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POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER IN

Lebanon 5,000LL | Saudi Arabia 15SR | UAE 15DHR | Jordan 2JD| Syria 75SYP | Iraq 3,500IQD | Kuwait 1.5KD | Qatar 15QR | Bahrain 2BD | Oman 2OR | Yemen 15YRI | Egypt 10EP | Europe 5Euros March INDEX 2013

4 MENTAL HEALTH IN LEBANON

8 INTERVIEW: DR. MAHMOUD KREIDIEH

10 POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER: DR. HANNA SAADAH

11 ASSASSINATIONS IN LEBANON

15 PREVALENCE OF CRIME

17 FOREIGN LABOR FORCE P: 8 P: 19 19 PROSTITUTION

21 POLL ON CIVIL MARRIAGE

23 HEPATITIS C: DR. HANNA SAADAH

24 KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY: A LONG WAY TO GO: ANTOINE BOUTROS

25 ATTAINING GOOD MENTAL HEALTH: DR. MICHEL NAWFAL

26 INTERVIEW: SHEREEN KREIDIEH P: 28 28 NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION

30 POPULAR CULTURE 43 THIS MONTH IN HISTORY- ARAB WORLD 31 DEBUNKING MYTH#67: CARTHAGE’S SALTY DEFEAT 44 SYRIAN CRISIS SPILLS OVER INTO THE ECONOMY 32 MUST-READ BOOKS: A LIFE THROUGH MEMORIES 45 IRAQI ECONOMY

33 MUST-READ CHILDREN’S BOOK: IN 46 A SPRING NOT SO ROSY FOR WOMEN WORDS, PICTURES AND COLORS

34 LEBANON FAMILIES: LEBANESE FAMILY NAMES 47 REAL ESTATE PRICES IN LEBANON - DENOTING COLORS JANUARY 2013

35 DISCOVER LEBANON: WADI EL-SIT 48 FOOD PRICES - JANUARY 2013

36 THE LEBANESE DETAINED IN SYRIA 50 DEPRESSION AROUND THE WORLD

37 JANUARY 2013 HIGHLIGHTS 50 BEIRUT RAFIC HARIRI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - JANUARY 2013 41 THIS MONTH IN HISTORY- LEBANON 51 LEBANON STATS |EDITORIAL

KNOW THY HISTORY

“Why did we defeat the Israelis and the Palestinians didn’t?”, the nine-year-old converging into one single answer.

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MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES IN LEBANON

In an attempt to examine the conditions of mental illness in Lebanon- causes, prevalence, and cures- it is important to underline the quality of the facilities available for treatment in a continuously stressful environment. In light of the limited budget allocated to the mental health care system, This is mostly felt in terms of the number of practicing psychiatrists, and the quantity of the research produced.

What mental illnesses are most prevalent in Lebanon? ;@CC)! ")9)$ @=G / H=> : 1$:2 ; 0 ;@/<> ;@>;C> / $! ))G> * ) J> ;G> ! B 3/ 4 ;C> 9) 1/ 0D 1+(2/ @C;C&# mental health system in Lebanon, the number of 09) found between war-related events and the incidences !;CCCCC/K) +(/ + ! H@ ) E> ) * of those being reserved for children and adolescents. &!M !/( * 0+( */ to be the most serious mental illnesses suffered by the 9)/ 47% of patients admitted to mental Conditions of Mental Health Care “ + 9)) ! )/$ " 19% have other disorders (WHO). ) ) ” their illness, but also from the recognition of their Socio-cultural factors: /+* + D R R!0 character and therefore the way he carries out his /) life are absorbed differently according to every E> individual. Reactions to incidents such as violent / + * ) ) mental health care services very basic. * ! +09) 0 / K ! ! /+ */

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It can be said, however, that certain occurrences or conditions will always have some sort of 0/ K 0 ) violence- which all remain frequent in Lebanon- will R/#!;E! *@CCCCC* ;=CCC/$!) !) !/

" ) $ K ) ! )=CCCCCGCCCCC/( residents have also seen their homes damaged or /+)) the number of demolished houses in different regions at the end of the war.

Number of Houses Destroyed in the War by Region Region Partially Destroyed Totally Destroyed Damaged Total Percentage

Mount Lebanon 6410 14778 4630 25818 57.35%

South 4424 4845 3231 12500 27.77%

Beirut 573 2576 344 3493 7.76%

North 673 1053 499 2225 4.94%

Bekaa 235 409 340 984 2.19%

Total 12315 23661 9044 45020 100.0%

% 27.35% 52.56% 20.09% 100.0% *Ministry of Displaced 1996 (note that these numbers refer only to houses registered in the ministry)

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Unemployment and Immigration + Similarly, domestic abuse of women by male members of war touches individual lives as well as that of Lebanon as !/ B /+;C> !0 )0 ! /$!! !=E>/ )/+ * ! ! #$ history. According to a study by Information International, " )* ) ) ;GG; 9) @CCC!;JVCC/: *)D0 )9) / !9);/ Self-diagnosis has become a common trend among the " T: 9)* O & !5 B! 9)P=E>) ! ;VJE9) D/T*B !!/# Lebanon remains lenient in the enforcement of the laws HE> / in the country was a main factor for leaving. According to the Lebanese Syndicate of Pharmacies, +*)0 9)!@C;;; violent setting and the trends of migration are evident. ) )M! )/ to remember that one’s emotional and mental health !R / X () @C;@ $ ( " )* VEC))! 9)/ /+! $!* ))*) ) Y ! !/+ either for fear of embarrassment or because they fail *!) to see what is wrong with the abuse. Studies by Kafa !;<>)V condition. ;;00) EE/V>/

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MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVISION IN LEBANON

9)R ) /"&#$ R ) ) &"H/V>!0 /[!*M EH/;=> O0)R / + ) )/+ ! addressed in Lebanon, a country with years of war and ))/+ /#) $ & " ! ;CCCCC are available, with a very small number of funds allocated 9);/H;@/;@/ ) 0/+ At the time of writing, the Lebanese Psychiatric Society listed E;/ ) ! !) treatment of these illnesses are scarce. + M ! / X ! ) ! A number of studies have shown that though underestimated, low, and the cost of treatment very high. Private insurance !!9) ! 9)/ )D While the National Social Security Fund does cover these 1+(2/+)! ;GGC!! !/+ G<>J;<0 ! * / at least one traumatic incident in their life (referenced in &#@C;;)=C> @CCG2/$!& !/ # $ & (! ! ! @CC<QHG> "* ) 0 ! ;=> /+ ) /K@CCV) 9)/B4 / !9) ) 1/2/ !* /+!! +!! as societies across the Arab world still associate mental !! illnesses with negative connotations such as insanity. / + ( ! @C;; 9) ! D/" ) ! 9) ! / 0)/T ! D D ! ) / " ! contributors to the deterioration of mental health. )** /K!) +!!9) !! with the inability of the medical system to accommodate them. / +)) #! !/$) at schools and even continue to reach the older generations &!)) /" ! /G/E>!0 attributed to mental illness issues.

