|
|
|
|
|
|
|
October 2010 |
|
|
| AUB in the News - Local version |
Check Archive |
|
October 2010
-
-
Lebanon Files of October 1 reported that the Animals Lebanon Foundation is holding a tree planting campaign on October 3 at the Cedars protectorate in the Chouf area. The paper said that the campaign is being held under the auspices of the Minister of Environment, Mohammad Rahhal, in collaboration with the American University of Beirut and its Center for Nature Conservation for Sustainable Futures-IBSAR.
Full article available at:
http://www.lebanonfiles.com/news_desc.php?id=190774
-
Al-Mustaqbal of October 1 reported that Collaboration, Management, and Control Solutions (CMCS) announced that it signed a memorandum of understanding to offer training courses exclusively at the American University of Beirut Continuing Education Center.
-
Al-Akhbar of October 1 published an article on the increase in tuition fees at private universities in Lebanon. The paper mentioned a recently settled controversy at the American University of Beirut following the administration’s decision to increase tuition fees.
Full article available at:
http://www.al-akhbar.com/ar/node/208622
-
Al-Liwa’ of October 1 reported that the committee for honoring leaders of the East held an honoring ceremony for Syrian actor Doreid Lahham at the AUB on September 23.
Full article available at:
http://www.aliwaa.com/default.aspx?NewsID=198135
-
Al-Mustaqbal of October 3 reported that the Selim Hoss Center for Bioethics at the American University of Beirut Medical Center held a two-day conference on biomedical ethics. The event was held in collaboration with UNESCO office in Cairo and the Cleveland Clinic.
-
An-Nahar, Al-Mustaqbal, Al-Liwa’, and The Daily Star of October 4 and An-Nahar of October 5 reported that the Animals Lebanon Foundation held a tree planting campaign at the Cedars protectorate in the Chouf area on October 3. The papers said that the campaign was held under the auspices of the Minister of Environment Mohammad Rahhal, in collaboration with the American University of Beirut and its Center for Nature Conservation for Sustainable Futures-IBSAR.
-
-
-
-
-
News24.com, Yahoo! Canada News, Free Republic, Al-Manar, Lebanese Kataeb, 14 March, Al-Jazeera Net, and Middle East Online of October 4, Huriyyet Daily News, Terra Net, Ash-Sharq Al-Awsat, Zawya, and Al-Ayyam of October 5, and Kuwait Times of October 6 published a political piece commenting on the political crisis caused by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon investigating the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri. The papers quoted AUB professor of political studies Hilal Khashan as saying, "The situation has taken a dangerous turn and the arrest warrants can be likened to a pressure cooker that has had its lid blown off.”
Full article available at:
http://www.almanar.com.lb/NewsSite/NewsDetails.aspx?id=156699&language=en
http://www.terra.net.lb/wp/Articles/DesktopArticle.aspx?ArticleID=539684&ChannelId=4
http://www.kataeb.org/breakDetails.asp?newsid=81343
http://www.14march.org/news-details.php?nid=MjQ5MDg3
http://www.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/AE48E978-FD9B-4517-96F1-7E3B941E2C82.htm
http://www.middle-east-online.com/?id=98344
http://www.asharq-e.com/news.asp?section=1&id=22559
http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20101005074840/Beirut%20standoff%20fuels%20new%20crisis/
http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=MTIyNjEyMzEzMg==
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=lebanon-heading-toward-crisis-over-hariri-case-2010-10-05
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/101004/world/lebanon_syria_politics_un_tribunal_hariri
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2601199/posts
http://www.news24.com/World/News/Lebanon-facing-crisis-over-Hariri-case-20101004
-
Now Lebanon of October 5 reported on the progress of the U.S.-sponsored Middle East peace talks. The paper quoted AUB professor of political studies Hilal Khashan as saying, “Peace talks between Israelis and the Palestinian authorities are sufficiently daunting, so Americans are not in a position to do anything vis a vis Syrians and Lebanese right now.”
