Wednesday 10th March, 2010
Lebanese border security body ‘intimidated top lawyer’
The NationalLast Updated: March 11. 2010 12:01AM UAE / March 10. 2010 8:01PM GMT BEIRUT // A high-profile group of international human rights organisations are accusing the Lebanese government of harassing a prom...
Jordanian prize boosts visibility of NGO that links blood donors, patients
The Daily StarBEIRUT: Donner Sang Compter, an organization that puts blood donors in contact with people in need of blood transfusions, has come a long way since winning the King Abdullah II Award for Youth Innovat...
Aridi: Media not censored
The Daily StarBEIRUT: There is no censorship for Lebanese media, and advertisement laws are not enforced, Public Works Minister and former Information Minister Ghazi Aridi said Wednesday.
Authorities deny seizing UK lawyer’s passport
The Daily StarBEIRUT: The General Security issued a statement on Tuesday denying that it had confiscated the passport of a Lebanese-British lawyer while trying to forcibly deport an Iraqi refugee, as had been alleg...
Woman in Jeita raped by man disguised as ISF officer
The Daily StarBEIRUT: A 35-year-old woman was raped Wednesday by a man disguised as a member of the Internal Security Forces (ISF), the state-run National News Agency reported. Two armed men dressed in ISF uniforms...
Arslan pays respects for death of Gemayel’s sister
The Daily StarBEIRUT: Lebanese Democratic Party leader Talal Arslan visited Phalange party head Amin Gemayel in Bikfaya Wednesday to extend condolences for the death of the former president’s sister. The two ...
Unusual heat wave to persist until Friday
The Daily StarBEIRUT: Lebanon’s unusual heat wave is set to continue on Thursday and temperatures will reach 34 degrees Celsius. The meteorological department of the Civil Aviation Department predicted a rise...
ourt clears Sehnaoui of wrongdoing in gunfight
The Daily StarBEIRUT: Société Générale de Banque au Liban chairman Antoun Sehnaoui did not fire gunshots at any individual, the Cassation Court said Wednesday after investigating the arm...
UNIFIL and Lebanese Army conduct joint drills
The Daily StarBEIRUT: Units of the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon operating in the western sector of the south have conducted joint military ground maneuvers with units of the Lebanese Armed Forces, the N...
ISF report indicates marked decline in crime
The Daily StarBEIRUT: The Public Relations Section in the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces issued a statement Wednesday in which it disclosed a statistical report revealing a decrease in robbery,...
Baroud touts cooperation between Cabinet and Parliament
The Daily StarBEIRUT: Interior Minister Ziyad Baroud highlighted Wednesday full cooperation between the Cabinet and Parliament as three parliamentary committees convened to discuss the municipal electoral law passe...
Hariri to pay another visit to Syria by end of month
The Daily StarBEIRUT: Prime Minister Saad Hariri is scheduled to visit Syria by the end of the month after an official state visit to Germany this Saturday, Information Minister Tarek Mitri said following the Cabin...
Tribunal for Lebanon courtroom to host its first trial in May
The Daily StarThe trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor, who is being prosecuted for war crimes and crimes against humanity during the conflict in Sierra Leone, will move into the tribunal’s newly...
Israel scraps military maneuvers after US pressure reports
The Daily StarBEIRUT: US media reports suggested Wednesday that Washington has warned Israel against executing military maneuvers in its northern region, for fear they would stoke conflict with Lebanon and Syria.
Siniora earns Raad's ire in war over words
The Daily StarBEIRUT: Hizbullah’s Loyalty to the Resistance bloc leader MP Mohammad Raad slammed Wednesday Future Movement bloc chief former Premier Fouad Siniora for expressing reservations over a clause rel...
Berri pledges to provide aid to families of Ethiopian Airlines crash vicitms
The Daily Star“This kind of support has nothing to do with compensation, but it is a form of help submitted to the families of all victims including our Ethiopian partners and brothers who were aboard the pla...
Fatah reshuffle in Lebanon could spark intra-factional clashes
The Daily StarSIDON/ BEIRUT: New appointments within the leadership of Fatah in Lebanon might lead to internal conflicts inside the Palestinian faction, Palestinian sources revealed Wednesday. The changes consisted...
Biden condemns Israel's move to build more settlements
The Daily StarRAMALLAH, Occupied West Bank: Vice President Joe Biden’s displeasure over an Israeli plan to enlarge an East Jerusalem settlement was on display Wednesday as he warned against actions that &ldqu...
