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Lebanon PM Threatens to Resign as Garbage Protesters Rally in Beirut - NBCNews.com Sun, 23 Aug 2015 20:42:00 GMT

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Lebanon PM Threatens to Resign as Garbage Protesters Rally in Beirut
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Protests against the Lebanese government turned violent for a second day on Sunday, and Prime Minister Tammam Salam threatened to resign as public discontent brought thousands into the streets. Anger at the Salam-led unity cabinet grouping Lebanon's ...
Trash crisis sparks clashes over corruption, dysfunction in LebanonWashington Post
Lebanon PM Warns of Economic Collapse Amid Political CrisisBloomberg
Clashes Break Out During Protests Over Trash Crisis in LebanonNew York Times
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Lebanon's 'You Stink' protests: Uprooting the political garbage - Al-Arabiya Sun, 23 Aug 2015 06:25:30 GMT

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Lebanon's 'You Stink' protests: Uprooting the political garbage
Al-Arabiya
The absurdity of the scene in downtown Beirut yesterday is in portraying the protests to be just about the trash collection crisis, while in reality they are about everything else that led to the largest waste mismanagement scandal in Lebanon's history.

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Beirut protests turn violent for second day as PM threatens to quit - Reuters Sun, 23 Aug 2015 19:38:44 GMT

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Beirut protests turn violent for second day as PM threatens to quit
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Anger at the Salam-led unity cabinet grouping Lebanon's fractious politicians has come to a head over its failure to resolve a crisis over garbage disposal that reflects the wider failings of the weak state. Salam's cabinet has been hamstrung by ...

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Density, divide complicate effort to cull deer in Mt. Lebanon neighborhoods - Tribune-Review Mon, 24 Aug 2015 01:03:05 GMT

Density, divide complicate effort to cull deer in Mt. Lebanon neighborhoods
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Dozens of Mt. Lebanon residents volunteered to allow bow hunting on their properties in the fall, but the municipality's dense development and deep divides over deer culling pose a challenge to contractors tasked with organizing the effort. Jody ...
Deer reduction redux: Mt. Lebanon tries managed archery to remove deerPittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Tipping Lebanon's 'delicate balance' of power may lead to civil war - RT Sun, 23 Aug 2015 05:21:51 GMT

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Tipping Lebanon's 'delicate balance' of power may lead to civil war
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While rubbish collections might seem a legitimate issue to protest, Beirut rallies could easily spin out of control into a civil war or be exploited by outside forces, given the social and political division in Lebanon, Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the ...
Iran foreign minister to discuss 'new plan' for Syria on Lebanon visitJunior College

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Lebanon on brink of chaos - The Daily Star Sun, 23 Aug 2015 23:13:20 GMT

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Lebanon on brink of chaos
The Daily Star
Lebanon teetered on the edge of total chaos Sunday night as anti-government protests in Downtown Beirut descended into riots, rattling the Cabinet and leaving at least 50 demonstrators and security forces injured. you've reached a subscriber-only article.

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Body found in parking lot of Lebanon dance club - WSMV Nashville Sun, 23 Aug 2015 18:15:00 GMT

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Body found in parking lot of Lebanon dance club
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A man's body was found in the parking lot of a Lebanon dance club Sunday morning, according to police. A passerby called police, thinking he saw a man passed out in the parking lot of the Silverado East on South College Street around 9:30 a.m. Police ...
Dead body found outside Lebanon dance clubThe Tennessean
Body found at Silverado clubLebanon Democrat

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South Lebanon youth sets self alight over lack of jobs - The Daily Star Sun, 23 Aug 2015 15:45:03 GMT

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South Lebanon youth sets self alight over lack of jobs
The Daily Star
A Lebanese man in his twenties set himself on fire near the Grand Serail in the southern city of Sidon Sunday, witnesses said. you've reached a subscriber-only article. Take the trial to enjoy one month access for $1.00 Sign up now and access the full ...

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Three killed, 18 wounded during clashes at Lebanon's largest refugee camp - i24news Sun, 23 Aug 2015 07:31:02 GMT

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Three killed, 18 wounded during clashes at Lebanon's largest refugee camp
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Three people were killed and 18 wounded in fierce clashes on Saturday at Lebanon's largest refugee camp near the southern port of Sidon, according to Al Arabiya. The fighting in Ain al-Hilweh involved Islamist militants and members of Palestinian ...
Three killed in Lebanon's largest refugee campAl-Arabiya
Two killed in Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee campMiddle East Eye
Clashes kill two in Lebanon's largest refugee campYahoo News
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Lebanon Fast Facts - WZVN-TV Mon, 24 Aug 2015 01:16:00 GMT

Lebanon Fast Facts
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1948-1975 - A large number of Palestinian refugees settle in Lebanon after the creation of Israel in May 1948. The frequent clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian fighters unsettle the country. Also at times, the Lebanese army fights battles ...

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