http://en.redtram.com/ dailystar.com.lb Copyright (c) 2008 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:13:23 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 139139 | The meaning of the summit in Damascus http://en.redtram.com/go/151747940/top100/ 151747940 Regional and international players have been meeting in Damascus for thousands of years to do one of two things: make war, or make a deal. This week's four-way summit of the leaders of France, Syria, Qatar and Turkey in Damascus Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:33:23 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/151747940/top100/ 139139 | Cold realism is needed to face Russian revivalism http://en.redtram.com/go/151747938/top100/ 151747938 Russia's strategy to revise the post-Soviet order in what it calls its "near abroad" will be pursued with even more perseverance following its victory over Georgia. Europe should have no illusions about this and should begin to prepare itself. But, Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:33:22 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/151747938/top100/ 139144 | 'Tourism to account for 19.2 percent of Jordan's GDP' http://en.redtram.com/go/151747477/top100/ 151747477 The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) expected the tourism sector to account for 19.2 percent of Jordan's GDP in 2008 and to rise to 21 percent of GDP in 2018, as reported by the Country Risk Weekly Bulletin, the Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:31:28 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/151747477/top100/ 139144 | Saudi, UAE banks lead region in terms of total assets http://en.redtram.com/go/151747478/top100/ 151747478 The rankings of top regional banks, as compiled by Bank Audi's Research Department, based on financials ending June 30, 2008, show that Saudi and UAE banks dominate the industry in size. The rankings, sorted by total assets of banks, show Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:31:28 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/151747478/top100/ 139144 | Solidere expects 2008 profits to mirror 2007 returns http://en.redtram.com/go/151747479/top100/ 151747479 Real-estate giant Solidere is still reaping handsome profits and revenues thanks partly to a backlog of lands-sales contracts that are being realized in 2008 and possibly over the next coming years. The company, founded by late former Prime Minister Rafik Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:31:28 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/151747479/top100/ 139144 | Global agency calls for stricter copyright enforcement in Lebanon http://en.redtram.com/go/151747480/top100/ 151747480 Lebanon's cultural production needs to be nourished and protected through the implementation of the copyrights law, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). This recommendation was part of a comprehensive survey which dealt with Lebanon's creative industry and the Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:31:28 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/151747480/top100/ 139143 | Italy approves $23.76 million grant for local projects http://en.redtram.com/go/151747332/top100/ 151747332 The Steering Committee of the Italian Foreign Affairs Ministry (Directorate General for Development Cooperation) approved a further 16.6 million euro ($ 23.76 million) grant, on the bilateral channel, for 10 new projects in Lebanon, bringing the total grant approvals in Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:30:46 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/151747332/top100/ 139143 | US official voices concern about arms smuggling http://en.redtram.com/go/151747330/top100/ 151747330 United States Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Hale said in comments published Friday that the Bush administration was worried about the "continued arms smuggling" to Lebanon and warned that any crisis in South Lebanon could Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:30:45 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/151747330/top100/ 139143 | Nasrallah's would-be assassins acquitted in court http://en.redtram.com/go/151747328/top100/ 151747328 The Military Tribunal acquitted 12 suspects accused of plotting to assassinate Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah nearly two years ago, a judicial report said on Thursday. It said the tribunal's decision came after it didn't find enough evidence of the Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:30:44 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/151747328/top100/ 139136 | US spying on Iraq's prime minister, new book reveals http://en.redtram.com/go/151747325/top100/ 151747325 The United States spied on Iraqi Premier Nuri al-Maliki and his government even as President George W. Bush vowed a strong relationship with the Iraqi leader, according to a new book reported Friday by the Washington Post. The book, by Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:30:44 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/151747325/top100/ 139143 | Aoun comes under fire for remarks on newspaper headline http://en.redtram.com/go/151747320/top100/ 151747320 Charged remarks continued to pour out from pro-government politicians and media outlets on Friday in response to comments made by MP Michel Aoun over the attack on a Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) helicopter last week. A member of Hizbullah shot Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:30:41 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/151747320/top100/ 139136 | The limits of foreign policy in a Panglossain White House http://en.redtram.com/go/151747316/top100/ 151747316 On his trip to the Middle East this past May, possibly his last as president, George W. Bush again spoke of his administration's achievements in this troubled part of the world. From the issues he addressed and the three countries Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:30:39 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/151747316/top100/ 139136 | UN ready to send troops to Somalia at 'appropriate time' http://en.redtram.com/go/151747315/top100/ 151747315 The Security Council on Thursday hailed a recent UN-brokered intra-Somali peace deal and restated its readiness to consider deploying UN peacekeepers in the lawless Horn of African country. The council unanimously adopted a nonbinding statement that reaffirmed its willingness to Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:30:39 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/151747315/top100/ 139136 | Opposition leader raps Gul over plans visit to Armenia http://en.redtram.com/go/151747304/top100/ 151747304 Armenia needs to stop its push for recognition of the Armenian genocide before Turkish President Abdullah Gul visits the country this weekend, the Turkish leader of the opposition said Friday. "What has Armenia done to change its policy of hostility Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:30:37 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/151747304/top100/ 139143 | Reports of Abbsi's arrest in Syria not yet verified - Najjar http://en.redtram.com/go/151747299/top100/ 151747299 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:30:34 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/151747299/top100/ 139143 | March 14 Forces rap Syria's 'flagrant interference' http://en.redtram.com/go/151747300/top100/ 151747300 Lebanon's March 14 Forces accused Damascus late Thursday night of "flagrant interference" in Lebanese affairs after the Syrian president urged his Lebanese counterpart to send troops to the north to quell sectarian fighting. "The words of Syrian President Bashar Assad Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:30:34 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/151747300/top100/ 139143 | Efforts 'under way' to take down political posters http://en.redtram.com/go/151747301/top100/ 151747301 The Internal Security Forces (ISF) and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) are working with Lebanon's numerous political parties to remove political posters, pictures and banners from the streets of Beirut, ministerial sources were reported as saying on Friday. According to Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:30:34 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/151747301/top100/ 139136 | Rice to visit Algiers on second leg of North Africa tour http://en.redtram.com/go/151747294/top100/ 151747294 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will meet Algeria's President Abdel-Aziz Bouteflika Saturday to discuss the fight against terrorism, after a spate of deadly attacks in the country. Rice is traveling to Algiers as part of a four-day tour of Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:30:31 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/151747294/top100/ 139136 | Jordan 'honor killings' cover for other crimes http://en.redtram.com/go/151747295/top100/ 151747295 When 18-year-old Maha decided that she wanted to quit her family's prostitution ring, her brother killed her and alleged it was to "cleanse" the family's honor. Maha is one of hundreds, if not thousands, of women in Jordan and other Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:30:31 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/151747295/top100/ 139136 | US missile strike kills civilians on Pakistan-Afghan border http://en.redtram.com/go/151747293/top100/ 151747293 Three children and two women were killed when missiles fired by a suspected unmanned US aircraft hit a village on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border Friday in the third such attack in as many days, officials said. The strike hit two houses Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:30:30 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/151747293/top100/