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Lebanon has cause for shame in its treatment of Syrian refugees - The Independent Mon, 14 Oct 2013 14:54:17 GMT

The Independent
Lebanon has cause for shame in its treatment of Syrian refugees
The Independent
Bloudan is a Christian town – Zabadani is largely Sunni – and they have been on the front lines of Syria's war; those old smuggling trails now help to bring the tens of thousands of Syrian refugees into Lebanon, swelling now to 1.3 million, of whom at ...
Syrian refugees find home at abandoned army base in LebanonMcClatchy Washington Bureau
Unaccompanied Syrian children arrive in Lebanon under the radarThe Daily Star
Lebanon Public Schools Try To Accommodate SyriansAl-Monitor
The Catholic Register -Zawya (registration)
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School teacher kidnapped in Lebanon's Arsal - The Daily Star Mon, 14 Oct 2013 06:53:04 GMT

The Daily Star
School teacher kidnapped in Lebanon's Arsal
The Daily Star
BEIRUT: A school teacher was kidnapped at gunpoint in the border town of Arsal in east Lebanon at dawn Monday, security sources said. The sources told The Daily Star that four gunmen in a Range Rover with tinted windows kidnapped Abdel-Khaleq Matar ...

Lebanon remains at mercy of regional calculations - The Daily Star Mon, 14 Oct 2013 21:40:29 GMT

The Daily Star
Lebanon remains at mercy of regional calculations
The Daily Star
Lebanon continues to hang in the balance as regional alliances appear to shift but never settle, preventing any progress from being made regarding the formation of a new government. As Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam said last week from Baabda ...
Phalange Party Calls for Ending Cabinet Crisis before Presidential VoteNaharnet

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Iran wants to boost ties with Lebanon, Saudi: Roknabadi - The Daily Star Mon, 14 Oct 2013 11:52:20 GMT

Tasnim News Agency
Iran wants to boost ties with Lebanon, Saudi: Roknabadi
The Daily Star
“We stressed Iran's interest in enhancing these relations and Iran's [position] to stand by Lebanon and all Lebanese as well as the need to strengthen cooperation more and more, especially during this period,” he said outside Siniora's Beirut office ...
Envoy Voices Iran's Support for LebanonTasnim News Agency

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Lebanon Requires Immediate Attention - Huffington Post Sat, 12 Oct 2013 10:57:39 GMT

Lebanon Requires Immediate Attention
Huffington Post
Immediate attention must be paid to Lebanon, lest it becomes an additional casualty of the horrific war raging next door. As it is, the country is on the brink. We know that Lebanon's fractious sect-based political system has been strained by the ...

Police blotter, 10/15 - Lebanon Daily News Mon, 14 Oct 2013 22:54:23 GMT

Police blotter, 10/15
Lebanon Daily News
Kevin Barrios, 29; Nelson Barrios, 29; and Elvin Camuy-Cuevas, 29, all of Lebanon, were charged with disorderly conduct and public drunkenness after they fought in a driveway at 102 S. 22nd St. at 2:32 a.m. Sunday, police said. Camuy-Cuevas was treated ...

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Officials extend Adha greetings to Lebanese - The Daily Star Mon, 14 Oct 2013 17:41:23 GMT

The Daily Star
Officials extend Adha greetings to Lebanese
The Daily Star
In his Adha message, the former prime minister asked God “to protect Lebanon from those plotting evil schemes and manipulating its stability and security, and to help the country and the Arab nation to overcome this difficult phase of its history.” For ...

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Police search for two suspects following meth lab explosion at Lebanon motel - WFSB Mon, 14 Oct 2013 11:49:59 GMT

Police search for two suspects following meth lab explosion at Lebanon motel
WFSB
Police still searching for the two suspects they believe were involved in a methamphetamine lab explosion in Wilson County on Saturday evening. Lebanon first responders were called out to the Travel Inn along Murfreesboro Road around 7 p.m. for reports ...
Police identify shooting victimLebanon Democrat
Lebanon Police Investigating Fatal ShootingNewsChannel5.com

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Lebanon arrests alleged member of terrorist organization - The Daily Star Mon, 14 Oct 2013 12:56:46 GMT

The Daily Star
Lebanon arrests alleged member of terrorist organization
The Daily Star
BEIRUT: General Security arrested a Palestinian man who allegedly manufactures detonators and forges IDs as part of a terrorist organization, the agency said Monday. According to the statement, an investigation revealed that the man, who is identified ...

Children of migrant workers show off love for 'wonderful' Lebanon - The Daily Star Sun, 13 Oct 2013 21:21:38 GMT

Children of migrant workers show off love for 'wonderful' Lebanon
The Daily Star
With wide eyes she continued to describe a drawing she had just completed depicting her vision of Lebanon. “There's grass on the floor and stones too,” she said. Caroline's mother, a migrant worker from Sri Lanka, adjusted a flower in her daughter's hair.