Lebanon

Tuesday News Briefs

Beirut - Speaker Nabih Berri has reportedly given the end of the week as an ultimatum for government formation and threatened to make stances that would not be welcomed by some politicians in case an agreement wasn't reached on...

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Libya launches 'smart classroom' network for 4,600 schools

The Kadhafi Foundation, in partnership with Sicilian firm Temix, will launch a new national computer literacy project on Tuesday (November 3rd) at As Baha El Sobho school in Tripoli, Ansa reported. The e-learning initiative...

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[Turkey through a traveler’s eyes] Adventures in the Near East with Alexander Kinglake

In many ways, Alexander Kinglake, poised in 1834 to cross the border between Western Europe and the Ottoman Empire near Belgrade, was the prototype of the modern backpacker. Preparing to leave Belgrade, he writes, “In two or...

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Italian president vows to preserve peace and fight terrorism

Beirut - Italian President Georgio Napolitano visited Italian peacekeepers in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, saying they were needed to fight terrorism and promote peace. The primary job of the armed forces is to preserve peace...

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Memac Ogilvyaction Expands Into Saudi And Lebanon

New Discipline Achieves Major Success for Regional Brands Over 2 Year Period since its Inception in the MENA Dubai, UAE -- Memac OgilvyMemac Ogilvy announced the launch of OgilvyAction (OA) divisions in Jeddah and Beirut as...

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Israel seeks 2 German corvettes

TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Israel is reported to be seeking two stealthy state-of-the-art corvettes from Germany to build up its sea power amid concerns that a confrontation with Iran, and possibly Syria, is looming.

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Forecast: Partly Smoky With a Chance of Cabinet

Sources are now reporting that a cabinet deal is in its terminal phase, as Yoda Bey puffs triumphantly about the oncoming billows of white smoke. Indeed, the Lebanese dailies have been positively inundated by a downpour of...

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Temple's 'Shot!' mostly hits the target

The format of Temple Theaters' new original production, Shot!, will be familiar to those who recall the school's 2007 success, In Conflict. While the latter, which had a well-received Off-Broadway run, addressed the physical...

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Jewish directors challenge Israel

Jewish directors challenge Israel By Sakhr al-Makhadi at the London Film Festival Eyes Wide Open, a love story between two Orthodox Jewish men, provoked anger at its screening A series of controversial Israeli films are...

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Lebanese City Of Antilias Holds Activities Dedicated To 100th Anniversary Of Armenian Pogroms In...

LEBANESE CITY OF ANTILIAS HOLDS ACTIVITIES DEDICATED TO 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF ARMENIAN POGROMS IN ADANA ArmInfo 2009-11-02 16:49:00 ArmInfo. On October 28-30 the Lebanese city of Antilias held activities dedicated to the 100th...

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