear answers on Egyptian electricity elude Lebanese
» Kafalat loans totaled $74 million in first 7 months of 2008
» More Business
Forex? What is it, anyway?
The currency trading (FOREX) market is the biggest and fastest growing market on earth. Its daily turnover is more than 2.5 trillion dollars. The participants in this market are banks, organizations, investors and private individuals, just like you. (click here to read full market background by Easy-Forex™).  Full Story
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Bolstering the Lebanese state requires cool-headed thinking
The tragic loss of First Lieutenant Samer Hanna, a young and capable army officer whose helicopter was shot down in South Lebanon on Thursday, has understandably sent emotions running high. Debates about the resistance were already extremely charged before this unfortunate incident took place. Continue
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
» U.S. Air Force missile launch crew fell asleep
» Women Vs. Men: Who's Better At Business
» The Man With The Golden Franchise
» New iPhone Is Already Here
» With Outsourcing Smarts, They Struck It Rich
» More Forbes.com Features
Youth see US-style schooling as 'crucial' to career growth
Peter Dorman has recently returned to Beirut to take up his new position as President of the American University of Beirut (AUB). From his new office, Dorman spoke to The Daily Star about his long-standing family connections with AUB, his association with Beirut and plans for the university. Full Story
» Edde Sands caps summer with sizzling Latin night
» Center seeks help studying emigration
» Meltdown in the Arctic: Polar icecap shrinking at an alarming rate
» AUB summer camp sees young engineers volunteering in South
» Wanted: Architect to build Beirut's world-class House of Arts and culture
» More Local News
The challenge of tracking the smells and tastes of Lebanese with the moving image
It was funny when people started moving around on film. Perhaps this is why Keystone Cops-style slapstick was, along with hammy melodrama, the stock-in-trade of the first silent movies. Akram Zaatari's 9-minute study "Video in 5 Movements" (2008) is not a comic piece, but it does capture the comedy embedded in the production.  Full Story
» Sir Paul McCartney announces gig in Israeli capital
» A tasty melange of east and west, shot through a jazz blender
» Iran spends $15.8 million to promote religion and revolution
» Colleague denies Iranian actress banned from travel to 'Great Satan'
» Award-winning filmmaker Randa Chahal Sabag passes away in Paris
» More Arts & Culture

Food may break the Middle East's back
By Rami G. Khouri
If you think the Middle East is already a source of trouble for itself and the rest of the world in the form of violence, extremism, refugees and illegal immigrants, hold on tight, because rougher days are ahead. Discussions with researchers and executives of leading international organizations, as I have just had during a working visit to Geneva. Continue
» McCain's challenge is to prove he's not another Bush
   By David Ignatius
» Free expression should not become a blank check to pry
   By Robert Skidelsky
» Israel's prisoner release was both smart and courageous
   By Yossi Alpher
» Russia is behaving like a revisionist imperialist power in Georgia
   By Dominique Moisi
» End the oxymoron that is 'Arab champion'
   By Hady Amr
»More Opinion
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
» Economic empowerment: cornerstone of equality
» Young Lebanese feel let down by lack of practical courses
» EU aims to help Lebanon improve vocational and technical training
» Graduates entering workforce are just getting started
» Will Lebanon's techno-park dream ever come true?
» More Lebanon Examiner
Iidad holds gala dinner to raise funds for school for disabled
The Friends of the Disabled Association (Iidad) held a Gala dinner at Pangea Beach on Wednesday evening, it being promised that any funds raised from the event will be used to develop Iidad's school in Mechrif. Nearly 500 people turned out for the event, including Iidad chairman Mousa Charafeddine, As-Safir publisher Talal Salman, and Jacky Dawood.  Full Story
» Egyptian ambassador hosts National Day celebration at his residence
» Hundreds attend Lions Club dinner at Casino du Liban
» Advertising luncheon witnesses fine turnout, airport discussion
» MTC Touch hosts luncheon at Phoenicia Intercontinental Hotel
» Al-Manar throws TV Day party at Coral Beach Hotel
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