Full article available at:
http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID=206312
-
-
Zawya, An-Nahar, Al-Liwa, Al-Anwar, The Daily Star, and Al-Bayraq of October 6 reported on a climate change seminar held in Beirut. According to Badwa Rahban, director of catastrophe prevention at the Paris branch of the U.N.’s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), hospitals and schools in Lebanon are in danger of collapse in the event of a long-overdue earthquake. The paper quoted Nadim Farajalla, associate professor of water resources at the American University of Beirut, as saying that the government should offer a larger commitment to research on climate change.
Full article available at:
http://www.annahar.com/content.php?priority=1&table=tarbia&type=tarbia&day=Wed
http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidDS06102010_dsart2%284%29/Hospitals,%20schools%20at%20risk%20in%20any%20quake/
-
-
Terra Net of October 6 reported on a climate change seminar held in Beirut. According to Badwa Rahban, director of catastrophe prevention at the Paris branch of the U.N.’s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), hospitals and schools in Lebanon are in danger of collapse in the event of a long-overdue earthquake. The paper quoted Nadim Farajallah, associate professor of water resources at the American University of Beirut, as saying that the government should offer a larger commitment to research on climate change.
Full article available at:
http://www.terra.net.lb/wp/Articles/DesktopArticle.aspx?ArticleID=539901&ChannelId=4
-
El-Nashra, Al-Balad, Al-Liwa’, Al-Anwar, Ahrar News, Lebanese Kataeb, Lebanon Files, Al-Haraka, Future News, and 14 March of October 6 and Al-Markazia of October 7 reported that George Najjar, the dean of the Olayan School of Business at the American University of Beirut, met with Prime Minister Saad Hariri to inform him of the school’s recent accomplishments and its forthcoming tenth anniversary celebration.
Full article available at:
http://www.elnashra.com/news-1-493677.html
http://www.albaladonline.com/html/story.php?sid=121742
http://www.aliwaa.com/default.aspx?NewsID=198905
http://www.alanwar-leb.com/article.php?categoryID=4&articleID=99944
http://www.lebanonfiles.com/news_desc.php?id=191711
http://www.alharaka.org/ar/details.aspx?id=31691
http://www.future-news.tv/details.php?id=MzM3MDc=
http://www.14march.org/news-details.php?nid=MjQ5NTI4
http://www.kataeb.org/breakDetails.asp?newsid=81670
http://www.almarkazia.net/Politics.aspx?ArticleID=31769
-
-
Lebanon Files of October 7 reported that the Makassed Hospital is holding its ninth conference on new developments in the medical world in 2010. The paper said that the conference is organized in collaboration with Cleveland Clinic, the American University of Beirut, and the Saudi Heart Foundation.
Full article available at:
http://www.lebanonfiles.com/news_desc.php?id=191853
-
-
As-Safir of October 7 reported on a conference organized by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine Refugees in the Near East and the AUB Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs entitled, "From Relief and Works to Human Development: UNRWA and Palestinians Refugees After 60 Years."
Full article available at:
http://www.assafir.com/Article.aspx?EditionId=1666&ChannelId=38966&ArticleId=907&Author=
-
-
14 March of October 8 reported on a reception held to greet new students at the American University of Beirut at the Green Oval. The paper said that AUB President Peter Dorman announced the names of 15 new scholarship recipients who were granted the scholarship in recognition of their outstanding academic achievement.
Full article available at:
http://www.14march.org/news-details.php?nid=MjUwMDQ4
-
Al-Liwa’, UCIPLiban, and Arab Union for Electronic Media of October 5 reported that the Journalism Training Program at the American University of Beirut recently held a training workshop for journalists on ways to report on parliament hearings.
-
An-Nahar of October 7 reported that Rima Khalaf was recently appointed undersecretary general and executive secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). The paper said that Khalaf holds a BA in economics from the American University of Beirut and a doctorate of philosophy in system science from Portland State University.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Al-Liwa’ of October 12 reported on the breast cancer awareness month campaign in Lebanon. The paper quoted a statistical report prepared by the American University of Beirut saying that the most common type of cancer among women in Lebanon is breast cancer.
