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Sectarian Wedge Pushes From Syria Into Lebanon - New York Times Mon, 27 Oct 2014 23:33:03 GMT

New York Times

Sectarian Wedge Pushes From Syria Into Lebanon New York Times LABWEH, Lebanon — Recent outbreaks of fighting and growing sectarian tensions in northern Lebanon have heightened fears that the civil war in neighboring Syria is spilling over with new momentum, threatening the country's fragile stability. Over the ... Guns fall silent in Lebanon's Tripoli as army moves inReuters Lebanon's pot farmers gear up for a fight with Islamic StateWashington Post (blog) Meet Lebanon's cannabis farmers joining the fight against ISSBS Al-Arabiya -BBC News all 722 news articles »

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Berlin pledges $637M to Lebanon, Jordan over refugee crisis - The Daily Star Wed, 29 Oct 2014 14:11:54 GMT

The Daily Star

Berlin pledges $637M to Lebanon, Jordan over refugee crisis The Daily Star A previous version of this article erroneously reported donors had pledged $650 million for Lebanon to cope with the Syrian refugee crisis. In fact, Berlin made a pledge of 500 million euros ($637 million) to be split between both Lebanon and Jordan ... UN chief urges continued global support for Lebanon amid ongoing regional crisesUN News Centre Lebanon Wants End to Flow of Syrian RefugeesABC News "Easing situation" essential to Lebanon's continued stabilityFamagusta Gazette Yahoo News -iloubnan.info all 266 news articles »

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Israel 'assumes' Hezbollah has tunneled across Lebanon border - Reuters Wed, 29 Oct 2014 10:02:45 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Israel 'assumes' Hezbollah has tunneled across Lebanon border Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel believes the militant group Hezbollah has probably dug tunnels across the border from Lebanon in preparation for any future war although it has no conclusive evidence, an Israeli army general said on Wednesday. Lebanon's once-mighty Hezbollah is facing attacks in Syria — and also at homeWashington Post Israel fears Hezbollah digging tunnels across Lebanon borderAl-Arabiya Army triumphs in uniting Lebanongulfnews.com all 11 news articles »

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Lebanon ranked eighth worst country for gender equality - The Daily Star Tue, 28 Oct 2014 22:21:06 GMT

The Daily Star

Lebanon ranked eighth worst country for gender equality The Daily Star Although literacy rates in Lebanon are at 86 percent and enrollment in primary education is at 90 percent, the numbers were still behind those of progressive countries, which pushed Lebanon down the table to spot No. 103 and 128 in those two categories ...

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Opinion: Tunisia's Lesson for Lebanon - Asharq Alawsat English Thu, 30 Oct 2014 00:43:05 GMT

The Daily Star

Opinion: Tunisia's Lesson for Lebanon Asharq Alawsat English Relations between Tunisia and Lebanon have a long history, and the connections between them do not stop with the Greek story of Elissa (Dido), daughter of the king of Tyre, who later became the founder and queen of Carthage, the nucleus of today's ... Why the route cause of IS support in Lebanon is poverty not terrorismAl-Bawaba Time to capitalize on anti-ISIS sentimentThe Daily Star Taking up armsThe Christian Century all 4 news articles »

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Crackdown In Lebanon Pushes Some Sunnis Toward ISIS, Al-Nusra - International Business Times Wed, 29 Oct 2014 17:28:22 GMT

International Business Times

Crackdown In Lebanon Pushes Some Sunnis Toward ISIS, Al-Nusra International Business Times Men ride scooters past Lebanese army soldiers patrolling a street in Tripoli, northern Lebanon October 28, 2014. The Lebanese army took the last position held by Islamist militants in the northern city of Tripoli on Monday, ending two days of battles ... 'Militant groups operating in Lebanon are totally different from those in ...RT (blog) Lebanon is a ticking time bomb of tensionsHamilton Spectator Army arrests 83 in north Lebanon hunt for militantsThe Daily Star Daily Mail -Alaska Dispatch all 102 news articles »

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Lebanon army back in control of Tripoli - Aljazeera.com Tue, 28 Oct 2014 09:03:14 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Lebanon army back in control of Tripoli Aljazeera.com The fighting was the deadliest bout of Syria-related violence in Lebanon's second city since the 2011 outbreak of the civil war in Syria, leaving 11 soldiers and eight civilians dead between Friday and Sunday. Twenty-two fighters were also killed ...

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Crackdown In Lebanon Pushes Some Sunnis Towards ISIS, al-Nusra - International Business Times Wed, 29 Oct 2014 17:28:22 GMT

International Business Times

Crackdown In Lebanon Pushes Some Sunnis Towards ISIS, al-Nusra International Business Times Men ride scooters past Lebanese army soldiers patrolling a street in Tripoli, northern Lebanon October 28, 2014. The Lebanese army took the last position held by Islamist militants in the northern city of Tripoli on Monday, ending two days of battles ...

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Saudi backs north Lebanon Army offensive: envoy - The Daily Star Wed, 29 Oct 2014 13:37:47 GMT

The Daily Star

Saudi backs north Lebanon Army offensive: envoy The Daily Star The Saudi envoy reaffirmed his country's firm support to help Lebanon overcome the dangers of the current phase of regional upheavals with the least possible damage. “Saudi Arabia and the Custodian of the Holy Shrines King Abdullah were, and will ...

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Israel 'assumes' Hezbollah tunneled across Lebanon border - The Daily Star Wed, 29 Oct 2014 11:01:40 GMT

The Daily Star

Israel 'assumes' Hezbollah tunneled across Lebanon border The Daily Star Lebanese Army soldiers and U.N. peacekeepers investigate near the site where Hezbollah attacked on Tuesday an Israeli patrol, in the hills of Kfar Shouba village, near the Israeli-occupied Shebaa farms, southern Lebanon, on Wednesday Oct. 8, 2014.