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Italy trains Lebanese military in leadership skills

(ANSAmed) – Beirut, March 27 – The closing ceremony of the first leadership course organised by the bilateral military mission (Mibil) in Lebanon took place at the Lebanese army’s NCO training college in Baalbeck on Tuesday. The two-week course saw participation from 180 third- and final-year students in view of their assignment to various army units. […]

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Lebanese piano playing cleric expelled from seminary

by timesofoman.com Beirut: A cleric has been expelled from his seminary in Lebanon after a video of his piano playing, posted online, drew criticism from conservatives, he said. Sayed Hussein Al Husseini, 38, a keen pianist and amateur poet, posted the footage. But the sight of a main in turban and robe performing – even demure […]

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Lebanese parliament to discuss 2018 budget

BEIRUT, March 26 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s parliament will discuss the government’s proposed 2018 budget – which forecasts a slightly reduced deficit of $4.8 billion – on Wednesday and Thursday, state news agency NNA reported on Monday, citing Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. The coalition government, which includes most major parties represented in the parliament, agreed on […]

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The 24-year-old daughter of tech billionaire Michael Dell shares what ‘growing up Dell’ taught her about life and business

by Melia Robinson – Business Insider — As the daughter of a computer industry pioneer, Alexa Dell, the 24-year-old daughter of Michael Dell, didn’t assume she would someday work in tech. Looking back, her journey into the app space seems kind of inevitable. Alexa Dell said she grew up “having a front seat to the master class” […]

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Details of Saudi Crown Prince’s innovation-packed visit to Boston

Al Arabiya — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman visited the IBM Watson Health Center and Mechatronics Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston on Saturday on the second leg of his US tour. During the visit, IBM Watson’s Senior Vice-President, David Kenny, briefed the Crown Prince with a video presentation on artificial […]

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Grace Kelly’s granddaughter ‘set to wed’ French-Lebanese beau

By emirateswoman.com –She’s ninth in line to the throne of Monaco, an established writer, and a darling of the fashion scene—and it looks like Charlotte Casiraghi can now add bride-to-be to her CV. The style icon, who is the granddaughter of Prince Rainier III and Grace Kelly, is rumoured to be engaged to French-Lebanese film producer […]

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Lebanese PM Hariri Leads Election Campaign Against Hezbollah

By Paula Astih — aawsat.com Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri successfully rallied people behind him after targeting in his speech Hezbollah, making it clear that voters have a choice to make between two very different political atmospheres. “The choice in the elections will be easy: stability, security, economic drive and jobs, or God forbid, economic and […]

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Egypt’s King Farouk Patek Watch Sets Middle East Auction Record

By Claudia Carpenter A Patek Philippe watch made for King Farouk of Egypt in 1944 sold to an unidentified buyer for $912,500 at Christie’s in Dubai on Friday, a record sum for a timepiece auctioned in the Middle East. The 18-carat gold Patek Philippe Ref. 1518 was estimated to be worth as much as $800,000 […]

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6 ways life is easier for millennials than it was for their parents

by  Shana Lebowitz – Business Insider  Millennials can stay in touch with family and friends on social media There’s a lot of griping out there about how social media is ruining our attention spans, our ability to sit still, our self-esteem, and our lives in general. But one of its most basic functions is to keep us […]

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