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THE MONTHLY INTERVIEWS

DR. MAHMOUD KREIDIEH

+ 9) !* )! 9)/ & ! D*0The Monthly ! $ 4 $/ K"":/ Clinical Professor of Neurology at the University of D+ (1+(2/

Dr. Mahmoud Kreidieh MD. FAAN. Clinical Professor of Neurology at the University of California

& ' What is it that fueled your interest in approaching disposition to PTSD? *#+/! + * +( Lebanon? ! $ +( ! 5 &! ! 0 0 9) ! frightening or traumatic event during my life? Has it )! *'&! )* *) !* ' &! ! ) +( T( 9) / D!' + ! &! ! ! ! M' )! )+(/X * ! R! 0)/ society. "+( scanty in Lebanon and the research conducted on this * into it in Israel and the United States where there has

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) ) Apart from the behavioral manifestations, ! $ /++( distinguishes PTSD patients? VCCCCC<;C9)/ Research at the brain structure level revealed that +( / Undoubtedly, the disorder is most common in war- Hormonal changes can also be observed through *0 ( ) are usually the most severely affected by it. In Lebanon ) B3 * !/ !+( !* 2 R / U ) disorder and its impact on individual and )! social behaviors, let us move to the treatment )M! 5 ! )) )! *#+/0 +((9)3/ + +( 5 )/ $ What are the most common effects of PTSD and ! +( ) ;/E @ !0 years when early and immediate intervention is + +( ) )! ) !/&!! individual and social levels and its effects can be !/ D/ ! +( D/+! "D&R"! * many to offer counseling services to those affected the traumas in their heads. Avoidance of activities and )0 / +(/+)* ` ) ! ) !)/ retaliation and this is the reason early detection +( (!!) understand and reconcile with the traumas they !/&! at Sartre’s existentialism movement, which emerged !0/ *! ` 9) for their right to exist and live, switching instinctively )!/

9) +( civilians, or military veterans but transcends to reach /$!) ! ! !! !/ ( ! R!) )!/T) +(D* !)) Amygdala !/

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|Dr. Hanna Saadah| POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER

68!! our brains from simple bits of information relayed by our senses. Languages, skills, actions, thoughts, and feelings are the results of complex brain programs. Whereas most of our programs help us live better lives, certain programs can do the reverse. The Post Traumatic +/;*#+/<=# *#+//+>5@ BBFF''!FF "+(! /+ !/+ ! )*) /+ 0 !) / " 0 ! ) /+ */&! );EDJE>! *) +(+( treatments much more effective. with no memory of a frightful trauma tells us that certain ++()/ )+(+(/ + 0 ++(0 ! ) ) !)!/!)! )*+( * / &! +( / # +( 2 D0 ! of the horrifying event, b) avoidance of reminders of the )M! !2!D evidence based scrutiny and discarding them as irrational at least one month after the event. ))*)!/ UD0 ! $) recollections such as distressing images, nightmares, or )+( )*!/&D ) 0 )D! fatigue, and body aches. Some of the chemical and alarmed startle reactions. Avoidance means staying abnormalities, such as the reduction in cortisol levels and D*! !) / +(! /+)0 !/BED;C> such treatments are best left to doctors who are highly 0 +( !/ 0+(/ $! +( ! HV +!!) !;@/" our lives in good and in bad ways. Whereas certain traumatic )+(!!! !*)* ) 0 * */ + ! D /D+( historical context, and the constitution of the individual are !)! the three main variables that determine the outcome. increased comorbidities such as drug abuse, alcoholism, " 0 ! +( ) 0/ )5 U+() http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posttraumatic_stress_disorder

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ASSASSINATIONS IN LEBANON PERPETRATORS REMAIN UNKNOWN

#G6JK G K ! N# causes for each assassination differ from case to case. In some instances, it is a matter of ruthless murder; in others, it is linked to political brinkmanship, a # G N ! investigated several of these assassinations. In some cases, the courts have reached conclusions based on concrete evidence. In other cases, the assassinations remain K K political intervention that prevented the courts from revealing the truth.

;CJ!)9)R/+5 Journalists ;VM!)*;GHJ* )*)(/#!)! for doctrinal reasons.

Location of the Date of the Name Occupation Investigation Findings Assassination Assassination Nassib al-Matni Publisher of the Telegraph newspaper Beirut May 27, 1958 Futile investigations Fouad Haddad Journalist for the Labor newspaper Beirut September 19, 1958 Futile investigations Perpetrators were sentenced to Kamel Mrouw Publisher of Al-Hayat newspaper Beirut May 16, 1966 prison Ghassan Kanafani Palestinian writer Beirut July 8, 1972 Accusations were pointed at Israel Edward Saab Journalist Beirut May 16, 1976 Futile investigations Correspondent for the German Karl Robert Never Beirut May 24, 1979 Futile investigations magazine Sterne Assistant Editor in Chief of the Falastin Adel Abdel-Majid Wasfi Beirut June 20, 1979 Futile investigations Al-Thawra magazine Palestinian killer was sentenced Salim al-Lawzi Publisher of the Hawadeth magazine Beirut March 4, 1980 to prison Verdict issued against members of Riyad Taha Head of Lebanon’s press syndicate Beirut July 23, 1980 the Moussawi family Journalist for the Al-Liwaa newspaper Yehia al-Hazouri Beirut August 29, 1980 Futile investigations and member of the Baath party Editor in Chief of the Al-Fahrast Samir Assem al-Sheikh Beirut July 9, 1985 Futile investigations newspaper Suheil Tawili Communist journalist Beirut February 24, 1986 Futile investigations Hassan Fakhr Journalist Baabda June 15, 1986 Futile investigations Editor in Chief of the Beirut Al-Masaa Hassan Bazzoun Beirut February 22, 1987 Futile investigations magazine Mahdi Amel (Hassan Communist journalist Beirut May 18, 1987 Futile investigations (Hamdan Hussein Mrouweh Leftist thinker and journalist Beirut August 17, 1987 Futile investigations Mostafa Jeha Journalist Sabtiyeh- Beirut January 15, 1992 Futile investigations Samir Qassir Journalist for An-Nahar newspaper Beirut June 2, 2005 Futile investigations

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Name Location of the Assassination Date of the Assassination Investigation Findings Father Habib Khashfa Taibet (South Lebanon) 1949 The perpetrator was sentenced to death Father Boulous Massaad Majdel Baana in May 13, 1963 The killer was arrested Jesuit Father Elian Jervanion - February 14, 1976 Futile investigations Imam Hassan al-Shirazi Beirut May 5, 1980 Futile investigations Sayyed Ali Bader Eddine Harouf (South Lebanon) August 5, 1980 Futile investigations Sheikh Ahmad Assaf Beirut April 28, 1981 Futile investigations Father Philip Abu Sulaiman Aley April 30, 1982 Futile investigations Sheikh Halim Taqiyeddine Beirut December 1, 1983 Futile investigations Sheikh Ragheb Harb Jabcheet (Nabatiyeh) February 16, 1984 Accusations were pointed at Israeli agents Father Boutros Abi Aaql Sour (Tyre) May 23, 1985 Futile investigations Father Boulos al-Sahlani Bab Mareaa (Western Beqa’a) November 18, 1985 Futile investigations Sheikh Sobhi al-Saleh Beirut October 7, 1986 Futile investigations Jesuit Father Andre Mas Saida September 24, 1987 Futile investigations Father Albert Khreish Kessrouan April 1988 Futile investigations Lebanese Grand Sunni Mufti Beirut May 16, 1989 Futile investigations Hassan Khaled Father Semaan Boutrous al- Accusations were pointed at members of the A’ajaltoun May 11, 1992 Khoury Lebanese Forces Members of the group Osbat Al-Ansar were Sheikh Nizar al-Halabi Beirut August 31, 1995 .arrested and sentenced to death

Politicians !)@; )J)$/

Name Location of the Assassination Date of the Assassination Investigation Findings Former PM Riad Solh Jordan July 16, 1951 Assassinated by members of the SSNP Assassinated by Ahmad sheikh who was reportedly Former minister Mahmoud al-Aboud Presidential Palace in Kantari 1953 instigated by MP Suleiman Ali The verdict wasn’t put into practice. The perpetrators MP Naim Moghabghab Beiteddine July 27, 1959 were believed to be allies of Kamal Jumblat Former MP Albert al-Hajj Akkar April 12, 1961 Futile investigations A sergeant in the Lebanese Army was charged with the Former MP Maarouf Saad Saida February 22, 1975 crime Governor of the North Fayez al-Imad - December 20, 1975 Futile investigations General Director of the Ministry of Beirut August 2, 1976 Futile investigations Finance, Dr. Khalil Salem MP Kamal Jumblat Chouf March 16, 1977 Accusations were pointed at Syrian intelligence Former minister and MP Tony Zgharta June 13, 1978 Accusations were pointed at the Lebanese Forces Frangieh Former MP Bashir Kairouz - March 16, 1982 Futile investigations Accusations were pointed at SSNP member Habib President Bashir Gemayel Ashrafieh September 14, 1982 Shartouni Aboard a helicopter transferring PM Rashid Karami June 1, 1987 Accusations were pointed at Samir Geagea him from Tripoli to Beirut

