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Lebanon's WTO entry will have little impact on agriculture
BEIRUT: The Economy and Trade Ministry indicated that the reduction of tariffs on vegetable imports, as part of Lebanon's accession to the World Trade Organization, would have minimal impact on either Lebanese producers or consumers, as most of these imports already come from countries that are subject to very low or no customs duties, as reported ...
Lebanon's other women 'out' in force
They remain anonymous, but their voices are out in force and bold print: a group of lesbian, bisexual, and transgender women have braved law and social taboo in Lebanon with a little pink-and-white book.
Old gold jewelry traded for cold cash
A Lebanese gold trader hands over a 12 kg gold bar at his warehouse in Beirut on Nov.
Death sentence passed in Saudi Arabia on witchcraft charge
Internationally recognised Human Rights Watch has complained to Saudi authorities about a death sentence imposed on a Lebanese national convicted of practicing witchcraft.
June election challenges likely to be rejected
BEIRUT: Newly elected Lebanese MPs facing election challenges will likely keep their posts in Parliament as the Constitutional Council is likely to turn down all vote complaints.
HAIL!: Pro-Shot Footage From Lebanon Available
Professionally filmed video footage of the all-star band HAIL! a ' comprised of bassist David Ellefson , guitarist Andreas Kisser , Tim "Ripper" Owens and recently added sticksman Paul Bostaph a ' performing the SEPULTURA classic "Territory" on November 20, 2009 at Hektic Hall in Beirut, Lebanon can be viewed below.
Rights group rejects Saudi witchcraft charges
An international human rights group has urged a Saudi court to overturn a death sentence imposed on a Lebanese man convicted of practicing witchcraft.
Men charged with attempting to support Hezbollah
Two Lebanese men were charged on Tuesday with attempting to provide material support to Lebanese militant group Hezbollah by exporting machine guns to Syria from Philadelphia, U.S. authorities said.
Syria and US wish prosperity for Lebanon ahead of Independence Day
BEIRUT: The presidents of Syria and the United States wished Lebanon prosperity on the occasion of the country's Independence Day marked on November 22.
Beirut embarks on charm offensive to woo back shoppers
By Rana Moussaoui The city centre, devastated during Lebanon's 1975-1990 civil war and paralysed between 2007-2008 by an opposition sit-in and by the Israel-Hezbollah war in 2006, is bustling with activity today Brimming with style, Beirut is regaining its reputation as a shoppers' paradise, with luxury labels such as Christian Dior and Louis ...
Judge charges 10 people with espionage, terror acts
BEIRUT: Military Investigative Judge Saqr Saqr on Tuesday charged 10 individuals from the Al-Qaeda inspired Fatah al-Islam militant group, three Lebanese and seven Palestinians, including Fadi Ghassan Ibrahim, also known as "Sigmo." Saqr accused the suspects of spying on the UN Interim Force in Lebanon, manufacturing and owning explosives and ...
Hope in search for remains of Briton kidnapped during Lebanon...
Experts searching for the remains of a British hostage kidnapped during Lebanon's civil war discovered on Tuesday the remains of two people in an area where he was believed to have been buried, Lebanese security officials said.
Bekaa body may finally end hostage riddle
A Lebanese soldier stands guard, left, as British experts search the area for the remains of Western hostage.
Hassan Nasrallah re-elected as Hezbollah leader
In this Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008 file photo, Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, center, walks among crowds of supporters as he is escorted by his bodyguards during a commemoration in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon.
Lebanese Body Find May Be British Journalist
Forensic experts may have discovered the remains of a British journalist kidnapped by Palestinians a quarter of a century ago in Lebanon.
Body found in Lebanon hunt for kidnapped journalist Alec Collet after 23 years
British investigators are hopeful that a body recovered from the eastern Bekaa Valley could be the remains of Alec Collett, a British journalist who was kidnapped and executed by a Palestinian group in 1986 during Lebanon's civil war.
Lebanon's Unity Government Convenes for First Time
Photo released by Lebanese photo agency Dalati & Nohra shows ministers in newly formed cabinet at Baabda presidential palace, east of Beirut, 10 Nov 2009 Lebanon's unity government has held its first meeting, one day after the formation of a government ended the country's five-month power vacuum.
Britons search for body of reporter killed in Civil War
BEIRUT: A British excavations team started a new search Sunday in the Bekaa Valley for the body of British journalist Alec Collett who is believed to have been killed during Lebanon's 1975-90 Civil War.
Franklin Lamb: Lebanese Students Advise President Obama How To Get It Right
If those in Lebanon watching the news on 11/12/09 blinked they might have missed an interesting news item.
Robert Fulford: "A cult of misery and death"
Violence between Arabs and non-Arabs fills the news from the Middle East. But a larger, longer story comes into focus whenever you try to grasp the history of the region.