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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.
Lebanon's Security Challenges and US InterestsUS Department of State (press release)
Lebanon Prelates Urge End to Syrian Weapons SalesVoice of America
Is the international community failing Lebanon?Executive
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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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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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A hard history - The Economist (blog) Wed, 09 Apr 2014 08:59:14 GMT

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 ...


Rescuing Lebanon's big cats - Al-Monitor Wed, 09 Apr 2014 19:30:55 GMT

Rescuing Lebanon's big cats
Al-Monitor
BEIRUT — “It's a very complicated process to send animals. There are about 20 people involved,” Maggie Shaawari, vice president of Animals Lebanon, says as she drives up a steep dirt road in northern Lebanon and juggles Facebook updates, taking ...


Opinion: Lebanon and the Search for a President - Asharq Alawsat English Wed, 09 Apr 2014 23:50:36 GMT

Opinion: Lebanon and the Search for a President
Asharq Alawsat English
Maronite Patriarch Bechara Al-Rahi is tireless and unwavering in his calls for the election of a “strong” Lebanese president, who under Lebanon's constitution must be a Maronite. The term “strong president” has many different possible connotations. The ...

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Roknabadi sees Iran-Saudi breakthrough - The Daily Star Wed, 09 Apr 2014 21:18:36 GMT

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Roknabadi sees Iran-Saudi breakthrough
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Speaking to reporters after meeting former President Emile Lahoud, Roknabadi voiced hope that Lebanon would be able to elect a new president in the same way rival political leaders had agreed in February on the formation of a new Cabinet and its policy ...


Syrian rebels lose major base in region near Lebanon - CTV News Wed, 09 Apr 2014 16:40:39 GMT

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Syrian rebels lose major base in region near Lebanon
CTV News
President Bashar Assad's forces backed by Hezbollah fighters have been on the offensive in the Qalamoun region since November when they have captured most of the border area with Lebanon. The six-month battle forced tens of thousands of Syrians to ...
Nasrallah: President to be made in LebanonThe Daily Star
Syrian troops capture town near Lebanon borderWashington Times

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Bechara al-Khoury: Setting the precedent for foreign meddling - The Daily Star Wed, 09 Apr 2014 21:19:26 GMT

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Bechara al-Khoury: Setting the precedent for foreign meddling
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BEIRUT: Lebanon's first post-independence President Bechara al-Khoury was elected after a compromise was struck between the dominant regional and international powers, kicking off a long-standing tradition of foreign meddling in the country's ...


Rai suggests housing Syrian refugees in Syria - The Daily Star Wed, 09 Apr 2014 16:25:52 GMT

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Rai suggests housing Syrian refugees in Syria
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GENEVA: The head of Lebanon's MaroniteChristian Church suggested on Wednesday that Syrian refugees should be housed in camps inside Syria, reflecting growing frustration among Lebanese over the burden imposed on theircountry by their neighbours' ...