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Lebanon: Frustrated World Cup fans tune into Israel - BBC News Thu, 19 Jun 2014 09:33:55 GMT

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Lebanon: Frustrated World Cup fans tune into Israel
BBC News
Football supporters in Lebanon have apparently been tuning in to Israeli television for their World Cup fix, rather than pay cable fees. Qatari cable television provider Sama was granted exclusive rights to broadcast the games in the Middle East, but ...

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Salam pledges to shield Lebanon from Iraq fallout - The Daily Star Thu, 19 Jun 2014 21:31:02 GMT

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Salam pledges to shield Lebanon from Iraq fallout
The Daily Star
BEIRUT: Prime Minister Tammam Salam scrambled Thursday to reassure jittery Lebanese increasingly worried about a negative fallout from militants' military gains in Iraq, pledging to shield Lebanon from regional conflicts. Salam sought to allay what he ...
Lebanon fears effect of Iraq conflictAl-Monitor
Hezbollah militia chief says stopped ISIL spreading to Lebanon: reportPanARMENIAN.Net

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3 Reasons Lebanon Fears ISIS Advance - U.S. News & World Report Tue, 17 Jun 2014 18:51:44 GMT

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3 Reasons Lebanon Fears ISIS Advance
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Lebanon had been enjoying several weeks of cautious calm in terms of security. Hezbollah had taken control of and closed most of the Lebanese-Syrian border in the face of armed fundamentalists from the conflict in Syria, and the government carried out ...
Army raids refugee camps, steps up securityThe Daily Star
Lebanon bolsters security as violence flares in IraqAl-Shorfa
Lebanon FM: Syrian presidential elections not enough, but better than nothingAsharq Alawsat English
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Lebanon County Republicans elect new chairman - Lebanon Daily News Fri, 20 Jun 2014 01:40:20 GMT

Lebanon County Republicans elect new chairman
Lebanon Daily News
Former Lebanon Mayor Betty Eiceman faced no challenge and was re-elected vice chairwoman. John Miller edged Brian Craig 72-68 to retain his seat as secretary. And Dawn Resanovich, the county's register of wills and clerk of orphans court, faced no ...

Lebanon informs UN of Syrian refugee restrictions - The Daily Star Thu, 19 Jun 2014 13:11:59 GMT

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Lebanon informs UN of Syrian refugee restrictions
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BEIRUT: Social Affairs Minister Rashid Derbas Thursday said he informed the U.N. of Lebanon's decision to restrict the entry of Syrian refugees to those escaping clashes. “I informed the United Nations of the decisions made at a ministerial committee ...
More Syrians in Lebanon: Fewer in UniversitiesAl-Fanar Media
Christians in Jordan and Lebanon Embrace Syrian Refugees Despite OppositionCanada Free Press
Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Vote in Presidential Elections to Show Massive ...Fars News Agency
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Lebanon mulls boosting $800 mn stimulus for 2014—central bank head - Asharq Alawsat English Fri, 20 Jun 2014 00:03:56 GMT

Lebanon mulls boosting $800 mn stimulus for 2014—central bank head
Asharq Alawsat English
Lebanon's central bank governor Riad Salameh speaks during an economic forum organized by the Central Bank of Lebanon in collaboration with the International Monetary Fund at the Lebanese central bank in Beirut, Lebanon, on June 18, 2014.

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In Lebanon viewers watch the World Cup 'Brought to you by Israel' - Jerusalem Post Thu, 19 Jun 2014 17:20:30 GMT

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In Lebanon viewers watch the World Cup 'Brought to you by Israel'
Jerusalem Post
Lebanon, like most Middle Eastern countries is in a craze over the World Cup taking place this year in Brazil. Exclusive rights to air the World Cup in that country has been granted to a Qatari company 'Sana' and is out of the financial reach of many ...
Hebrew Heard Throughout Southern Lebanon as Residents Watch World CupAlgemeiner
World Cup fever beats politics in LebanonAl-Arabiya

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Saudi envoy rejects intervention in Lebanon election - The Daily Star Thu, 19 Jun 2014 12:06:10 GMT

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Saudi envoy rejects intervention in Lebanon election
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BEIRUT: Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon confirmed that his country was standing by its position against any intervention in the Lebanese presidential election. “The kingdom does not support any presidential candidate,” Ali Awad Asiri told local TV station ...
Arab Economic Forum kicks off in LebanonKuwait News Agency
Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon attends Arab Economic ForumSaudi Press Agency

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Court: Ill-advised drug possession leads to prison term for Lebanon man - Lebanon Daily News Thu, 19 Jun 2014 12:52:48 GMT

Court: Ill-advised drug possession leads to prison term for Lebanon man
Lebanon Daily News
Taking a controlled substance to an appointment at the probation office is usually a bad idea. For a Lebanon man, it resulted in a state prison sentence Wednesday. Samuel Foreman, 43, of 320 Federal St. pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled ...

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Maronite bishops slam Parliament boycott by MPs - The Daily Star Thu, 19 Jun 2014 21:24:00 GMT

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Maronite bishops slam Parliament boycott by MPs
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Hezbollah and many residents in south Lebanon consider those who fled “traitors,” in light of their collaboration with Israel during the 22-year occupation of the region. But the Maronite Church in Lebanon argues that many of them were forced to fight ...

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