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Israel demands US incentives in writing before settlement halt
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Talks between Israeli and US officials aimed at reviving peace negotiations have hit snags over incentives promised by Washington to persuade Israel to resume a freeze of Jewish settlement building. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unveiled the US inducements to his cabinet last weekend and appeared hopeful the ministers [...] Full story |
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Federal Reserve chairman hits back at US policy critics, points at China
FRANKFURT/WASHINGTON: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke hit back at critics of the US central bank's bond-buying program Friday and issued a thinly veiled attack on China's policy of keeping its currency on a leash.Bernanke, facing a chorus of protests about the asset-buying spree from within and outside the central bank, said a more vigorous US economy [...] Full story |
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Israel once again wins the PR war
Although not difficult to achieve, Israel has managed to outmaneuver Lebanon again, using the miniscule village of Ghajar to present itself as internationally responsible and Lebanon as hopelessly inert.A few decades ago Ghajar was a village of maybe 1,000 inhabitants in Syrian territory which Israel occupied in the 1967 war. After Israel occupied south Lebanon [...] Continue reading |
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Web drama goes on the road in Lebanon to drum up enthusiasm
BAABDA: An auditorium full of teenagers leap to their feat, shouting "Shankhabna!" in unison. Their unbridled enthusiasm is connected to a thing called "Shankaboot."For the uninitiated, "Shankaboot" is a web drama about all-purpose moped-driving delivery guy named Suleiman (Hassan Akil). Alongside him is Ruwaida (Samira Kawass) [...] Full story
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Americans need to be adults about Iran
By Rami G. Khouri
From the late 1960s to the early 2000s, the central conflict in the Middle East, one that spilled over to influence many other domestic and regional issues, was the Arab-Israeli conflict. For much of that period, until the early 1990s, it overlapped with the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. However, during the past decade [...] Continue reading
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Awada breaks record as Beirut marathon looks to Olympics
BEIRUT: Ethiopian Mohammad Temam reclaimed the Beirut Marathon Sunday, coming four minutes short of breaking the course record with a strong run of 2:16:43, while Hussein Awada of Lebanon stole the show after breaking his Lebanese national record on home soil. The 20-year-old Ethiopian won by just under a minute despite initially running as a pace setter [...] Full story |
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Iraqi refugees: Mobilizing for Lana and the rights of abused women
By Chibli Mallat
I received last week a news documentary made by an Australian television network from Dr. Isam Khafaji. Khafaji is an old Iraqi friend who fought against Saddam Hussein's regime because of its appalling human-rights record, and keeps the fight on for the continuing miseries affecting Iraq. The documentary focuses on the Iraqi women who have found refuge in Syria [...] Continue reading
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Arab Bank hosts reception at Four Seasons Hotel
BEIRUT: Abdel Hamid Shoman, executive chairman of the Arab Bank, hosted a dazzling reception on April 28 at Beirut's brand new Four Seasons Hotel. Among the hundreds who attended this elegant evening event were Hala Itani, Mazen Raafai, Mona Hafez and Adnan Hamzah. [...] Full story |
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