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Le prince héritier invite les Arabes à parler aux médias israéliens

Sat, 18/07/2009 - 12:39pm — wafa

Le prince héritier de Bahreïn, cheikh Salman ben Hamad al-Khalifa, a appelé hier les dirigeants arabes à parler aux médias israéliens pour faciliter les efforts de paix israélo-palestiniens. « Nous devrions progresser maintenant vers une paix véritable en consultant et en éduquant notre peuple, mais aussi en tendant la main au public israélien pour mettre en lumière les bénéfices d'une paix véritable », indique le prince héritier dans une tribune libre au Washington Post.

Le Nagorny-Karabakh souhaite conserver le statu quo

Sat, 18/07/2009 - 12:38pm — wafa

Caucase Aliev et Sarkissian tentent d'avancer vers un règlement pacifique sur la province séparatiste d'Azerbaïdjan.

Le Nagorny-Karabakh, province séparatiste d'Azerbaïdjan, observe avec suspicion les négociations en cours sur son devenir et souhaite conserver le statu quo.
Les présidents arménien et azerbaïdjanais, Serge Sarkissian et Ilham Aliev, se sont retrouvés une nouvelle fois hier et de nouveau aujourd'hui à Moscou, sous les auspices de leur homologue russe Dmitri Medvedev, pour tenter de trouver un règlement pacifique à ce conflit, qui a fait près de 30 000 morts au début des années 90.

Plainte pour « fraude massive » contre le groupe Saad

Sat, 18/07/2009 - 12:37pm — wafa

Un conflit larvé entre deux groupes financiers saoudiens a débouché sur une plainte de l'un d'eux, AHAB, contre l'autre, Saad, accusé de « fraude massive » d'un montant de 10 milliards de dollars, a rapporté hier le quotidien Financial Times.

L’acheminement du gaz d’Égypte n’augmentera pas l’alimentation

Sat, 18/07/2009 - 12:36pm — wafa

Le ministre de l'Énergie et de l'Eau, Alain Tabourian, a annoncé que l'acheminement de gaz naturel à partir d'Égypte débutera en août prochain, soulignant que l'EDL poursuit les préparatifs logistiques à cette opération avec la société Siemens.

Political thaw lures ever more tourists to Syria

Sat, 18/07/2009 - 12:21pm — wafa

DAMASCUS: Iranian pilgrims pray beside Arabs at the 8th-century Umayyad Mosque, one of Islam’s grandest sites. Down a nearby alley, European tourists watch restoration work at an Ottoman-era palace being converted into a hotel. “I’ve not seen such contrast between image and the reality,” said German tourist Anna Kopola, looking at Syrian art on display in a gallery in the capital, Damascus. “Syria is portrayed as a center of terrorism in the West but it’s peaceful and modern.”

While many tourists tend to travel in their droves to see Egypt’s pyramids, tense ties with the West made Syria a no-go zone for decades.

IMF calls on the new Lebanese government to implement Paris III Report calls for hike in VAT rate

Sat, 18/07/2009 - 12:20pm — wafa

BEIRUT: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) urged the new Lebanese government to implement the remaining conditions of Paris III donor conference in order to reduce the public debt and overcome all the negative effects of the global credit crunch. These remarks came in a report by the IMF’s Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance (EPCA) which assessed the Lebanese government’s efforts to tackle the fiscal deficit.

“The new government should strive to quickly restore the fiscal consolidation agenda set out under Paris III. Further postponement of this agenda would risk seriously undermining its credibility,” the report said.

It added that top priorities include a reduction in the need for budgetary transfers to Electricité du Liban (EDL) and an increase in the VAT rate.

Documentary on 2006 war wins prestigious film award

Sat, 18/07/2009 - 12:19pm — wafa

BEIRUT: The scene unfolds with a video camera running shakily down a dirt road. The camera stops at a crumpled car and hovers over the drooped figure of a fresh, bloodied corpse. An explosion rings out and the camera swivels around with a start. Welcome to Carol Mansour’s chilling documentary, “A Summer not to Forget.”

Volunteers help renovate Tibnin prison

Sat, 18/07/2009 - 12:18pm — wafa

BEIRUT: Volunteers from the Joy of Giving organization (Farah al-Ata) have launched an ambitious project to upgrade facilities at the Tibnin prison complex in Lebanon’s southern city of Bint Jbeil. During a news conference held at the prison on Friday, Joy of Giving spokeswoman Therese Aoun told reporters that restoration works aimed to better the living conditions of prisoners, so as to prevent the spread of diseases.

“The renovation works aim to turn the prison from a place short on air and light to a facility that safeguards human needs,” Aoun said.

Aoun also thanked the Interior Ministry for its support, adding that restoration works were in cooperation with the Internal Security Forces.

AUB Medical Center earns Magnet designation

Fri, 17/07/2009 - 10:53am — wafa

BEIRUT: The American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) and Nursing Services celebrated on Wednesday the granting of AUBMC the first Magnet designation in the Middle East at the Habtoor Grand Hotel in Sin al-Fil. The event was attended by Health Minister Mohammad Ja­wad Khalifeh, the former vice-president for Medical Affairs and dean of the Faculty of Medicine, professor Nadim Cortas; the de­puty dean of the Faculty of Medicine, professor Ziyad Ghazzal; assistant hospital director for Pa­tient Care Services and director of Nursing Services Gladys Mou­ro; AUBMC director Mun­thir Kuzayli; AUB president Pe­ter Dorman, and a host of leading experts in the fields of medicine and nursing.

UNDP: Lebanon is still dominated by foreign states tied to sectarian parties

Fri, 17/07/2009 - 10:50am — wafa

BEIRUT: The process of forming Premier-designate Saad Ha­riri’s new cabinet has entered the end of its third week since Hariri was nominated for the post at the end of June. The effort has yet to yield tangible results, but has been referred to by Hariri and government officials as free from regional influence and a purely Lebanese affair. But a report released by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) at the end of June presents a much less independent picture of the government.

Lebanon has had a long history of foreign occupation and influence and the UNDP National Human Development Report claims the country is still dominated by foreign states that are tied to sectarian parties who profit from keeping the state weak.