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Name Location of the Assassination Date of the Assassination Investigation Findings MP Nazem Qadri Beirut September 21, 1989 Futile investigations President René Mouawad Beirut November 22, 1989 Futile investigations Former minister and MP Elie Hobeika Hazmieh January 24, 2002 Futile investigations Former PM Rafik Hariri Beirut February 14, 2005 The STL indicted four members of Hezbollah Former minister and MP Bassel Beirut February 14, 2005 The STL indicted four members of Hezbollah fleihan MP Gebran Tueni Mkalles December 12, 2005 Futile investigations Minister and MP Pierre Gemayel November 21, 2006 Futile investigations MP Walid Eido Beirut June 13, 2007 Futile investigations MP Antoine Ghanem Sin el-Fil September 19, 2007 Futile investigations

Other assassinations #!9)J;) !)5

Name Occupation Date of the Assassination Investigation Findings Munir Daou Qaemaqam 1956 Futile investigations A member of the Al-Zain family was charged Abdallah Osseiran Son of former Speaker Adel Osseiran (Saida) December 22, 1972 with the crime Member of the Iraqi Baath Socialist Party Moussa Sh’eib July 28, 1980 Futile investigations leadership Ambassador in the Ministry of Foreign Hassib Abdallah April 28, 1978 Futile investigations Affairs O’smat Murad Official in the Islamic Unity Movement August 2, 1981 Futile investigations Hassan Sharri Member of the Amal Movement’s politburo October 20, 1981 Futile investigations Member of the Qatari Baath Socialist Party Tahseen al-Atrash November 17, 1981 Futile investigations leadership Delegate of the Communist Party in the Khalil Hatoum April 23, 1982 Futile investigations National Lebanese Movement Rafiq Bashasha Official in the Nasserite Popular Movement May 16, 1982 Futile investigations Consultant to the Ministry of Foreign affairs Ali Suleiman January 11, 1983 Futile investigations and Immigration Head of Byblos District for the Phalanges Ghaith Khoury February 15, 1984 Investigations reveled the perpetrators Party Member of the Central Committee for the Sarkis Aznavorian April 23, 1985 Futile investigations Tashnaq Party Muhammad Slim Defense official in the SSNP June 3, 1985 Futile investigations Khalil A’akkawi Official in the Islamic Gathering in Tripoli February 9, 1986 Futile investigations Member of the Central Committee of the Khalil Na’oos February 20, 1986 Futile investigations Communist Party Zaven Tashjian Head of the Tashnaq Party in Anjar February 27, 1986 Futile investigations Mostafa Ali Kreidieh Media official for Jama’a Islamiya May 5, 1986 Futile investigations Nassib al-Khatib Head of the Arab Democratic Party May 6, 1986 Futile investigations Adnan Qansoh Official in the SSNP February 26, 1987 Futile investigations Communication and Media Officer for the Habib Kairouz October 22, 1987 Futile investigations SSNP Tawfiq al-Safadi SSNP Labor and Social Affairs Official October 23, 1987 Futile investigations Muhammad Shuqeir Consultant to President Amin Gemayel 1987 Investigations indicted members of the SSNP Daoud Daoud, Mahmoud Fakih Amal Movement officials September 22, 1988 Futile investigations and Hassan Sbeiti

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Name Occupation Date of the Assassination Investigation Findings Member of the Lebanese Forces Command Elias Al-Zayek January 16, 1990 Samir Geagea was charged with the crime Council Dany Chamoun Head of the National Liberal Party (Baabda) October 21, 1990 Samir Geagea was charged with the crime Sayyed Abbas Moussawi Secretary General of Hezbollah February 16, 1992 Killed during an Israeli aerial operation Fouad Moghniyeh Member of Hezbollah 1994 Ahmad Al-Hallak was sentenced to death Former Secretary General of the Lebanese George Hawi June 21, 2005 Futile investigations Communist Party Imad Mughniyeh Hezbollah Leader February 12, 2008 Accusations were pointed at Israel

>! Four members of the military fell also victim to assassination.

Name Location of the Assassination Date of the Assassination Investigation Findings Accusations were pointed at members of Major General Khalil Kenaan Baabda September 28, 1986 the Lebanese forces Major General Francois al-Haj Baabda December 12, 2007 Futile investigations Major Wissam Eid Hazmieh January 25, 2008 Futile investigations Brigadier General Wissam Hassan Ashrafieh October 19, 2012 Futile investigations

Arab and foreign diplomats +")9);@5

Name Location of the Assassination Date of the Assassination Investigation Findings Assassinated by the Palestinian Ahmad Sha’at Syrian Colonel Ghassan Jdeed Beirut February 19, 1957 upon instructions of Abdul Hamid Siraj PLO members (Abou Youssef Najjar, Kamal Beirut September 11, 1973 Assassinated by Israeli commandos (Nasser, Kamal Edwan U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Francis Meloy Accusations were pointed at Palestinian Beirut June 16, 1976 and the economic attaché organizations Fateh Movement member Ali Hassan Salameh Beirut January 22, 1979 Assassinated by Israeli commandos Accusations were pointed at pro-Syrian French Ambassador Louie De Lamare Beirut September 4, 1981 organizations Commissar Minister in the Algerian Embassy Assassination instigated by his wife for Beirut January 13, 1983 Rabeh Khrwaa personal reasons President of the American University of Beirut January 18, 1984 Futile investigations Beirut, Dr. Malcom Kerr No clues were found despite the accusation of American diplomat William Buckley Beirut October 11, 1985 the Islamic Jihad Organization Premier Secretary in the Jordanian Embassy Accusations were pointed at Palestinians Beirut December 29, 1993 Naeb Omran al-Ma’aytah affiliated with the Fatah Revolutionary council

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PREVALENCE OF CRIME IN LEBANON

G! !!X! reasons and circumstances behind these crimes, for they could stem from social, cultural, economic or retaliatory motives, but it is certain that the prevalence of addition to other factors including the laxity of the state institutions, the absence !!$

Numbers of crime victims Numbers of crime victims in the past four years ()3 Internal Security Forces reveal that the murder 193 V; @CCG/ + ) GE @C;C ;J< ! @C;;//)H;!HJ/;>/@C;@ 136 );GJ// 95 )H;>/ 81

The prevalence of both licensed “ 2009 2010 2011 2012 instigated the propagation of crime in addition to other factors including the laxity of the state institutions, the absence of accountability and the & $ ") ( B !$ kR X) * J;D (!)(()@C;C ” committed suicide by shooting himself, leaving )/+ Murders * +9) !/ @C;C@C;;@C;@5 Serial crimes targeting taxi drivers and resulting & D&MM ) @E * : ;C / [ ! )" @J $ shooting the victims in their heads, then tossing @C $ ;V p ;E p ;E the bodies on the streets and using the victims’ cars / + ))/+* occurred at the family’s residence in Ras al- " @C;; :!) Naba’a and the real motives behind it remained E() undercover. /+5$3" $ $ +/ + + ) 3 had obtained the Lebanese nationality and were $ 4) ! D:)R/ ! kR X) " @C;;/ + out the motives for the crimes. )!

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!* + ( * " D& ;< )/+! ==D9)Q are yet to be revealed. ( Q @C;; D( kR $ +)Q) / E@")) (DK"@C;;/( A one and a half year old girl was battered to death the criminals which included Syrian nationals )X)$@C;@/ & $ @V & " @;!(4p$/ + DD )) 3 ") U !" (+ &&Q @C;@))))/ murderers, which disturbed their lives and drove *!/ $ Q HG ()@C;@!*) " D4) X)* 3KEE BDK()@C;; Sehayle. K $:3)" )*U() $R$4 @@ Q U/ X)*)R !;CCC@. *#)@C;@/()R !/+ + ( M # 9 () " K ( )*T( $ "* @V )) JCCC)/ !(" :!)@C;;/&) !/+!!M requested the execution of the murderer.

+ ) 3 wife Nissrine Awde, and their three children $@;U;CXH/" !3* / + $ was the only family member who survived as he */

" * 4 " @C;C [ ")$=G4 " G p =/ + B*$( !)!R 0 / Ketermaya’s residents reacted violently to this (K! stabbing him to death and dragging his body )* the center of the town.

