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Police, deputies at Lebanon High School after online threat - The Register-Guard Tue, 17 Mar 2015 18:19:32 GMT

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Police, deputies at Lebanon High School after online threat
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LEBANON — A threat posted on a social media application called “Burnbook” prompted an emergency response at Lebanon High School this morning, Lebanon police said. Police did not say what the anonymous posting said, other than that it “made ...
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Lebanon probes controversial maid ad - The Daily Star Tue, 17 Mar 2015 09:29:16 GMT

The Daily Star
Lebanon probes controversial maid ad
The Daily Star
“We are trying to verify suspicions about a [maid] agency in Ain al-Rummaneh,” Azzi told the Voice of Lebanon radio station, adding that the office would be immediately closed down if it turned out to be real. He said the phone numbers that appeared on ...
Vital Collaboration in Lebanon, Part One: An Interview With Farah Salka of the ...Huffington Post

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Press freedom at stake in Lebanon tribunal case, says accused - Reuters Tue, 17 Mar 2015 13:23:05 GMT

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Press freedom at stake in Lebanon tribunal case, says accused
Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - The planned trial of a Lebanese journalist and her TV station over a report that allegedly hindered the work of an international tribunal could endanger press freedom in Lebanon and beyond, according to the accused and her lawyer.

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Lebanon to achieve 2.2 pct GDP growth - The Daily Star Tue, 17 Mar 2015 22:22:32 GMT

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Lebanon to achieve 2.2 pct GDP growth
The Daily Star
“Lebanon's economic performance has been lackluster, reflecting policy inaction amid a protracted political crisis and rising regional insecurity. Our real GDP growth forecast of 2.2 percent for 2015 continues to be below the required growth level to ...

Hezbollah and Iran excluded from US terror report - The Daily Star Mon, 16 Mar 2015 19:36:16 GMT

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Hezbollah and Iran excluded from US terror report
The Daily Star
“Sunni extremists are trying to establish networks in Lebanon and have increased attacks against Lebanese army and Hezbollah positions along the Lebanese-Syrian border,” the report said. Hezbollah and the U.S. have become de-facto allies in Syria, with ...

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A new EU Neighborhood Policy for Lebanon - The Daily Star Tue, 17 Mar 2015 22:32:26 GMT

A new EU Neighborhood Policy for Lebanon
The Daily Star
Therefore, during the next four months, our partners, the government and the civil service, the parliament, local authorities, civil society, private actors, the business community and any citizen who takes an interest in EU-Lebanon partnership are ...

Porcupine hunting still popular in south Lebanon - The Daily Star Tue, 17 Mar 2015 22:22:32 GMT

The Daily Star
Porcupine hunting still popular in south Lebanon
The Daily Star
JEZZINE, Lebanon: Carrying a metal trap, 35-year-old Dawoud Iskandar leaves his village of Ain al-Mir every day at sunset and wanders the mountains and valleys of the southern district of Jezzine in search of porcupines. “During the day porcupines hide ...

Syrian, Iraqi Christians plead for international assistance from temporary ... - Fox News Tue, 17 Mar 2015 16:21:40 GMT

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Syrian, Iraqi Christians plead for international assistance from temporary ...
Fox News
Iraqi Chaldean Christians, who fled their home from Iraq, wait for humanitarian aid distribution at the Chaldean Archbishopric, in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, March 17, 2015. Syrian and Iraqi Christians are pleading for more international ...

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Mt. Lebanon deer cull begins with four of the animals killed - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Sun, 15 Mar 2015 20:12:39 GMT

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Mt. Lebanon deer cull begins with four of the animals killed
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Mt. Lebanon commissioners agreed to pay the contractor $500 per deer up to $75,000 a year to take enough whitetails to reduce deer-car collisions by 50 percent in five years. Technical and regulatory issues delayed the start of operations. The permit ...

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In Lebanon, March 14 is now just another date - Al-Arabiya Tue, 17 Mar 2015 09:56:08 GMT

In Lebanon, March 14 is now just another date
Al-Arabiya
It led to the end of Syria's occupation of Lebanon, the fall of the Syrian-appointed puppet government and the defeated exit of all Syrian troops from Lebanon. For those of us who have always dreamed of a sovereign Lebanon, the events of that day will ...