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Edited video tape of the courtroom and former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein being tried for war crimes, at the Baghdad, Convention Center, Iraq (IRQ). This video is viewed by the international news media, with no audio. 1 Jul 2004
Crime   Human Rights   Iraq   Photos   War  
 The Independent 
Robert Fisk's World: 'Collateral damage' or targeted killing, the effect is much the same
| All kinds of horrors flop on to my Beirut doormat. There's The Independent's mobile phone bill, a slew of blood-soaked local Lebanese newspapers - "Saleh Aridi's blood consolidates [Druze] reconcili... (photo: USAF / SRA Jorge Rodriguez)
Falafel in Nazareth by David Shankbone
Culture   Food   Israel   Lebanon   Photos  
 The Independent 
Lebanon lays claim to favourite Israeli dish
| Itzhak Rachmo had only one word to describe a threatened Lebanese lawsuit against Israeli hummus sellers. "Bullshit". | As a long queue of hungry clients formed at the counter for their staple Frida... (photo: GFDL / David Shankbone)
Tibetan and world journalists waiting Dalai Lama  Gulf News 
US journalists freed in Syria recount ordeal
| Amman: Two US journalists released by Syrian authorities said they were "kidnapped and taken by force into the Syrian territory", according to a newspaper report on Friday. | Taylor Luck and Holli C... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
Amman   Journalists   Kidnapped   Photos   Syria  
Protestors burn a representation of a U.S. flag during an anti-Israeli demonstration in front of the U.N office in Tehran, Iran, Monday, July 31, 2006.Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki is expected in Beirut later Monday in the first visit by an Iranian official to war-hit Lebanon since fighting broke out between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah guerrill  Middle East Online 
Israel Between War and Peace
The violently contradictory signals coming out of Israel these days point to the troublesome -- and so far unresolved -- debate among the country’s leaders about how Israel should live in the Middle E... (photo: AP / Vahid Salem)
Arab World   Israel   Mideast   Peace   Photos  
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 UNIFIL French peacekeepers patrolling with APCs in southern Lebanon.  cg1 Daily Star Lebanon
Italian troops fund healthcare for children in South
| UNIFIL peacekeepers help youth afflicted with chronic diseases | By Mohammed Zaatari | Daily Star staff | Friday, October 10, 2008 | - Powered by | SIDON: Peacekeepers ... (photo: UNIFIL/Jorge Aramburu)
Children   Fund   Italian   Photos   Troops  
 Beirut, Lebanon (Aug. 4, 2006) - Sailors offload pallets of humanitarian aid in Beirut. More than 100,000 tons of humanitarian aid was delivered to Beirut by the U.S. Navy´s High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2), including more than $2 million worth of h Daily Star Lebanon
Shiite council mocks US aid to Lebanese military
| Friday, October 10, 2008 | - Powered by | BEIRUT: The Higher Shiite Council on Thursday called for working to "reconcile" Arab relations and questioned "the continuous ... (photo: U.S. Navy /Michael B.W. Watkins )
Arab   Beirut   Israeli   Military   Photos  
A protester of the Iranian Resistance who call on the EU to impose sanctions on the Iranian regime, performs at a mock hanging in front of the EU foreign ministers council in Luxembourg, Monday, Oct. 15, 2007. Daily Star Lebanon
A challenge for Lebanon: abolishing the death penalty
| By Patrick Laurent | Friday, October 10, 2008 | - Powered by | First person by Patrick Laurent | In 2007, the European Union designated October 10 the "European Day aga... (photo: AP / Yves Logghe)

Death   Lebanon   People   Photos   politics  
Lebanese soldiers sit atop an armored personnel carrier as they patrol the streets in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Tuesday, May 13, 2008. The Lebanese army expanded its troop deployment to several tense areas around the country Tuesday, hours after it said soldiers will use force if needed to impose order after almost a week of clashes between the Western-backed government and Hezbollah-led opposit The Times
Lebanon's drug barons reap a bumper harvest as soldiers steer clear
| Abu Rida gestured proudly through the tinted windows of his battered and dusty, silver Hummer SUV at a field of shoulder-high cannabis plants. "This is the famous Red L... (photo: AP / )

Crime   Drug   Lebanon   Photos   Society  
Lebanese lawmakers, line up to congratulate Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora, right background, during the ending of the last session to vote for the new cabinet after they debated over five days a controversial government policy statement, at the Lebanese parliament house, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday Aug. 12, 2008. The Lebanese parliament has overwhelmingly approved a national unity Cabinet after a five-day debate on a controversial government policy that upholds Hezbollah's right to keep its weapons. The vote was part of a deal reached in May by rival Lebanese factions in Qatar that ended an 18-month political stalemate Lebanon's worst crisis since the end of the 1975-90 civil war. Daily Star Lebanon
Lebanon's election law: a cup half full
| By Doreen Khoury | Commentary by | Friday, October 10, 2008 | - Powered by | Soon after Lebanon's Parliament passed the new electoral law on September 29, Interior Mini... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla)
Election   Law   Lebanon   Parliament   Photos  
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2008.10.11
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