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Lebanon's Sects Game: The Problem with Its Byzantine Political System - TIME Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:17:11 GMT

TIME

Lebanon's Sects Game: The Problem with Its Byzantine Political System
TIME
In Lebanon, it is everything and nothing at all. The country has 18 constitutionally recognized sects, and those sects dictate marriage, divorce, inheritance, political position and votes. Yet sect is mutable. It doesn't necessarily reflect spiritual ...

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In Lebanon, a doctor offers comfort and healing to refugees from neighboring wars - Christian Science Monitor Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:45:15 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

In Lebanon, a doctor offers comfort and healing to refugees from neighboring wars
Christian Science Monitor
It takes him a good 20 seconds to get his bearings, but, sitting up in his bed, Matti Tourrani smiles and says hello, muffled by a drowsy cough. His right leg is swollen – so much that it is now twice as thick as his left. "It's not so painful; I'm ...

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Photo Gallery: Lebanon at Hanover Softball - Valley News Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:07:59 GMT

Photo Gallery: Lebanon at Hanover Softball
Valley News
Lebanon at Hanover softball in Norwich, Vt., on April 8, 2013. Lebanon won, 6-5. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap). Lebanon at Hanover softball in Norwich, Vt., on April 8, 2013. Lebanon won, 6-5. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap). Lebanon at Hanover ...


Syrian refugees in Lebanon fuel tensions - BBC News Tue, 09 Apr 2013 08:13:06 GMT

BBC News

Syrian refugees in Lebanon fuel tensions
BBC News
On one of the main highways in Barelias, in the Bekaa valley in east Lebanon, about a dozen shops and restaurants display Syrian signs. Most of them offer the same variety of food, including the famous Damascene shawarma or popular oriental pastries.
UNHCR opens new registration center for Syrian refugees in LebanonAl-Arabiya
Salam must save Lebanon from SyriaArab News
Violating Lebanon's sovereigntySaudi Gazette
Al-Monitor -UNICEF (press release) -Wall Street Journal
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Think Lebanon - The Daily Star Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:07:27 GMT

The Daily Star

Think Lebanon
The Daily Star
Over the last year, Lebanon has seen a sterile debate over a new parliamentary election law, even though on the surface, the various proposals being put forward might seem to indicate a bit of dynamism in politics. The public has been told about the ...
Sunni Leader Is Named Prime Minister in LebanonNew York Times
Lebanon's new premier says election delay likelyReuters
Lebanon picks Salam as new prime ministerAljazeera.com
The Guardian -Arab News
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HSBC revises Lebanon 2013 forecast - The Daily Star Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:14:21 GMT

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HSBC revises Lebanon 2013 forecast
The Daily Star
BEIRUT: Lebanon's GDP is expected to grow at 1.4 percent in 2013 in the face of mostly poor economic indicators, according to a report by global bank HSBC. “The [Lebanese] economy looks to have entered its third consecutive year of weak economic ...


Lebanon receives report on financial outlook - Lebanon Daily News Wed, 10 Apr 2013 02:04:28 GMT

Lebanon receives report on financial outlook
Lebanon Daily News
Lebanon Mayor Sherry Capello makes introductory remarks at a public meeting held Tuesday night at HACC-Lebanon Campus to discuss the results of the city s Early Intervention Program study that was conducted to assess Lebanon s current financial ...


Boy robbed in Lebanon: Police & Fire Log for 4/10 - Lebanon Daily News Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:27:56 GMT

Boy robbed in Lebanon: Police & Fire Log for 4/10
Lebanon Daily News
A boy told Lebanon city police that he was robbed of his cell phone Friday afternoon. The teenager said a black or Hispanic man approached him, wrapped his arms around him and knocked him to the ground at North 12th and Lehman streets shortly before 5 ...


Job One for Lebanon Valley Economic Development Corp.: Find a new leader - Lebanon Daily News Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:01:44 GMT

Job One for Lebanon Valley Economic Development Corp.: Find a new leader
Lebanon Daily News
Lebanon Valley Economic Development Corp. President Charles Blankenship speaks to executive board members, from lef, George Soukas, George Custer and Douglas Myers at the group s annual luncheon Tuesday at the Lebanon Country Club.

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Lebanon Back in the Saudi Fold With Salam's Selection - Al-Monitor Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:38:01 GMT

Lebanon Back in the Saudi Fold With Salam's Selection
Al-Monitor
Saudi officials may have decided to get involved because they understand the balance of power in Lebanon and are trying to protect the Sunni community from another operation like the one from May 7, 2008, when Shiites gained control of the Muslim ...