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Lebanese premier calls on Turkey to invest in Lebanon

The Lebanese prime minister has called on Turkish businessmen to invest in Lebanon. Lebanon's Premier Saad Hariri said Monday that if there was a period for Turkish businessmen to invest in Lebanon, it was today. Hariri met...

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Beirut embarks on wooing visitors

Monday, November 23, 2009 BEIRUT: Brimming with style, Beirut is regaining its reputation as a shoppers’ paradise, with luxury labels such as Christian Dior and Louis Vuitton among a slew of shops opening in the city’s...

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Suleiman calls for abolishing political sectarianism in Lebanon

Beirut- President Michel Suleiman addressed the nation on the eve of Lebanon’s 66th anniversary of independence saying: "To encourage vast participation in political life , a national committee should be established and charged...

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Arab World: A democratically elected puppet?

JerusalemPost | By ZVI MAZEL It would seem that Syria suffered a major defeat last week with the formation of a Lebanese national unity government. Syria has for years fought long and hard to keep Lebanon under its thumb, but...

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Political details on Cabinet statement expected soon

BEIRUT: The ministerial committee tasked with drafting the policy statement for Prime Minister Rafik Hariri’s newly formed government is holding extensive meetings to finalize its mission before Independence Day on November 22....

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STL prosecutors visit Lebanon to meet lawyers, academics

BEIRUT: Officials from the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) tasked with prosecuting suspects in the 2005 assassination of former Premier Rafik Hariri visited Lebanon last week, the court’s Defense Office said Wednesday....

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Graziano vows to continue efforts to preserve calm

BEIRUT: Commander of the UNIFIL Major General Claudio Graziano said the peacekeeping forces, in collaboration with the Lebanese Armed Forces, will continue its work to stop war provocations in south Lebanon. Speaking following...

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Lebanon: A two-act tragedy in West Asia

By S. Nihal Singh Nov 19 : If Lebanon is the weathervane of the Middle East (what we call West Asia), does the formation of a government after five months of post-election wrangling portend a hopeful sign despite the gloom...

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Kiss the Independence Intifada goodbye

The death of the Independence Intifada of 2005 has been prematurely announced many times. The Syrians, who left Lebanon through the window after Rafik Hariri’s assassination only to re-enter by the front door in recent months,...

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Future of March 14 grows increasingly bleak

Analysis BEIRUT: Beset by defections and dissatisfaction among some of its top leaders, the March 14 coalition is undergoing a major and precarious transition, trying to change from a movement opposing Syrian influence here and...

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