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Lebanon's Cabinet allocates $20M for Tripoli reconstruction - The Daily Star Thu, 30 Oct 2014 17:01:50 GMT

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Lebanon's Cabinet allocates $20M for Tripoli reconstruction The Daily Star Ministers, who convened around 10 a.m. at the Grand Serail, also tasked the Council of Development and Reconstruction to prepare criteria to call for new tenders to organize street cleaning in Beirut and Mount Lebanon. The council should present the ... Lebanon Cabinet declares Tripoli a disaster area allocates LL30 bil.Ya Libnan all 10 news articles »

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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 Breitbart News -Yahoo News all 722 news articles »

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Lebanon on alert over 'digital drug' phenomenon - The Daily Star Thu, 30 Oct 2014 15:17:03 GMT

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Lebanon on alert over 'digital drug' phenomenon The Daily Star BEIRUT: "Digital drugs," otherwise known as binaural beats, have sparked an outcry in Lebanon, with the Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi calling Thursday for legal measures to be taken against the product. Rifi called on State Prosecutor Samir Hammoud ... and more »

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Lebanon charges 'ISIS commander' with forming Islamic emirate - The Daily Star Thu, 30 Oct 2014 16:29:41 GMT

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Lebanon charges 'ISIS commander' with forming Islamic emirate The Daily Star BEIRUT: Lebanon's military prosecutor Thursday charged an alleged ISIS commander along with 17 other people with attempting to establish an Islamic emirate in north Lebanon and killing Army soldiers. Judge Saqr Sar issued the charge against Ahmad ... Syria war fuels sectarian tension in LebanonAljazeera.com Jihadi groups in north Lebanon admit to defeat in battle against the armyal-Akhbar English Report: Gunmen in North Lebanon Fled Clashes during TruceNaharnet Thomson Reuters Foundation (blog) all 37 news articles »

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Lebanon's once-mighty Hezbollah is facing attacks in Syria — and also at home - Washington Post Tue, 28 Oct 2014 07:31:43 GMT

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Lebanon's once-mighty Hezbollah is facing attacks in Syria — and also at home Washington Post Tactics that the Shiite group has used against Israeli soldiers are being inflicted on its own forces by militants from the Islamic State and the al-Qaeda-affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra, which have carved out footholds in Lebanon along the porous Syria border. Israel 'assumes' Hezbollah has tunneled across Lebanon borderReuters Takfiris were in Lebanon before Syria war: QassemThe Daily Star Army triumphs in uniting Lebanongulfnews.com The Times of Israel -Israel Hayom all 55 news articles »

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Lebanon School Districts mulls arming school guards - WGAL Lancaster Wed, 29 Oct 2014 22:51:02 GMT

Lebanon School Districts mulls arming school guards WGAL Lancaster Lebanon students have gotten used to security officers patrolling their halls and soon, officers may be armed with guns. "Basically, what we're trying to do is minimize the risk," said superintendent Dr. Marianne Bartley. "If we can prevent something ...

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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 ... Lebanon army back in control of TripoliAljazeera.com Army nabs 16 suspected militants in north Lebanon raidsThe Daily Star Lebanon in talks with militants to prevent killing of captured soldiers -ministerReuters Voltaire Network -Today's Zaman all 102 news articles »

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Lebanon's water resources in great danger: environment minister - The Daily Star Thu, 30 Oct 2014 13:07:27 GMT

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Lebanon's water resources in great danger: environment minister The Daily Star BEIRUT: The future of Lebanon's water sources is bleak with the drought season expected to increase and rainfall to decrease due to climate change, Environment Minister Mohammad Machnouk said Thursday. “Climate change, as everyone knows, has ...

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

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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 Syrian Women in Lebanon Share Searing MemoriesWomen's eNews euronews -Yahoo News all 266 news articles »

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Commentary: Will resilient Lebanon slide into a failed state? - Palm Beach Post Thu, 30 Oct 2014 22:37:40 GMT

Commentary: Will resilient Lebanon slide into a failed state? Palm Beach Post Developments in Lebanon and Syria could be an outcome of larger dynamics. Local papers discuss a grave scenario to “fragment the region,” to “divide the already divided,” into sectarian mini-states. Many are convinced that Israel and the United States ... and more »