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Social - Child abuse - time to end the violence and neglect
By Lea Fares
According to those who work with abuse victims, baby battering and child abuse are problems that are often hushed up. Let’s try to understand this problem which has a direct impact on the entire community and not just the individuals directly...Full Story>> |
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Environment - Vegetable biodiversity in Lebanon: a squandered wealth
By Suzanne Baaklini
When you walk in a natural environment in Lebanon, one that is still preserved such as the Ehden reserve, you will surely be struck by the spectacle that is offered to you: a true wildlife sanctuary surrounds you, where ecological diversity is...Full Story>> |
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Social - Relief groups sound alarm over homeless after Lebanon clashes
By Omar IBRAHIM
Relief groups and officials sounded the alarm on Thursday over the fate of thousands of people made homeless by sectarian fighting in poverty-stricken areas of the north Lebanese port city. Officials estimate that some 20,000 people were affected by...Full Story>> |
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Politics - In Tripoli, the clashes have transformed Bakkar into a void area
By Rima Abushakra
Some areas in Tripoli have witnessed many violent clashes lately between the Sunnites and the Alawites. The inhabitants eluded the violent acts that resulted in 9 dead and lead to the army deployment.Full Story>> |
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Tourism - Political calm lures tourists back to Beirut
By Rima Abushakra
The tourism ministry said it expects between 1.3 and 1.6 million tourists to travel to Lebanon this year after a breakthrough deal among rival political clans that has brought back a semblance of normalcy to the country. Many visitors are coming...Full Story>> |
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Fashion - Lara Khoury: the new generation designer
By Élodie Morel Lebbos
The fashion week in Paris, during which the most famous Lebanese designers displayed their collections, is about to end. So what about the young talents who are trying to dive in the creation sector in Lebanon? Focus on Lara Khoury, a young creator...Full Story>> |
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Fashion - A Lebanese fashion week in Paris
By Sarah Shard, Élodie Morel Lebbos, Diana Kahil
The Paris fashion week is about to end. The Lebanese designers presented their 2008-2009 autumn-winter haute couture collection. After George Hobeika on June 30, at least four designers presented their collection on July 1st, on the eve of Elie...Full Story>> |
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Social - Lebanese youth and nocturnal jobs
By Pascale Youssef
For some time now, many of the Lebanese youth have been working in the hospitality business throughout the night and pursuing their university studies or other employment during the day. However, how does this nightshift arrangement affect their...Full Story>> |
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Social - Villages prepare for return of prisoners from Israeli prisons
By Jihad SEQLAOUI
Villages in south Lebanon have prepared a hero's welcome for local men captured two years ago and the bodies of Hezbollah fighters due to return home under a prisoner swap with Israel. The prisoner swap also covers the release of the last of the...Full Story>> |
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Social - Lebanon village still scarred by Israeli onslaught
By Jihad SEQLAOUI
Hebrew graffiti still marks the battle-scarred buildings in southern Lebanon's Marun ar-Ras village, as locals struggle to rebuild their homes two years after the war with Israel.Full Story>> |
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