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War in Syria Hurts Lebanon's Tourism Sector - Voice of America Sun, 17 Mar 2013 18:21:00 GMT

The Guardian

War in Syria Hurts Lebanon's Tourism Sector Voice of America As the war in Syria enters its third year, its economic impact is being felt by neighboring countries. Lebanon's tourist industry declined by as much as 15 percent in 2012. Visitors from the Persian Gulf states, who makeup approximately a third of ... As Syrian refugees pour in, sectarian tensions strain Lebanon's brittle peaceThe Guardian all 4 news articles »

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Jordan, Lebanon playing with 'fire': Syrian daily - Channel News Asia Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:05:05 GMT

Middle East Online

Jordan, Lebanon playing with 'fire': Syrian daily Channel News Asia "The fire of terrorism will consume not only Syria, but could spread to Lebanon and Jordan, particularly if these two countries intervene in the situation in Syria, ignoring the flow of armed men and weapons from their territory, or by participating ... LF lawmaker raps Syrian threat to strike LebanonThe Daily Star Sleiman: Lebanon must commit to neutrality in Syria crisisMiddle East Online Armed groups in Lebanon shell Syrian Army positionsPress TV Aljazeera.com -Irish Times all 155 news articles »

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French wish to arm rebels behind Syria's threat to Lebanon: FSA - The Daily Star Sun, 17 Mar 2013 10:58:18 GMT

The Daily Star

French wish to arm rebels behind Syria's threat to Lebanon: FSA The Daily Star BEIRUT: A recent Syrian threat to target rebels in Lebanon came in response to a French decision to arm those seeking to topple President Bashar Assad, the media coordinator for the Free Syrian Army said in remarks published Sunday. “The letter sent ...

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Country Cupboard robber stuck gun in clerk's ribs - Lebanon Daily News Mon, 18 Mar 2013 01:57:42 GMT

Country Cupboard robber stuck gun in clerk's ribs Lebanon Daily News North Lebanon Township police are still looking for a gunman who robbed the Country Cupboard grocery store, 2631 Cumberland St., Saturday evening. Police said a store cashier was ringing up an order for another employee shortly after 6 p.m., when the ...

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Hezbollah fighter killed in Syria buried in Lebanon - GlobalPost Sun, 17 Mar 2013 08:47:48 GMT

Hezbollah fighter killed in Syria buried in Lebanon GlobalPost The body of a Hezbollah member killed in fighting in Syria was buried in southern Lebanon early on Sunday, several residents of the man's village told AFP. "The funeral of Hassan Nimr Shartuni, 25, was this morning in Mays al-Jabal after the arrival of ...

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Lebanon Daily News' 'Best Of' contest to begin - Lebanon Daily News Sun, 17 Mar 2013 12:06:23 GMT

Lebanon Daily News' 'Best Of' contest to begin Lebanon Daily News Those are just a few of the 109 categories that readers will be able to vote on in the Lebanon Daily News' 2013 Best of the Lebanon Valley competition. "We are very excited to begin our third annual Best of the Lebanon Valley competition," said Lebanon ...

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Lebanon ministry says locusts not cause for concern - The Daily Star Sun, 17 Mar 2013 08:52:39 GMT

The Daily Star

Lebanon ministry says locusts not cause for concern The Daily Star “The wave of locusts was light and Lebanon's climate and environment don't allow their numbers to increase, particularly given the cold weather now in Lebanon after the limited hot weather and winds over a period of four days,” said Louis Lahhoud, the ... Locust spotted in LebanonAl-Bawaba Locusts Reach Lebanon and Agriculture Ministry Confirms: Environment Doesn't ...Naharnet all 5 news articles »

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Hezbollah buries fighters killed in Syria in Lebanon - DigitalJournal.com Sun, 17 Mar 2013 22:14:26 GMT

DigitalJournal.com

Hezbollah buries fighters killed in Syria in Lebanon DigitalJournal.com The group has admitted that its members who live in Syrian villages on the border with Lebanon have participated in battles against the Syrian ragtag rebel opposition to show its support to the Assad regime. Hezbollah in turn says these forces are ... and more »

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Lebanon County man killed after being hit by train - PennLive.com Sun, 17 Mar 2013 14:58:58 GMT

FOX43.com

Lebanon County man killed after being hit by train PennLive.com A Lebanon County man was killed early Saturday morning when he was struck by a train, according to state police. Brett. R. Potteiger, 23, was walking north on Main Street in the borough of Richland as a Norfolk Southern train approached. Police said ... Man killed by train at Lebanon Borough crossingThe Sentinel Lebanon County man struck, killed by trainReading Eagle Richland man, 23, struck and killed by trainLebanon Daily News FOX43.com all 5 news articles »

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Bank employees begin protests over contract - The Daily Star Sun, 17 Mar 2013 23:28:19 GMT

The Daily Star

Bank employees begin protests over contract The Daily Star BEIRUT: Bank employees kick-started protests over the weekend with a sit-in in Tripoli to demand the renewal of an expired collective labor agreement that for decades had governed work relations in Lebanon's vital banking sector. Around 400 bank ...