UAE accused of expelling Lebanese Shiites (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)
BEIRUT (AFP) – The United Arab Emirates has expelled dozens of long-term Lebanese Shiite residents from the country over their presumed affiliation with Hezbollah, a representative said on Wednesday.
IMF report proposes adding remittances to Lebanon’s GDP (Zawya)
BEIRUT: The International Mo-netary Fund (IMF) proposed in a working paper to add the remittances flowing into Lebanon each year to the country’s GDP and this could lead to further drop of public debt to GDP ratio.
LEBANON: Plight of the trafficked domestic worker (IRIN)
BEIRUT, 30 September 2009 (IRIN) – Abbey was a nurse at a French hospital in Madagascar when a recruitment agency suggested to her boss that she travel to Lebanon for three years to work and learn Arabic so she could better care for the Arab sailors whose ships docked at the Indian Ocean island.
Israel, Lebanon’s worst enemy: Poll (Press TV)
Results of a recent survey show that the Lebanese people deem Qatar as their country’s closest ally while Israel is considered as their foremost enemy.
Beauty bug bites Beirut’s littlest (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)
BEIRUT (AFP) – Mia may be only seven years old but the Lebanese youngster knows what she wants: a manicure and pedicure in purple, a golden star stenciled onto her hair, and a facial.
The jumpy ladies of Lebanon (Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism)
Treated like modern-day slaves, Filipina domestic workers in Lebanon have jumped off buildings to escape from Israeli bombs and abusive Lebanese employers.
INDICATORS – Lebanon – Sept 30 (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)
BEIRUT, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.
Aoun warns Hariri over unilateral efforts (UPI)
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Sept. 30 (UPI) — Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri violated the spirit of national unity in his decisions on the next government, opposition leaders say.
Biden says U.S. hoping for Lebanese cabinet soon (WashingtonTV)
Washington, 30 September (WashingtonTV)—US Vice President Joe Biden reiterated Washington’s support for Lebanon, during phone calls with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman and Prime Minister-Designate Saad Hariri.
