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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Lebanon News.Net http://www.lebanonnews.net/ en-us Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:00:08 -0500 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:00:08 -0500 30 BEIRUT: Samira Soueidan thought she had won a major battle last year when a judge ruled she could pass on her Lebanese citizenship to her children, a first for women wed to foreigners in this tiny Med... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957467&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:54:17 -0500 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957467&cat=7948506725f8face Choueiri was rushed to the Hotel Dieu de France Hospital in the Beirut neighborhood of Achrafieh 20 days ago, the state-run National News Agency reported on Tuesday. http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957468&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:54:16 -0500 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957468&cat=7948506725f8face BEIRUT: About 870 people die and 11,200 are injured yearly because of road accidents in Lebanon, according the founder of the Youth Association for Social Awareness (YASA) Ziad Akl during a conference... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957470&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:54:14 -0500 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957470&cat=7948506725f8face BEIRUT: Former General Security chief Jamil al-Sayyed lashed out on Tuesday against the Lebanese judiciary’s rejection of Syrian judicial summons against 25 Lebanese figures, saying it was clear... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957469&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:54:13 -0500 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957469&cat=7948506725f8face BEIRUT: An attempt on Monday by General Security to forcibly deport an Iraqi refugee was called off at the very last minute, according to human rights workers. http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957472&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:54:11 -0500 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957472&cat=7948506725f8face BEIRUT: Dozens of contracted teachers gathered in Downtown Beirut on Tuesday to protest against what they say is unfair legislation banning them from being hired directly by the government, and denyin... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957471&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:54:10 -0500 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957471&cat=7948506725f8face BEIRUT: Daylight-savings time returns at midnight March 27-28, when Lebanese will advance their clocks by an hour, the Cabinet’s secretary general, Suhail Bouji, said in a statement on Monday. C... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957473&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:54:09 -0500 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957473&cat=7948506725f8face BEIRUT: Beirut’s First Investigative Magistrate Ghassan Ouweidat started investigations this week regarding allegations made by the Lebanese state and the General Prosecutor’s office again... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957474&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:54:07 -0500 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957474&cat=7948506725f8face BEIRUT: An earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale hit off the coast of south Lebanon on Tuesday, the Bhannes Center for Seismic and Scientific Research said. http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957475&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:54:05 -0500 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957475&cat=7948506725f8face BEIRUT: Talks between Lebanon’s rival political parties focused on Hizbullah’s weapons have little chance of succeeding given the vested interest of key regional players like Iran and Syri... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957476&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:54:03 -0500 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957476&cat=7948506725f8face SIDON: The murder of a jewelry shop owner in Sidon and the unsolved case of disappeared Middle East Airlines (MEA) employee Joseph Sader were the main reasons behind the visit of the Head of Police An... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957481&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:54:00 -0500 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957481&cat=7948506725f8face BEIRUT: The National Dialogue committee agreed Tuesday to continue discussions over a defense strategy away from political and media tensions, said President Michel Sleiman, who asked participants and... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957480&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:53:57 -0500 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957480&cat=7948506725f8face In Lebanon, just 5 percent of professionals are highly satisfied with their remuneration, according to recent research conducted by the Middle East’s number one job site Bayt.com, in conjunction... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957479&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:53:55 -0500 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957479&cat=7948506725f8face BEIRUT: The spending of Lebanese citizens on water constitutes 1 percent of the national income, equivalent to $306 million, and has the ability to increase with the growth in GDP, said central bank G... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957478&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:53:51 -0500 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957478&cat=7948506725f8face BEIRUT: Lebanon successfully closed a $1.2 billion Eurobond issue with a 10-year maturity and a yield of 6.375 percent, Finance Minister Raya Hafar Hassan announced on Tuesday. http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957477&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:53:49 -0500 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957477&cat=7948506725f8face BEIRUT: The spread on five-year Credit Default Swaps (CDS) for Lebanon reached 257 basis points at the end of February, compared to spreads of 270 bps for emerging markets and to 234 bps for Central &... