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Court Orders Iran to Pay for Lebanon Bombing (New York Times)
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Fri, 07 Sep 2007 22:54:31 GMT

A federal judge ordered Iran to pay $2.65 billion to relatives of the American service members killed in a 1983 bombing in Lebanon.


World Bank grants 100 million dollars for Lebanon reforms (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:15:05 GMT

The World Bank on Friday granted more than 100 million dollars for economic reforms which Lebanon pledged to introduce at a donor conference in Paris last January.


Country Fast Facts: Lebanon (CBS News)
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Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:00:03 GMT

Following the capture of Syria from the Ottoman Empire by Anglo-French forces in 1918, France received a mandate over this territory and separated out a region of Lebanon in 1920. France granted this area independence in 1943.


Israel Faulted in Deaths Of Civilians in Lebanon (Washington Post)
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Fri, 07 Sep 2007 02:06:20 GMT

JERUSALEM, Sept. 6 -- Israel's "frequent failure" to distinguish between military and civilian targets during the war in Lebanon last summer was the primary reason so many Lebanese civilians were killed in the bombing campaign, according to a Human Rights Watch report released Thursday.


Open house planned for Sunday at Lebanon Armory (Fairfield Echo)
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Sat, 08 Sep 2007 01:01:29 GMT

Lebanon — The National Guard Armory in Lebanon, 113 E. Taylor Street, will be hosting an open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. The event is free to attend and is a way for the public to find out what goes on at the armory.


Lebanon game might go to Guwahati (Hindustan Times via Yahoo! India News)
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Fri, 07 Sep 2007 20:09:24 GMT

THE ALL India Football Federation (AIFF) wants to take the India team places, literally. Among the venues proposed to FIFA for hosting the World Cup qualifier home match against Lebanon on October 28 is Guwahati.


U.S. judge fines Iran 2.65 billion dollars for 1983 Lebanon attack (People's Daily)
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Sat, 08 Sep 2007 01:47:40 GMT

A U.S. federal court ruled on Friday that Iran must pay 2.65 billion dollars to the family members of the 241 U.S. servicemen killed in the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. "The court hopes that this extremel ...


Lebanon, Springfield South tied (The Western Star)
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Sat, 08 Sep 2007 00:21:36 GMT

LEBANON — The host Warriors and Springfield South are tied at 7 after one quarter of play.


Cyprus offers financial aid for Lebanon's reconstruction (People's Daily)
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Sat, 08 Sep 2007 01:19:01 GMT

Cyprus will provide 684,000 U.S. dollars to assist the post-conflict reconstruction program in neighboring Lebanon, the semi-official Cyprus News Agency reported Friday. The financial assistance, through the agency of CYPRUSAID and in c ...


Lebanon seen as 'puppet' abroad - Fadlallah (The Daily Star Lebannon)
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Fri, 07 Sep 2007 20:41:52 GMT

Senior Shiite cleric Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah said on Friday that despite the victory of the Lebanese Army in Nahr al-Bared against terrorism, the Lebanese political crisis is still poisoning the lives of the Lebanese. "The complex nature of Lebanese politics, foreign intervention in Lebanon's internal issues, the continuing deadlock.