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'Digital drugs' phenomenon arrives in Lebanon - Al-Arabiya Mon, 03 Nov 2014 18:39:10 GMT

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'Digital drugs' phenomenon arrives in Lebanon
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According to Lebanon's MTV station, the digital drugs, which are sold as audio tracks online, can be bought for as little as $3. Some of the tracks cost up to $30. MTV said that there have been two alleged addiction cases so far in the Mediterranean ...

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Kahwagi off to Riyadh for arms deal signing - The Daily Star Mon, 03 Nov 2014 11:49:02 GMT

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Kahwagi off to Riyadh for arms deal signing
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The final deal between France and Saudi Arabia to provide Lebanon's Army with $3 billion in arms comes after a nearly one-year delay. Pan-Arab newspaper Al-Hayat reported Monday that the agreement would be signed at the royal palace in Riyadh, citing ...
French-Saudi Arms deal for Lebanon to be inked todayZee News
Lebanon army chief heads to Saudi Arabia to ink arms dealYa Libnan

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Future bloc urges creation of development council for north Lebanon - The Daily Star Mon, 03 Nov 2014 19:44:22 GMT

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Future bloc urges creation of development council for north Lebanon
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"We are going to deliver an urgent law that calls for the formation of a development council and the creation of a special development fund for Akkar and north Lebanon," read a statement published after the bloc's weekly meeting. In light of the ...
Last week, Tripoli was a war zone. Today, it is a city like any other. (PHOTOS)Your Middle East

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Religion in government in Lebanon - National Catholic Reporter (blog) Mon, 03 Nov 2014 19:57:22 GMT

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Religion in government in Lebanon
National Catholic Reporter (blog)
Imagine this: Suppose the U.S. Constitution required that the president of the United States be a Presbyterian, the speaker of the House be a Catholic, and the president of the Senate be Jewish? Sounds preposterous, right? Well, come to Lebanon! Here ...

Attrition and recovery in Yemen, Iraq, Tunisia, Libya and Lebanon - Al-Arabiya Mon, 03 Nov 2014 11:53:36 GMT

Attrition and recovery in Yemen, Iraq, Tunisia, Libya and Lebanon
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The events in Tripoli in northern Lebanon could have had much direr consequences were it not for the wisdom of the Sunni community, which proved that it is not a popular support base for ISIS or al-Nusra Front, and backed the Lebanese army ...

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Even without a president, Lebanon seen surviving turmoil for now - Yahoo News Sun, 02 Nov 2014 12:37:31 GMT

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Even without a president, Lebanon seen surviving turmoil for now
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MAARAB Lebanon (Reuters) - Samir Geagea is a leading candidate for the vacant Lebanese presidency but won't even hazard a guess when there might be an election to fill the post, such is the political uncertainty overshadowing his divided nation.
Geagea optimistic: no civil strife on Lebanon's horizonThe Daily Star

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Why we are overcome with sheer anger in Lebanon - Al-Arabiya Sat, 01 Nov 2014 04:09:14 GMT

Why we are overcome with sheer anger in Lebanon
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No sane man in Lebanon can but stand behind the Lebanese army because the alternatives are ISIS and al-Nusra. The alternative will be the destruction of Lebanon all over again. It will be the restoration of 1975's bitter experience when hesitation (to ...

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

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Sectarian Wedge Pushes From Syria Into Lebanon
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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
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Emaar shying from Lebanon: chief - The Daily Star Mon, 03 Nov 2014 22:17:17 GMT

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Emaar shying from Lebanon: chief
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DUBAI: Lebanon's security woes coupled with a sluggish economy make investment in the country hugely disadvantageous, chairman of UAE-based construction giant Emaar Properties Mohamed Alabbar told The Daily Star. “The economy in Lebanon is so ...

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Gas prices fall below $3 a gallon in Lebanon County - Lebanon Daily News Mon, 03 Nov 2014 21:38:10 GMT

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Gas prices fall below $3 a gallon in Lebanon County
Lebanon Daily News
Gas prices in Lebanon County fell below $3 a gallon at Sheetz, located along Route 72 in North Cornwall Township Monday, Nov. 3, 2014. Other places in Lebanon County with gas priced at $2.99 include Turkey Hill, JM Mart and Sheetz in Palmyra, and Gulf ...

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