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Syrian refugees forgotten in Lebanon - BBC News Sat, 14 Dec 2013 01:56:02 GMT

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Syrian refugees forgotten in Lebanon
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His mother Iman, a refugee from Raqqa in north-east Syria, had to be rushed through the snow to a nearby hospital to give birth. Cradling Majid in the hut the family are sharing with neighbours in a squalid squatter camp near the border with Syria ...


Arlington man arrested in Mt. Lebanon shooting - Pittsburgh Post Gazette Fri, 13 Dec 2013 19:34:29 GMT

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Arlington man arrested in Mt. Lebanon shooting
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Mt. Lebanon police are searching for two men in connection with the shooting of Jason Collins. The man seen here is a shorter, dark-skinned black male in his early 20s with a full goatee. At the time of the incident, he was wearing a dark-colored ...
Police Investigate Mt. Lebanon Apartment Building ShootingCBS Local
Arrest made in Mt. Lebanon shooting; Police still searching for 2 othersWPXI Pittsburgh
Suspect arrested in Mt. Lebanon apartment shootingTribune-Review

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Syria crisis: Inside Lebanon's squatter camps - BBC News Fri, 13 Dec 2013 17:15:01 GMT

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Syria crisis: Inside Lebanon's squatter camps
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The UK's response to the Syrian refugee crisis has been pitiful, according to the campaign group Amnesty International. It says more than two million people have fled the fighting yet Britain is among several countries which have taken in no refugees ...
Fierce winter storm makes life even worse for Syrians who've fled to LebanonMiamiHerald.com
Lebanon Worries That Housing Will Make Syrian Refugees StayNew York Times
Winter storm lashes Syria refugees in LebanonAljazeera.com
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Lebanon winter storm to subside over weekend - The Daily Star Fri, 13 Dec 2013 17:15:46 GMT

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Lebanon winter storm to subside over weekend
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Abu Faour criticized Thursday the failure of the Lebanese state to establish formal refugee camps, saying formal camps would have ameliorated the impact of the winter season on refugees in Lebanon, especially those living in makeshift and tent settlements.
Lankan dead in LebanonDaily Mirror
Syrian refugees in Lebanon hit by winter stormFocus News
Winter storm Alexa kills 2 in LebanonAl-Shorfa

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Lebanon busts money counterfeit ring - The Daily Star Fri, 13 Dec 2013 09:57:11 GMT

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Lebanon busts money counterfeit ring
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After a close watch of the suspects, the south Lebanon Directorate of State Security, in coordination with the Beirut and Mount Lebanon directorates, arrested the three men involved in counterfeiting and fraud during the raid, according to the statement.

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Report ranks Lebanon sixth in kidnapping risk - The Daily Star Fri, 13 Dec 2013 22:30:19 GMT

Report ranks Lebanon sixth in kidnapping risk
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It added: “Kidnapping-for-ransom has become a common problem in Syria and Lebanon, with Lebanon ranking sixth in Control Risks' global top 10 in 2013.” Mexico, India, Nigeria, Pakistan and Venezuela occupied the first five ranks, while Iraq and Syria ...


Squalid conditions for Syria refugees in icy Lebanon - BBC News Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:38:04 GMT

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Squalid conditions for Syria refugees in icy Lebanon
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The harsh conditions faced by Syrian refugees have been highlighted with the first winter snowfalls in the Bekaa valley of northern Lebanon, where tens of thousands of Syrians are sheltering in tents. A total of 838,000 Syrians have fled to Lebanon ...


Samy Gemayel: Hezbollah intervention helped bring Syria war to Lebanon - Al-Monitor Thu, 12 Dec 2013 22:43:35 GMT

Samy Gemayel: Hezbollah intervention helped bring Syria war to Lebanon
Al-Monitor
BIKFAYA, Lebanon — Samy Gemayel, a senior member of the Kataeb (Phalange) Party, is not counting on a new Lebanese president in May 2014, when the term of the current president, Michel Suleiman, ends. Summary⎙ Print In an exclusive interview with ...

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Lebanon's Tripoli microcosm for Syria conflict - Al-Monitor Thu, 12 Dec 2013 22:16:23 GMT

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Lebanon's Tripoli microcosm for Syria conflict
Al-Monitor
Tripoli, the so-called capital of northern Lebanon, is regarded as the flash point that clearly shows the extent of the Syrian crisis' impact on its smaller neighbor. Since the outbreak of the events in Syria, the security situation has worsened in ...
Lebanon is no country for young menThe Daily Star
Two shot in Lebanon's Tripoli during outburst of sectarian tensionAl-Bawaba

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Death toll from Lebanon storm rises, schools close - The Daily Star Thu, 12 Dec 2013 09:25:33 GMT

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Death toll from Lebanon storm rises, schools close
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Residents in Mount Akroum villages in Akkar, north Lebanon, pleaded for assistance as snow blocked roads and temperatures plunged to below 6 degrees Celsius. The villages were also affected by power outages and disruptions to telecommunications.
2 killed, 14 injured in Lebanon due to Alexa snow stormYa Libnan
Lebanon takes action ahead of Alexa after flood indignityZawya (registration)

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