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STL defense: Lebanon unwilling to cooperate - The Daily Star Fri, 18 Apr 2014 21:13:59 GMT

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STL defense: Lebanon unwilling to cooperate
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BEIRUT: Defense lawyers for Assad Sabra, a member of Hezbollah allegedly involved in the assassination of former Premier Rafik Hariri, have complained that Lebanon is withholding crucial information that could exonerate their client, a step that could ...


Israel arrests Arab journalist over Lebanon visit - The Daily Star Thu, 17 Apr 2014 10:54:20 GMT

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Israel arrests Arab journalist over Lebanon visit
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Although Lebanon bars Israeli citizens from entering, the Shin Bet said Palestinian officials in the West Bank gave Kayyal Palestinian travel documents that allowed him to enter Lebanon. Kayyal was arrested last Saturday at the Israeli border on ...
Israeli arrest of Arab citizen over Lebanon visit angers rights groupsLos Angeles Times
Israeli Arab journalist arrested on return from LebanonUPI.com
Journalist denies contact with foreign agents in LebanonThe Times of Israel
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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Syrian army attacks isolate border enclave - The Daily Star Fri, 18 Apr 2014 21:10:26 GMT

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Syrian army attacks isolate border enclave
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Interior Minister Nouhad Machnouk said in remarks published Friday that he has been coordinating with Hezbollah to secure a passage into Lebanon for the residents of the border enclave. “We are coordinating on all political and security levels and with ...
This Week: Syria's Fighting and Spillover Into Lebanon and JordanCouncil on Foreign Relations (blog)

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Lebanon's Arabic press digest - Apr. 18, 2014 - The Daily Star Fri, 18 Apr 2014 05:18:26 GMT

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Lebanon's Arabic press digest - Apr. 18, 2014
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Al-Jadid television channel revealed Thursday that the Special Tribunal for Lebanon has asked the Justice Ministry to inform the media, through the Information Ministry, of the need to comply with the texts of court rulings. Al-Akhbar said the STL move ...
Who is Washington's Candidate for the Next Christian President of Lebanon?German Marshall Fund (blog)
Lebanon must end its political stasisgulfnews.com
Neither Geagea nor Aoun can heal LebanonExecutive

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Lebanon County Sheriff Bruce Klingler does a favor for local attorneys - Lebanon Daily News Fri, 18 Apr 2014 20:25:41 GMT

Lebanon County Sheriff Bruce Klingler does a favor for local attorneys
Lebanon Daily News
Last month, after receiving approval from the Lebanon County commissioners, Sheriff Bruce Klingler initiated a policy change that allows deputy sheriffs to wear firearms in courtrooms. With help from a $1,500 donation from insurance agency owner Randy ...


Lebanon man leads flag effort - Albany Democrat Herald Fri, 18 Apr 2014 15:43:08 GMT

Lebanon man leads flag effort
Albany Democrat Herald
LEBANON — Judging by the positive response to his plans to create an avenue of flags on Main Street during holidays, Jon Davis isn't the only Lebanon resident who misses the long-standing tradition that died a few years ago when the Jaycees disbanded.


Session to Elect Lebanon President on April 23 - ABC News Wed, 16 Apr 2014 14:14:48 GMT

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Session to Elect Lebanon President on April 23
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Lebanon's parliament speaker on Wednesday called for a meeting to elect a new president on April 23, kicking off what is expected to be a lengthy and fiercely contested vote for the country's top Christian post amid regional unrest. The meeting next ...
Date set to elect Lebanon presidentPress TV

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Lebanon to curb flow of Syrian refugees: Machnouk - The Daily Star Tue, 15 Apr 2014 21:16:40 GMT

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Lebanon to curb flow of Syrian refugees: Machnouk
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BEIRUT: The government is seeking to reduce the number of Syrian refugees entering the country, Interior Minister Nouhad Machnouk said Tuesday, warning that the Syrians constituted 27 percent of Lebanon's population. Machnouk's warning comes as ...
Syrian refugees in Lebanon lose everything in a fire but just rebuildUNHCR (press release)
Lebanon concerned over inflow of Syria refugeesPress TV
Lebanon seeks to curtail flow of refugeesAl-Bawaba
IANS
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Future denies Hariri in Lebanon for election - The Daily Star Fri, 18 Apr 2014 10:43:27 GMT

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Future denies Hariri in Lebanon for election
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BEIRUT: A Future Movement source denied Friday that former Prime Minister Saad Hariri would return to Lebanon to attend the parliamentary session to elect a new president next week. “Such allegations are not true,” the source, speaking on condition of ...

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Under fire - The Economist (blog) Tue, 15 Apr 2014 11:19:34 GMT

Under fire
The Economist (blog)
But the Lebanese authorities increasingly talk of the need to “fight terrorism”, encouraged by foreign governments including America, France, Britain, the UAE and Saudi Arabia, who do not want to see Lebanon destabilised by Syria's war. Some donors ...