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Ethiopian airlines plane crashes near Beirut

An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737plane with 85 people on boardcrashed, shortlyafter taking off from Beirut. The flight was bound from Beirut for Addis Ababa. Further details are...

Israeli warplanes pound Beirut

Israeli warplanes struck twice in the Hezbollah stronghold of southern Beirut early on Friday after Shiite leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah threatened to launch rockets into Tel Aviv if the Lebanese......

Indian embassy fails stranded journalists in Beiru

Crisis management is clearly something that needs to be taken seriously in the Middle East, especially at representative embassies. Even as the crisis in Lebanon escalated, Indian journalists stuck......

2 killed in blast near Beirut

An Indian was amongtwo people killed in ablast in a shopping centrenorth of Beirut, Lebanon,early on Wednesday.Three people were injured in the incident.The blast took place at 5 am (IST), TV......

Lebanon ex-PM killed in Beirut blast

Former Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri and nine others were killed in a bomb attack on his motorcade in Beirut on Monday.Al-Hariri, a billionaire businessman who resigned from the......

The mullahs of economics

Back in 1980, just after the Iranian revolution, The Economist asked Godfrey Jansen, who was based in Beirut at the time to write a long report on militant Islam... Jansen, who died in 1998, was an......

Jet, 1st Indian carrier to join Arab group

Jet Airways has joined the Arab Air Carriers Organisation (AACO) as the first Partner Airline of this regional airline association.The partnership which was simultaneously announced in Beirut and......

Singur: Bengal govt wants to expedite land return

The West Bengal government has sought all documents on the Singur deal with Tata Motors from authorities of the commerce and industry department at the earliest. "We will not let Mamata......

Economic indicators: How India, China, Pak compare

Lately, there has been a lot of talk about whether China will replace the United States as the economic powerhouse, whether India will overtake China and whether Pakistan is a failed economic......

World Cup ad rate can touch Rs 24 lakh per 10 secs!

It could be a windfall for cricket World Cup broadcaster ESPN Star Sports if India reaches the knockout stages, as the spot rate for advertisements could then touch up to Rs 24 lakh (Rs 2.4......

Bollywood? Not just yet, say Jennifer Lopez

Her moves have made her a global superstar and a sex symbol, but you won't be seeing Jennifer Lopez shimmying to a Bollywood track in the near future. The diva is busy promoting her latest album......

Quiz: Do you know these stunning women?

Quite a few gorgeous actresses will be making their debut this year. But not all of them are waiting for the big screen to introduce them. Some of them have already appeared in fashion shows, or......

Natalie Portman does lesbian sex scene in next

Get your lowdown on what's happening in Hollywood, right here! Israeli-American actress Natalie Portman has said that her steamy lesbian love scene in Black Swan might be the key to the thriller's......

The Top Tamil Directors of 2010

Here's looking at the best Tamil directors of 2010, who cut through the competition and told some of the most intriguing tales of the year. Director: VasanthabalanMovie: Angadi Theru......

Do you know Bollywood's contract killers?

Many Hindi films have touched upon assassins or contract killers. Ram Gopal Varma's Rakth Charitra 2 is the latest movie dealing with the subject. The movie which releases this......

Late magic settles Asian World Cup qualifiers

Three moments of late magic helped Uzbekistan, Iraq and Qatar grab key 1-0 wins in World Cup qualifying on Wednesday as Asian champions Japan rode their luck before edging to the brink of a place......

World Cup Qualifiers: South Korea stroll to win

Midfielder Kim Bo-kyung scored twice as South Korea strolled to a 3-0 victory over Lebanon in Goyang on Tuesday to make it two wins from two in the fourth round of World Cup qualifiers. The......

WC qualifiers: Lebanon shock South Korea, Iraq advances

Lebanon produced a stunning performance to beat South Korea 2-1 in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday to keep their fairytale campaign going, while Alberto Zaccheroni's unbeaten run as Japan coach......

Ponting still best man to lead Aus

The knives are out, and directed at one man. Ricky Ponting. With the fans and former cricketers gunning for his head after the Ashes loss, Australia's captain had an ideal opportunity to redeem......

Images: Sri Lanka dominate rain-truncated opening day

Sri Lanka's legendary spinner Muttiah Muralitharan was felicitated before the start of their first Test against India in Galle, on Sunday. The Indian cricketers also greeted him before taking the......

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Q. Difference between Mary and Miriam
DNA: A. more

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Q. WHO IS NICOLAS GEORGE
Renin James: A. Mary lives in my neighbour hood and Miriam in Beirut , Lebanon more

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Q. Identify the location - Jeita Grotto ?
Renin James: A. The Jeita Grotto (Arabic: ) is a compound two separate but interconnected karstic limestone caves spanning an overall length of nearly 9...... more

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Q. in which country is Beirut situated ?
Joseph Chacko: A. lebnon more

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Q. Riddling master riddles ( BA for fastest 1st right answer ) - what is capital of lebanon ?
Stalin: A. Beirut more

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How The Syria Debate Is Playing Out In The Middle East

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Syria`s Assad says he won`t step down

Beirut: Syrian President Bashar Assad says he won't step down before elections are held in his war-ravaged country. The Syrian leader's comments,... ...

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Gunmen seize elderly father of Syria`s deputy FM

Beirut: Gunmen on Saturday abducted the elderly father of Syria's deputy foreign minister, the official's office said, in the latest kidnapping... ...

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Rebel groups clash in northern Syria

Beirut: A wave of tit-for-tat kidnappings between rival Islamic militant groups in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo risks sparking large-scale... ...

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The Prophet Gibran Khalil Gibran refracted around the world

May 18--BEIRUT -- It is a commonplace of this broad land that it resides overseas as much as it does within the borders the French drew for it.... ...

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