Berri pledges to provide aid to families of Ethiopian Airlines crash vicitms (Zawya)
BEIRUT: Speaker Nabih Berri said Wednesday the Lebanese government has decided to deliver aid to the families of the Ethiopian plane crash victims.
Union Favors Lebanon, South Africa Bonds on Local Bank Support (Bloomberg)
March 11 (Bloomberg) — Union Investment Privatfonds, Germany’s third-largest money manager, favors bonds sold by developing nations with active local investors in foreign debt on concern the global new-issues market will be “overcrowded.”
The glamorous world of Lebanese haute couture (CNN)
Gowns drape seductively; splits are thigh-high; fabrics are sheer and sparkling with embellishments: Welcome to the glamorous world of Lebanese haute couture.
A Grim ‘Eclipse’: Deb Amos On Iraq’s Sunni Exiles (NPR)
Since the U.S. invasion, 4 million Iraqis have had to leave their homes. An additional 2 million have left the country entirely, and many are still outside its borders. NPR’s Deborah Amos tells the story of these displaced Iraqi citizens in her new book, Eclipse of the Sunnis.
Lebanon to Host Brazil’s Largest Trade Delegation to Date (Zawya)
11 March 2010 Over 75 Brazilian companies looking for lucrative business deals with their Lebanese counterparts on Friday April 16th 2010 at HABTOOR Grand Hotel-Beirut.
Union Favors Lebanon, South Africa Debt on Local Bids (Update1) (Bloomberg)
March 11 (Bloomberg) — Union Investment Privatfonds, Germany’s third-largest money manager, said it favors foreign- currency bonds sold by developing nations where local investors will support the market during any decline.
Lebanon resumes defense talks on Hezbollah’s military wing (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News)
Lebanon’s top politicians have resumed a series of round-table discussions to devise a national defense strategy, at the heart of which is finding a compromise over the militant Shiite Hezbollah’s powerful military wing.
Security issue divides Lebanon (UPI)
BEIRUT, Lebanon, March 10 (UPI) — National defense in Lebanon can be tackled if all parties agree to go to the negotiating table, said Lebanese President Michel Suleiman.
Carlos Slim: profile of the world’s richest man (Daily Telegraph)
Carlos Slim, the Mexican tycoon who has never used a computer and wears a plastic wristwatch, has beaten Bill Gates to the top of the Forbes list of The World’s Billionaires.
Lebanon resumes defense talks on Hezbollah’s military wing (The Christian Science Monitor)
The most powerful politicians in Lebanon resumed discussions on national defense, with questions of how to rein in Shiite political party Hezbollah’s powerful military wing on the table.
