http://en.redtram.com/ News on "Social Life"  in "Near East" Copyright (c) 2008 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:22:30 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 139145 | Meltdown in the Arctic: Polar icecap shrinking at an alarming rate http://en.redtram.com/go/149034412/top100/ 149034412 The Arctic has lost about a third of its ice during the past 30 years. A record meltdown last summer shrank its sea ice down to 4.2 million square kilometers, from 7.8 million in 1980. If melting continues at this Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:10:37 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149034412/top100/ 139145 | Center seeks help studying emigration http://en.redtram.com/go/149034361/top100/ 149034361 An academic center dedicated to the study of the Lebanese diaspora is searching for several graduate student interns for the coming semester. The Lebanese Emigration Research Center at Notre-Dame University in Louaize opened its doors five years ago. The inter-disciplinary Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:10:26 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149034361/top100/ 151498 | Lebanon helicopter hit by gunfire http://en.redtram.com/go/149018904/top100/ 149018904 A Lebanese army helicopter hit by gunfire is forced to make an emergency landing in the south of the country, the army says. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:05:07 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149018904/top100/ 139145 | All is quiet on the occupied Shebaa Farms - for now http://en.redtram.com/go/148813185/top100/ 148813185 For a Middle Eastern flashpoint, the Israeli-occupied Shebaa Farms appear placid.A hilltop UN post looks south over green trees in a deserted valley ringed by a dirt road and a fence. No goats graze the dry yellow grass on the Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:45:21 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/148813185/top100/ 139145 | Islamic charity plans to help over 10,000 people during holy month of Ramadan http://en.redtram.com/go/148813134/top100/ 148813134 With the Muslim holy month of Ramadan just a week away, Islamic charitable associations throughout the country are gearing up aid preparations. One of Lebanon's most active organizations, Al-Mabarrat Association, plans to help over 10,000 people throughout September with food, Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:45:14 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/148813134/top100/ 139145 | Ramadan fair gives disabled students opportunity to showcase their work http://en.redtram.com/go/148813131/top100/ 148813131 Fadi Osseiran beamed as he sat behind a fold-out table lined with bottles of rosewater and jars of honey, attending to customers browsing his wares.As a student at the Idad Center in Mechref, run by the Friends of the Disabled Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:45:14 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/148813131/top100/ 139145 | Wanted: Architect to build Beirut's world-class House of Arts and culture http://en.redtram.com/go/148813133/top100/ 148813133 A joint plan between the Lebanese and Omani governments to build a world-class House of Arts and Culture in downtown Beirut is taking shape - and seeking an architect. Culture Minister Tamam Salam discussed the design competition for the $20-million Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:45:14 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/148813133/top100/ 139145 | AUB summer camp sees young engineers volunteering in South http://en.redtram.com/go/148813076/top100/ 148813076 Several departments at the American University of Beirut (AUB) joined forces to conduct a summer camp for students so they could gain hands-on civil engineering experience while doing community service, a university statement said on Wednesday.The camp, which started last Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:45:05 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/148813076/top100/ 151498 | Egypt urges end to Israel threats http://en.redtram.com/go/148764202/top100/ 148764202 Egypt is trying to defuse growing tension between Israel and Lebanon, its foreign minister says. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:55:46 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/148764202/top100/