Lebanon

Improving Access to and Quality of Reproductive and Child Health Care to Marginal Peoples:...

European Commission FP6 INCO\DEV programme Funding: 1 million Euros Lead contractor: University of Warwick Co-ordinator: Professor Gillian Lewando Hundt Partners: Dr Dawn Chatty, Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford, UK...

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Apology After Lancashire Town Compared to Beirut

And I did nothing to make it happen : [Penwortham town mayor Coun Jim Hothersall] said: “They are teenagers from a renowned area in Penwortham. I have got to stress Penwortham is a super place to live but there is a particular...

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A smoke-free Lebanon: Reality or pipedream?

Source : CNN | By Schams Elwazer STORY HIGHLIGHTS * Lebanon has one of the highest smoking rates in the world, according to WHO * No minimum age to buy cigarettes; 65 percent of 13-15 year old boys smoke * Anti-smoking guru Dr...

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Israel PM warns about Iran on navy tour

By STEVEN GUTKIN Associated Press Writer ABOARD THE INS EILAT (AP) - Underscoring Israel's military might in the face of a perceived Iranian threat, Israel's prime minister warned on Tuesday about the dangers of a nuclear Iran...

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Hot for 2010: Lebanon

From yesterday’s Times : Beirut may be the number-one place to visit in the whole world, but the rest of the country is now our top tip for a cool holiday Hmm, if I think we are going to get any more publicity like this , we...

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Lebanon’s MiGs on their Way

The 10 MiGs promised by Russia may hit the Lebanese skies very soon: Russian military group of experts will be visiting Lebanon in the next few days, on a mission that consists of exploring the capabilities of Lebanese airports...

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Lebanon's 12 largest banks see 9.2% profit increase in first nine months

Profits of Lebanon?s 12 leading banks went up by 9.2 percent in the first nine months of 2009, according to Bank Audi?s Weekly Monitor. The banks, known as Alpha group, recorded an aggregate total profit of $912.8 million in...

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Verizon: Verizon Expands its Award-Winning FiOS Internet Service in Lebanon, Pa

LEBANON, Pa., Nov 17, 2009 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Verizon's ultra-fast FiOS Internet Service - which delivers downstream speeds of up to 50 Mbps* (megabits per second) and upstream speeds of up to 20 Mbps over the...

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Children and the ravages of war

To mark the 20th, 50th and 60th anniversaries of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Declaration of the Rights of the Child and the Geneva Conventions, respectively, the ICRC has issued a new brochure on children and...

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Barak: Arrow gives Israel leverage in talks

Defense minister details Israel's 'multi-layered defenses' against rockets from Gaza, Lebanon Attila Somfalvi Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Tuesday that Israel's Arrow missile defense system, once completed, would "change...

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