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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'
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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
Lebanon gets US arms, vehicles to fight militantsAl-Arabiya
Lebanese Army receives US weapon shipmentThe Daily Star
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France to deliver weapons to Lebanon in April: FM - The Daily Star Sun, 08 Feb 2015 18:27:31 GMT

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France to deliver weapons to Lebanon in April: FM
The Daily Star
For his part, Salam thanked Paris for its efforts regarding Lebanon's presidential dossier. In response, Fabius stressed that his country would continue its talks with all relevant parties in order to reach a solution to Lebanon's nine-month-long ...
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Lebanon to press EU for more help with refugees - The Daily Star Sun, 08 Feb 2015 22:15:36 GMT

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Lebanon to press EU for more help with refugees
The Daily Star
BEIRUT: Lebanon will urge the European Union Monday to do more to help minimize the fallout of the Syrian refugee crisis and to fund key infrastructure projects in host communities, Lebanese ministerial sources told The Daily Star. Three Lebanese ...

ISIS Shariah court operating in Lebanon border town: report - Al-Arabiya Sun, 08 Feb 2015 12:49:04 GMT

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ISIS Shariah court operating in Lebanon border town: report
Al-Arabiya
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 ...
ISIS operating Shariah court in Lebanon border town: reporti24news
Daesh holds court in Arsal, LebanonAl-Bawaba

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After a decade of twists, vanishing Marine goes to trial - Fox News Sun, 08 Feb 2015 19:16:13 GMT

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After a decade of twists, vanishing Marine goes to trial
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RALEIGH, N.C. – A U.S. Marine who vanished from a base in Iraq and later wound up in Lebanon is set to face trial more than a decade after the puzzling case began. Cpl. Wassef Hassoun's court martial on desertion and other charges starts Monday at ...
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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 ...

UPDATE 1-US delivers arms to Lebanon, says fighting "same enemy" - Reuters Sun, 08 Feb 2015 18:23:10 GMT

UPDATE 1-US delivers arms to Lebanon, says fighting "same enemy"
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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 25 million dollars worth weapons to Lebanon - Deutsche Welle Sun, 08 Feb 2015 18:38:08 GMT

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US delivers 25 million dollars worth weapons to Lebanon
Deutsche Welle
The United States supplied 25 million dollars (22 million euros) worth of military aid, including weapons to Lebanon to help fight jihadis in its territory. The weapons would be used to "defeat the terrorist and extremist threat from Syria," David Hale ...

Lebanon's political scions step up - The Daily Star Fri, 06 Feb 2015 22:10:50 GMT

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Lebanon's political scions step up
The Daily Star
Hailing from a political and feudal dynasty that dates back to several centuries ago and wields significant political influence in independent Lebanon, Walid Jumblatt and his assassinated father Kamal served in parliamentary and ministerial seats over ...

Should Lebanon execute convicted terrorists? - Al-Monitor Sun, 08 Feb 2015 23:02:28 GMT

Should Lebanon execute convicted terrorists?
Al-Monitor
Summary⎙ Print After Jordan executed two Iraqi prisoners in response to the brutal killing of a Jordanian pilot by the Islamic State, a debate arose in Lebanon about why the government does not do the same when the organization kills one of the ...