FPM leader MP Aoun (L), PM Hariri (2nd L), Marada leader MP Franjieh and Speaker Berri (R) chat on the sidelines of the national dialogue opening session. (Dalati & Nohra)
Iran conducts a test firing of its Nour missile from Tehran’s first domestically-manufactured destroyer, Jamaran, off the southern shores of the Gulf. (AFP/Ebrahim Naroozi)
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Syria is so low on Washington’s list of priorities that ambitious actors outside the administration are being allowed to take the lead. In the past week, a new element was introduced into the unfolding saga of the Obama administration’s new Syria policy: the appearance of Senator John Kerry.
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Today is International Women’s Day. While across the world women are making strides, in Lebanon, the pitiful progress on women’s rights is not surprising because the issue has never been a priority for consecutive Lebanese governments, composed by and large of men and backed by religious institutions.
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With billions in foreign currency in reserve, the Central Bank can keep the Lebanese pound afloat should calamity befall the country. Money poured into Lebanon following the global financial crisis, and while it may begin moving, the outlook for Lebanese currency is stable.
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Since the deadly 2006 Israeli onslaught, Lebanese factions have been divided over how to fight the Jewish State, what defense strategy to adopt and the fate of Hezbollah’s weapons. With the national dialogue beginning today, NOW looks at each side’s theory on the best defense strategy.
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Talking to Frederic Karam of ELHUB
Beirut’s notorious traffic jams are one of the first things visitors notice when they come to town. But the creators of ELHUB are hoping to change that by proposing setting up a maritime transport system. NOW speaks to ELHUB architect Frederic Karam about the project.
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Talking to Lakhdar Brahimi
Lakhdar Brahimi is a veteran UN diplomat who played a key role in brokering Lebanon’s Taif Accord in 1989. NOW spoke with Brahimi about UNIFIL’s future in South Lebanon, the UN’s failures in the Middle East and his role in Nelson Mandela’s Group of Elders.
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