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ISIS Shariah court operating in Lebanon border town: report - Al-Arabiya Sun, 08 Feb 2015 00:51:08 GMT

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ISIS Shariah court operating in Lebanon border town: report
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The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is running its own Shariah court in the northeastern Lebanese border town of Arsal, Lebanon's The Daily Star reported Saturday. It cited the case of Rawad Ezzedine, 21, who was reportedly kidnapped and beaten ...

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Lebanon PM: We must elect a president soon - Asharq Alawsat English Sun, 08 Feb 2015 01:43:15 GMT

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Lebanon PM: We must elect a president soon
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Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanon is struggling to cope with its myriad domestic problems—rooted in a complex confessional political system—while at the same time attempting to contain the violent spillover from the war raging in next-door Syria. The ...
Bahraini FM to Salam: We Hope No One Interferes in Our AffairsNaharnet

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Under Fire - The Daily Star Thu, 05 Feb 2015 17:31:09 GMT

Under Fire
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Reports that Palestinian Islamist militants have joined Assir's fight against the Army raise fears that radical groups from nearby Ain al-Hilweh, Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp, are being drawn into the conflict. At least 17 soldiers die ...

Lebanese political factions no longer bid on ISIS: Hezbollah MP - The Daily Star Sat, 07 Feb 2015 15:18:12 GMT

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Lebanese political factions no longer bid on ISIS: Hezbollah MP
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The two parties have so far discussed matters related to defusing sectarian tensions in the country, and made a collective decision to remove all political and sectarian banners in parts of Lebanon, including Beirut. Many areas were cleaned up ...
Lebanon removes political banners, a legacy of the civil warwww.worldbulletin.net
Will Lebanon still exist in 10 years?The Australian

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Lebanon will respect 1701: Ibrahim - The Daily Star Fri, 06 Feb 2015 22:11:53 GMT

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Lebanon will respect 1701: Ibrahim
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NAQOURA, Lebanon: Lebanon will continue to adhere to U.N Resolution 1701, General Security chief Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim said Friday during a visit to the U.N. peacekeeping force's headquarters in the southern border town of Naqoura. “I represent the ...
Lebanon: General Security Chief Offers Condolences to UNIFIL CommanderAl-Manar TV
UNIFIL Force Commander meets with religious leaders in TyreUNIFIL

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Lebanon on alert for 5 potential suicide bombers: report - The Daily Star Sat, 07 Feb 2015 10:45:26 GMT

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Lebanon on alert for 5 potential suicide bombers: report
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BEIRUT: Lebanon's security forces have been on alert over the past few days after receiving news about five potential suicide bombers, a media report said Saturday. Quoting security sources, daily Al-Akhbar said four Lebanese and one Moroccan are ...

Lebanon police find man dead in his car - The Tennessean Sat, 07 Feb 2015 21:23:11 GMT

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Lebanon police find man dead in his car
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A Lebanon man was found dead in his car early Saturday, and police are investigating the case as a homicide. Officers were called to Winter and McCown drives around midnight to investigate the car, which was sitting in the intersection, according to a ...
Lebanon man found dead in carWSMV Nashville
Police find man's body in carLebanon Democrat
Lebanon man found dead in his vehicle, homicide suspectedWilson Post

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Lebanon professor killed in US university shooting - The Daily Star Fri, 06 Feb 2015 08:49:09 GMT

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Lebanon professor killed in US university shooting
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BEIRUT: A professor believed to be from Lebanon was shot dead Thursday at the University of South Carolina in an apparent murder-suicide, local media and the coroner's office said. The State newspaper identified the victim as 45-year-old Raja Fayad, ...

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Lebanon interior minister supports amending smoking ban: restaurant owners - The Daily Star Sat, 07 Feb 2015 15:18:12 GMT

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Lebanon interior minister supports amending smoking ban: restaurant owners
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Lebanon's tourism police strictly enforced the law in the first few weeks after its adoption, especially in Beirut. But restaurants and bars have been gradually allowing smoking inside again after they realized that authorities were no longer enforcing ...

Ministry shuts sweets shop, food warehouse - The Daily Star Sat, 07 Feb 2015 15:42:25 GMT

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Ministry shuts sweets shop, food warehouse
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BEIRUT: Health Ministry inspectors shut down a sweets shop and a food warehouse in Beirut and east Lebanon Saturday, the ministry announced in a statement. An unnamed sweets shop in Taalbaya, east Lebanon, was shut down after discovering some ...