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Lebanon ranks second in Arab world in economic freedom

BEIRUT: The Fraser Institute’s annual Index of Economic Freedom in the Arab World ranked Lebanon in second place in 2009 among 15 Arab countries included in the survey, up from fifth place in 2008 and fourth place in 2007, as...

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BRIEF: Body of stabbed man found in car park near Byblos

BEIRUT, Nov 20, 2009 (The Daily Star - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- The body of Aoun Chekri Bou Aoun -- born 1950 in Kartaba -- was found in a park 5 meters away from his home in the village of Mghayri,...

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Number of credit, debit cards reach 1.6 million in Lebanon

BEIRUT: Figures released by the central bank of Lebanon show that the number of credit and debit cards issued in Lebanon reached 1.61 million cards at the end of September 2009, constituting a 1.3 percent decrease from end-June...

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Independence Day to witness traffic measures

BEIRUT, Nov 20, 2009 (The Daily Star - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Specific traffic measures are to be taken Friday and Sunday in Beirut for the Independence Day military show and its rehearsal, the...

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Monocle x Comme des Garcons Scent Two: Laurel (2009) {New Perfume}

Magazine Monocle have released a second fragrance created in collaboration with Comme des Garçons following Hinoki in 2008. It is called Scent Two: Laurel. Interestingly, the creative team cites as a source of inspiration one...

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Lebanon slides in global and regional natural-resource-management ranking

BEIRUT: The 2009 Natural Resources Management Index in 216 countries ranked Lebanon in 92nd place worldwide and eighth among 17 countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA )region, as reported by Lebanon This Week, the...

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Graziano: I am convinced that peace can be built in South Lebanon

During the opening ceremony of a sports complex in the village of Aitaroun near Bint Jbeil on Monday, UNIFIL Commander Claudio Graziano said that he is convinced that peace can be built in South Lebanon. He said that the...

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Global banks see Lebanon's Cabinet formation as positive for economy

BEIRUT: Merrill Lynch indicated that the formation of Lebanon’s long-awaited national unity government is positive, as it correlates Lebanon’s economic performance over the last two years largely with political stability in the...

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Raad: Hezbollah open to expanding understanding

During an honorary ceremony for Hezbollah martyrs in Jbeil on Saturday, Loyalty to the Resistance bloc leader MP Mohammad Raad said that stemming from Hezbollah’s commitment to its Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the...

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New UPM body targets violence against Mediterranean women

The Union for the Mediterranean (UPM) agreed on Thursday (November 12th) to create a regional foundation and co-operation network to advance women's rights, international press reported. Meeting in Marrakech for a ministerial...

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