Full article available at:
http://www.aliwaa.com/default.aspx?NewsID=199470
-
-
As-Safir of October 12 published an article on a new movement launched by Lebanese youth called “Lebanese Youth Toward Nationalism”, which claims to support the Lebanese army since its the only official body in Lebanon that is nonsectarian. The paper said that the movement started branches at different universities. It quoted AUB student of chemistry and one of the founding members of the group Alaa’ Izzedine as saying, “We believe in the Lebanese army because it is above and outside politics.”
Full article available at:
http://www.assafir.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=1231&EditionId=1669&ChannelId=39039
-
Terra Net of October 14 published a political piece commenting on the visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Lebanon. The paper quoted AUB professor of political studies Hilal Khashan as saying, “The visiting president is using his enthusiastic reception to tell the U.S. that its attempts to isolate the Islamic Republic and its leaders are failing.”
Full article available at:
http://www.terra.net.lb/wp/Articles/DesktopArticle.aspx?ArticleID=541282&ChannelId=4
-
-
As-Safir of October 14 published an article reporting on the problem of polluted water in Lebanon and the lack of proper testing for tap and drinking water. The paper said that water can be tested at the American University of Beirut laboratories, which is considered the only place in Lebanon that follows international standards for testing set forth by ISO.
Full article available at:
http://www.assafir.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=3011&EditionId=1657&ChannelId=38752
-
Now Lebanon of October 14 and Al-Mustaqbal, Al-Liwa’, and Al-Bayraq of October 15 reported that AUB professor of political studies Ahmad Moussalli was appointed to the board of EPOS. The paper said that EPOS is an international, non-governmental mediating and negotiating operational agency based in Italy.
Full article available at:
http://www.lebanonfiles.com/news_desc.php?id=193303
-
-
Al-Anwar of October 12, Al-Akhbar, Al-Liwa’, Al-Balad, and Al-Bayraq of October 15, and Al-Mustaqbal of October 16 reported that the American University of Beirut will participate in an exhibit entitled, “Days of Science” or Ayyam Al-’Ulum.
Full article available at:
http://www.al-akhbar.com/ar/node/210567
-
Al-Anwar of October 13 reported on a "A Tribute to the late Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd” held on October 12 by the Anis Makdisi Program in Literature at the American University of Beirut, in collaboration with Heinrich Boell Stiftung and al-Markaz al-Thaqafi al-Arabi.
-
L’Orient Le Jour of October 13 and Al-Akhbar of October 15 announced that the Society of Friends of the AUB Museum is holding a lecture entitled, “Mari: First Metropolis of Northern Mesopotamia,” on October 13 by M. Jean Claude Margueron, the director of studies at L’Ecole Pratique des hautes etudes a Paris, France.
-
Al-Anwar of October 14 reported that 100 Iraqi doctors began a five-day training session at American University of Beirut in an effort to “boost their capabilities and strengthen the fragile health system, devastated after years of war and sectarian violence.”
-
-
-
14 March of October 16 published the biography of Lebanese Minister of Industry Ibrahim Dahdahian and said that he graduated from the American University of Beirut with a BE in civil engineering in 1961.
Full article available at:
http://www.14march.org/news-details.php?nid=MTc1NzMz
-
Al-Anwar and L’Orient Le Jour of October 18 reported that 2500 year old statue of Byrsa found in Old Carthage will be transported from the Museum of Carthage to be displayed at the American University of Beirut in March 2011.
-
-
Al-Liwa’ of October 18 published an article commenting on the immigration of Lebanese youth and said that 60 percent of AUB engineering graduates immigrated to the United States, Europe, and the Arabian gulf area in 1985.
Full article available at:
http://www.aliwaa.com/default.aspx?NewsID=200375
-
-
-
Almustaqbal.org of October 18 reported that AUB professor of political studies Ahmad Moussalli was appointed to the board of EPOS. The paper said that EPOS is an international, non-governmental mediating and negotiating operational agency based in Italy.
-
-
-
-
-
An-Nahar of October 21 and Terra Net of October 22 reported on the upcoming launch of a photography exhibition to honor late Arab historian, Constantin Zurayk. The paper said that the exhibit is a photo essay entitled, “My father: reflections,” by Afaf Zurayk and will commemorate 10 years since Zurayk’s passing. The papers said that Zurayk once served as acting president of the American University Beirut.
