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Lebanon protests flare over Syria spillover - Aljazeera.com Wed, 19 Mar 2014 02:40:45 GMT

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Lebanon protests flare over Syria spillover Aljazeera.com Demonstrators have clashed with the army and blocked several roads across Lebanon to protest against a siege on a border town, as the country struggles to keep a lid on sectarian tensions enflamed by the war in neighbouring Syria. The road to the ... Syrian Troops Capture Village Near Lebanon BorderABC News Tensions rise in Lebanon as Syria extends control over borderReuters Lebanon roads reopen after tense protests, clashes over SyriaLos Angeles Times The Daily Star -Washington Post -Ahram Online all 362 news articles »

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Lebanon car bomb kills Hezbollah leader - Aljazeera.com Mon, 17 Mar 2014 05:11:49 GMT

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Lebanon car bomb kills Hezbollah leader Aljazeera.com Hezbollah-dominated areas in eastern Lebanon and south Beirut have suffered a series of deadly attacks, many of them suicide car blasts, since the powerful Shia movement acknowledged sending fighters to Syria to support President Bashar al-Assad's ... Lebanon sends army to Syria border as rebels fleeBoston.com Lebanon braces for more violence as anti-Assad rebels flee key Syrian townTheNewsTribune.com Lebanon commandos to Syria borderNews24 all 970 news articles »

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Russia envoy: Presidential election an internal affair - The Daily Star Wed, 19 Mar 2014 22:25:37 GMT

The Daily Star

Russia envoy: Presidential election an internal affair The Daily Star BEIRUT: Russia hopes that Lebanon's upcoming presidential election will be a strictly internal process unconstrained by regional or international factors, the country's envoy to Lebanon said Wednesday. Alexander Zasypkin explained that the choice of a ...

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Parliament adjourns first day of Cabinet policy debate - The Daily Star Wed, 19 Mar 2014 20:12:52 GMT

The Daily Star

Parliament adjourns first day of Cabinet policy debate The Daily Star On the overwhelming presence of Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Salam said his Cabinet would put in place the needed mechanism to address the number of displaced Syrians which has “exceeded Lebanon's ability to tolerate in terms of repercussions on the ... and more »

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Lebanon equestrian rides to third place - Lebanon Express Wed, 19 Mar 2014 23:03:28 GMT

Lebanon equestrian rides to third place Lebanon Express Following a season-opening sixth-place showing, the Lebanon High School equestrian team moved up the large school rankings to take third overall at Albany's Linn Country Fairgrounds on March 2. The second of three regular season meets saw the Warrior ...

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Lebanon's Eurobond spread above regional average - The Daily Star Tue, 18 Mar 2014 22:33:36 GMT

The Daily Star

Lebanon's Eurobond spread above regional average The Daily Star Lebanon's external debt posted returns of 2.21 percent in the first two months of 2014, Byblos Bank said, constituting the 19th highest return of the 35 markets in the EMEA region, as well as the 34th highest among the 63 emerging markets included in ...

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Analysts: Fall of Yabroud Likely to Trigger Blowback Inside Lebanon - TheTower.org Thu, 20 Mar 2014 00:01:22 GMT

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Analysts: Fall of Yabroud Likely to Trigger Blowback Inside Lebanon TheTower.org Hezbollah's victory in the Syrian rebel stronghold of Yabroud is likely to increase security incidents and widen the sectarian divide in Lebanon, while boosting chances that the party's popular base will be targeted by more terror attacks, analysts and ... and more »

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Bassil says strong Army needed to fight terrorism - The Daily Star Wed, 19 Mar 2014 22:25:11 GMT

The Daily Star

Bassil says strong Army needed to fight terrorism The Daily Star BEIRUT: Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil issued a new appeal to the international community from Rome Wednesday to support Lebanon's Army, saying a strong and united military was essential to fighting terrorism threatening Lebanon's stability.

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Lebanon cannot bear brunt of Syrian refugee crisis alone, UN relief official warns - UN News Centre Tue, 18 Mar 2014 21:33:43 GMT

UN News Centre

Lebanon cannot bear brunt of Syrian refugee crisis alone, UN relief official warns UN News Centre 18 March 2014 – Massive international support is crucial as the number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon continues to rise and is on track to reaching 1.5 million by the end of this year, a senior United Nations humanitarian official stressed today. “It is ... UN urges helping Lebanon to host SyriansPress TV Lebanon provides hope to Syrian childrenThe Daily Star How serious is Lebanon's Syrian refugee crisis? Imagine 80 million Mexicans ...McClatchy Washington Bureau all 69 news articles »

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Wit and respite as Parliament meets again - The Daily Star Wed, 19 Mar 2014 22:25:11 GMT

The Daily Star

Wit and respite as Parliament meets again The Daily Star At the beginning of the session, Zahle MP Nicholas Fattoush interrupted Salam while he was reading the policy statement, complaining about the addition of a clause on the Special Tribunal for Lebanon not mentioned in the copies distributed to MPs. “We ...