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'Invisibles' fight for recognition in eyes of the state
BEIRUT: In the Middle East, the word "statelessness" usually conjures up images of Bedouins in the Gulf, Kurds or the Palestinians.
Expedition team allowed to research Lebanon waters
BEIRUT: The French oceanographic expedition Tara was finally authorized on Friday morning to conduct research in Lebanese waters, the French Embassy said over the weekend.
I will be in Paris on Dec 24th and need to figure out what to do for dinner. I would like to have as much as possible a regular good dinner.
Lebanese University launches courses in forest-fire management
BEIRUT: Forest fire management courses were launched at the Lebanese University's Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences Thursday in partnership with the Association for Forests, Development and Conservation and in collaboration with Tragsa and the University of Cordoba-Spain. The event took place at the faculty's headquarters in Dekweneh ...
Palestinians revive embroidery in refugee camps
BEIRUT: When the Palestinians came to Lebanon as refugees, they left behind almost everything.
Lebanon's Palestinians: No legal status, no hope
BEIRUT: Saeed Mohamed Hammo technically does not exist as far as the world is concerned.
Will refugees accept PA passports?
Palestinian refugees in Lebanon may soon receive passports from the Palestinian Authority.
Jeita Grotto committee discusses New 7 Wonders tactics
BEIRUT: The Tourism Ministry held a news conference at its office Tuesday to discuss efforts to make Jeita Grotto one the New Seven Wonders of Nature.
Lebanon attracts all kinds of expats. Take Sinuhe, an Egyptian. He got in political trouble at home and had to flee, heading first for Byblos on the coast and then settling near Baalbek.
Berri adviser calls cluster bombs Israeli attacks
BEIRUT: Speaker Nabih Berri's media adviser Ali Hamdan said on Monday cluster bombs dropped by Israel during the summer 2006 ought to be considered "a prolongation of Israeli attacks and violence against Lebanon." Hamdan spoke to reporters after visiting Salim Nimr Hamdan, 70, who was severely wounded after a cluster bomb exploded in his southern ...
Workshop preps Palestinians to report their story
BEIRUT: To say that Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon do not enjoy a particularly good reputation is a glaring understatement.
Lebanon 'Accepts' Hezbollah's Weapons; Congress Prepares Reply
Articles 08:51 11/27/2009 An artist's rendering shows a 'massive ordinance penetrator' bomb.
Skipping local destinations, many Jordanians head to Egypt for Eid
Many Jordanians are planning to spend the Eid Al Adha holiday outside the Kingdom, foregoing local resorts for destinations in Egypt and Lebanon, travel agents said on Thursday.
Cairo urges nationals against entering Lebanon illegally
BEIRUT: The Egyptian Foreign Ministry has reportedly asked its citizens wishing to travel to Syria to abide by the legal procedures and not to cross illegally into Lebanon from Syrian territories, Al-Mustaqbal newspaper reported on Monday.
Middle East coastline faces devastation if climate warms by a single degree
BEIRUT: Lebanon may see parts of its coastline vanish if climate change continues unabated, according to a landmark report on the evolving environment of the Arab world.
UNDP, Swiss Embassy launch disaster-management project
BEIRUT: The country's political crisis may have been resolved for now, but Lebanon is still exposed to a looming danger of a different kind: natural disasters such as floods, forest fires, landslides and above all earthquakes pose a very real threat to the country's infrastructure and population.
Italian UNIFIL troops mark Armed Forces Day at Kaslik Officers Club
BEIRUT: Members of the Italian United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon celebrated on Monday the Italian Armed Forces Day at the Officers Club in Kaslik, during a glittering reception offered by the Italian Embassy Military Attache Colonel Bettelli and his spouse.
Pambookian Receives Award For Lifetime Achievement In Psychology
Date : Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:41:05 +0400 PAMBOOKIAN RECEIVES AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN PSYCHOLOGY University Chronicle Nov 12 2009 Professor Emeritus Hagop Pambookian received the OPA's Lifetime Achievement in Psychology Award.
Literary representations of Lebanon gathered together in book form
BEIRUT: We all know about the armies that tussled over Lebanon through the centuries; a new anthology shows that as many writers have tried to capture the country in words.
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