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Islamic State crisis: UK gives £20m to keep Lebanon safe - BBC News Tue, 02 Dec 2014 02:38:08 GMT

BBC News

Islamic State crisis: UK gives £20m to keep Lebanon safe
BBC News
The Lebanese army's Brig Gen Ali Mourad got a WhatsApp message from the Islamic State (IS). It was short and to the point. "We are the heroes of Qalamoun," it said, referring to the mountains on Syria's border with Lebanon, "and we're going to kill you.".
Secret British role in halting Isil 'massacre' in LebanonTelegraph.co.uk
Secret British squad save Lebanon's Christian town of Ras Baalbek from Isis ...International Business Times UK
Secret British team 'halted' Islamic State advance into LebanonExpress.co.uk
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Australian arrested in Lebanon for suspected jihadist links - Sydney Morning Herald Tue, 02 Dec 2014 00:56:42 GMT

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Australian arrested in Lebanon for suspected jihadist links
Sydney Morning Herald
An Australian has been arrested in Lebanon on suspicion of having links to jihadist groups. The Lebanese military has detained 11 people, including one Australian, in raids in Beirut's densely-populated neighbourhood of Tariq al-Jadideh and northern ...
Australian arrested in Lebanon terror raidYahoo!7 News
Lebanon detains 4 Syrians sneaking back homeThe Daily Star

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Ecotourism in Lebanon: a trend, not a culture - The Daily Star Mon, 01 Dec 2014 22:27:23 GMT

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Ecotourism in Lebanon: a trend, not a culture
The Daily Star
BEIRUT: Ecotourism, a new global trend that enables people to travel and explore nature while minimizing their impact on the environment, is a big challenge in Lebanon, a country where concrete structures are mushrooming at the expense of green areas ...


Syria ban on produce 'disastrous' for Lebanon - The Daily Star Mon, 01 Dec 2014 22:12:28 GMT

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Syria ban on produce 'disastrous' for Lebanon
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Tarshishi argued that the decision issued by Syrian authorities and which included Lebanon as well as other countries, will contribute to a further deterioration of the agriculture sector. “This new decision will lead to disastrous consequences,” he said.


Lebanon: Ban appoints Special Coordinator as country continues to face ... - UN News Centre Mon, 01 Dec 2014 18:29:10 GMT

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Lebanon: Ban appoints Special Coordinator as country continues to face ...
UN News Centre
1 December 2014 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Sigrid Kaag of the Netherlands as his new Special Coordinator for Lebanon, the UN Spokesperson's office announced today. According to a press release, Ms. Kaag will bring ...
UN Chief Names Kaag as New Lebanon CoordinatorABC News
Sigrid Kaag to replace Plumbly as UN envoy to LebanonThe Daily Star
Dutch Envoy Shifts From Syrian Arms Post to LebanonNew York Times

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Lebanon man cited for failing to report crash, and other police and emergency ... - Lebanon Daily News Tue, 02 Dec 2014 00:53:10 GMT

Lebanon man cited for failing to report crash, and other police and emergency ...
Lebanon Daily News
CRASH >> Richard Camasta, 49, of 727 Union St., Lebanon, was charged for failing to notify police of an accident after his damaged car was found on the eastbound shoulder of East Cumberland Street at Narrows Drive at 1:17 a.m. Nov. 14, police said.


Work to begin soon on new childcare center in Lebanon - Lebanon Daily News Mon, 01 Dec 2014 22:23:16 GMT

Work to begin soon on new childcare center in Lebanon
Lebanon Daily News
Work will soon begin on a new child care center near the Lebanon Valley Family YMCA in Lebanon. The Ed and Jeannie Arnold Early Learning Center will be on North Eighth Street, behind the YMCA's A.L. Hanford Center, which is located at 201 N. Seventh ...


UN's Lebanon envoy says women vital for peace - The Daily Star Mon, 01 Dec 2014 15:18:22 GMT

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UN's Lebanon envoy says women vital for peace
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“Gender equality is not just a women's issue but a human rights issue, and men must be partners in gaining equal rights for women and preventing the abuses that women face,” Plumbly added. Women in Lebanon are insufficiently represented in municipal ...


Lebanon probing 55 state workers for real estate graft - The Daily Star Tue, 02 Dec 2014 01:45:24 GMT

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Lebanon probing 55 state workers for real estate graft
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The suspected civil servants who will be questioned by the prosecutor's office are from different areas of Lebanon, he said. Khalil also said there were many cases of public money being illegally transferred to the personal accounts of employees.

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Changing the Face of Lebanon's Population - Huffington Post Mon, 01 Dec 2014 19:36:12 GMT

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Changing the Face of Lebanon's Population
Huffington Post
With the continuing crisis in Syria, refugees keep flooding into neighboring Lebanon daily, causing a rearrangement of the population of this small country. I took these photographs back in the summer of 2013, when I visited my home country. I ...