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Derbas: Lebanon could close border with Syria - The Daily Star Mon, 11 Aug 2014 08:04:48 GMT

The Daily Star

Derbas: Lebanon could close border with Syria The Daily Star The committee also agreed that those fleeing embattled areas adjacent to the Lebanese border would be considered refugees, but “other than that, no one else will be granted entry into Lebanon anymore,” Derbas said after the nearly two-hour meeting at ... War victims flee back to Syria as refugee camp in Lebanon is burned to the ...Daily Mail Lebanon considers closing border with Syria to halt refugeesAl-Bawaba Lebanon's Maronite bishops condemn Islamist incursionsThe Pilot Kuwait News Agency -Prensa Latina -Yahoo News all 84 news articles »

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The US, IS and the conspiracy theory sweeping Lebanon - BBC News Tue, 12 Aug 2014 00:51:39 GMT

BBC News

The US, IS and the conspiracy theory sweeping Lebanon BBC News Is America behind the creation of the Islamic State? The BBC's Suzanne Kianpour, in Beirut, looks at the latest conspiracy theory doing the rounds in Lebanon. "In the Middle East, conspiracy theories are in our blood," one former Lebanese official said ... Catholic Iraqi refugees in Lebanon recall horror of militant attacksCatholic News Service all 3 news articles »

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Kahwagi: Army saved Lebanon from jihadist state - The Daily Star Mon, 11 Aug 2014 08:57:19 GMT

The Daily Star

Kahwagi: Army saved Lebanon from jihadist state The Daily Star BEIRUT: The Lebanese Army saved Lebanon from jihadists before they could declare their own state, Lebanese Army commander Gen. Jean Kahwagi said. "The Army saved Lebanon from killer 'sectarian strife-seekers' by the Arsal battle,” Kahwagi told local ...

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'IDF does not know of any infiltration tunnels crossing from Lebanon into Israel' - Jerusalem Post Mon, 11 Aug 2014 13:10:37 GMT

Haaretz

'IDF does not know of any infiltration tunnels crossing from Lebanon into Israel' Jerusalem Post The IDF does not know of any infiltration tunnels crossing from Lebanon into Israel, Head of the Northern Command Major General Yair Golan said Sunday. Speaking to a forum of front line communities in Kfar Vradim in the North, Golan said that the ... IDF: No known tunnels under northern border from LebanonHaaretz all 3 news articles »

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Lebanon man charged with heroin possession - Lebanon Daily News Tue, 12 Aug 2014 02:00:03 GMT

Lebanon man charged with heroin possession Lebanon Daily News The Lebanon County Drug Task Force charged a Lebanon man with possession of heroin on Aug. 8. Juan Carlos Reyes-Gonzalez, 47, of 532 Chapel St., was near Seventh and Spring streets when Drug Task Force members had contact with him. Police said ... Lebanon City man facing drug chargesabc27 all 5 news articles »

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French military effort against ISIS 'should focus on Lebanon' - FRANCE 24 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 15:14:18 GMT

FRANCE 24

French military effort against ISIS 'should focus on Lebanon' FRANCE 24 France would be better placed supporting efforts against Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS or ISIL) militants in Lebanon rather than on the Kurdish front, specialists told FRANCE 24 on Monday. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on ... and more »

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Three Lebanon teens jailed on robbery charges - Lebanon Daily News Mon, 11 Aug 2014 19:48:56 GMT

FOX43.com

Three Lebanon teens jailed on robbery charges Lebanon Daily News Three Lebanon teenagers were arrested Friday and charged in connection with two separate robberies July 31 on the city's northside. Roberto Maldonado, 18, Antonio Howell, 17, and Nicholas Cintron, 15, were all charged with 14 counts of robbery, ... One man, two juveniles charged in series Lebanon armed robberiesFOX43.com 3 Lebanon teens jailed for robberiesabc27 all 3 news articles »

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Sheikh Abdel-Latif Derian elected Lebanon grand mufti - The Daily Star Sun, 10 Aug 2014 09:55:18 GMT

Ya Libnan

Sheikh Abdel-Latif Derian elected Lebanon grand mufti The Daily Star BEIRUT: Sheikh Abdel-Latif Derian was elected Lebanon grand mufti Sunday, receiving around 80 percent of the votes. “What happened today is an expression of the strong will of all Muslims in Lebanon, to face the problems and reiterate the role of Dar ... Sheikh Abdul Latif Daryan elected as Lebanon's new Grand MuftiYa Libnan New Grand Mufti calls for modernisationgulfnews.com Security Forces Assault Journalists at Dar al-FatwaNaharnet all 12 news articles »

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ISIS just took a town in Lebanon. Wait, Lebanon? - Vox Mon, 04 Aug 2014 23:10:39 GMT

Aljazeera.com

ISIS just took a town in Lebanon. Wait, Lebanon? Vox The story of how ISIS got into Lebanon begins just across border in Syria, along the Qalamoun Mountains range. The mountains had become a home base for a number of Syrian Islamist rebels, including from ISIS. Beginning around November 2013, the ... Saudis give $1bn to Lebanon amid fightingAljazeera.com Border Fighting Intensifies Between ISIS and LebanonNew York Times ISIS Gains First Ground in LebanonThe Wire Mashable -Washington Post -Breitbart News all 913 news articles »

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Lebanon and the Islamic State Not us too - The Economist (blog) Fri, 08 Aug 2014 13:15:08 GMT

The Economist (blog)

Lebanon and the Islamic State Not us too The Economist (blog) ON AUGUST 7th only a few vehicles could be seen leaving the besieged town of Arsal on Lebanon's border with Syria: tanks ferrying exhausted, chain-smoking Lebanese soldiers, microbuses packed with refugees and ambulances escorted by Lebanese ... Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, ISIS and HezbollahAl-Arabiya Lebanon's former PM returns from exile amid crisisMiamiHerald.com Hariri: Terrorism 'existential threat' to LebanonThe Daily Star Aljazeera.com -Reuters all 543 news articles »