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FOREIGN LABOR FORCE IN LEBANON PROBLEMS AND CRISES

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PROSTITUTION FORBIDDEN, YET INHERENTLY EXISTING IN LEBANON

* Z ! K # G [! & ! home to multiple legally regulated professions that set the stage for the practice of prostitution, especially that the Lebanese tourism industry makes the total elimination of it highly unlikely. Being a country famous for an unparalleled !ZG typical destination for those seeking to engage in sexual activities.

9) )/ * */ differ according to the nationalities of women. + * ! ( G &9) ! /9*9) / ) ( )M !/ restaurants or on the streets, or through cab drivers *** + T( ;CC T( @CC M)))/+! exchange of one hour or an hour and a half, while 0*)M! 9X;CCCCC as they may deliver their services at any time in any )/" )/ in Lebanon and acquire good connections with K 9X ;CC ()* CCC9XJCCCCC0 * 0!/&!) * ) =C> ) R /T !/ , but may move to other regions as well. + ) ( 9) (/ +! *( to Lebanon is visa free, and all that the Syrian nationals (both male and female) require to travel to 9) General Security and allowing its holder to reside in 9)</(*( 9) * ) * he chooses out of the club, or have intercourse in

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_OP Brothels Under the name “artist”, thousands of women from & T* $! U U T)* +$9) / 3! !)X&(BD * R KQ/+OP ) ! sexual encounters in their rooms, are now loosening J< after which, they must return to their home countries */(T(@CT( ) !

In large clubs that include rooms for the residence ! ) ; <* )* )) 9X;CCCCC9X;JCCCC/"T(;CC T(@CC0 intercourse.

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POLL ON CIVIL MARRIAGE 51% PRO-CIVIL MARRIAGE 46% PRO-RELIGIOUS MARRIAGE

# G+ larger but are seemingly incapable of achieving their goal due to several reasons, particularly the deep-rooted sectarianism in the Lebanese society.

+ ! ! >!B]! marriage in Lebanon was also the suggestion that J` B & ) K) E ;GGV +9)! !/ / " M H<> "&R@; ;V> ! ! ) ) $ U* JJ>) & X () XM +)) !/J>0 1 !2 X $M 1 !2 )M/ #$K(/$ Q)&M) "+); $(K) ))/$ from voting. )*(1<<>2/ +) + ! ) " ! @C>/ 5

Stance on marriage system by sect Table 1 What is the marriage Armenian Christian Maronite Orthodox Catholic Sunni Shia’a Alawi Total system you prefer in Orthodox/ minorities (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) Lebanon? Catholic (%) (%) Religious 28 41 22 20 66 55 30 50 60 46 Optional (Religious 46 28 33 55 26 29 26 25 40 33 or civil) Civil 23 31 41 25 5 13 37 25 0 18

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+ ! 5 Stances of the respondents on the marriage system * @C>! 50 @C>R*/ 46% 45 #*) 40 ! 35 33% ;=>*! @J>R*/ 30 25 However, endorsement of a religious marriage system 20 18% R !/;V>0 15 ! JJ> 0) 10 ! ) )! 5 3% !E;>/ 0 ReligiousCivil Optional No answer {>R (Religious or civil) H@> )3$$Uk)) $0! ! /@<>@@> ;C>/ +9)! categories when it comes to the marriage system )5 H<> choice ;V>! JJ>)!! );V> for a religious ceremony.

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+!@Gth JCQ@C;J ECC) ) different regions and sects across Lebanon.

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HEPATITIS C (CHRONIC, SILENT, TREATABLE) |Dr. Hanna Saadah|

@!!KZ|} /88$ on their immune status. In some cases, these viruses are cleared by the body’s immune system #!!&|} !|!\R! ! infections by making antibodies, manufacture essential proteins, and prevent bleeding by producing clotting ZK&} +&0))/(0

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KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY: |Antoine Boutros| A LONG WAY TO GO

! & of the instruments used to measure the nations’ resources and progress. Many sources K! O8PG"\ !|_&!K @C;;;G&* + * O+ T 4 (P manner was a natural outcome in the aftermath of information @C ) ) " / " ! 0 * BU!/ *R! )) T) ! *) theories and the entire economic thought has resulted in re- /+ ) */+ economies shifted into technology-oriented economies ) * )/(! 0) emerged as a critical element in contributing to the nations’ !/ !*  ! !/+ 4 * ) !)!/ )/" " community, one quarter of it is absorbed in manufacturing and * !! !)!! with two quarters in the information technology sector. In altered the course of history. D! D!/ " ! )* Another critical factor revolves around the radical change twentieth century as a result of a structural transformation that affected the meaning and nature of living and non- !/ +* ! living natural resources, due to the rise of information as * ) 0)) /+ *)! D!* 0 R 0)/:3 0! / T* )*!/ resources, immoderation in the use of information doesn’t )!/ + 0!! +R / ) + * D )/ B! D industrial countries whose economy has evolved into ) a service and information-based one and is heading )* * ! through an accommodation of the economic sectors ! !! tilt in the relation of human beings with their universe. )/ Nowadays, economic growth is tied to technologies rather + ! ) */ traditional and non-futuristic economy wallowing between traditional industries, agriculture and some services.

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|Dr. Michel Nawfal| ATTAINING GOOD MENTAL HEALTH MD Mental Health Professional

*!!! ! K^!! N&K K!K from childhood through to adulthood.

+ aimed to alleviate their troubles and rid them 9) ) )/ more aware of the need to ensure good mental health. +!* )@EJEM) T* * /+! ! #! human emotions are dictated by thoughts. guarded and rigid and their excessive need to # 0 )*)/ misconceiving a certain situation as dangerous. 9* 9) !/ far as mental health awareness is concerned. However, reaching out to all segments and :* communicating the message of mental health with the disadvantaged coming from less !M* ! )* M / D challenge. ) */ "! 9) * "!)) / ) !* ) )! ! /T 0)/ 9) X) ! / ) / (! 0 Bigger attention is given to raising mental R health awareness among students within /#* Lebanon’s schools and universities. It is of the are among the most common disorders that ! ! on hand to ensure that children and teenagers / ! assuring good mental health. ! * " /+9)! * ! D 0 their mental health, but today, there is a growing / + */ ! ! country and the region at large are in need to disorder and lay the foundations for better self- !/

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THE MONTHLY INTERVIEWS

SHEREEN KREIDIEH

In conformity with its belief that children’s literature is a fundamental tool for child’s growth ! M R)*)! The Monthly!) ( 4 )"/

X+ to the publishing industry? D ! ) )

! / $ Shereen Kreidieh $ 4 "D:"") ) ") / $ B T4 0) ) R )* )* ) )/"XR they received every day. I wanted to get Asala to B B + B B $R / degree in Children’s Literature, I was interested fortunately, the number of submissions- whether 0R D! literature world, and thus I established Asala in *)/! ;GGH)") go as far as saying that Asala deals with the largest R)*/ list of authors and illustrators in Lebanon.

Was it a rough start back in 1994? /! X D ) / " 0 $ ) ") R* ) R)*/")) ! 0 to reach out to authors, editors and illustrators. D

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/")! )! /+ !)* talented illustrators and I used to get in touch with */ + * ! ) generation, let alone that amateurs exhibit more 0) ) / ) 0 ! 0 ! )/

What makes Asala stand out in the publishing landscape? Asala’s inherent strength lies in its diversity. We 1J;<2* & ! ! [ * ! are you committed to publishing only? )M / + 0 0 +)")!) 0 * ) Q*DDD/ )! enfolding a great variety of choices and attracting R )*/ ) );CC! venture into the writing area. When one gears their ) M * / T ) * ) ) HC>EC>)*)" )!! /&) / at the same time would always show bias to his 0/

&!K amid a staggering decline in the reading rates in our society? !)*D! *))* )* /)*D ! )*) 0/ + !! ) )M) ) !D* and distance themselves from the noise and the /

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NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION

# 2 6 6 # / #;266#/#<!/ 2]!>!*&# !>*&*6 of Physicians serving as its Speaker. The NOOTDT did not receive ! >*&€ !Z +N G!

Mission of the NOOTDT +:##++) total loss of the entire activity of his central nervous * !/+ 9) ! :3# ! / @C;C ( :##++ !;E9)) @J @C;;/ " ) ! * of their tissues or organs, and manage, distribute and )*) R M / / ( ! * / 5 :##++ “ Spanish government included

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1) !G2 / " ( ` :##++ the contact details of the surgeons assigned to carry assures that the stringency of laws in Lebanon curbs / + */ & ) /#!R) !/ )< !/+ | ):##++! + 9) ;CGY;GVJ ;HH@Y;GVH O ! P/+ immediately after obtaining the organs or tissues. )! +9) !! */*! donate their organs or tissues. ** wait longer on the waiting list, contrary to those with K ! heart or liver failure, to whom time can be a life-saving !! factor. ! ) :##++! !HC;C !!/ )/ &!) !!!;C noble cause such as an organ donation, as it brings * )) )) values among humans. M * )/

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AT THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY SOPHOMORE YEAR

+ M!/ )!! my second year. What should I do?

