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Five killed by snipers in Lebanon's Tripoli - Reuters Mon, 20 Jan 2014 14:25:27 GMT

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Five killed by snipers in Lebanon's Tripoli
Reuters
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - Five people have been killed by sniper fire since Saturday in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, medical and security sources said. The deaths are the latest round of violence fuelled by sectarian tensions over ...
Clashes in Lebanon's Tripoli Kills SevenVoice of America
Death toll rises from violence in Lebanon's TripoliThe Daily Star
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Hariri says Assad ordered killing of his father - The Daily Star Mon, 20 Jan 2014 10:42:04 GMT

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Hariri says Assad ordered killing of his father
The Daily Star
The Special Tribunal for Lebanon is proceeding with the trial of four suspects, all members of Hezbollah, over the Feb. 14, 2005, assassination of Hariri's father. A fifth Hezbollah suspect has been indicted in the case. Hezbollah denies any involvement.
Seven killed in sectarian clashes in Lebanon cityGulf Times
Former PM Hariri says will return to Lebanon for November electionsReuters
Former PM Saad Hariri to return to Lebanon for 2014 electionKhaleej Times
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Lebanon's garbage standoff - Aljazeera.com Mon, 20 Jan 2014 19:16:34 GMT

Wall Street Journal (blog)
Lebanon's garbage standoff
Aljazeera.com
Garbage filled the streets of Lebanon this weekend after protesters blocked trash disposal for reportedly more than 360 towns and municipalities surrounding the capital of Beirut and Mount Lebanon. The protest began in the town of Naameh on Friday, ...
Government Paralysis in Lebanon Turns SmellyWall Street Journal (blog)
Proposals to end Naameh protest in the worksThe Daily Star
Beirut, Mount Lebanon to Become Flooded with Waste as Sukleen Suspends WorkNaharnet

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UK to cover cost of books at Lebanon state schools - The Daily Star Mon, 20 Jan 2014 14:09:26 GMT

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UK to cover cost of books at Lebanon state schools
The Daily Star
Last week, UK International Development Secretary Justine Greening announced during a visit to Lebanon £4 million to fund 300,000 packs of textbooks to Lebanese and Syrian students aged between 6-15 years attending Lebanon's public schools.

No more obstacles to formation of Cabinet: Sleiman - The Daily Star Mon, 20 Jan 2014 18:01:06 GMT

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No more obstacles to formation of Cabinet: Sleiman
The Daily Star
BEIRUT: President Michel Sleiman raised hopes Monday that a new government could soon see the light this week, saying all major obstacles had been overcome, in the strongest signal yet of an end to the 10 months political deadlock in Lebanon.
Sleiman announces Lebanon's participation in Geneva 2iloubnan.info
Obstacles to form new cabinet cleared: SleimanPress TV
Sleiman calls on Army to protect towns near border with SyriaZawya (registration)

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Syria's Assad: Hariri trial tool to 'pressure Hezbollah' - The Daily Star Mon, 20 Jan 2014 09:12:54 GMT

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Syria's Assad: Hariri trial tool to 'pressure Hezbollah'
The Daily Star
DAMASCUS: Syria's President Bashar Assad, in an exclusive interview with AFP, has accused the court trying four suspects in the assassination of Lebanon's former premier of being "politicized" and aimed at pressuring his ally Hezbollah. "Nine years ...

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Israeli Army dismantles spy device on border - The Daily Star Mon, 20 Jan 2014 22:37:18 GMT

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Israeli Army dismantles spy device on border
The Daily Star
ADAISSEH, Lebanon: Calm was restored to the border Monday following a tense standoff between the Lebanese and Israeli armies, as the latter removed an apparent spy device from a disputed area. An Israeli technical specialist unit, accompanied by some ...
Israeli Force Removes 2 Devices from Adeisseh under Eyes of Army, UNIFILNaharnet

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Blast in Lebanon Kills at Least 3 - New York Times Thu, 16 Jan 2014 16:26:20 GMT

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Blast in Lebanon Kills at Least 3
New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon — A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden car in a town in northeastern Lebanon on Thursday, killing at least three people and wounding more than 20, Lebanon's National News Agency reported. The attack left a row of crumpled ...
Lebanon's Hariri trial opens without the accusedCNN International
Lebanon's Hariri willing to share power with HezbollahJerusalem Post
Lebanon polarised as Hariri tribunal opensBBC News
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Lebanon school board just says no to alcohol during rentals of high school atrium - Lebanon Daily News Tue, 21 Jan 2014 02:55:49 GMT

Lebanon school board just says no to alcohol during rentals of high school atrium
Lebanon Daily News
Visitors begin to gather in the newly created atrium at Lebanon High School for tours in April 2013. The school board on Monday night adopted the no-alcohol policy when introducing an amendment to the district s existing rental policy that bumped up ...

Female foreign workers face appalling situation in Lebanon - Al-Monitor Sun, 19 Jan 2014 22:06:33 GMT

Female foreign workers face appalling situation in Lebanon
Al-Monitor
These two testimonies are part of what was documented in a study conducted by Kafa, an organization working to eliminate gender-based violence and exploitation in Lebanon, in cooperation with The Legal Agenda. The study documented violations ...