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Billboard truce: Beirut scraps irksome posters

In polarized Lebanon, flaunting a political leader's poster can be enough to spark a gunfight. So shopkeepers on Beirut's al-Maamoun Street are breathing a little easier now that "poster disarmament" has been declared.

Arslan says no Syrian military return to Lebanon

Youth and Sports Minister Talal Arslan said that there would be no Syrian military return to Lebanon, but that Syria has the right to protect its borders due to Lebanon’s lack of control within its territory. During meetings...

Saudi and Sudanese Writers Warn Of 'Shi'ite Octopus' Taking Over Sudan

Saudi and Sudanese Writers Warn Of 'Shi'ite Octopus' Taking Over Sudan The religious rift between Sunnis and Shi'ites in the Middle East, and the tension between the Arab countries, particularly the Gulf states and Egypt on the...

Bodies that matter

11/10/08, Tehran In the village of Gazor Khan, at the foot of Alamut rock, I was beckoned over by two young girls, Miriam and Sara. Following the usual exchange of queries concerning origin, age and work, and after learning...

Tartous From fishing port to naval power base

Russia moves into the Mediterranean • Military foothold part of closer ties with Damascus • Move could deter Israel from attacks on Syria Hugh Macleod : The Guardian 8/10/2008 During balmy evenings in the sleepy Syrian port of...

Israel Caught Between Islamist Crossfire and Lebanon Pays Price

Both Israel and Hezbollah feel that another round of violence is inevitable, though for the moment neither side wants to initiate a fight, the consequences of which would be devastating for all sides.

Sleiman leads high-powered team to Saudi Arabia

President Michel Sleiman arrived in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday for talks with King Abdullah. A statement released by Sleiman's media office said that an initial meeting had focused on enhancing bilateral relations between...

Lebanese army arrests suspects in Tripoli explosion

Beirut - Lebanon's army command late Sunday announced the arrest of members of the terrorist organizations implicated in recent bombings in the northern port city of Tripoli. The terrorist cell is connected to Fatah al-Islam...

'Yesterday's foes can be tomorrow's allies' - Jumblatt

Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) leader MP Walid Jumblatt said Sunday that he had "never abandoned" the Palestinian cause and the fight for Palestinian rights. Speaking during a PSP rally to mark the founding of the PSP scouts...

The US election and the Middle East

Following a week of devastating economic news, the latest presidential and vice-presidential televised debates have put concerns of foreign affairs back on the campaign agenda - particularly issues of importance to Muslim-US...

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