X)*UBD$! U! /5 Friends’ Association decided that the new missionaries should ")U(*BD3)/!5 his wife, a fellow teacher and his wife and me. I recommended that they summon you as our !/'

+@E!/ [D!)* and share meals with us.

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X / UR ! R ) of servants only.

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CARTHAGE’S SALTY DEFEAT

Myth: conquered by the Romans and burned to the ground. After the destruction of the city, the !!""#! "$

_B +R! 0/!* +U*) *!)1 2/+!*`R !)* salting of Carthage.

+**U/+/U;GV< O+)+*(5+P!0! research that the earliest mention of this salting was actually during the twentieth century 1;GJC)2)"&` X/9/&/ !)!)) salted cities.

In refuting this myth, it is interesting to note that at the time, salt was worth much more /() )!!)/U! on their wars, squander ridiculous amounts of salt (which is what would have been required !2'

+!U0) R!)!/ !9/+ !/* *OP/

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+ * M"+*0 / ( memorable lessons of her career. Her informal language 9) (!0 !O$/+*P )M)) reading something she wrote. 0/" !) Reminiscing about her life as a young student of ! )*)! university from tilting into chaos. As she mentions a few ! incidents where she had to interfere with students either ** ) /4* ! treatment would be too costly for her family and would !*/+ ) ! her father was suffering from a lung abscess instead. *0&) After his death, her life was focused on her education 0 ) R and activism with the Syrian Social Nationalist Party of cause and the maturity of its students when engaging which she was a member. She regrets the change that / + ) ! ) *!0 )$/+**) M!) !!/ / =+*0 ()** Syrian students to refute the common wisdom among X/ + the Lebanese concerning the Syrian interventions into ) !/( )* the Lebanese attitude that was critical of intervention *G& 9))* *! !/ and her close ties with their wives and families. Personally, she thought that the Syrian soldiers who were meant to guard universities and Syrian students +* $R 3 !R Counseling at the American University of Beirut and /! *!! )RM M) 9) " )!/ University. Becoming the head of Health Services, * + !0) )*! * in the Arab world and reinstates her belief in the ideals of (such as a Red Cross training room). She strived to be ((: ! )/(! !!/ ") !O X & concern for her, as well as the lagging behind of Arab Community Health. )!/

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BEIRUT IN WORDS, PICTURES AND COLORS (LAWNOULI, RSEMOULI, KTEBOULI BEIRUT)

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LEBANESE FAMILY NAMES DENOTING COLORS

$9)/( "YBD"1X*2K5V@C) are limited to certain regions and sects, while others 3* U " U 0/+) $ 5 $)""U " X $ X X* Z;‚<_!B=J :(D$*2 HG3*#0)U$R 3*#0XX) p1X)2 ("XM&( JE()& (4D9+pDX "D+))1+2 Z;V<_!B"] ;=@G (R ) X 1X ZKF8'ZK;{<_!B $R$)pDX2(1XRUM (RM&Q)4)p D")R2+1&D$"XRX (**"(1+2 ( (R ")) Q X "2 ($)( $M 1& XR ( "2 :)14")Q)R&+ |F8'|;|<_!B" :)+2/ "(M+(X ;;GV ( ) X 1$R )X $)pDX(2(1(R42 $)& p1k)BDKk)BD+2 XR1$$M2"U2/ VF8'V;{!<_!B{K6[ VC 3* ) 4) members in Amioun 142 U DK 1p2 () (Western Beqa’a). Z$F8'Z$;|<_!B V 3* #0 ) & X* " U ( Q Q)1:$2/ * Syrian Catholics in Baouchrieh &;V<_!B" 3*" ;CC< ) X 1X $R ($M"M $)2+1$&Dk)): $X D$ D& D$2 ( 1$*2 Hasbaya (Hay el-Saraya) „;*K<_!B G;3*#0)X1U "(RM:) "2 $() ;@<3*)X1$) Sunnis in Ras Beirut U2:$1X*2(1$:2 XQ)1"B)2p1&Dp2 8'ZFZ;#<_!B]J E< $ ) " ( $ X D+ 1&2 X) 1Q2 1Q)2+X( ;V9)X1UX(2 $ B) p k 1X)2D V;(R)$M1$*)2 (*$1"**2X1X)2( :)1&DX&D$2 k 1"**2 Q & X 1"**2 " #) +R) : 1"**2 Z!F8'Z!;X<_!B` X&Q (p($) (R # 1$M2 4* $*) 3*""&&* $R1X2 ( $R + p DX ($p $)kUX (#0$) $)) 3*#0)pDXU

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Tripoli

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Becharre The Cedars Batroun Hadet Hasroun Ras Baalbeck Deir el Ahmar Maqne Etymology Jbail Qasr el-Banat Hadath Iaat Ghazir Baalbeck + O D(P ") Jounieh O` 9P ) ) * Niha BEIRUT Zahle ) Baabda Shtaura Aley Dahr el-Baidar  Anjar resembled a valley, and which was home, long time ago, Wadi Deir el-Qamar El-Sit Meshref Beiteddine to a lady descending from the Al-Shihab family. Qaraoun Lake Yanta

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issue 128 | March 2013 36| MEDIA THE LEBANESE DETAINED IN SYRIA

#OG+!P /+!!G\\]'[ of short interruptions in some areas of Beirut and Mount Lebanon during the Israeli invasion G;='=]<'+!G B+ !!!#+! !!!G +!!

+)) 1! 3) ") p) &) 0)$@C;@)( );;9)" D()@C;;2 )*!+* (1*2/+ “!*9) !( one of the main clauses in the mission of the observers ! ) that the Arab League will send to Syria”. concerning only those who are anti-Syrian, with those 1( ) " D(!/ 3D:!)@C;;2/ + 9) “* ) ! ) )D)!!D those missing in Syria, but I am wondering why this * ) !@C/ /+ )! ))/ awareness and solving this issue”. 1()3$"D)@CCV2 “I demand the Lebanese government to form a “Syria does not admit to having any Lebanese national 9)(O detained within its land, and demands the release of a ** thousand Syrians detained in Lebanon”. ;;9)*JB 1()Q) Syria”. :MM ! ( (Statement by Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea- DQ@C;C2/ "@C;@2 “ “ * M )) /" ”. not lead to any results”. (From the closing statement made by former Prime 1+!!&:( $U&!( 3&)D()@C;@2 "DQ@C;C2/ “+) $ ))/+ 5“!)* 9) they are dead we want their remains”. !) ) 0 ”.