EU Parliament backs UN report on Gaza war
The Daily StarBRUSSELS: In a move likely to worsen EU ties with Israel, the European Parliament urged its 27 member states Wednesday to monitor the Israeli and Palestinian probes into alleged war crimes in Gaza.
Gates in Riyadh to discuss bolstering Saudi air defense, Iran's nuclear program
The Daily StarRIYADH: US Defense Secretary Robert Gates flew into the Saudi capital on Wednesday for talks expected to focus on Iran’s nuclear program and Washington’s push for tough sanctions against T...
Libya accepts Washington's apology for State Department official's remarks
The Daily StarTRIPOLI: Libya signaled the end of a diplomatic row with the United States on Wednesday, saying it accepted an apology for acerbic comments made by a US official and wanted to deepen relations in all ...
Top Sunni cleric Tantawi dies of heart attack
The Daily StarCAIRO: Sunni Islam’s top cleric Sheikh Mohammad Sayed Tantawi, a controversial figure in Egypt, died on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia of a heart attack suffered while boarding a plane, state media s...
East Sudan, a first step for Eritrea's Europe-bound migrants
The Daily StarSHEGERAB, Sudan: Fleeing from a military regime, thousands of young Eritreans stream into neighboring east Sudan, the first stage of their long migration to Europe, Israel – or even Khartoum. Fo...
Jordan bans reporting on oil bribery case
The Daily StarAMMAN: Jordan’s military court has banned all news reports on a case of alleged graft at the country’s sole oil refinery, Petra news agency said on Wednesday.
Ahmadinejad mocks Gates during Afghan visit
The Daily StarKABUL: Iran’s outspoken president on Wednesday accused the US of playing a double game in Afghanistan and mocked the US defense secretary during their overlapping visits to the country. Iranian ...
PA scraps tribute to woman who hijacked Israeli bus in 1978
The Daily StarRAMALLAH, Occupied West Bank: The Palestinian Authority on Wednesday cancelled a ceremony to honor a woman who led a 1978 hijacking of a civilian bus in Israel in which 35 people were killed. The canc...
Maliki coalition leads race on eve of initial vote results
The Daily StarBAGHDAD: Initial results from Iraq’s national election are likely to be released by Thursday, Iraqi and UN officials said on Wednesday, as further signs emerged of a strong showing for Shiite Pr...
Prize signals Saudi nod for Erdogan as Mideast force
The Daily StarRIYADH: Turkey’s role as a key player in Middle East and Arab affairs was set in cement when the Saudis honored Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan with a prestigious prize for his “servic...
Turkey earthquake sounds alarm bells for shoddily built Istanbul
The Daily StarISTANBUL: A killer earthquake in eastern Turkey this week has revived fears over the threat facing Istanbul, a sprawling megapolis plagued by sub-standard construction that experts say will be decimat...
Murdoch has ambitions to produce original Arab content
The Daily StarABU DHABI: Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp has ambitions to produce Arab content to serve 335 million people in the region and abroad, helped by its partnership with Saudi-based media group Rotana. N...
Google opens web business applications shop
The Daily StarSAN FRANCISCO: Google Inc. will sell the online services of other business software makers in an effort to fill its own product gaps and persuade more companies to rely on applications piped over the ...
MySpace outlines makeover following executive shake up
The Daily StarLOS ANGELES: Long-ago lapped by Facebook in popularity and with fast-growing Twitter on its tail, social networking site MySpace is planning a series of updates over the next months that will link its...
AOL sees $20-billion opportunity on internet
The Daily StarABU DHABI: Newly independent internet company AOL is selectively hiring journalists and engineers after cutting a third of its workforce as it tries to reshape itself as a leading provider of quality ...
Dubai World creditors to get multiple options
The Daily StarDUBAI/LONDON: Lenders to Dubai World will get a range of options including full repayment once Abu Dhabi decides how much additional support it will provide its debt-strapped neighbor, sources close t...
OPEC sees higher 2010 oil demand growth
The Daily StarLONDON: Global oil demand will rise more quickly than expected in 2010, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said on Wednesday, increasing the need for crude from the 12-member...
Cassese's optimism hides real worries
The Daily StarCassese did express optimism, writing that the tribunal had made “significant progress towards building a case which will bring perpetrators to justice.” However, the president also added ...