Full article available at:
http://www.terra.net.lb/wp/Articles/DesktopArticle.aspx?ArticleID=542761&ChannelId=1
-
Al-Mustaqbal of October 22 reported that the Suliman S. Olayan School of Business at the American University of Beirut dedicated a new classroom and the Dean's Suite in its new building to a university alumnus, Moufid Farra, in honor of his contributions to the School.
http://www.almustaqbal.com/stories.aspx?StoryID=435880
-
Al-Hayat of October 20 and The Daily Star of October 22 reported on an upcoming photographic exhibition in honor of the late Arab historian, Constantin Zurayk. The paper said that the exhibit is a photo essay entitled, “My Father: Reflections,” by Afaf Zurayk and will commemorate 10 years since the historian’s passing. The paper also said that Zurayk served as acting president of the American University Beirut.
-
-
Al-Mustaqbal of October 23 reported that AUB’s Center for Nature Conservation and Sustainable Futures IBSAR is partaking in an international research project called Marex aiming at extracting anti-cancerous elements from marine ingredients.
-
-
-
-
-
-
Al-Anwar and L’Orient Le Jour of October 26 reported on the launch of the “Nestlé Healthy Kids Global Program – Ajyal Salima,” which is a result of a joint AUB initiative named “Kanz Al-Soha” and a global Nestlé program, “Nestlé Healthy Kids.”
-
Al-Mustaqbal of October 27 published a review of a recently compilation entitled At-Tawfiqiyat Al-Jadeeda by Mahmoud Shreih of the original poems of Tawfiq Al-Sayegh. The paper said that Sayegh attended the American University of Beirut.
Full article available at:
http://www.almustaqbal.com/stories.aspx?StoryID=436728
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
The Daily Star of October 28 reported that UNRWA, in one of its recent reports, said that the conditions of Palestinians living in and outside of Lebanon’s 12 refugee camps are equal to, or even worse, than those in Gaza. The paper quoted AUB professor of education Munir Bashour as saying, “The Arab world is blindly importing foreign ideas, thoughts and concepts and is accepting them without considering if they meet our needs and demands.”
Full article available at:
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=1&article_id=120905#axzz13lcuS200
-
-
Lebanon Files of October 29 reported that the American University of Beirut participated in a conference on higher education at the College of Higher Education of Business in Beirut. The conference was organized by the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Montpellier and QuaRES with support from the National Council for Scientific Research and the Faculty of Agriculture at the Lebanese University.
Full article available at:
http://www.lebanonfiles.com/news_desc.php?id=196412
-
Al-Markazia and Al-Bayraq of October 27 reported that the American University of Beirut is hosting the Second Annual Conference for Institutional Research Association for the Middle East and North Africa on November 4 and 5.
Full article available at:
http://www.almarkazia.net/Miscellaneous.aspx?ArticleID=33027
-
-
Al-Mustaqbal and Al-Liwa’ of October 27 reported the American University of Beirut Medical Center and the Tahaddi foundation signed a memorandum of understanding.
-
Al-Liwa’ of October 27 and Al-Anwar of October 28 reported on the eighth annual celebration of the launch of the Children Cancer Center in Lebanon at the American University of Beirut Medical Center.
-
Al-Liwa’, As-Safir, An-Nahar, and Al-Anwar of October 27 announced the establishment of the Gladys Mouro Scholarship, a full merit scholarship provided by the American University of Beirut Medical Center, that will be awarded every year to the top nursing student at the Rafic Hariri School of Nursing and will cover his/her tuition expenses until graduation.
-
Al-Liwa’ of October 27 reported that AUB lecturer Zeinab Mirza gave a talk at the recent World Day of Hunger and Poverty meeting.
-
L’Orient Le Jour of October 27 and Al-Liwa’ of October 28 announced that the American University of Beirut Archaeological Museum is holding an educational event on pottery and its history for children between the ages of 7 and 12 on November 14.
