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Palestinian massacre a grim reminder to Syrian refugees flooding Lebanon - NBCNews.com (blog) Thu, 19 Sep 2013 12:28:40 GMT

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Palestinian massacre a grim reminder to Syrian refugees flooding Lebanon
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By Charlene Gubash, Producer, NBC News. BEIRUT – Thirty-one years ago over the course of three days, Christian militiamen slaughtered up to 3,500 Palestinian and Lebanese civilians in a refugee camp in Lebanon. The Sabra-Shatila massacre, as it ...
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Syria war, refugees to cost Lebanon $7.5 billion: World Bank - Reuters Thu, 19 Sep 2013 16:53:01 GMT

Syria war, refugees to cost Lebanon $7.5 billion: World Bank
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It estimates that the war and resulting wave of refugees into Lebanon will cut real GDP growth by 2.85 percent a year between 2012 to 2014, double unemployment to above 20 percent and widen the deeply indebted nation's deficit by $2.6 billion.

Syrian refugees in Lebanon denounce U.S.'s lack of action; look to Canada for ... - Canada.com Thu, 19 Sep 2013 20:24:10 GMT

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Syrian refugees in Lebanon denounce U.S.'s lack of action; look to Canada for ...
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Almost the first thing that Syrian refugees see when they cross into Lebanon is a poster with the Maple Leaf and the headline "Emigrate to Canada" put up by a Lebanese immigration agency. Lebanon hosts as many as 1.5 million registered and unregistered ...
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Lebanon charges 5 Syrians in spread of war across border - McClatchy Washington Bureau Thu, 19 Sep 2013 14:12:35 GMT

Lebanon charges 5 Syrians in spread of war across border
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BEIRUT — Lebanese prosecutors charged five Syrians this week in attacks earlier this year on targets related to the Shiite Muslim militant group Hezbollah. Although the two cases – a bombing and a rocket attack – remain legally unconnected, they ...

From Lebanon To Israel, With An Olive Tree In Tow - NPR Thu, 19 Sep 2013 21:06:24 GMT

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From Lebanon To Israel, With An Olive Tree In Tow
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Israeli director Eran Riklis often depicts characters separated by borders. In The Syrian Bride, a Druze woman leaves Israel to marry, knowing she can never return to visit her family; in Lemon Tree, a privileged Israeli woman and a disadvantaged ...

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Help on the security front returns to Lebanon - The Daily Star Thu, 19 Sep 2013 21:30:54 GMT

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Help on the security front returns to Lebanon
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A type of international and Arab “security blanket” has returned to Lebanon following a period when it has been exposed to uncertainty and instability, according to sources. They said that a period of “dividing up influence” on regional issues had ...

Parents cut road to protest school fees in Lebanon's Beddawi - The Daily Star Thu, 19 Sep 2013 13:23:33 GMT

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Parents cut road to protest school fees in Lebanon's Beddawi
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TRIPOLI, Lebanon: More than 50 parents of students enrolled at public schools in Beddawi, north Lebanon, blocked Thursday a road in the area to protest admission fees. The protesters, who blocked the road near Dar al-Salam Public School, argued that ...

Oneohtrix Point Never @ Our Lady Of Lebanon Church, Williamsburg 9/17/13 - Stereogum Thu, 19 Sep 2013 17:17:42 GMT

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Oneohtrix Point Never @ Our Lady Of Lebanon Church, Williamsburg 9/17/13
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If you've only occasionally tuned into Daniel Lopatin's music under the moniker Oneohtrix Point Never, the idea of him playing in a church might seem odd. For someone whose recordings, especially the massive compilation Rifts, often remind people of ...

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Russia-US deal on Syria to benefit Lebanon: Ryabkov - The Daily Star Thu, 19 Sep 2013 17:06:43 GMT

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Russia-US deal on Syria to benefit Lebanon: Ryabkov
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BEIRUT: A Russian-U.S. deal seeking to rid Syria of its chemical arms stockpile will have a positive impact on the situation in Lebanon, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Thursday in Beirut. “No doubt this deal will have a positive ...

Exotic Travel Trends: Tanzania Hot, Lebanon Not - ABC News Thu, 19 Sep 2013 10:14:35 GMT

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Exotic Travel Trends: Tanzania Hot, Lebanon Not
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Americans looking to get way, way out of Dodge are showing renewed interest in exotic locales that have not always been perceived as popular travel destinations. Online travel agency CheapOair.com recently released data showing a nearly 50 percent ...

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