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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 | 12:34 GMT
 

  • Lebanon's Hariri set to form new government


    Lebanese prime minister-designate Saad Hariri was preparing to announce a new government on Saturday after granting concessions to his rivals in the Hezbollah-led opposition on key cabinet posts. AFP - 07Nov 09:15GMT
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  • Lebanese agricultural exports may fall, warn consumer groups


    The inadequate use of chemical pesticides in spraying fruits and vegetables is affecting the agricultural exports and the consumption of these products in Lebanon said Zouhair Berro, head of consumers’ protection association on Friday. The Daily Star - 07Nov 08:58GMT
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  • Corruption rife 'in every level of society'


    Corruption has embedded itself in every level of Lebanese society, according to Lebanese Transparency Association (LTA), which takes the government to task for not enacting a national anti-corruption strategy in their report released this week. The Daily Star - 07Nov 08:55GMT
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  • Lebanon-based Al-Qaeda official convicted of terror


    Al-Qaeda official in Lebanon Nabil Rhayem was sentenced to hard labor on Thursday along with three other suspects for committing terrorist acts. The Daily Star - 07Nov 08:55GMT
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  • Lebanon surpasses Israel for press freedom


    Lebanon may have overtaken Israel in terms of Middle East press liberty, but a culture of censorship still weighs heavily on freedom of speech, said a new report. The Daily Star - 07Nov 08:54GMT
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  • Lebanon probes Israeli-intercepted arms ship


    A ship intercepted by Israel for allegedly carrying Iranian weapons destined for Hezbollah entered on Friday Lebanese waters where authorities are questioning its crew, the army said. AFP - 07Nov 06:56GMT
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  • Hezbollah slams Arab satellites for suspending Iranian TV


    Shiite party Hezbollah slammed on Friday two Arab satellite providers for dropping a television channel from predominantly Shiite Iran as a "violation of freedom of speech and opinion." AFP - 07Nov 06:54GMT
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  • Anne Frank diary offends Lebanon's Hezbollah


    Anne Frank's diary has been censored out of a school textbook in Lebanon following a campaign by the militant group Hezbollah claiming the classic work promotes Zionism. AFP - 06Nov 13:18GMT
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  • Election winners have turned out to be the losers - Sfeir


    The Maronite patriarch expressed on Thursday regret that the outcome of the June 7 parliamentary elections wasn’t being respected in the attempts to form a cabinet, as politicians from rival camps continued to react to recent rhetoric from Bkirki. The Daily Star - 06Nov 07:51GMT
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  • Hizbullah denies links to weapons shipment


    Hizbullah flatly denied on Thursday Israel’s claim that a cargo ship it seized in the Mediterranean was carrying weapons destined for Lebanon, even as officials in Tel Aviv hurled fresh allegations of arms smuggling. The Daily Star - 06Nov 07:50GMT
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Lebanon: Country outlook
Economist Intelligence Unit - Oct 2009

EIU expects Lebanon’s real GDP at 4.9% in 2010 and 4.6% in 2011, as a modest pick-up in regional growth boosts investment and tourism spending. In 2010, Inflation is forecasted to pick up to an average of 3.5% as world commodity prices rise owing to strengthening global growth, before falling back slightly, to 2.9%, in 2011 as commodity price growth slows.
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