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		<title>UK hopeful of Middle East change</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:24:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Britain&#8217;s foreign secretary has said he hopes the coming year will be an opportunity for global change which will benefit the troubled Middle East.


	

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		<title>Recession in Gulf states would have dire consequences for Lebanon - experts</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:27:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Participants in an economic conference in Beirut warned on Wednesday that Lebanon will be gravely affected if the oil-rich Arab Gulf states experience a recession. Speaking to dozens of participants, Mohammad Zaatari, the president of the Chamber of Commerce in Lebanon, said that Lebanon and some of the Arab countries had managed to avoid the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lebanese premier: Security is key to weathering financial crisis</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Seniora stressed at a conference in Beirut Thursday that security and stability are the key to healthy financial growth in the country.


	

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		<title>IMF approves US$37.6 million in emergency aid to Lebanon</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:20:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wires
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved an amount equivalent to SDR 25.375 million (about US$ 37.6 million) in Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance (EPCA) to Lebanon in support of the authorities&#8217; economic program for 2008-09. The amount approved adds to the SDR 50.75 million (about US$ 76.7 million) in Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Salameh predicts higher GDP, lower inflation, stable pound for Lebanon</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:18:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Wires
Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh said on Thursday that he expected higher GDP, lower inflation and a stable local currency in Lebanon in 2008 and 2009. &#8220;I expect inflation to drop by six percentage points to about 8 percent in 2008 and 6 percent in 2009. Lebanon&#8217;s GDP is also expected to grow to $29 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>French PM lauds calm following Doha Accord</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Wires
French Prime Minister Francois Fillon urged Lebanon on Thursday to press ahead with the process of national reconciliation, saying the Doha Accord had put the country on a &#8220;promising path.&#8221; Fillon made the comments shortly after arriving in Lebanon for a two-day visit, accompanied by Defense Minister Herve Morin and a delegation of businessmen and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>French PM urges reconciliation in Lebanon</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:14:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Beirut - Visiting French Prime Minister Francois Fillon urged Lebanon Thursday to work on the process of national reconciliation. &#8220;The agreement reached in Doha among the squabbling political factions in May had put the country on a promising path,&#8221; Fillon, who was on a two-day visit,said during a joint media briefing with his Lebanese counterpart.


	

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		<title>Global Financial Crisis Scuttles Restoration Efforts of Beirut Synagogue</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:12:42 +0000</pubDate>
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One of Lebanon&#8217;s sole remaining synagogues was set to get a restoration that has the rare blessing of all the factions in this divided country — even that of Hizbullah. But the global financial crisis has scuttled the effort for now, leaving the Magen Abraham chained, padlocked, badly damaged and rife with weeds.


	

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		<title>New Business Linkages Initiative Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:09:54 +0000</pubDate>
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USAID has launched a new program which supports the expansion of the agribusiness, tourism, and information and communication technology sectors, the U.S. embassy said in a statement.


	

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