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Lebanon's politics paralyzed by regional conflict - Reuters Thu, 13 Nov 2014 11:39:44 GMT

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Lebanon's politics paralyzed by regional conflict
Reuters
"The extension of the parliament mandate pushes Lebanon one step further away from reform, while also exposing the bankruptcy and paralysis of our political system," Sami Atallah, executive director of the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies said in an ...
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A Sri Lankan girl living in Lebanon isn't really a citizen of either country - PRI Thu, 13 Nov 2014 18:17:10 GMT

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A Sri Lankan girl living in Lebanon isn't really a citizen of either country
PRI
Rainey is 13, her hair is tied back in a long ponytail. One of her favorite foods is tabbouleh, served on top of rice. She was born in Lebanon and she has grown up here, which explains her love of tabbouleh, a Lebanese salad made with parsley and ...

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Sydney man Housam Abdul Razzak killed in Lebanon as Islamic State fighting ... - The Australian Wed, 12 Nov 2014 14:10:34 GMT

Sydney man Housam Abdul Razzak killed in Lebanon as Islamic State fighting ...
The Australian
If confirmed, Razzak is the first Australian known by authorities to have died in the conflict in Lebanon since Islamic State fighters took the town of Arsal, near the Syrian border, in August, after launching car-bombings in Beirut earlier this year ...


'Lebanon' Is the Israeli 'Fury' - War is Boring Thu, 13 Nov 2014 22:09:32 GMT

'Lebanon' Is the Israeli 'Fury'
War is Boring
You could argue that this viewpoint lends the film a one-sided political bias. But this isn't the case. Lebanon isn't trying to show us a balanced portrayal of a conflict that has been called “Israel's Vietnam.” It's about one small group of men in a ...


Lebanon health minister dishes up more food-safety violators - The Daily Star Thu, 13 Nov 2014 11:28:48 GMT

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Lebanon health minister dishes up more food-safety violators
The Daily Star
“The restaurants take from sources that might be themselves the problem, and the read inspection should be done on the suppliers,” he said, stressing that Lebanon's restaurants have a great reputation worldwide. Pharaon said his ministry was very proud ...
Lebanon food scandal: More horror stories revealedYa Libnan
Health minister: Lebanon's food 'dipped in diseases and microbes'Barfblog (blog)

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Experts: Lebanon's traffic driving pollution - The Daily Star Thu, 13 Nov 2014 18:12:54 GMT

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Experts: Lebanon's traffic driving pollution
The Daily Star
Despite the fact that air pollution resulting from heavy transportation emissions are common across the world, “what distinguishes Lebanon's land transportation sector is that it directs pollution in to residential areas, most probably in cities with ...


UN Security Council urges Lebanon to choose president - The Daily Star Thu, 13 Nov 2014 09:22:15 GMT

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UN Security Council urges Lebanon to choose president
The Daily Star
Lebanon has been without a president, who is also the commander-in-chief, since May because of disagreements between lawmakers. The 15-member council "expressed concern at the prolonged vacancy in the office of the presidency with a view to ...
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Lebanon drops alcohol from facility use plan - WISH-TV Thu, 13 Nov 2014 18:43:54 GMT

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Lebanon drops alcohol from facility use plan
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LEBANON, Ind. (WISH) — The Lebanon school board has decided not to move forward on a controversial policy for the Herman B. Wells Community Center, which is on the grounds of Lebanon High School. The policy had to do with whether or not to allow ...
Lebanon school board votes 'no' on controversial alcohol proposalIndianapolis Star

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Lebanon gets served on Twitter - The Daily Star Thu, 13 Nov 2014 15:41:33 GMT

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Lebanon gets served on Twitter
The Daily Star
BEIRUT: The scandal that erupted after Lebanon's health ministry published dozens of names of restaurants and supermarkets selling food contaminated with sewage and fecal matter has sparked the expected reaction on social media, with Lebanese ...

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Lebanon hopes Iran deal would unlock political crisis: PM - Reuters Wed, 12 Nov 2014 15:33:15 GMT

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Lebanon hopes Iran deal would unlock political crisis: PM
Reuters
The Mediterranean country of about 4 million has been hit hard by the war in its much larger neighbor Syria, with violence spilling across the border and threatening the fragile sectarian balance that has largely held since Lebanon's own 1975-90 civil war.