Europe's dependency on American military protection has to end
The Daily StarThis is highly inconvenient for US President Barack Obama, who needs all the help he can get in Afghanistan, even from small allies, if only for political reasons. To many Americans, especially of the...
Look at the numbers before predicting China's triumph
The Daily StarThe problem with these straight-line extrapolations is that they are notoriously unreliable in predicting the future. Recall the forecasts about the Soviet Union in the 1960s, or Japan in 1990.
Lebanon ranks 82nd globally, 13th in MENA in country risk
The Daily StarBEIRUT: In its semi-annual survey of the country risk of 186 countries, Euromoney magazine ranked Lebanon in 82nd place worldwide and 13th among 20 countries in the Middle East and North Africa region...
Words won't curb a rogue state
The Daily StarBiden was joined by the European Union and the secretary general of the United Nations in – dramatic pause – issuing verbal condemnations. No talk of a Security Council meeting. No talk of...
Lebanese border security body ‘intimidated top lawyer’
The NationalLast Updated: March 11. 2010 12:01AM UAE / March 10. 2010 8:01PM GMT BEIRUT // A high-profile group of international human rights organisations are accusing the Lebanese government of harassing a prom...
Naharnet Exclusive: Guy Says 'No Imminent War on Lebanon, We Expect More from Syria'
NaharnetGuy described as "reassuring" Tuesday's remarks of Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak who stated that his country will not attack Lebanon unless Hizbullah starts the war.
Qassem Says Hizbullah Has Succeeded through Armed Resistance but Doesn't Oppose Diplomacy
NaharnetHizbullah Deputy Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem on Wednesday stressed that "the resistance's experience has succeeded while diplomacy has failed," adding that "Hizbullah does not ...
Gemayel Fears Lebanon May Become 'Lab for Israeli, Iranian Weapons'
NaharnetPhalange Party leader Amin Gemayel on Wednesday voiced his concerns over Lebanon turning into "a lab for Israeli weapons on the one hand, and Iranian weapons on the other," condemning "...
Berri Meets Families of Plane Crash Victims, Promises Financial Aid
NaharnetSpeaker Nabih Berri on Wednesday revealed that "a financial aid was decided for the families of the Ethiopian jet victims," noting that "this is an aid from the Lebanese State and has n...
Soaid after March 14 Meeting: All Lebanese Responsible for Protecting Lebanon, Not Only Certain Group
NaharnetMarch 14 General-Secretariat Coordinator Fares Soaid on Wednesday stressed that "protecting Lebanon is not the responsibility of only one group of the Lebanese, but rather the responsibility of a...
Yahoo! features AUB among 15 best value universities
Al BawabaProvided by MainStreet, a business and financial news site, the article recommended 15 colleges and universities for students who are looking for the best value-for-their-money, at a time when univers...
Arslan Visits Gemayel in Bikfaya
NaharnetLebanese Democratic Party leader Talal Arslan visited Phalange party chief Amin Gemayel in Bikfaya on Wednesday to extend condolences on the death of the former president's sister.
Barak: Israel Not Looking for Confrontation but Lebanon Responsible for Any Attack
NaharnetIsraeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak reiterated that the Jewish state would hold the Lebanese government responsible for any attack but reassured that Israel was "not looking for confrontation."
Administrative Appointments High on Cabinet Agendas
NaharnetAdministrative appointments will be tackled by the cabinet on Wednesday and Thursday – the first session will be held at the Grand Serail and the second at Baabda palace.
Roya and Deloitte sign MoU for Hotel Management Oversight services in the Middle East
AME InfoRoya International and Deloitte announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that sees the two firms bringing together their expertise to provide Hotel Management Oversight (HMO)...
March 8-14 Differences Shackle Progress on Defense Strategy Talks
NaharnetDifferences between the March 8 and 14 coalitions have prevented national dialogue participants from moving forward on discussions on the country's national defense strategy.
Jumblat Says he Left Dialogue Session because of Hunger and Sleep
NaharnetProgressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat said that he left Tuesday's dialogue session at Baabda palace earlier because he got "sleepy and hungry."
Israel Calls Off Maneuvers Near Lebanon, Syria after U.S. Pressure
NaharnetIsrael's military has been forced to significantly reduce its exercises along the borers with Lebanon and Syria amid pressure by the United States, the World Tribune reported.
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