Canadian citizen facing deportation in Australia says he is on a hunger strike (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
MELBOURNE, Australia – A Canadian citizen who has lived in Australia for nearly a decade says he has gone on a hunger strike to protest his imminent deportation to Canada.
Prosecutor Of UN-Backed Tribunal (Scoop.co.nz)
The Prosecutor of the United Nations-backed tribunal set up to try the perpetrators of recent political killings in Lebanon, including the February 2005 murder of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, met today with the country’s Justice Minister.
The resistance will go on (Al-Ahram Weekly)
Twenty-four years, two world orders, a civil war, a liberation war, a war of resistance and numerous political developments separate the first political manifesto of Hizbullah — issued in 1985 — and the second issued Monday.
Family pleads for return of father sentenced to death for witchcraft (MalaysiaNews.net)
Some stories from the Middle East make you want to weep. But this one is truly heart-breaking. The moment came when little Jamal walked back from school and climbed on the sofa beside me in h…
Art of Blending Business and Charity (Khaleej Times)
SINCE my first visit to the Dubai Community Theatre and Arts Centre at the Mall of the Emirates — a fascinating place for children and adults alike — I always wondered about the person who founded it.
Storm in a teacup (Al-Ahram Weekly)
Dubai World, Dubai’s main investment and holding company, triggered a wave of panic when it announced that it was seeking to defer repayment of up to $59 billion of debt.
Lebanon’s Palestinians: refugees for life (Middle East Online)
Human rights groups warn Palestinian refugee camps could one day explode unless their issue is addressed.
Global Advertising Guru Highlights The Importance Of The Lebanese Market With Second Visit To Beirut (Zawya)
Beirut – Lebanon (6 December, 2009): The growing importance of the Lebanese advertising market was highlighted recently with the second visit to the local TBWA office in Beirut of Mr. Jean-Marie Dru, Chairman of global advertising network TBWA/ Worldwide.
Palestinian leader to visit Lebanon (Sydney Morning Herald)
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas’s visit to Beirut on Monday casts the spotlight on the plight of nearly 300,000 Palestinians in Lebanon.
Hariri to visit long-time foe Syria (Middle East Online)
Lebanese PM will be visiting Syria after tense ties with Damascus since his father’s assassination.
