November 2009
Never Back Down – Pirate Bay Adapts To Stay Alive →
“Most other sites would have thrown in the towel by now, but despite unprecedented pressure, somehow The Pirate Bay remains alive and in pretty good health today. As one door closes, the site morphs and adapts to find ways to stay open and possibly even stay legal. Is the site becoming more and more difficult to shut down?”
In the face of a massive and sustained legal onslaught...
Nazi guard Demjanjuk's trial starts in... →
The trial of John Demjanjuk, an 89-year-old former Nazi camp guard, started on Monday on charges of helping to force 27,900 Jews into gas chambers in 1943.
Demjanjuk, a retired US carworker, appeared in a wheelchair before a court in the southern city of Munich at what is likely to be Germany’s last major trial from the Nazi era.
German state prosecutors believe Demjanjuk, who was top of...
ECONOMY-LEBANON: Skewed Policies Widen Urban-Rural... →
BEIRUT, Nov 30 (IPS) - The luxury brands and fashion powerhouses that line the streets of the Lebanese capital seem to suggest that this country is enjoying an hour of glory as the world is in the throes of a severe recession.
Reality is different. Away from downtown’s glittery sidewalks, people live in abject poverty, begging on the streets throughout the country’s main cities.
In stark...
Israel could swap 980 prisoners for captive... →
Israel could release 980 Palestinian prisoners in a deal to free captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, the popular Ynet news website reported on Sunday.
It quoted Israeli court documents as saying Israel could free 450 prisoners demanded by Hamas and “as part of a unilateral gesture to the Palestinian people, an additional 530 terrorists chosen by Israel.”
According to the report,...
UAE acts to shore up banking system and calm... →
The United Arab Emirates central bank on Sunday pumped more liquidity into its banking sector amid fears that local stock markets may plunge after debt-laden Dubai asked to suspend debt payments.
The intervention is seen as a step to soothe investors and bank depositors after the shock announcement that state-controlled Dubai World wants to halt payments to creditors until at least May next...
Hariri to head Lebanese delegation in Copenhagen’s... →
Environment Minister Mohammad Rahhal said on Sunday that Prime Minsiter Saad Hariri will head the Lebanese delegation participating in December’s UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, where representatives from almost every country in the world will meet to address ways to combat climate change, stressing that Hariri considers the matter serious.
Rahhal also praised Hariri’s efforts to...
Watch Flood deaths in Saudi Arabia rise to around 100
Switzerland votes on Muslim minaret ban →
The people of Switzerland have been voting on whether to ban the building of minarets in their country.
The proposal is backed by the Swiss People’s Party (SVP), the largest party in parliament, which claims minarets are a sign of Islamisation.
Opponents say a ban would discriminate, and that the campaign has stirred hatred. The government opposes a ban.
Switzerland is home to some...
Saudi Arabia: Witchcraft and Sorcery Cases on the... →
(Kuwait City) - The cassation court in Mecca should overturn the death sentence imposed on Ali Sabat by a lower court in Medina on November 9 for practicing witchcraft, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch called on the Saudi government to cease its increasing use of charges of “witchcraft” which remains vaguely defined and arbitrarily used.
Ali Sibat’s death...
Dubai under scrutiny after debt payment delay (or... →
Dubai’s financial health has come under scrutiny after a major, government-owned investment company asked for a six-month delay on repaying its debts.
Dubai World, which has total debts of $59bn (£35bn), is asking creditors if it can postpone its forthcoming payments until May next year.
Dubai World has also appointed global accountancy group Deloitte to help with its financial...
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What every Lebanese knows: Canada, Australia... →
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Looking to work overseas? Head to Canada, Australia or Thailand, according to an annual global survey which found recession-hit Britain was one of the worst locations to live for expatriates.
The second annual Expat Experience survey, commissioned by HSBC Bank International, revealed that expats in Canada have the best quality of life and found it among the easiest places in...
Lebanon News - Activists press Cabinet to work... →
Omission of issue from ministerial statement does not justify neglect
By Dalila Mahdawi
Daily Star staff
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s new Cabinet must not forget its duty to work toward granting Lebanese women nationality rights, despite its apparent omission of the issue in the ministerial statement, gender-equality activists said Wednesday. Over 100 people heeded the call of social justice organization...
