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Why refugee influx threatens Lebanon, Jordan stability - CNN (blog) Fri, 11 Apr 2014 01:53:45 GMT

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Why refugee influx threatens Lebanon, Jordan stability
CNN (blog)
Editor's note:David Schenker is the Aufzien Fellow and director of the Program on Arab Politics at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. The views expressed are his own. The self-immolation of a Syrian refugee in Lebanon last month is a ...
Syrian families in Lebanon return homeThe Daily Star
Lebanon's Security Challenges and US InterestsUS Department of State (press release)
Lebanon to draw new policy on Syrians refugeesBusiness Standard
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Riyadh calls for 'made in Lebanon' president - The Daily Star Wed, 09 Apr 2014 06:55:53 GMT

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Riyadh calls for 'made in Lebanon' president
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BEIRUT: Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon said that his country wants a 'made in Lebanon' president and noted that the return of gulf tourists to Lebanon hinges on security in comments published Wednesday. “The presidential election is a Lebanese affair and ...

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Send refugees back to secure parts of Syria: Rai - The Daily Star Wed, 09 Apr 2014 21:18:36 GMT

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Send refugees back to secure parts of Syria: Rai
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GENEVA: The head of Lebanon's Maronite Church suggested on Wednesday that Syrian refugees should be housed in camps inside Syria, reflecting growing frustration among Lebanese over the burden imposed on their country by their neighbors' war.

Crafty Chamoun relied on network of internal and external ties - The Daily Star Thu, 10 Apr 2014 22:03:43 GMT

Crafty Chamoun relied on network of internal and external ties
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Editor's note: Ahead of the 2014 presidential election, this is the second in a series of articles examining the circumstances and conditions that shaped the elections of Lebanon's 12 presidents since 1943. BEIRUT: Charismatic politician Camille ...

As Refugees Stream In, Lebanon Copes With Human Flood Tide - NPR Thu, 10 Apr 2014 20:16:01 GMT

As Refugees Stream In, Lebanon Copes With Human Flood Tide
NPR
Audio for this story from All Things Considered will be available at approximately 7:00 p.m. ET. At least a million Syrian refugees are now in Lebanon. The influx is straining the balance in the fragile country of only four million people. Share ...

Parliament passes Civil Defense bill - The Daily Star Wed, 09 Apr 2014 10:47:19 GMT

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Parliament passes Civil Defense bill
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BEIRUT: Parliament approved Wednesday a draft law to grant Civil Defense volunteers full-time employment, as public sector workers across Lebanon went on strike to pressure lawmakers to pass a wage hike proposal in their two-day legislative session.

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Speeding suspect causes three-car pile-up - Lebanon Democrat Fri, 11 Apr 2014 02:38:20 GMT

Speeding suspect causes three-car pile-up
Lebanon Democrat
Speeding suspect causes three-car pile-up. A speeding suspect who apparently anticipated receiving a speeding ticket Thursday evening caused a three-car pile up with injuries on Leeville Pike in Lebanon. Jared Felkins jfelkins@lebanondemocrat.com.

Confronting Lebanon's past A hard history - The Economist (blog) Wed, 09 Apr 2014 13:38:00 GMT

Confronting Lebanon's past A hard history
The Economist (blog)
HISTORY is written by the victors, Churchill is famously believed to have said. Yet there was no winner in Lebanon's 15-year civil war that ended in a complex power-sharing agreement. Over two decades later, the country is still struggling to describe ...

Law 140: Eavesdropping on Lebanon - Global Voices Online Fri, 11 Apr 2014 00:41:23 GMT

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Law 140: Eavesdropping on Lebanon
Global Voices Online
In Lebanon, government officials approved a proposal to allow the nation's security agencies full, unrestricted access to Lebanese people's elecontric communications data after a reportedly brief and heated debate in a cabinet session last month. This ...

Seat belt contest has Lebanon County students buckling up - Lebanon Daily News Thu, 10 Apr 2014 20:50:03 GMT

Seat belt contest has Lebanon County students buckling up
Lebanon Daily News
The challenge began in February when representatives from the Center surveyed seat belt usage in eight local high schools, including the county's six public high schools, Lebanon Catholic, and the Lebanon County Career and Technology Center, said ...