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Lebanon: Beirut faces 'rubbish health crisis' - BBC News Mon, 17 Aug 2015 17:00:07 GMT

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Lebanon: Beirut faces 'rubbish health crisis'
BBC News
Health Minister Wael Abu Faour warned that Lebanon will suffer a "major health catastrophe" if the cabinet does not act immediately to address the problem. He was quoted in the as saying in the Lebanon Daily Star that "drastic measures" needed to be taken.
Lebanon health minister warns of dangers from trash crisisU.S. News & World Report
Drastic measures must be taken to solve trash crisis: Lebanon health ministerThe Daily Star

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Derian says no place for extremism in Lebanon - The Daily Star Mon, 17 Aug 2015 21:15:00 GMT

Derian says no place for extremism in Lebanon
The Daily Star
Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul-Latif Derian said Monday that there is no fertile ground for extremism in Lebanon, and stressed the important role of Dar al-Fatwa, the country's highest Sunni authority, in championing moderation. you've reached a subscriber ...

Met Council committee approves controversial Lebanon Hills park plan - Minneapolis Star Tribune Tue, 18 Aug 2015 02:15:34 GMT

Minneapolis Star Tribune
Met Council committee approves controversial Lebanon Hills park plan
Minneapolis Star Tribune
The controversial master plan that will shape the future of Lebanon Hills Regional Park — and add a paved trail through it — overcame another hurdle Monday, when the Metropolitan Council's Community Development Committee gave it the go-ahead.

What can we learn from financing refugee education in Lebanon? - Brookings Institution (blog) Mon, 17 Aug 2015 16:47:49 GMT

What can we learn from financing refugee education in Lebanon?
Brookings Institution (blog)
Lebanon is hosting 1.5 million refugees, approximately one-quarter of the country's resident population. And, without the support of an adequate international financing mechanism, Lebanon is undertaking the massive task of extending education to its ...

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Lebanon School District scoreboard deal with Coke goes flat - Lebanon Daily News Tue, 18 Aug 2015 01:35:44 GMT

Lebanon School District scoreboard deal with Coke goes flat
Lebanon Daily News
In July, Lebanon school Superintendent Marianne Bartley announced the district had inked a deal with the number one selling soda manufacturer to have its name in the product's distinct lettering on the district's new scoreboard being installed at ...

Lebanon's BMX-Riding Preacher Arrested After Two Years On the Run - VICE News Mon, 17 Aug 2015 17:28:47 GMT

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Lebanon's BMX-Riding Preacher Arrested After Two Years On the Run
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The fugitive Lebanese cleric Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir was apprehended at Beirut's airport on Saturday as he attempted to board a plane to Nigeria with fake travel documents. Assir tried to disguise his appearance by shaving his beard and donning a 1970s ...
Lebanon arrests wanted militant cleric Ahmad al-AssirBBC News
Lebanon nabs Nigeria-bound extremistTheCable
Ahmad al-Assir and the absence of justice in LebanonAl-Arabiya
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South Lebanon wildfire destroys swaths of trees - The Daily Star Mon, 17 Aug 2015 21:15:56 GMT

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South Lebanon wildfire destroys swaths of trees
The Daily Star
Smoke rises from a forestry area engulfed by flames, near Jezzine, Monday, Aug. 17, 2015. (The Daily Star/Mohammed Zaatari). RSS; Follow; Email; Print; Share. Mohammed Zaatari| The Daily Star. The Civil Defense and Lebanese Army helicopters battled ...

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Lebanon Elks still looking for solution - Albany Democrat Herald Mon, 17 Aug 2015 13:05:23 GMT

Lebanon Elks still looking for solution
Albany Democrat Herald
"At this time, all I will say is that we have discussed possibilities with several Lebanon-based groups to try and come up with a way to help Lebanon with our Lodge's transition," he wrote in an email to the Democrat-Herald. "That includes the ...

Lebanon indicts 11 over terror-related charges - The Daily Star Mon, 17 Aug 2015 12:13:31 GMT

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Lebanon indicts 11 over terror-related charges
The Daily Star
File-Lebanese Army patrol a street in Tripoli, north Lebanon following clashes between soldiers and Islamist gunmen, Oct. 27, 2014. (REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim). RSS; Follow; Email; Print; Share. The Daily Star. Military Investigative Judge Fadi Sawwan ...

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Mt. Lebanon property owners preparing for possible deer archery hunt - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Mon, 17 Aug 2015 04:00:38 GMT

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Mt. Lebanon property owners preparing for possible deer archery hunt
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
So far, more than 60 Mt. Lebanon landowners want their properties included in a proposed managed archery hunt for deer. White Buffalo, the agency that will manage the hunt, wants more. At a meeting Saturday at the municipal building, Jody Maddock of ...