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Egypt seeks to ease Lebanon-Israel tension
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Egyptian officials are trying to ease tension between Lebanon and Israel that has risen over an exchange of threats. | Israel's prime minister warned last week that his country would... (photo: AP / Nasser Nasser)
A camel keeper waits for the tourists on the beach as the Palm Island construction site looks in the background in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday June 26, 2006. In fact, Dubai is more accurately described as an enormous construction site, rather than a finished city.
Business   Economy   Investment   Migrant   Photos   		 Daily Star Lebanon 
The Gulf states, change you can invest in
| By Rami G. Khouri | Daily Star staff | Wednesday, August 27, 2008 | In the world of nation-states, the small Arab emirates and states of the Gulf region have been peculiar beasts since their birth i... (photo: AP / Kamran Jebreili)
An Italian U.N. peacekeeper is seen ontop an armored personnel carrier with a U.N flag, as he drives past Kalaway Mosque in a convoy to their new camp in Kalaway, south Lebanon, Sunday Sept. 3, 2006. Italian troops, trucks and armored personnel carriers landed Sunday in Lebanon as the arrival of the first large contingent of international peacekeepers entered its second day after being delayed by rough seas south of the capital  Daily Star Lebanon 
UN team says border wide open to arms smuggling - report
| By The Daily Star | Compiled by Daily Star staff | Wednesday, August 27, 2008 | Lebanon's eastern border with Syria is wide open to smugglers, according to a report submitted to UN Secretary General... (photo: AP / Francois Mori)
Defence   Hezbollah   Lebanon   Photos   UN  
lebanon  The Australian 
'Maids die trying to escape employers'
| LEBANON must improve working conditions for migrant domestic workers, who often commit suicide or die while trying to escape from their employers, a US-based rights group says. Human Rights Watch sa... (photo: creative commons / Heretiq )
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Foreign Minister of France Addresses Security Council. (mb1) Daily Star Lebanon
Kouchner visits Lebanon, Syria to help two states set up ties
| Minister plays down war of words between hizbullah, Israel | By Agence France Presse (AFP) | Tuesday, August 26, 2008 | DAMASCUS: France's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouc... (photo: UN / Eric Kanalstein)
France   Lebanon   Photos   Politics   Syria  
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas heads a cabinet meeting at his office in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, July 26, 2007. Abbas said Thursday he hopes to reach a final peace agreement with Israel in a year or less.(AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen) Daily Star Lebanon
Abbas greets liberated prisoners with hero's welcome in Occupied West Bank
| By Agence France Presse (AFP) | Tuesday, August 26, 2008 | RAMALLAH, Occupied West Bank: Israel freed 198 Palestinian prisoners on Monday in a gesture to President Mahm... (photo: AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

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Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa, right, gestures as he speaks during a joint press conference with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, left, after the closing session of the Arab Summit in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, March 30, 2008. Iraq refused to endorse the final declaration of the Arab summit Sunday because it does not condemn terrorism in the war-torn country, a last-minute dispute at a gathering marred by Arab division The Boston Globe
Syria-Israel talks focused on border: Moualem
| DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Indirect peace talks between Syria and Israel are focused on the thorny issue of how much Syrian territory is under Israeli occupation, Syrian Fore... (photo: AP / Bassem Tellawi)
Israel   Peace   Photos   Syria   Talks  
Afghan Foreign Minister Rangeen Dadfar Spanta, center, gestures as his Canadian counterpart, Maxime Bernier, left, is seen with the French foreign minister Bernard Kouchner, right, during a press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan on Saturday, April 12, 2008 Middle East Online
French FM admits Mideast is tense
| BEIRUT - French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner played down on Monday the significance of a mounting war of words between Israel and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah... (photo: (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq))
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Using workers’ remittances for development
| By Nusrat Khurshedi | The total remittances are now close to $6.5 billion and provide balance of payment support. These remittances are larger than the direct foreign i... (photo: WN / Denise Yong)
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Malaysia's leading opposition figure Anwar Ibrahim, Victorious Anwar on path to power Asia Times
EU-Russian Summit - press conference with, from left to right: Javier Solana, Secretary General of the Council of the EU and High Representative for CFSP, Janez Jansa, Slovenian Prime Minister and Dmitry Medvedev, President of Russia Russia sets off alarm bells Asia Times
Thai riot Thai protest leaders challenge police to arrest them International Herald Tribune
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) meets Abdul Fouad Siniora, Prime Minister of Lebanon in Paris, France, where Mr. Ban is attending the International Conference on Support for Reconstruction and Development of Lebanon. (mb1) Arabs' rocky road to Iraq Gulf News
A Lebanese policeman, stands guard outside the Lebanese Parliament in downtown Beirut. Politicians debate dialogue, security appointments Daily Star Lebanon
An armed member of Hezbollah guards a street in a newly seized neighborhood in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, May 9, 2008. Shiite Hezbollah gunmen seized control of neighborhoods in the Lebanese capital's Muslim sector from Sunni foes loyal to the U.S.-backed government on Friday following sectarian clashes reminiscent of Lebanon's bloody 15-year civil war. US says Hizbullah training Iraqi hit squads in Iran Daily Star Lebanon
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lebanon 'Maids die trying to escape employers' The Australian
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, center, shares light moment with outgoing commander of NATO-led International Security Assistance Force British Gen. David Richards, right, as new commander U.S. Gen. Dan McNeill, left, looks on during a change of command i Hamid Karzai castigates military over civilian deaths The Australian
An elderly Palestinian man walks by a section of Israel's separation barrier at the Kalandia checkpoint between the outskirts of Jerusalem and the West Bank city of Ramallah, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2007. Israel has nothing to gain from a Palestinian civil war Daily Star Lebanon
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2008.08.27
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