Models present creations by Lebanese designer Elie Saab during the Autumn-Winter 2010/2011 ready-to-wear collection show in Paris. (AFP/Francois Guillot)
Demonstrators protest outside the Chinese Embassy in London to free Tibet on Wednesday, marking the 51st anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising. (Demotix Images/mctumshie)
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A crusade was launched this week against AUB professor Sari Hanafi because Hanafi, a Palestinian born in Syria, co-edited a book with two Israeli academics, thereby violating the guidelines of an anti-Israeli academic boycott at AUB. Hanafi ended up being subjected to a trial by a blind, angry mob.
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Syria is so low on Washington’s list of priorities that ambitious actors outside the administration are being allowed to take the lead. In the past week, a new element was introduced into the unfolding saga of the Obama administration’s new Syria policy: the appearance of Senator John Kerry.
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Lebanon has become a destination for plastic surgery, attracting clients from around the region and world with cheap rates and good doctors. A Lebanese expatriate with an entrepreneurial spirit seized the opportunity and started a “medical tourism” program in conjunction with the Ministry of Tourism.
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With billions in foreign currency in reserve, the Central Bank can keep the Lebanese pound afloat should calamity befall the country. Money poured into Lebanon following the global financial crisis, and while it may begin moving, the outlook for Lebanese currency is stable.
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Talking to Frederic Karam of ELHUB
Beirut’s notorious traffic jams are one of the first things visitors notice when they come to town. But the creators of ELHUB are hoping to change that by proposing setting up a maritime transport system. NOW speaks to ELHUB architect Frederic Karam about the project.
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Talking to Lakhdar Brahimi
Lakhdar Brahimi is a veteran UN diplomat who played a key role in brokering Lebanon’s Taif Accord in 1989. NOW spoke with Brahimi about UNIFIL’s future in South Lebanon, the UN’s failures in the Middle East and his role in Nelson Mandela’s Group of Elders.
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