issue 128 | The Monthly is published by Information International s.a.l. MEDIA |37 JANUARY 2013 HIGHLIGHTS ORTHODOX GATHERING PROPOSITION Displaced Breeh residents to return home 6[{ Postponement of dialogue until further notice Sheikh Assir in Kfardebian Exacerbation of the Syrian refugees’ crisis Mikati in KSA Attack on Minister Karami in Tripoli Escalatory campaign for the approval of optional civil marriage in Lebanon January 3 K ) $ €!= +*" / " ! Following the meeting of the Change 9) $ UX3$" E efforts to ensure their release. ! @D K $ K ( electoral law granted that the President of VGQ/ having sent the Saudi ambassador U)/ + 9) to Lebanon a letter requesting the $$ K)*#03 3$$ $ ) K$ ! Rashid Qabbani as claimed by the Free !/# $!/ over him. ECD/K$K $ Lebanese University contract teachers ( ) $"D( D & #0 3 Qada’a district. D/ D)/ $) &) " BDKR K $ $! K 3 $ K ( $ :M) $! 1K$2 ! (*$Uk)) $* ! 3 ( the electoral law. no intention whatsoever of extending his 3$/ of the Higher Islamic Council dilemma. January 4 $*!3$k)) #")1HC €!] the evening to hand him the suggestions, after the martyrdom of Imam Hussein), $ ( $ among which is the holding of the &)R ( 3 ( :M) $* $ Q) R0$/ Hassan Nasrallah urges the government hold a meeting at the Presidential $( to start direct negotiations with the Palace to discuss the status quo and the = * 9) / electoral law. Q/ : +* k $Q)!"D +* 4(" ! ! Rai and announces that the demolition of ! X** (! X"DRX! ! #0 for reconciliation and allow the return of 3/ closing the borders with Syria. JC/ + ) ! X) Families of Islamist inmates in January 9 ! ( U + ) K$ ! +** * ! ministers and their request to close the ) D $ ) (/ $ $*R+/ M ) !

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#03! $ B " $ ( K !$Q) ") ;C / + K$!/ T(;/CE)/ after the meeting underlines the urgency $(") of reaching consensus over a law that # #0 January 11 / 3 K LF leader Samir Geagea was absent due !/ 9) 3 ) to security reasons. K!(*:) Abdallah under the condition that he be $ B VC> X $ Q) K/") $ ) + " @G*! $"/ 9)$Q;H@C;J/ $ : 3 contradicts it. "0 #03) (+9DM in Sarafand. )U3) K @V $"") $(3/ witnesses, bringing the total number of ) A force of the Lebanese Army EVE/ ) )* $M 3 Q ( ! MR of the Lebanese University and shuts Syrian President Bashar Assad and down the Cafeteria in a bid to curb the 3 & $ M encroachments. !!! !#0 $ #*) (* Gathering. January 14 (/ K ) "! (* " $ + K ")) stage a sit-in in front of the Qatari embassy "( EC>EC/ in Beirut, urging Qatar to intervene to / secure their release. Protesters fail to $ BD$ €! )* ) 9X;@)/ $ :M) $* ) sit-in following the mediation of Interior K$!$ session, which concludes with the $$)/ #03 !9XJ) $ ;H $ $=/ incurred losses due to the storm, the ! $B3) " 0 X) D residence of Boutros Harb and announce X*K$! +)) / + ) M#03 ! ) ) )! ! !/ M 0 #0 In their monthly statement, 9)*/ 3 $ X $$$ K$!/ ! X)#0 Protesters from the Phalanges 0 / Party and the National Liberal Party a new electoral law securing equality 3 $ " demonstrate outside the Syrian Embassy )$/ conference at his residence in Rabieh X)0 + Syrian ambassador. ! X ! $ : ( & !)/ the Finance and Budget Parliamentary €!] K $ "** 3 ) 4 * + ) $ $ U k)) M) describing him as a tyrannical dictator for ) ! T( ;/@ * $"**/ )/ (* X M + < ! #0 3 in coastal cities. January 12 @/ $ X &) Cardinal Al-Rai chairs a meeting in K $ #0 3 X** delays the release of George Ibrahim / " 3 3 $ " ") Q @V @C;J

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")R (* :) X ) $ :M) $* ! 4(" a sit-in near the French Embassy in ") B X/ #0 3 (/ $* $!QX the Arab League Secretary General and U ") 3 $ towards consensus. the Palestinian President. Kfoury to hear his testimony. $$ $X&)"D $ ) Q+` €!` ) 3 GG$)@G $( of General Security Abbas Ibrahim and )/ stresses that Qatar is concerned about the Protesters hurl eggs and tomatoes at 9) * ( the French Embassy in Beirut in demand growing numbers of Syrian refugees and of the release of George Ibrahim Abdallah. calls on the Cabinet to endorse a draft / @C;J January 22 amendments if need be. January 19 $ ( ! $ "* ) + ! ( [ #0 R T " alteration of the electoral system by $ K 4 $/ ! * M #")B on sectarian basis and the election of V / K $ # 4 ($:M)$* D *) 4Q )"" 3" O*P)/ ( $ K " ( and Sami Gemayel. " 9) "DK $ Head of the Lebanese Forces executive " $ K"")"")/ committee Sami Geagea admits that the ( T:K9 $ $ & #0 3 in Naqoura and reiterates during his "D"*)R BDD )! threatening him. )!/ 3 U 3 $ " of reinforcing sectarian divides.

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stressing that the civil marriage issue is not #0 & Q) on the table at the moment. 3 ! + " =J U ! ( country and violates the constitution. #0 3 XR Prayers are hold in Aley for Syrian K/ ) ! ) K 9 4 p + K $! Russian government. * boycott government activities, refusing ( "/ $ ) * Q January 24 (9 Parliamentary Committees. $ ( (* : & to Lebanon after having met his Russian memorial service. January 31 `$/ $:M)$*!+* + ) January 29 ! debating the electoral law ends its " )) 0 +* meetings without reaching consensus. Southern Suburbs of Beirut. 9))(/ + T 0 ! $ ( stages a demonstration demanding the a donor-conference in Kuwait aimed at referral of the salary scale to Parliament related to the release of George Ibrahim collecting funds for the Syrian refugees Abdallah. T(J=E )K)/ + 9) so that Lebanon can meet the growing $:M)$*( Forces announce that they will attend needs of the Syrian refugees. B Q +Q K$@C;J!/ Committees, while the Future Committees chaired by Nabih Berri $! 0* €!` / );ED)/ +JCC French President Francois French President Francois Hollande (*""K &!Q) receives former Lebanese President *MR France and the latter reiterates the Amine Gemayel. ) need for stability and dialogue. K$(&(* 4)R)* K $ ( & Nabih Berri examine the status quo !!/ meeting with former President Amin !/ + ( K Gemayyel in France. "!KR* $ ! Q _! / Beirut Riad Abou Ghaida refrains K $ ( & 4 &)R ( 3 $ BD: ! Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah announces that 4/ ) R D) 3 $ (* $ ! 3 9) U k)) $ $ K/ & ! / with legal or executive authority who the establishment of a senate and the : &) )* ! ! #03 / ) to vote stressing that media and money are $ ( 3 #03/ / / + & (R ")$ challenges civil marriage for moral, condemn civil marriage assuring that it €!" national and religious considerations. )!$ ) ) + OX P 9)/ $ ( $ :M) $* * (* " over civil marriage during a Cabinet Assir following threats sent to LBC. €!= session held at the Presidential Palace. $B3) K $ K ( ! + ) X ! K $! ! +**/ decides to extend the contracts of the two that addresses the concerns of all )/

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THIS MONTH IN HISTORY- LEBANON ASSASSINATION OF KAMAL JUMBLAT ON MARCH 16, 1977: ACCUSATIONS POINTED AT SYRIA

>`\\K!KGB the assassination of MP Kamal Jumblat, the Head of the Progressive Socialist Party, GZ +!K ! € #  € X € Syria accountable for the killing of his father, covertly during the presence of the +!G!Z]

_ #$;<;G==4Q) 5O/ ")!&3 out the way.” Later investigations revealed that the (KK)* *9$& /") in Hamra and that two of them registered their names *)4 &Q4Q($ Q)!X*X/ Q)/ + Q) ! gunmen got out of the Pontiac and forced the driver and In Antoine Basbous and Enny Lauren’s Secret Wars in )/+ 9) ) ;GVV Q)R! !!() /"! &M Q) and the Pontiac, which was right behind it, rammed into &M ) & ( " K /Q)! Intelligence. and bodyguard were dragged out of the Pontiac, only to /+)* +!!)*4Q) ) $9)@CCC )/+ )B !K 4Q)B/&! ) ! $B)X !(&( to inquire about the security guarantees that would roundabout in Sin el-Fil. Retired Brigadier General )!Q)) ") p* ) ! ) / # Q V ;G== X Q) 9) =G*) / +!! 5 O /" M Q)R )(K disclosed, and none of the assailants was brought to ( M ) * wouldn’t have occurred if it weren’t for the frequent )*(/9$M)&M (Q) D9)/ /P =@=;G & Q 4Q/B! !& )

