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The Islamic State Vs. Lebanon - VICE News Sat, 08 Nov 2014 00:14:05 GMT

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The Islamic State Vs. Lebanon
VICE News
As the Islamic State massacred its way throughout Iraq and Syria this summer, a separate battle took place in neighboring Lebanon. This summer, the Islamic State invaded the Lebanese border town of Arsal, beheading captured soldiers and unleashing ...
France to send military gear to Lebanon from early 2015: sourceReuters
Lebanon's troubled fight with ISILAljazeera.com
The Islamic State Versus LebanonVICE
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Tackling Islamic State: a message from Lebanon - The Guardian (blog) Fri, 07 Nov 2014 12:51:40 GMT

The Guardian (blog)

Tackling Islamic State: a message from Lebanon
The Guardian (blog)
The recent paperback launch of a book on Lebanon published four years ago might seem a strange move given the dramatic changes in the Middle East since 2010. But Michael Young's The Ghost of Martyrs Square has stood up remarkably well not just as a ...
US delegation has serious questions for LebanonThe Daily Star

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Citing Volatility, Lawmakers in Lebanon Vote to Extend Their Term - New York Times Thu, 06 Nov 2014 03:03:41 GMT

New York Times

Citing Volatility, Lawmakers in Lebanon Vote to Extend Their Term
New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Members of Lebanon's Parliament voted by a large margin on Wednesday to extend their own terms in office by more than two and a half years, asserting that the country's tenuous security situation made it too difficult to hold elections.
Lebanon: UN envoy expresses regret over Parliament term extension, stalled ...UN News Centre
Is sectarian strife in Mideast dimming Lebanon's 'beacon of democracy'?Christian Science Monitor
Lebanon Lawmakers Extend Term to 2017 Amid ProtestABC News
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HRW accuses Lebanon of deporting Syrian at risk of torture - The Daily Star Fri, 07 Nov 2014 22:38:59 GMT

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HRW accuses Lebanon of deporting Syrian at risk of torture
The Daily Star
BEIRUT: Human Rights Watch Friday accused Lebanon of forcibly returning a Syrian who was recently released from prison to his home country where his relatives said the man was at risk of torture and execution. In a statement, the group said Mahmoud ...
Lebanon: Syrian Forcibly Returned to SyriaHuman Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch Condemns Lebanon for Forcibly Deporting Syrian EscapeeRIA Novosti

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Another extension for Lebanon's parliament - Al-Monitor Fri, 07 Nov 2014 22:13:48 GMT

Another extension for Lebanon's parliament
Al-Monitor
The Western diplomatic delegations in Lebanon did not give the parliament's second extension the same importance as they did in 2013. At that time, Western diplomats might as well have won an Oscar for their countless statements about unguaranteed ...
Lebanon's democracy must not be underminedgulfnews.com

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Israel, jihadists seeking to ignite civil war in Lebanon: Ibrahim - The Daily Star Thu, 06 Nov 2014 10:53:23 GMT

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Israel, jihadists seeking to ignite civil war in Lebanon: Ibrahim
The Daily Star
"Independence Day arrives while Lebanon battles the odds ... in an ordeal not destined to end until [Lebanon's] inevitable victory in the battle for existence and identity in the face of organized terrorism, which is seeking to ... strike at its ...

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Rivals Tehran, Riyadh pledge billions to Lebanon's army - Washington Post Tue, 04 Nov 2014 08:32:42 GMT

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Rivals Tehran, Riyadh pledge billions to Lebanon's army
Washington Post
The aid is on top of the more than $1 billion spent by the United States since 2006 to train and equip the 65,000-member military, which has limited authority and yields to Iran-backed Hezbollah, Lebanon's powerful Shiite militia. Hezbollah supports ...
France Signs $3B Deal With Saudi to Arm LebanonABC News
France, Lebanon sign Saudi-funded arms deal worth $3 blnReuters
Saudi Arabia, France sign long-awaited arms deal for LebanonThe Daily Star
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Israel Has the Power to 'Destroy Lebanon Entirely' - Arutz Sheva Thu, 06 Nov 2014 22:57:33 GMT

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Israel Has the Power to 'Destroy Lebanon Entirely'
Arutz Sheva
"We are completely ready in southern Lebanon despite the presence of our fighters in Syria, and we have the capability to hit every point in Israel." Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz (Likud) responded strongly against Nasrallah, saying, ""If a ...
Lebanon's Shia defiant in face of ISIL threatAljazeera.com
Hezbollah warns Israel against Lebanon war, as France inks $3 bn Beirut arms ...RT
Unity shields Lebanon from regional chaos: QassemThe Daily Star
Asharq Alawsat English -The Times of Israel -Al-Arabiya
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Plumbly briefs top Lebanon officials on UN report - The Daily Star Fri, 07 Nov 2014 18:18:09 GMT

The Daily Star

Plumbly briefs top Lebanon officials on UN report
The Daily Star
BEIRUT: U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly briefed top Lebanese officials Friday on an assessment of Security Council Resolution 1701 to be submitted soon to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York. Plumbly visited Prime Minister ...

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Palestinian-Syrian refugees face hardship in Lebanon - Al-Monitor Fri, 07 Nov 2014 23:14:55 GMT

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Palestinian-Syrian refugees face hardship in Lebanon
Al-Monitor
BEIRUT — It's no secret that the longtime Palestinian refugees in Lebanon are suffering from poor economic and social conditions as a result of the decreasing aid from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) and from ...
'Terrorist' backers to blame for Lebanon refugee crisis: Syrian envoyThe Daily Star
Humanitarian Groups Seeking Further International Aid for Refugees in LebanonAINA
KRCS distributes humanitarian aid to 500 Syrian families in LebanonKuwait News Agency

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