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The Middle East Channel: Lebanon confronts civil war - Foreign Policy (blog) Wed, 28 Aug 2013 13:13:34 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

The Middle East Channel: Lebanon confronts civil war
Foreign Policy (blog)
Lebanon's Minister of Interior Marwan Charbel recently warned of the danger of partition as religious leaders in Tripoli called for establishing vigilante groups to protect their neighborhoods and streets. Resident of Beirut's southern suburbs ...
Syria behind north Lebanon bombings, suspect confesses: sourceThe Daily Star
Undermining Lebanon: Bombings are part of US-Israeli strategy to sow civil warRT (blog)
Who's Behind Attempts to Spread Chaos in Lebanon?Al-Monitor
Press TV -The Times of Israel -UPI.com
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Syrian War Helps Beirut Port Boost Lebanon Economy - Bloomberg Wed, 28 Aug 2013 10:14:02 GMT

Syrian War Helps Beirut Port Boost Lebanon Economy
Bloomberg
While Lebanon's growth has suffered during the 2 1/2 year conflict next door in Syria, port traffic has risen as traders avoid risky overland transit. Domestic demand also is increasing as Lebanon absorbs 1.2 million Syrians fleeing their war-torn country.

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TRW Automotive workers strike at Lebanon plant - The Tennessean Wed, 28 Aug 2013 05:13:29 GMT

TRW Automotive workers strike at Lebanon plant
The Tennessean
TRW Automotive employees, represented by the United Auto Workers union (UAW), picket at several entrances to the plant, holding up signs in view of passing motorists Tuesday afternoon at the plant in Lebanon, Tenn., on Tuesday August 27, 2013.
Strike still going strongLebanon Democrat

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Fearing US missiles, Syrians flood neighboring Lebanon - McClatchy Washington Bureau Wed, 28 Aug 2013 22:35:41 GMT

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Fearing US missiles, Syrians flood neighboring Lebanon
McClatchy Washington Bureau
MASNAA, Lebanon The main border crossing between Syria and Lebanon was thronged Wednesday with Syrians intent on fleeing what many locals believe will be a series of American-led airstrikes against Syrian government targets over the regime's ...
Syria's elite join compatriots to flee country fearing western air strikeThe Guardian

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Looming Attacks Grip Lebanon - Al-Monitor Wed, 28 Aug 2013 23:13:45 GMT

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Looming Attacks Grip Lebanon
Al-Monitor
The first was that the target shifted from a Shiite area to a Sunni region — Tripoli, the second-largest city in Lebanon after Beirut. The second was the size of the explosives which were even larger — and more lethal — than those previously used ...
Lebanon FM warns of negative consequences if Syria attackedPress TV
Syrian crisis poses many questions for LebanonThe National
Mansour calls for Cabinet meeting over Syria interventionThe Daily Star
Xinhua -Tablet Magazine -The Jewish Voice
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Friends mourn Cedar Crest grad - Lebanon Daily News Tue, 27 Aug 2013 21:55:08 GMT

Friends mourn Cedar Crest grad
Lebanon Daily News
A bake sale is set from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31 at Avon Fire Company, 1220 King St., Lebanon to benefit the family of D'Kota Wolf to defray funeral costs. People are asked to drop off any baked goods, supplies or both at the fire company ...


In Lebanon's camps, Syrian refugees contemplate a US strike - The Hindu Wed, 28 Aug 2013 07:46:36 GMT

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In Lebanon's camps, Syrian refugees contemplate a US strike
The Hindu
Aleppo or Halab, seems to have descended on Beirut, Lebanon. In the Hamra district of the city, children occupy the sidewalks — girls selling cut flowers and boys asking to polish shoes — as women sit with babies in the shade, begging for change.
Berri 'bitter' with Arab stances over SyriaThe Daily Star

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Hezbollah will attack Israel if strike aims to topple Assad - The Daily Star Wed, 28 Aug 2013 11:41:57 GMT

The Daily Star

Hezbollah will attack Israel if strike aims to topple Assad
The Daily Star
“A large-scale Western strike on Syria will plunge Lebanon virtually and immediately into the inferno of a war with Israel,” the source said, clearly referring to the possibility of Hezbollah firing rockets into Israel. “However, if the Western attack ...


Hezbollah mulling response to Syria strike - The Daily Star Wed, 28 Aug 2013 21:44:56 GMT

The Daily Star

Hezbollah mulling response to Syria strike
The Daily Star
Fears of fallout from any Western attack on Syria on Lebanon's security and stability, already shaken by the war in Syria, and the specter of a new wave of car bombings, have sparked calls from leaders of both sides of the political divide for national ...
EDITORIAL: What's the point of attacking Syria?Lebanon Daily News
Assad may find himself humiliated by the US-led strikeYa Libnan

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Lebanon man sentenced to 20 to 40 years for shooting that left victim paralyzed - Lebanon Daily News Wed, 28 Aug 2013 19:41:48 GMT

Lebanon man sentenced to 20 to 40 years for shooting that left victim paralyzed
Lebanon Daily News
"If someone made me king of the world, I'd send you all to Somalia and let you live there," he said of Gonzalez and the witnesses to the April 8, 2012 shooting who refused to cooperate with Lebanon city detectives investigating the case. "We do have ...

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