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THE JUMBLATS AND POLITICAL ASSASSINATIONS

2€! !R!/ they faced, the Jumblats remained at the forefront of the political life and persisted in their political and national activism, refusing to forfeit their role and status. The assassination |€K€

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_€:M)Q)JH )") the French authority as Qa’imaqam of the Shouf region ;G;G/ Q)R Syrian revolution, while he was an advocate of the K! $9)/"* DK$*pR Kamal Jumblat "))(*)) (!KQ) Sheikh Bashir Jumblat * [ 4) " < X X k X" X U) X Q) ;G@;/ 1Q)X(!+* However, Wahhab’s men ambushed and shot him in 9);

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THIS MONTH IN HISTORY- ARAB WORLD ISRAEL AND EGYPT SIGN PEACE TREATY IN MARCH 1979

>`\K8! 5Z 8! *Z + 5 *> Menahem Begin signed in the White House a peace deal brokered by the then American President Jimmy Carter.

! ) ) challenges throughout the years, the Israeli- B ) ! * & $)* R ")/#!B "@C;@D Israel, a move that has been sought for long by B$)*R/ Israelis slammed the termination of the gas deal as a violation of the economic agreement of the Camb T*) !"/ ( ! Israel and an Arab country, the two nations agreed to ! ) end the state of war that had been dragging since the the two countries. ;GHV")D) ! Q BR ( ) B(0;G<=/+ ;GGH/ *! " () ;G=V * the establishment of an autonomous self-governing X*3/

( $ XM;G=V:) ! "/&!(R Israelis wasn’t greeted with as much acclaim in the ")/"*X* * B) Kuwait, deeming the settlement a betrayal of the ")/:( * ) also his life as he was assassinated by extremist #) < ;GV; !)BR (/BR) ")9R ;GVG/

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SYRIAN CRISIS SPILLS OVER INTO THE ECONOMY

+!!!R! Z! F #! ! ! extend into neighboring countries. With the regime under close scrutiny from its people and the international !!

* 9)R3 state of the Syrian economy remains hard to attain since @>@C;;/:)@C;@) the regime still retains control over what data on the ;>J>/ economy is released. However, estimates show that for @C;;3 In addition to inhibiting the trade between Syria D@>/K@C;@X* and Lebanon, the crisis has decreased the assets of )/( 9) )*R ( ) HCC E;/C<>!/" 1 9) + * X) !)/+)* X*):!);@@C;@2/+ X* ) 0 * / with its reserves of hard currency and increasing interest 9))*!!()!) / + 0 /+0) * )* / and to continue using the Syrian currency. " )* 9) " ) )(/ ) "9)+* ) ( / " ! )!);C ! V ) @C;@);E/V> @C;C!)H;> )/B0)! @C;;@E>0@C;@ 9))!*/# 1*/2/+ the continuous entry of Syrian refugees into the country the country, and consequently, electricity is unavailable for 9) !/B! of its resources to accommodate for this change. * !/$!! +! =>@C;;/+ of Syria, basic items that are generally consumed by O ! ) ) !/ + ! ! 0/ !) 0 ! + which, in accordance with the monetary reserve have (R )/+! neighbors. Iraq and Lebanon are two of its most /+ / ) ! ! ! ! 0 (=;T(1! / ! H= 2 / ( ) R R)* $/9)) ! R )/X0 Syria. While the damage to its economy was of course )M)/

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IRAQI ECONOMY

*'5$! !|#! J! 5! "!#[` !!]|!!!R N K

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2011 2010 2009 2008 2007

Crude Oil Production 2558.0 2358.0 2336.0 2280.5 2035.2 Installed Refining Capacity 860.0 858.0 789.0 597.0 597.0 Oil Consumption 590.8 538.5 495.4 417.1 344.6

Crude Oil Exports 2166 1890 1960 1855 1643

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A SPRING NOT SO ROSY FOR WOMEN

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REAL ESTATE PRICES- Towards JANUARY 2013

Lebanon’s real estate market picked up slightly Prices of some apartments sold in January €! " Table 2 prevailed in the previous month. The housing market 2013 Region Area m² Price (USD) USD/m² ^+/ ] ^+/ \] Beirut G ! Ashrafieh- Rizk 160 480,000 3,000 transactions due to the high prices of land and the N Sodeco 220 528,000 2,400 in Lebanon and Syria. Geitawi 150 315,000 2,100

Mar Elias 200 600,000 3,000 Prices maintained stable levels and are likely to Bourj Abou Haidar 100 200,000 2,000 the resumption of housing loan activity. Sanaye’e 220 704,000 3,200 Tallet El-Khayyat 150 600,000 4,000 Tables 1 and 2 illustrate the prices of some estates €!" Baabda Hadath- Saint Thérèse 200 380,000 1,900

Prices of some estates sold in January 2013 Table 1 Ain Remmaneh 150 210,000 1,400

Region Area m² Price (USD) USD/m² Brazilia 200 400,000 2,000

Beirut Mar Taqla 250 500,000 2,000

Ramlet Al-Bayda 1,600 12,800,000 8,000 Matn Baabda Bourj Hammoud 100 100,000 1,000 Louaizi 1,100 1,650,000 1,500 Mansourieh 150 210,000 1,700 Yarzi 1,000 2,000,000 2,000 Beit Meri 220 396,000 1,800 Hazmieh (Mar Taqla) 1,200 2,220,000 1,850 Sin El-Fil (Horsh tabet) 200 370,000 1,850 Matn Broummana 330 825,000 2,500 Antelias 2,300 5,750,000 2,500 Aley Beit Meri 800 800,000 1,000 Aramoun 120 132,000 1,100 Jal El-Dib 2,000 3,000,000 1,500 Doha Hills 250 600,000 2,400 Aley Bshamoun (Yahoudieh) 180 252,000 1,400 Aramoun 1,100 550,000 500 Ain Dara 4,000 400,000 100 Doha Aramoun 190 285,000 1,500 Khaldeh 1,400 1,400,000 1,000 Kessrouan Kessrouan Adma 160 272,000 1,700 Ballouneh 900 585,000 650 Adoniss 120 156,000 1,300 Kfardebian 1,100 231,000 210 Haret Sakhr 170 204,000 1,200

Ajaltoun 1,000 350,000 350 Sahel Alma 130 130,000 1,000

Source: Information International- January 2013 Source: Information International- January 2013

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PRICES OF 100 FOOD PRODUCTS JANUARY 2013 Towards

6 ! ` " Prices of 100 food products in January 2013 compared Table 1 in the prices of the remaining 29 items. This trend to December 2012 (in LBP) comes as no surprise at the beginning of the year, Prices Prices end % of K! Item and Brand beginning of of December price January 2013 2012 change to decline in consumption on the one hand, and to forecast future trends on the other. Meat and cereals Dairy Products K Candia full cream milk (1 liter) 2,600 2,600 0 !J]]" Candia full cream yoghurt (1 kg) 3,000 3,250 8.4 + !]` # Bonjus labneh (1 kg) 5,000 5,000 0 €!" Taanayel labneh (500 g) 5,700 5,800 1.7 +

Candia labneh (500 g) 5,150 5,300 2.9 + Prices of 100 food products in January 2013 compared Table 1 to December 2012 (in LBP) Taanayel yoghurt (1 kg) 3,750 3,750 0 Prices Prices end % of Smeds cheese (400 g) 4,850 4,850 0 Item and Brand beginning of of December price January 2013 2012 change Picon cheese (360 g) 3,900 3,900 0 Oil Picon cheese (160 g) 1,975 1,975 0

Afia corn oil (3.5 liters) 17,450 17,450 0 Double-crème cheese (1 kg) 11,000 11,000 0

Mazola corn oil (3.5 liters) 17,500 17,500 0 Fresh country cheese (1 kg) 11,500 11,500 0