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957483&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:53:46 -0500 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957483&cat=7948506725f8face DUBAI: Yemen, under international pressure to quiet domestic unrest and focus its sights on Al-Qaeda, has offered to hold talks with southern separatists and hear their grievances, state media said on... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957482&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:53:44 -0500 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957482&cat=7948506725f8face NICOSIA: The body of former President Tassos Papadopoulos was found three months after a grave robbery, Cyprus police said on Tuesday, following a tip-off call in “broken Greek” amid repor... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957489&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:53:41 -0500 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957489&cat=7948506725f8face LONDON: Somalia’s government would welcome American air support for an expected offensive aimed at retaking control of areas from Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab rebels, President Sheikh Sharif Ahmad... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957487&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:53:37 -0500 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957487&cat=7948506725f8face COMBAT OUTPOST FRONTENAC, Afghanistan: US Defense Secretary Robert Gates told troops in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday to brace for a tough fight as generals laid plans to battle the Taliban in Kanda... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957486&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:53:35 -0500 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957486&cat=7948506725f8face JOS, Nigeria: The US government and human rights activists called Tuesday for Nigeria to investigate and prosecute those responsible for the deaths of more than 200 unarmed people in renewed violence ... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957485&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:53:34 -0500 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957485&cat=7948506725f8face OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel on Tuesday approved the construction of 1,600 new settler homes in occupied East Jerusalem, announcing the move as US Vice President Joe Biden met top Israeli officials to b... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957484&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:53:32 -0500 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957484&cat=7948506725f8face OKCULAR, Turkey: Survivors of a killer earthquake in eastern Turkey sought to resurrect shattered lives Tuesday as experts warned the disaster was only a reminder of worse tremors threatening the coun... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957495&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:53:30 -0500 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957495&cat=7948506725f8face BAGHDAD: Iraq awaited initial results Tuesday from polls touted as a test of its young democracy, with Baghdad holding the key as the prime minister’s list and its top secular rival jockeyed for... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957496&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:53:29 -0500 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957496&cat=7948506725f8face BEIRUT: Israel will not launch an assault on southern Lebanon but will retaliate indiscriminately should it be provoked, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said on Tuesday. http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957494&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:53:27 -0500 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957494&cat=7948506725f8face DOHA: Iran said on Tuesday it can deter attacks over its nuclear drive, as China and Turkey raised doubts about sanctions and the United States reassured Israel of its will to stop Tehran getting atom... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957493&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:53:24 -0500 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957493&cat=7948506725f8face TEHRAN: A close ally of Mohammad Khatami denied a report by a semi-official news agency on Tuesday that the reformist former president had been barred from leaving Iran. http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957492&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:53:23 -0500 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957492&cat=7948506725f8face RIYADH: Turkey said on Tuesday that Ankara is not ready to send its ambassador back to Washington after a US Congress panel branded the massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide. “As lo... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957491&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:53:20 -0500 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957491&cat=7948506725f8face DUBAI: Dubai’s police chief accused Israel on Tuesday of “vast falsification” of travel documents, noting that dozens of false passports were uncovered following a Hamas leader&rsquo... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957490&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:53:18 -0500 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957490&cat=7948506725f8face DUBAI: The UAE economy is expected to expand by 3.2 percent in 2010, in sharp contrast to an International Monetary Fund forecast of 0.6-percent growth, a minister said Tuesday. http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957497&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:53:17 -0500 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957497&cat=7948506725f8face BRUSSELS: Four environmental groups have sued the EU’s executive for withholding documents they say will add to a growing dossier of evidence that biofuels harm the environment and push up food ... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957498&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:53:14 -0500 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957498&cat=7948506725f8face TAIPEI: US computer giant Dell has laid off 10 percent of its research and development staff in Taiwan as it aims to focus more resources in China, a report said Tuesday. http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957499&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:53:11 -0500 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957499&cat=7948506725f8face TEHRAN: Iran will launch today the first instalment of a 1 billion euro bond offering to help fund development of its South Pars gas field, an official of lead manager Bank Mellat was quoted as saying... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957500&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:53:08 -0500 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957500&cat=7948506725f8face TOKYO: Sony said Tuesday it would start selling 3D televisions in Japan in June, aiming to ride a new wave of interest in the technology thanks to recent movies such as sci-fi blockbuster “Avata... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957501&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:53:06 -0500 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957501&cat=7948506725f8face Watching the policy of the United States in the Middle East as I do these days from Boston, and seeing the deep and persistent tilt toward Israel, it is hard to see any breakthrough in the US-concocte... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957502&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:53:03 -0500 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957502&cat=7948506725f8face With parliamentary elections now over in Iraq, among the many challenges the country faces to establishing democracy and the rule of law, promoting economic and human development, and abolishing terro... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957503&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:53:00 -0500 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957503&cat=7948506725f8face “Sledgehammer” is, sad to say, yet another alleged coup plot in a series of attempts to topple the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), which was first elected in 2002. According to... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957504&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:52:58 -0500 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957504&cat=7948506725f8face Despite the obvious canyon separating the perspectives of the March 14 and March 8 political camps regarding their versions of Lebanon’s defense strategy, members of both factions would almost c... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957505&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:52:57 -0500 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32957505&cat=7948506725f8face UNIFIL Commander Maj. Gen. Alberto Asarta Cuevas on Tuesday, for the first time after assuming command of UNIFIL forces, presided over a tripartite meeting that gathered officers from the Lebanese and... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32954003&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:27:04 -0500 Naharnet http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32954003&cat=7948506725f8face Beirut - Lebanon's rival political parties on Tuesday held a "national dialogue" to discuss defence strategy for the country - in the presence of Hezbollah representatives who refused to discuss their... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32950430&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:18:02 -0500 Earth Times http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32950430&cat=7948506725f8face Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun on Tuesday said Lebanon fought a war with Israel in 2006 as some nearby countries, including Syria, intervened to help, stressing that Lebanon "has n... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32950695&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:37:53 -0500 Naharnet http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32950695&cat=7948506725f8face During the 38 years he spent in the business world, Choueiri was the main advertising sponsor for several Arab media corporations such as An-Nahar and As-Safir Lebanese dailies, Lebanese Broadcasting ... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32947406&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:00:13 -0500 Naharnet http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32947406&cat=7948506725f8face The American University of Beirut will celebrate the works of more than 60 world-renowned authors who count among its alumni, during a literary festival which will take place on March 25 and 26 in AUB... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32947405&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:51:39 -0500 Al Bawaba http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32947405&cat=7948506725f8face Former head of the General Security Department Maj. Gen. Jamil Sayyed on Tuesday said Prosecutor General Saeed Mirza has committed a "flagrant violation" of a judicial deal signed between Lebanon and ... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32940838&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:35:41 -0500 Naharnet http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32940838&cat=7948506725f8face Lebanon's political groups on Tuesday resumed national reconciliation talks and Hizbullah's arms were a main topic on the agenda. 18 leaders of the various factions were meeting at the presidential pa... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32940837&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:27:20 -0500 Al Bawaba http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32940837&cat=7948506725f8face Lebanon’s new “national unity” cabinet, formed after months of wrangling and including Hezbollah and its allies, is photographed at the presidential palace near Beirut on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009.... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32937892&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:27:38 -0500 CNS News http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32937892&cat=7948506725f8face Druze leader Walid Jumblat called for a "gradual solution" to the issue of the resistance that would lead to the eventual integration of Hizbullah fighters into the Lebanese army. http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32938139&cat=7948506725f8face Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:57:14 -0500 Naharnet http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=32938139&cat=7948506725f8face