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Syrian Refugees Flood Lebanon to Escape Civil War: 'We Have Nothing' - ABC News (blog) Tue, 26 Feb 2013 23:16:06 GMT

ABC News (blog)

Syrian Refugees Flood Lebanon to Escape Civil War: 'We Have Nothing'
ABC News (blog)
One family of 20 from Homs had waited all day to cross at the Syrian-Lebanon border. One woman said they would stay in Lebanon as long as the situation was bad in Syria. “We have nothing. We will live with what we can,” she said. “I think we will build ...
UN warns Lebanon could be drawn into Syria warThe Daily Star
Syria civil war threatens to pull Lebanon into conflict, UN saysReuters AlertNet

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Cornell Wilson announces bid for Lebanon City Council seat - Lebanon Daily News Tue, 26 Feb 2013 21:49:23 GMT

Cornell Wilson announces bid for Lebanon City Council seat
Lebanon Daily News
A city employee who also sits on the Lebanon school board has announced he is running for one of two seats on Lebanon City Council. Cornell Wilson, manager of the city's Elm Street Program, is the second candidate to announce his candidacy and the ...

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Lebanon police canine fund is growing - Lebanon Daily News Tue, 26 Feb 2013 20:30:24 GMT

Lebanon police canine fund is growing
Lebanon Daily News
Lebanon City Council Chairman John Dissinger, fourth from left, accepts a $1,000 check on behalf of the Lebanon Eagles Club from club President Jeff Weidman during Monday night s council meeting. The check was one of two the police department ...

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Lebanon at Crossroads Between Tradition and Progress - Al-Monitor Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:39:22 GMT

Lebanon at Crossroads Between Tradition and Progress
Al-Monitor
Last weekend, the Lebanese capital Beirut witnessed two contradictory events. The first was the celebration of the first civil marriage in Lebanon, which was held at one of the largest hotels in Beirut. The second event was spearheaded by Salafist ...


Swollen With Syrian Refugees, Lebanon Feels Its Stitching Fray - New York Times Sun, 24 Feb 2013 00:36:04 GMT

New York Times

Swollen With Syrian Refugees, Lebanon Feels Its Stitching Fray
New York Times
Lebanon's refugee crisis does not match the familiar image of vast, centralized tent camps and armies of foreign aid organizations. It is nowhere, and everywhere. Displaced Syrians seem to fill every nook and cranny: half-finished cinder block houses ...
Freedom of Expression Takes Another Hit in LebanonAl-Monitor
Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Too Often ForgottenHuffington Post
Are Israeli drones being attacked in the skies above Lebanon?The Daily Star
Ahram Online -Al-Arabiya -Ya Libnan
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Lebanon: In the absence of a nation, why have elections? - Al-Arabiya Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:38:18 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Lebanon: In the absence of a nation, why have elections?
Al-Arabiya
One of the worst fates that befalls a nation is when both the rulers and the ruled become so confused to the extent they cease to differentiate between cause and effect; and thus everyone decides to ignore the truth until they reach the conclusion that ...


Police: Lebanon man had sex with girl, 15 - STLtoday.com Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:56:38 GMT

Police: Lebanon man had sex with girl, 15
STLtoday.com
BELLEVILLE • A Lebanon man was arrested Monday on allegations he engaged in sex acts with a 15-year-old girl. Seth J. Karrer, 21, of the 2900 block of Harvest Meadow Drive, is charged with one count of criminal sexual abuse. He's being held in the St.


IIF: GDP growth only 0.8 percent in Lebanon for 2012 - The Daily Star Tue, 26 Feb 2013 23:12:40 GMT

The Daily Star

IIF: GDP growth only 0.8 percent in Lebanon for 2012
The Daily Star
BEIRUT: The Institute of International Finance estimated that Lebanon's GDP growth fell to 0.8 percent in 2012, down from 1.8 percent in 2011, saying the decline highlighted the need for a stable political environment and structural reform. The IIF ...


Inside Lebanon's Civil War - BBC News Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:32:33 GMT

Inside Lebanon's Civil War
BBC News
As a senior intelligence officer in the Christian militia during the Lebanese Civil War, Assaad Chaftari ordered the torture, kidnapping and murder of his enemies and says he felt no regret back then. But now he says he's dedicating the rest of his ...


Lebanon signs $348 mln contract for power plants - The Daily Star Tue, 26 Feb 2013 23:12:41 GMT

The Daily Star

Lebanon signs $348 mln contract for power plants
The Daily Star
Under the contract, Danish BWSC and German Man Diesel will build two plants, with a maximum capacity of 272 megawatts, at the same locations housing Lebanon's two biggest power plants. Energy Minister Gebran Bassil has said that the construction ...

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