Anyone familiar with "The Daily Star" (Lebanese?)

[salin]

ran across two items (from google news) that had quite a slant. Including this one: Brahimi is just a representative of the bankrupt 'Arab order' http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=5&article_id=4711#

Anyone know anything about this news source - and its ties? Thanks.

Trying to keep following the twists and turns of the unfolding Chalabi stories has led me to a couple of places where I just scratch my head. This source came up a couple of times - doesn't seem (at first read) to be a source I would want to rely upon ... but perhaps I am just getting a bad vibe because I am tired, confused by the story and cranky. Looking for input.

[legin]

1. I think OKish

we use it sometimes down in the basement.

PM Aidoneus I think he knows about it. I've been to the talkboards before if i remember correctly.

[gottaB]

2. I've been checking them out now and then

According to the Guardian News Guide, Middle East, "Lebanese daily. Carries intelligent, moderate, editorial and opinon columns."

Sometimes I see biases I disagree with, but tend to attribute it to the columnist or reporter.

[Gloria]

3. It's OK....I look at it a lot for the WMW...and pull articles out of it

esp. if they are news items that I know won't be seen in our papers here.

The World Press Review (www.worldpress.org) labels it an "Independent" daily, as opposed to Liberal, Conservative, or Government-run paper...

[acmavm]

4. Sometimes they have stories before anyone else regarding the stuff

in Iraq, Pakistan, SA, etc. They don't go off on a tangent with their editorializing as a rule. They seem to project a pretty accurate picture of events as they unfold in the ME. In fact, comparing them to most of the foreign press that I troll, they sometimes come off as pretty moderate. I've never seen anything that I would call outrageous on the site.

[salin]

5. Thanks all...

The one item that I linked, in particular, had a very big bent. Didn't know if that was typical, or not. Sounds like not (that it is generally more moderate). Just want to be cautious before I refer to a source, to understand if there is some clear bias to it.

Thanks again :hi: