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Lebanon Detains 17 Said to Be Islamist Militants - New York Times Fri, 20 Jun 2014 21:59:35 GMT

New York Times
Lebanon Detains 17 Said to Be Islamist Militants
New York Times
Investigators are exploring whether the men intended to kill Nabih Berri, the speaker of Parliament, who has been a leading Shiite political figure in Lebanon for decades, the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity under government rules.
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Bombing, arrests spark fear in LebanonWashington Post
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Lebanon car bomb attack kills two, shatters months of relative calm - Los Angeles Times Fri, 20 Jun 2014 13:40:23 GMT

Lebanon car bomb attack kills two, shatters months of relative calm
Los Angeles Times
A suicide car bomb that may have targeted Lebanon's internal security chief exploded Friday on the Beirut-Damascus highway, killing at least two people and wounding dozens, according to official and media accounts. It was the first such attack after ...

Suicide bomber strikes in east Lebanon, kills 2 - Fox News Fri, 20 Jun 2014 09:31:11 GMT

Suicide bomber strikes in east Lebanon, kills 2
Fox News
BEIRUT – A suicide bomber detonated his car near a police checkpoint in eastern Lebanon on Friday, killing two people, the country's state-run news agency reported. A senior Lebanese security official confirmed the blast in the town of Dahr el-Baidar ...

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

BBC News
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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Lebanon must unite to avoid 'sea of blood' - The Daily Star Fri, 20 Jun 2014 21:22:17 GMT

The Daily Star
Lebanon must unite to avoid 'sea of blood'
The Daily Star
United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly emphasized the “importance of the work that the Army and security forces were carrying out to sustain the calm that has prevailed in Lebanon recently.” He added that the U.N. would maintain ...

Iraq crisis reshuffles priorities toward Lebanon - The Daily Star Fri, 20 Jun 2014 21:27:49 GMT

The Daily Star
Iraq crisis reshuffles priorities toward Lebanon
The Daily Star
Friday's deadly explosion and the discovery of an alleged terrorist network in the heart of the capital underscored a growing pessimism among Arab and Western diplomatic circles regarding Lebanon's future, diplomatic sources told The Daily Star.

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Suicide bomber targets police checkpoint in Lebanon - CTV News Fri, 20 Jun 2014 14:16:45 GMT

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Suicide bomber targets police checkpoint in Lebanon
CTV News
BEIRUT -- A suicide bomber detonated his vehicle Friday near a police checkpoint in eastern Lebanon, killing one person amid rising fears of renewed violence in this volatile country sparked by a stunning offensive by Sunni insurgents in nearby Iraq.

Officials: Lebanon must unite in face of terror - The Daily Star Fri, 20 Jun 2014 12:24:28 GMT

The Daily Star
Officials: Lebanon must unite in face of terror
The Daily Star
He said "the region is boiling and Lebanon is not an island isolated from the ocean," stressing the need to “protect constitutional institutions, including the presidency of the republic, Parliament and the government, and to ensure good performance ...

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

The Daily Star
Lebanon informs UN of Syrian refugee restrictions
The Daily Star
Lebanon currently hosts over 1.5 million Syrian refugees who have fled the crisis in the neighboring country, along with around 40 thousand Palestinian refugees who have also fled clashes. The refugee crisis in Lebanon, which already hosts some 500,000 ...
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Police raid Beirut hotel in search for suspects, 17 arrested - The Daily Star Fri, 20 Jun 2014 10:22:33 GMT

The Daily Star
Police raid Beirut hotel in search for suspects, 17 arrested
The Daily Star
... several roads in and around the capital – including those leading to Berri's residence in Ain al-Tineh, the Kuwaiti Embassy, UNESCO and the military hospital in Badaro – following the hotel raid and a car bombing attack about an hour later in east ...