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One of world's deadliest places - NEWS.com.au Wed, 11 Feb 2015 02:04:19 GMT

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One of world's deadliest places
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It's a land of despair and bloodshed, but out of the darkness that haunts Lebanon emerges a beauty that can be witnessed in incredible natural sites. That's what Australian traveller Taghred Chandab discovered when she explored the notoriously ...

EU grants Lebanon access to exclusive programs - The Daily Star Mon, 09 Feb 2015 18:43:22 GMT

The Daily Star
EU grants Lebanon access to exclusive programs
The Daily Star
BEIRUT: Lebanon will be allowed to participate in European Union programs originally intended exclusively for member states following an agreement signed in Brussels Monday, the Foreign Ministry announced. “Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil and EU ...
Lebanon to press EU for more help with refugeesZawya (registration)
EU ministers focus on situation in LebanonFamagusta Gazette

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Frisco's Lebanon High gets new name — sort of - Dallas Morning News (blog) Tue, 10 Feb 2015 17:30:53 GMT

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Frisco's Lebanon High gets new name — sort of
Dallas Morning News (blog)
In a split vote, trustees approved modifying the name of a new Frisco high school but the decision still upset some opposed to having “Lebanon” included. Last night trustees amended the name of what will be the district's ninth high school to Lebanon ...
Frisco ISD Board Renames Lebanon High SchoolNBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
FISD trustees vote to expand high school name to Lebanon Trail High SchoolCommunity Impact Newspaper

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Hands off Tripoli 'Allah' statue: north Lebanon sheikh - The Daily Star Tue, 10 Feb 2015 12:54:36 GMT

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Hands off Tripoli 'Allah' statue: north Lebanon sheikh
The Daily Star
Salafist Sheikh Salem al-Rafei, who is a member of the Muslim Scholars Committee, urged authorities not to remove the ornament in comments Tuesday morning to Voice of Lebanon radio station (100.3-100.5). In comments published by the pan-Arab daily ...
MP backtracks on targeting Christian symbolism after outrage in LebanonYa Libnan

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Lebanon comes before party: foreign minister - The Daily Star Tue, 10 Feb 2015 15:03:40 GMT

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Lebanon comes before party: foreign minister
The Daily Star
I am Lebanon's foreign minister [for] all of Lebanon and for all the Lebanese,” Bassil, a member of the Free Patriotic Movement, said in a long speech delivered to the Lebanese community in Brussels. Bassil, who attended an EU-Lebanon Association ...

Dip in Syrians entering Lebanon - The Daily Star Tue, 10 Feb 2015 22:38:39 GMT

Dip in Syrians entering Lebanon
The Daily Star
BEIRUT: The number of Syrian nationals entering Lebanon has dipped as a result of revised entry measures in effect since Jan. 5, a government source said Tuesday. More than a month after General Security announced new regulations for Syrians entering ...

US delivers arms to Lebanon, says fighting 'same enemy' - Reuters Sun, 08 Feb 2015 15:18:36 GMT

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US delivers arms to Lebanon, says fighting 'same enemy'
Reuters
Hale said Lebanon was the fifth biggest recipient of U.S. military aid. It received more than $100 million last year. Lebanese officials have warned of plans by radical Islamist groups fighting in the Syria war to seize territory in Lebanon. While the ...
US delivers $25m weapons to Lebanon for fight against Islamic extremistsThe Guardian
Lebanese Army receives US weapon shipmentThe Daily Star
Embassy: Lebanon Receives US Artillery, AmmunitionDefenseNews.com
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Lebanon to enhance ski safety after teen death - The Daily Star Tue, 10 Feb 2015 17:02:40 GMT

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Lebanon to enhance ski safety after teen death
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BEIRUT: Tourism Minister Michel Pharaon announced Tuesday that new measures would be taken to ensure greater safety for skiers on Lebanon's slopes, about a week after an 18-year-old was killed skiing. “After the death of Melanie Freiha in Kfar Debian, ...

Lebanon gets US arms, vehicles to fight militants - Al-Arabiya Sun, 08 Feb 2015 20:30:22 GMT

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Lebanon gets US arms, vehicles to fight militants
Al-Arabiya
Meanwhile, France also said it would assist, with the first deliveries of French weapons to help Lebanon combat militants will begin in April, a spokesman for France's Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Sunday, Agence France-Presse reported.

Lebanon faces vacuum in military, security posts - The Daily Star Tue, 10 Feb 2015 22:08:54 GMT

Lebanon faces vacuum in military, security posts
The Daily Star
Lebanon is poised to face vacancies in some key military and security posts because a large number of senior officers in the Army and the Internal Security Forces will retire starting this month and the government is unable to appoint replacements, a ...