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A Lebanon crooner's journey from heartthrob to militant fugitive - Los Angeles Times Sun, 11 Aug 2013 20:26:10 GMT

A Lebanon crooner's journey from heartthrob to militant fugitive
Los Angeles Times
The extraordinary transformation of Shaker — who once rode atop the Arab world's charts as a kind of Lebanese Harry Connick Jr. — is surely one of the strangest examples of how the Syrian civil war has spilled over into Lebanon, deeply dividing Syria ...


Turkey to withdraw troops from UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon - Hurriyet Daily News Sun, 11 Aug 2013 14:22:06 GMT

Turkey to withdraw troops from UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon
Hurriyet Daily News
Turkey plans to pull out troops from the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon UNIFIL, Turkish and UN sources said Saturday, while denying that the decision was linked to the kidnapping of two pilots. "An approximately 250-person engineering construction ...


Turkey to withdraw UN forces from Lebanon - Aljazeera.com Sun, 11 Aug 2013 01:07:41 GMT

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Turkey to withdraw UN forces from Lebanon
Aljazeera.com
Turkey plans to pull out troops from the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon UNIFIL, Turkish and UN sources said, while denying that the decision was linked to the kidnapping of two pilots. "An approximately 250-person engineering construction force ...
Kidnapping of pilots 'last nail in the coffin' for tourismThe Daily Star
Turkey to remove troops from UNIFIL peacekeeping force in LebanonJerusalem Post
Turkish pilots abducted in LebanonWashington Post
Al-Arabiya -Christian Science Monitor
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Turkey advises citizens to leave Lebanon - Aljazeera.com Sat, 10 Aug 2013 05:45:46 GMT

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Turkey advises citizens to leave Lebanon
Aljazeera.com
"We suggest that citizens who are still in Lebanon return to Turkey if they can, or if they have to remain, to take all measures to ensure their personal safety and be vigilant," the statement added. Turkey's foreign ministry also expressed its ...


Lebanon council chairman aims for 101st House seat - Lebanon Daily News Sun, 11 Aug 2013 20:36:16 GMT

Lebanon council chairman aims for 101st House seat
Lebanon Daily News
Speaking before a crowd of about 50 people outside the Lebanon Farmers Market, Dissinger said, "We do not need more government, but what we do need are more effective leaders in government who are willing to give honest answers and straight talk to ...


Photos: Methodist church in Lebanon sells used furniture - Hunterdon County Democrat - NJ.com Sun, 11 Aug 2013 12:55:39 GMT

Photos: Methodist church in Lebanon sells used furniture
Hunterdon County Democrat - NJ.com
Bob Bleck of Woodglen in Lebanon Township was picking up a portable bar that his wife had fallen in love with and purchased early in the morning. Donated by an “older” man, church members said, it appears to be of 1960s vintage. The narrow legs are a ...


Deceased man found in car in north Lebanon - The Daily Star Sun, 11 Aug 2013 21:30:00 GMT

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Deceased man found in car in north Lebanon
The Daily Star
TRIPOLI, Lebanon: Police discovered Sunday the body of a dead man in the northern city of Tripoli, security sources told The Daily Star. Police found the body of Bassam Abdel Hay in his parked car near the Mawlawi Bridge, which links central Tripoli to ...


Society calls for prompt action against Lebanon - gulfnews.com Sun, 11 Aug 2013 12:21:16 GMT

Society calls for prompt action against Lebanon
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MP Abdul Halim Murad, a leader in the society represented by several lawmakers at the parliament, said that Lebanon “had regretfully hosted a press conference by Tamarod Al Bahrain movement in which it called for a repeat of the February 2011 scenario”.

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Military buddies opening pretzel business at N. Lebanon Wal-Mart - Lebanon Daily News Mon, 12 Aug 2013 00:36:27 GMT

Military buddies opening pretzel business at N. Lebanon Wal-Mart
Lebanon Daily News
On Friday, they will see the result of their efforts when they open their Philly Pretzel Factory franchise inside the Wal-Mart at 1355 E. Lehman St. in North Lebanon Township. The store, occupying space formerly used as a photography studio, will be ...

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Turkish pilots kidnapped in Lebanon - Aljazeera.com Fri, 09 Aug 2013 14:35:09 GMT

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Turkish pilots kidnapped in Lebanon
Aljazeera.com
Inan Ozyildiz, Turkey's ambassador to Lebanon, told Turkey's Anatolia News Agency that the pilots had flown a Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul to Beirut and were on their way from the airport to their hotel when the abduction happened. The seven ...