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Salam: Lebanon will not abandon kidnapped troops - The Daily Star Sat, 16 Aug 2014 14:23:02 GMT

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Salam: Lebanon will not abandon kidnapped troops The Daily Star Salam: Lebanon will not abandon kidnapped troops. Lebanese soldiers on armored vehicles drive toward Arsal, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014. (The Daily Star/Mohammad Azakir). Connect; Tweet; RSS; Follow; Email; Print; Share. The Daily Star. BEIRUT: Prime ... PM Salam Pledges Alleviating Arsal Grievances, Soothes Captives' FamiliesAl-Manar TV all 4 news articles »

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Jumblatt: Christian divisions weakening Lebanon - The Daily Star Fri, 15 Aug 2014 12:02:44 GMT

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Jumblatt: Christian divisions weakening Lebanon The Daily Star Walid Jumblatt, the most influential figure in Lebanon's Druze community, says he is as alarmed as anyone by the rise of the radical Islamist group guided by a puritanical vision of Islam that is a major threat to religious minorities including his own ... Black flags or false flag: Hezbollah plunged into Lebanon Twitter furoreMiddle East Eye Iran hails anniversary of Lebanon's 33-day warPress TV S. Nasrallah: Lebanon Facing Existential Threat, We will Change Path of RegionAl-Manar TV NDTV all 121 news articles »

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Syria orders Lebanese village to evacuate: mayor - The Daily Star Sat, 16 Aug 2014 10:35:48 GMT

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Syria orders Lebanese village to evacuate: mayor The Daily Star Tfail is located east of Brital, on a slice of land separated from the rest of Lebanon by the Eastern Mountain range and surrounded on three sides by Syria. The rugged terrain made it difficult for residents to connect to the rest of the country ... and more »

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Lebanon woman accused of stealing $35000 from soccer league - The Tennessean Sat, 16 Aug 2014 01:12:53 GMT

Lebanon Democrat

Lebanon woman accused of stealing $35000 from soccer league The Tennessean A Lebanon woman was arrested after police said she stole tens of thousands of dollars from a Wilson County youth soccer league. Bianca Thompson, 45, turned herself into authorities after a Wilson County grand jury indicted her on a single count of theft. Soccer mom indicted for theftLebanon Democrat [Entertainment] former treasurer of Lebanon youth Soccer association indicted ...Diplomat News Network all 3 news articles »

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Lebanon charges 43 jihadists over Arsal gunbattles - The Daily Star Thu, 14 Aug 2014 12:38:10 GMT

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Lebanon charges 43 jihadists over Arsal gunbattles The Daily Star BEIRUT: Lebanon Thursday charged 43 jihadists, including Islamist militant commander Imad Jomaa, over gunbattles with the Lebanese Army in the northeastern border town of Arsal. The charges were brought against the suspects by Military Prosecutor ... and more »

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The US, IS and the conspiracy theory sweeping Lebanon - BBC News Tue, 12 Aug 2014 13:35:32 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 ... and more »

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Jumblatt calls for compromise presidential candidate - The Daily Star Sat, 16 Aug 2014 11:16:42 GMT

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Jumblatt calls for compromise presidential candidate The Daily Star "We can, as Lebanese, and we have the power to elect a made-in-Lebanon candidate. I am not one of these people waiting for a signal from abroad," Jumblatt told Sky News Arabia. "In this phase that the East is witnessing, no one cares about Lebanon.".

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

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ISIS just took a town in Lebanon. Wait, Lebanon? Vox Here's a map of that fight: the purple line shows the Syria-Lebanon border, green shows rebel territory before the assault, pink is Syrian-government-controlled, and tan is Hezbollah. Also notice the dotted lines, which show the Syrian government ... Saudis give $1bn to Lebanon amid fightingAljazeera.com ISIS Gains First Ground in LebanonThe Wire Radicals Threaten to Drag Lebanon Into Syrian WarMashable Voice of America -New York Times -Wall Street Journal all 913 news articles »

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Islamists sought to turn Lebanon into Iraq: Kahwagi - The Daily Star Tue, 12 Aug 2014 10:22:10 GMT

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Islamists sought to turn Lebanon into Iraq: Kahwagi The Daily Star BEIRUT: Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) insurgents who seized a Lebanese border town this month planned to turn Lebanon into another Iraq by unleashing sectarian war between Sunnis and Shiites that would have endangered the nation's ... Islamists sought to turn Lebanon into Iraq: army chiefReuters Islamic State Seeks To Conquer Lebanon, Lebanese Military Chief SaysInternational Business Times Why did IS withdraw from Lebanon?Telegraph.co.uk The Conversation -Daily Mail all 137 news articles »

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Islamic State Seek to Unleash Sectarian Chaos in Lebanon with Border Assault ... - Newsweek Tue, 12 Aug 2014 09:44:41 GMT

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Islamic State Seek to Unleash Sectarian Chaos in Lebanon with Border Assault ... Newsweek Islamic State insurgents who seized a Lebanese border town this month planned to turn Lebanon into another Iraq by unleashing sectarian war between Sunnis and Shi'ites that would have endangered the nation's very existence, the army commander said.