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Lebanon: Nation with no real unity stuck as proxy for region's conflict - Sydney Morning Herald Thu, 09 Jan 2014 13:16:11 GMT

Sydney Morning Herald

Lebanon: Nation with no real unity stuck as proxy for region's conflict Sydney Morning Herald So it is in Beirut, and indeed Lebanon as a whole. There are Sunni, Christian and Shiite areas, but there are no national areas. Nation-states typically go to great lengths to convey their propaganda to the public, to articulate a national mythology ... Divided Lebanon has an identity crisisThe Age The Syrian Conflict and Sunni Radicalism in LebanonCarnegie Endowment for International Peace Lebanon's age of extremismAl-Monitor Al-Arabiya all 26 news articles »

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Lebanon: Majid died of natural causes - The Daily Star Thu, 09 Jan 2014 18:22:40 GMT

The Daily Star

Lebanon: Majid died of natural causes The Daily Star Wanted by the U.S., Saudi Arabia and Lebanon, Majid was the head of the Abdallah Azzam Brigades, an al-Qaeda offshoot, which claimed responsibility for last year's twin suicide bombing outside the Iranian Embassy. The November deadly attack killed 30 ... and more »

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Four-year-old Syrian sexually assaulted in s. Lebanon - The Daily Star Thu, 09 Jan 2014 19:15:19 GMT

The Daily Star

Four-year-old Syrian sexually assaulted in s. Lebanon The Daily Star SIDON, Lebanon: A Syrian worker was arrested in the southern town of Marjayoun for sexually assaulting a four-year-old Syrian refugee. The man worked for the boy's family after they fled Syria and sought refuge in south Lebanon. Media reports said the ... and more »

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Civil marriage is legal in Lebanon: experts - The Daily Star Thu, 09 Jan 2014 22:35:04 GMT

The Daily Star

Civil marriage is legal in Lebanon: experts The Daily Star BEIRUT: Civil marriage is legal in Lebanon and it is time to practice it, the Justice Ministry's Higher Committee for Consultations concluded during a conference held Thursday. “Everything indicates that we can have civil marriage in Lebanon,” said ...

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Saudis' Grant to Lebanon Is Seen as Message to US - New York Times Tue, 07 Jan 2014 12:43:38 GMT

The Daily Star

Saudis' Grant to Lebanon Is Seen as Message to US New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — If a wealthy patron were all the Lebanese Army needed to counter the Shiite militant group Hezbollah as the dominant force in the country, the recent $3 billion grant from Saudi Arabia might make a decisive difference in the country ... Saudi Arabia seeks repatriation of Majid's bodyThe Daily Star US cautions Americans in Lebanon to avoid Western hotels, shopsLos Angeles Times Saudi Arabia, France make their move in LebanonAl-Monitor gulfnews.com -UN News Centre -Tehran Times all 126 news articles »

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Rai calls for protecting Lebanon - The Daily Star Thu, 09 Jan 2014 09:45:07 GMT

The Daily Star

Rai calls for protecting Lebanon The Daily Star BEIRUT: Cardinal Beshara Rai called Thursday for protecting Lebanon and for preserving diversity in the country. “It is very easy to destroy but very hard to build and we have to work to build a people, a cause and a way of thinking,” Rai told a ...

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Books Are Latest Victim Of Lebanon's Violence - NPR Thu, 09 Jan 2014 07:48:20 GMT

Books Are Latest Victim Of Lebanon's Violence NPR TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — The masked men came in the night, ripped off the front door and set the bookstore on fire. They were out to punish the owner, an elderly priest, after false rumors that he had written an anti-Islamic tract. Thousands of books ... and more »

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Lebanon judge issues additional warrants in hoax video - The Daily Star Thu, 09 Jan 2014 15:26:06 GMT

The Daily Star

Lebanon judge issues additional warrants in hoax video The Daily Star BEIRUT: Judge Sami Sader issued Thursday additional arrest warrants against two detainees in a north Lebanon prison for complicity in blackmailing a Jordanian prisoner and his brother, part of the investigation into hoax videos inciting sectarian violence.

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11 ordered into ARD program in Lebanon County - Lebanon Daily News Thu, 09 Jan 2014 19:00:50 GMT

11 ordered into ARD program in Lebanon County Lebanon Daily News Scott Bergman, 53, of 2500 Cornwall Road, Lebanon, 20 months probation, $1,000 fine, $416 restitution, and 150 hours of community service for resisting arrest and driving under the influence. • Janet Bonser, 64, of 265 Village Drive, Lebanon, nine ...

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Army arrests wanted man in Arsal - The Daily Star Thu, 09 Jan 2014 14:11:47 GMT

The Daily Star

Army arrests wanted man in Arsal The Daily Star HERMEL, Lebanon: Lebanon's Army arrested Thursday a man in east Lebanon wanted over attacks against the military and kidnappings, security sources told The Daily Star. Hussein al-Hujeiri was arrested in his hometown, Arsal, the sources said.