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Deadly Lebanon storm blights Syrian refugees - Aljazeera.com Wed, 07 Jan 2015 16:06:55 GMT

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Deadly Lebanon storm blights Syrian refugees
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BEIRUT, Lebanon - At least four Syrian refugees have died as a result of the huge storm that is currently sweeping across Lebanon, as more than a million refugees try and survive against the onslaught of snow and rain. A three-month-old baby girl died ...
Two dead in Lebanon as snowstorm batters MideastDaily Mail
Refugees caught in heavy snow as storms lash Lebanon and JordanUNHCR (press release)
Middle East Winter Storm Kills at Least Two Syrian Refugees; Snow Blankets ...The Weather Channel
Middle East Eye -Haaretz
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Three dead as winter storm batters Lebanon - The Daily Star Wed, 07 Jan 2015 10:53:48 GMT

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Three dead as winter storm batters Lebanon
The Daily Star
BEIRUT/TRIPOLI/SIDON: A snow storm sweeping the Levant region cut off roads across Lebanon Wednesday, including the international Beirut-Damascus highway, isolating large areas in the north and east of the country and leaving three people dead.

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Lebanon has just done the unthinkable - Aljazeera.com Tue, 06 Jan 2015 13:43:24 GMT

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Lebanon has just done the unthinkable
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Lebanon has just done the apparently unthinkable and placed visa control on the entry of Syrians into the country. Before, the situation was effectively a free flow that had resulted in Syrians, mostly refugees, amounting today to 20 percent of the ...
Syrians entering Lebanon face new restrictionsBBC News
Lebanon Imposes New Limits on Syrians Fleeing Civil WarABC News
Syria envoy blasts 'unacceptable' Lebanon visa requirementsThe Daily Star
Washington Post -BBC News
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The Miami porn star getting death threats from Lebanon - Washington Post (blog) Wed, 07 Jan 2015 01:50:26 GMT

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The Miami porn star getting death threats from Lebanon
Washington Post (blog)
Lebanon is often portrayed as an island of liberalism and sophistication in the Middle East. The small country, with just 5 million inhabitants, houses an elegant capital in Beirut that contains all the cuisine and nightlife you'd expect from its ...
Lebanon reacts to news that porn star is homegrownUSA TODAY
Mia Khalifa, porn star dividing LebanonNEWS.com.au
Why Lebanon should be proud its most famous woman is a porn starTelegraph.co.uk
Al-Arabiya -CNN -Ynetnews
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Syrians worried over Lebanon's new visa rules - Aljazeera.com Mon, 05 Jan 2015 03:42:32 GMT

Syrians worried over Lebanon's new visa rules
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Beirut, Lebanon - Confusion and fear have gripped the Syrian population residing in Lebanon following an announcement made by the country's General Security authorities regarding new visa measures. Syrians living in Lebanon for the past several years ...

Lebanon's drug lords say they're ready to join the fight against ISIS - PRI Tue, 06 Jan 2015 19:26:58 GMT

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Lebanon's drug lords say they're ready to join the fight against ISIS
PRI
With Syria's civil war raging just across — and sometimes over — Lebanon's border, soldiers now have more pressing concerns. That's why Shamas can parade in front of the camera, picking up and weighing bags of hash. It also means the Lebanese army ...

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Refugee tide: Lebanon tries to curb the flow of fleeing Syrians - Pittsburgh Post Gazette Wed, 07 Jan 2015 05:00:31 GMT

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Refugee tide: Lebanon tries to curb the flow of fleeing Syrians
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Responding to stresses and pressures from the arrival of 1.5 million Syrian refugees, Lebanon, with a population of 4.5 million, has taken steps to stem the flow. War in Syria over the past four years has sent a flood of 3 million asylum seekers into ...
New entry rules take effect in LebanonMission Network News
Sorry, we're full — Lebanon ends its open border policy for Syrian refugeesPRI
Targeting Syrian refugees in LebanonIntifada Palestine
Ya Libnan
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Lebanon-Syria border 'almost empty' after new restrictions - BBC News Wed, 07 Jan 2015 11:15:00 GMT

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Lebanon-Syria border 'almost empty' after new restrictions
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New restrictions on Syrians entering Lebanon have come into effect, further slowing the flow of asylum seekers trying to escape the war. Previously, travel between the two countries was largely unrestricted, but now Syrians will have to obtain a visa ...

Lebanon presidential election postponed to Jan. 28 - The Daily Star Wed, 07 Jan 2015 13:03:02 GMT

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Lebanon presidential election postponed to Jan. 28
The Daily Star
“Lebanon's future is not promising if the country continues to be a hostage to regional axes and internal [axes] arising there from and the ongoing disruption of the presidential election,” the bishops said in a statement at the end of their monthly ...
Lebanon fails anew to elect new pres.Kuwait News Agency
Lebanon fails to elect new president againGlobalPost

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Corruption: 'It's like opening Pandora's box' - The Daily Star Wed, 07 Jan 2015 22:14:23 GMT

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Corruption: 'It's like opening Pandora's box'
The Daily Star
BEIRUT: The recent burst of revelations about the level of corruption and mismanagement in Lebanon, from radioactive goods at the airport to moldy labneh, can be classified as news only in its details – the broad shape of the situation has been known ...

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