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Special Tribunal for #Lebanon aims to stifle Lebanese press
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/special-tribunal-lebanon-aims-stifle-lebanese-press

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Saad #Hariri, the son of #Lebanon's assassinated ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, recites the Fatiha or the prayer of the dead over the tomb of his father in downtown Beirut late 30 May 2007, after the UN vote to set up an international court to try the murder suspects. (Photo: AFP-Patrick Baz)

A plan to stifle the Lebanese press is in the works, but this time it’s being orchestrated in the name of international justice. The #Special_Tribunal_for_Lebanon (STL) has moved to force the Lebanese media to refrain from publishing any information about the court’s work that the #STL does not disclose officially. Their decision undercuts a main prerogative of the press and aims to turn the Lebanese media into a mouthpiece for the STL. read (...)

#Al-Jadid #Articles #Future_TV #New_TV

Bouteflika denounces boycott calls as opponent warns against electoral fraud
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Torn posters of current Algerian president #Abdelaziz_Bouteflika, who is running for re-election, appear in the city of Borj al-Bahri 24 kilometers east of the capital Algiers on April 15, 2014. (Photo: AFP - Patrick Baz)

President Abdelaziz Bouteflika urged Algerians to defy boycott calls and vote in Thursday’s election, as his rival #Ali_Benflis said an “army” of supporters would monitor the poll and warned against fraud. The ailing 77-year-old incumbent is widely expected to clinch a fourth term in office, but he faces the damaging possibility of low voter turnout, with opposition parties and a youth protest group urging Algerians to snub the poll. “I call on all citizens to participate in the presidential election and express their choice,” Bouteflika said (...)

#Algeria #Top_News

#Beirut for the Rich Only: An Average of $1m for a Residential Apartment
►http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/beirut-rich-only-average-1m-residential-apartment

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A view of the Lebanese capital Beirut on January 29, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Patrick Baz) A view of the Lebanese capital Beirut on January 29, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Patrick Baz)

A recent study on property prices produced by the real estate advisory agency, #RAMCO, shows the average price of apartments in Beirut has risen to $1.091 million.

Mouhamad Wehbe

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#Economy #Achrafieh #Articles #Charbel_Nahas #Karim_Makarem #Lebanon #Solidere

Derrière la tempête, la menace persistante de l’érosion du littoral (v @soann)
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Si le littoral est aujourd’hui si vulnérable, c’est en raison de l’élévation du niveau des mers liée au changement climatique, mais surtout des phénomènes d’érosion des côtes et de submersion marines, estime Patrick Bazin, responsable du département de la gestion des sites du Conservatoire du littoral.

Aujourd’hui, un quart du trait de côte métropolitain, soit 1 720 km, recule du fait de l’érosion marine, alors que moins d’un dixième « s’engraisse » en gagnant des terres sur la mer, selon les statistiques du Commissariat général au développement durable (CGDD). - (...)

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#Lebanon: #Future_Party Wants to Extend President’s Term
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No doubt the Lebanese president’s delayed visit to #Saudi_Arabia was part of this effort. (Photo: AFP - Patrick Baz) No doubt the Lebanese president’s delayed visit to Saudi Arabia was part of this effort. (Photo: AFP - Patrick Baz)

It seems that the Future Party is seriously considering extending Lebanese President #Michel_Suleiman’s term in office, particularly if efforts to turn the tables on the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria fail.

Ibrahim al-Amin

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#Opinion #Articles #MARCH_14

• Bagdad : smartphones et applis à la rescousse
▻http://blogs.afp.com/makingof/?post/2013/02/21/Smartphones-et-applis-%C3%A0-la-rescousse-dans-les-rues-de-Bagdad

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Un photographe de presse peut-il se servir de son smartphone, et surtout des différentes applications qui rendent des « effets spéciaux » souvent très séduisants ? En utilisant son Iphone et surtout l’appli Hipstamatic, pour saisir le quotidien de Bagdad, le photographe de l’AFP Patrick Baz alimente brillamment le débat, et explique sa démarche.

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