-
AME Info of October 27 and Al-Mustaqbal, Ad-Diyar, and Al-Bayraq of October 28 announced that the Department of Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management at the American University of Beirut launched the first initiative in Lebanon and the region to formalize the profession of landscape architecture as a new and independent profession.
Full article available at:
http://www.ameinfo.com/ar-184028.html
-
-
-
-
Lebanon Files of October 29 and Al-Mustaqbal of October 30 reported that Professor Ghazi Ghaith, the chair of the Education Department of the American University of Beirut, was awarded the Abdul Hamid Hallab REP Service Excellence Award.
Full article available at:
http://www.lebanonfiles.com/news_desc.php?id=196437
-
Al-Anwar and Al-Bayraq of October 29 and Al-Inshaa of November 1 reported that AUB president Peter Dorman attended a dinner held by former Prime Minister Najib Mikati held in honor of a delegation from Harris College from University of Chicago.
Full article available at:
http://www.al-inshaa.com/news.php?IssueAr=193&id=9698&idC=1
-
Alzoa, Al-Arab, Dar Al-Hayat, The Daily Star, Nahar Net, Now Lebanon, Al-Mustaqbal, As-Safir, Al-Liwa’, Now Lebanon, Ad-Diyar, Al-Anwar, LBC Group, Future News, Lebanese Kataeb, Al-Manar, Almustaqbal.org, Lebanon Files, and 14 March of October 29 and Terra Net, Future News, Al-Watan, Al-Haraka, Bint Jbeil, Elnashra, Ahrarnews, An-Nahar, L’Orient Le Jour, and Al-Bayraq of October 30 reported that Prime Minister Saad Hariri said that Lebanon would not succumb to strife despite Lebanese concerns over freedom of speech, security stability, and the economy. The paper quoted him as saying to professors and students, at a ceremony organized by the Suliman S. Olayan School of Business at the American University of Beirut on the occasion of its tenth anniversary, “I know that the Lebanese are afraid today. They fear for their freedoms, democracy, security, stability and economy. But I am here to reassure you and all the Lebanese: Lebanon will never fall.”
Full article available at:
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=120965
http://www.future-news.tv/details.php?id=MzQ1NTQ=
http://www.almustaqbal.com/Stories.aspx?storyid=437332
http://www.assafir.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=3429&EditionId=1685&ChannelId=39425
http://www.aliwaa.com/default.aspx?NewsID=202126
http://www.aldiyaronline.com/articleDetails.php?menu=article&artId=35218
http://www.alanwar-leb.com/article.php?categoryID=4&articleID=102598
http://www.lbcgroup.tv/LBC/Templates/NewsDetails.aspx?ID=25238
http://www.kataeb.org/ArticleDetails.asp?articleID=38770
http://www.almanar.com.lb/NewsSite/NewsDetails.aspx?id=160167&language=ar
http://www.almustaqbal.org/news_details.php?id=MTU1NzQy&t=5
http://www.alarab.com.qa/details.php?docId=156799&issueNo=1048&secId=15
http://www.daralhayat.com/portalarticlendah/197355
http://www.al-watan.com/data/20101030/innercontent.asp?val=local1_3
-
Terra Net of October 30 published a political piece commenting Hizbullah Secretary General Hassn Nasrallah’s call to boycott the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL). It quoted AUB professor of political studies Hilal Khashan as saying, “While Nasrallah has in previous speeches denounced the tribunal as a U.S. and Israeli tool to weaken Hizbullah, Thursday’s call for a Lebanese boycott was aimed at the domestic scene and will squeeze the rickety government of Prime Minister Saad Hariri, which has signed a cooperation agreement with the STL and provides 49 percent of its funding.”
Full article available at:
http://www.terra.net.lb/wp/Articles/DesktopArticle.aspx?ArticleID=544132&ChannelId=1
-
-
-
Al-Akhbar of October 31 reported on a round table discussion held at the American University of Beirut on Palestinian refugees without identification papers. It was organized by the Frontiers Ruwwad Organization.
Full article available at:
http://www.al-akhbar.com/ar/node/209358 | |
|
|
|
|
|