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In Lebanon, anti-film protests underscore divide - The Associated Press Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:26:00 GMT

In Lebanon, anti-film protests underscore divide
The Associated Press
BAALBEK, Lebanon (AP) — The urge to defend Islam's most unifying figure, the Prophet Muhammad, wasn't enough to bring together Lebanon's divided Sunni and Shiite Muslims. The two sects, which have been locked for years in a sometimes violent ...

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New Challenges Grip Lebanon's Palestinian Camps - CounterPunch Fri, 21 Sep 2012 17:36:56 GMT

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New Challenges Grip Lebanon's Palestinian Camps
CounterPunch
SPECIAL 32-PAGE TRIBUTE ISSUE FOR ALEXANDER COCKBURN — GO ASK ALEX by Jeffrey St. Clair; COCKBURN'S PROMONTORY by Peter Linebaugh; RIDICULING THE CELEBRATED; CELEBRATING THE RIDICULED by Frank Bardacke; ON ...
Sabra Shatila massacre and challenges facing Lebanon's campsPress TV
US complicity in massacre of PalestiniansSocialist Worker Online (blog)

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Lebanon to host 2013 Asian Championships - The Daily Star Fri, 21 Sep 2012 22:55:47 GMT

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Lebanon to host 2013 Asian Championships
The Daily Star
BEIRUT: The 27th Asian championship will be held in Lebanon for the first time after Beirut was selected ahead of Manila and Tehran to host the 2013 event. The decision was made by a vote of the FIBA Asia executive committee after having reviewed ...
FIBA head ignored by ExComPhilippine Star
Lebanon beats PH as Fiba Asia hostABS CBN News
PH Loses Hosting Bid To LebanonManila Bulletin
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Looking Back at a Massacre in Lebanon - New York Times Fri, 21 Sep 2012 23:45:23 GMT

Looking Back at a Massacre in Lebanon
New York Times
Re “A Preventable Massacre,” by Seth Anziska (Op-Ed, Sept. 17): On Sept. 28, 1982, shortly after the tragic turn of events at two Palestinian refugee camps in Beirut, Israel established an official commission of inquiry into the massacre — which, one ...

In Lebanon, Pope Benedict's presence was the message - St.Louis Review Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:17:59 GMT

St.Louis Review
In Lebanon, Pope Benedict's presence was the message
St.Louis Review
14, he said he had come to Lebanon, and to the Middle East in general, as a "pilgrim of peace." In five major talks over the next three days, the pope repeatedly called for peace and underscored the role of Christians in promoting it. Yet his most ...
Papal trip to Lebanon strengthened ties with Orthodox, cardinal reportsCatholic Culture
Religious freedom is keyScottish Catholic Observer

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Lebanon City Council not going to the dogs - Lebanon Daily News Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:00:03 GMT

Lebanon City Council not going to the dogs
Lebanon Daily News
Lebanon City Council will not be taking action on a dog leash law Monday night. Last month, council announced that it would consider amending the current law to require dogs be walked on a leash. The current law requires only that the owner have ...

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Lebanon Muslims protest film, cartoons amid death calls - AFP Fri, 21 Sep 2012 14:55:00 GMT

Lebanon Muslims protest film, cartoons amid death calls
AFP
By Mahmud Zayyat (AFP) – 1 hour ago. SIDON, Lebanon — Lebanese Muslims, Sunnis and Shiites, took to the streets on Friday to vent their anger over a US-made film and French cartoons mocking Islam. In the southern port city of Sidon, Sunni clerics ...

Police blotter - 9/22; Man jailed for Michigan warrant - Lebanon Daily News Sat, 22 Sep 2012 02:09:23 GMT

Police blotter - 9/22; Man jailed for Michigan warrant
Lebanon Daily News
DOG-LAW VIOLATION: Laura Barker, 27, Lebanon, was charged after her dog was found running at large at 1:28 p.m. Sept. 2 in the 300 block of North Fifth Street, police said Friday. The dog was returned to Barker, who was required to provide proof of a ...

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Lebanon's Arabic press digest - Sept. 21, 2012 - The Daily Star Fri, 21 Sep 2012 05:51:25 GMT

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Lebanon's Arabic press digest - Sept. 21, 2012
The Daily Star
For his part, head of the Future parliamentary bloc Fouad Siniora said during all-party talks that his coalition does not accept that Lebanon become a “missile launch pad for other [countries]." Siniora demanded that Hezbollah make a pledge to the ...
Lebanon's dialogue “will lead us to safety,” premier saysNOW LEBANON
Next Lebanon National Dialogue session set for Nov 12Ya Libnan

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Lebanon serves 2 Meqdads and accomplice with arrest warrants - The Daily Star Fri, 21 Sep 2012 11:50:59 GMT

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Lebanon serves 2 Meqdads and accomplice with arrest warrants
The Daily Star
BEIRUT: Arrest warrants were served Friday to two Meqdad clan members and another man accused of the kidnapping of several Syrian nationals and a Turkish citizen. Military Investigative Judge Imad Zein issued the arrest warrants for Maher Meqdad, the ...

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