Mazola corn oil (1.8 liters) 9,250 9,450 2.1 + Kashkawan cheese (1 kg) 13,500 16,100 19.2 +

Slim corn oil (2 liters) 8,000 8,250 3.1 + Lurpak butter (200 g) 2,750 2,750 0

Wesson corn oil (2 liters) 9,000 9,000 0 Tatra butter (200 g) 2,600 2,750 5.7 +

Ghandour soya oil (3.8 liters) 17,000 17,000 0 Al-Malaaqtain margarine (2 kg) 9,450 9,750 3.2 + Al-Baqara al-Haloub margarine Alfa corn oil (4 liters) 14,500 14,500 0 35,000 35,000 0 (2 kg) Al-Wadi olive oil (1/2 liters) 6,450 6,450 0 Vegetaline margarine (2 kg) 18,900 18,900 0 Ketchup and Sauces Nido full cream milk (bag) 21,850 21,850 0 Libby’s Ketchup (567 g) 2,250 2,250 0 (2,250 g) Nido full cream milk (bag) 26,250 26,250 0 Extra Ketchup (340 g) 1,550 1,650 6.4 + (2,500 g) Extra Ketchup (2.2 kg) 5,500 5,500 0 Tatra full cream milk (1,800 g) 20,500 20,500 0

Dolly’s Mayonnaise (500 ml) 4,000 4,500 12.5 + Cereals

Al-Wadi Mayonnaise (500 ml) 3,500 3,750 7.1 + Khater white lentils (1 kg) 3,750 3,750 0

Al-Bsat Tahina (900 g) 7,450 7,450 0 Khater chick-peas (1 kg) 3,750 3,750 0

Al-Bsat Tahina (450 g) 3,900 4,000 2.5 + Khater beans (1 kg) 2,000 2,000 0

Taous tomato sauce (70 g) 730 745 2 + Peeled wheat (1 kg) 2,000 2,100 5 +

Taous tomato sauce (425 g) 3,200 3,200 0 Pineal Lima Bean (1 kg) 3,750 4,000 6.7 +

Tala tomato sauce (675 g) 3,300 3,300 0 Brown Fine Burgul (1 kg) 1,750 2,000 14.3 +

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Prices of 100 food products in January 2013 compared Prices of 100 food products in January 2013 compared Table 1 Table 1 to December 2012 (in LBP) to December 2012 (in LBP) Prices Prices end % of Prices Prices end % of Item and Brand beginning of of December price Item and Brand beginning of of December price January 2013 2012 change January 2013 2012 change Egyptian rice (1 kg) 1,790 2,000 11.7 + Eggs (30 eggs) 8,000 8,500 6.3 +

American rice (1 kg) 1,750 1,750 0 Beef (1 kg) 13,000 15,000 15.3 +

Italian rice (1 kg) 2,350 2,350 0 Lamb (1kg) 22,000 23,000 4.5 + Al-wadi Hommos Tahina 1,500 1,500 0 Coffee and Tea (380 g) Chtoura Hommos Tahina Najjar cof fee (1 kg) 17,200 17,200 0 1,500 1,500 0 (380 g) Brazil coffee (1 kg) 15,000 15,000 0 California Gardens beans 1,500 1,500 0 (450 g) Al-Hisan tea (180 g) 2,750 2,750 0 Al-Wadi beans (450 g) 1,200 1,200 0 Nestle (250 g) 2,000 2,000 0

Chtoura beans (480 g) 1,250 1,400 12 + Halvah and Jam

Libby’s corn (340 g) 1,450 1,750 20.6 + Al-Wadi halvah (454 g) 4,500 4,500 0

Pasta Al-Bsat halvah (450 g) 3,800 3,800 0

Barilla spaghetti (500 g) 2,250 2,250 0 Chtoura apricot jam (1 kg) 6,000 6,000 0 Antonio Amato spaghetti 2,200 2,200 0 Al-Wadi apricot jam (1 kg) 4,750 4,750 0 (500 g) Tissues and Detergents Monte spaghetti (500 g) 2,300 2,300 0 Mimosa tissues (500 g) 3,000 2,950 1.7 - Sugar (2 kg) 3,200 3,200 0 Fine tissues (200 tissues) 1,500 1,500 0 Al-Ousra sugar (5 kg) 7,500 7,500 0 Primo tissues (200 tissues) 1,500 1,500 0 Salt (700 g) 500 500 0 Gipsy tissues (300 tissues) 2,900 3,000 3.4 + Box of salt (738 g) 1,500 1,650 10 + Mimosa toilet paper (4 rolls) 6,000 6,000 0 Meat, Fish and Eggs Yes detergent (750 g) 2,600 2,850 9.6 + Zwan chicken (200 g) 2,550 2,550 0 Clorox (1 liter) 1,560 1,560 0 Zwan beef (200 g) 2,500 2,500 0 Persil (4 kg) 20,000 20,000 0 Luncheon meat beef (198 g) 2,100 2,100 0 Ariel (4 kg) 20,500 20,500 0 Al-Mona chicken (200 g) 2,000 2,000 0 Fruit and Vegetables Al-Taghzia beef (200 g) 1,950 2,000 2.5 + Oranges (1 kg) 750 1,000 33.4 + Al-Taghzia chicken (200 g) 2,000 2,000 0 Tomatoes (1 kg) 1,250 1,000 20 - Geisha sardine (125 g) 1,500 1,500 0 Cucumbers (1 kg) 1,500 2,000 33.4 + Deli sardine (125 g) 1,250 1,250 0 Bananas (1 kg) 1,250 1,250 0 Milo sardine (125 g) 1,400 1,400 0 Lemons (1 kg) 750 500 33.4 - Geisha tuna (200 g) 3,000 3,000 0 Apples (1 kg) 2,000 2,000 0 White Bell tuna (200 g) 3,100 3,100 0 Potatoes (1 kg) 1,500 1,500 0 White Diamond tuna (200 g) 3,000 3,000 0 Source: Information International Skipper tuna (185 g) 2,850 2,950 3.5 +

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Depression Around the World

121 million people worldwide have depression 36% is the highest depression rate worldwide, and 850,000 die of it every year. and is most common in India.

Women living in the United States are six times 1 of 10 people in America, suffer from symptoms more likely to be depressed than men in China. associated with depression at some point in their life. 15% of those living in the 10 richest nations reported having had at least one depressive 18% is the percentage of depression in France, episode in their lifetime. the Netherlands, New Zealand and the U.S.

11 % of those living in poorer countries reported having had at least one depressive episode in their lifetime. Ref: Bio medical center- 2011 12% is the lowest depression percentage http://www.biomedcentral.com/presscenter/ worldwide, and is present in China. pressreleases/20110722

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Beirut International Airport  Rafic Hariri International Airport Traffic- January 2013

463 972 passengers Airport traffic in January 2013 compared to December 2012 and January 2012 Table 1 used Rafic Hariri International Airport of change % of change % in January 2013 Traffic December 2012 January 2013 January 2012 December 2012/ January 2012/ January 2013 January 2013 compared to 495 760 in December 2012 and Arriving airplanes 2,540 2,245 2,314 - 11.6 - 3 430 472 in January Departing airplanes 2,546 2,243 2,314 - 11.9 - 3 2012, i.e. up by 33 500 passengers or 7.8%. Total no. of airplanes 5,086 4,488 4,628 - 11.7 - 3 The flow of imported Arriving passengers 251,129 201,507 182,973 - 19.8 + 10.1 and exported goods has also increased by Departing passengers 243,268 261,195 241,768 + 7.3 + 8 14.6%. Transit passengers 1,363 1,270 5,731 - 6.8 - 77.8 The following Table 1 Total no. of passengers 495,760 463,972 430,472 - 6.4 + 7.8 illustrates the traffic in (Imported goods (per ton 4,788 3,683 3,120 - 23 + 18 Rafic Hariri International Airport in January 2013 (Exported goods (per ton 3,113 2,625 2,381 - 15.6 + 10.2 compared to December 2012 and January 2012. Total amount of goods 7,901 6,308 5,501 - 20.1 + 14.6 Source: Information International and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. Stats & Numbers |51

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