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Lebanon's massive garbage crisis isn't its first. Here's what that teaches us. - Washington Post (blog) Fri, 18 Sep 2015 19:05:13 GMT

Lebanon's massive garbage crisis isn't its first. Here's what that teaches us.
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No: south Lebanon, 2012. While the scale of the current garbage crisis scourging Beirut is unprecedented, the phenomenon of protracted waste management problems is certainly not—a fact that seems to have escaped the abundant commentaries on the ...

SKorean contingent considered family in south - The Daily Star Fri, 18 Sep 2015 21:13:25 GMT

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SKorean contingent considered family in south
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Mohammad Zaatari| The Daily Star. The South Korean UNIFIL contingent in south Lebanon has exceeded its peacekeeping mandate and become an integral part of the social fabric in the villages where it operates. you've reached a subscriber-only article.

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Mt. Lebanon residents warn deer hunters their property is off limits - WPXI Pittsburgh Fri, 18 Sep 2015 20:11:50 GMT

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Mt. Lebanon residents warn deer hunters their property is off limits
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Archers will be able to start hunting deer in Mt. Lebanon Saturday as part of a plan to control the deer population, but residents in opposition are making sure that they are heard. “I just don't want anyone coming onto our property and shooting any ...

Lebanon suspect arraigned for baton attack - Albany Democrat Herald Sat, 19 Sep 2015 01:04:43 GMT

Lebanon suspect arraigned for baton attack
Albany Democrat Herald
A Lebanon man who allegedly used a baton to attack two people in the parking lot of a Lebanon restaurant Sunday was arraigned in Linn County Circuit Court on Friday afternoon. Gary Lee Robison Jr., 39, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon and two ...

Meeting the Syrian Refugees Leaving Lebanon for Europe - VICE Fri, 18 Sep 2015 14:38:13 GMT

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Meeting the Syrian Refugees Leaving Lebanon for Europe
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There are over one million Syrian refugees registered with the UNHCR in Lebanon, accounting for a staggering 25 percent of the total population in a country that also hosts over 450,000 Palestinian refugees. Currently, over a thousand Syrian refugees ...
The people who fled Syria for Lebanon – in picturesThe Guardian
Lebanon struggles to shelter and feed over a million Syrian refugeesIrish Times
David Cameron's flying visit to Lebanon was nothing more than an exercise in ...The Independent
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Lebanon launches maritime export program - The Daily Star Fri, 18 Sep 2015 15:23:31 GMT

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Lebanon launches maritime export program
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Lebanon's state-run development company announced Friday the launch of an anticipated program to help producers export their goods to the Gulf by sea after the Syrian war forced the closure of vital land routes. you've reached a subscriber-only article.

Deer archery hunt set to open Saturday in Mt. Lebanon - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fri, 18 Sep 2015 04:01:28 GMT

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Deer archery hunt set to open Saturday in Mt. Lebanon
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As the opening day of a controlled hunt approaches in Mt. Lebanon's ongoing deer control drama, Whitehall, a borough in the South Hills, took its first step toward providing stewardship of its wild places last week. Mayor Jim Nowalk read the results of ...

New landfill site being studied in east Lebanon: report - The Daily Star Fri, 18 Sep 2015 08:28:05 GMT

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New landfill site being studied in east Lebanon: report
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Geologists have located a new area in east Lebanon to establish a so-called sanitary landfill, As-Safir newspaper published Friday, claiming that it wouldn't be vetoed by residents of Masnaa and nearby areas. you've reached a subscriber-only article.

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Lebanon: Protesters defy police brutality - Aljazeera.com (blog) Thu, 17 Sep 2015 11:58:46 GMT

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Lebanon: Protesters defy police brutality
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Beirut, Lebanon - Lebanese police pushed back protesters with clubs and sticks, and arrested dozens of people in downtown Beirut on Wednesday - the latest confrontations this city has seen over the country's summer trash crisis. A second session of ...
Activists call for march, firing of interior ministerThe Daily Star
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UN-backed tribunal acquits Lebanon TV, convicts manager - Yahoo News Fri, 18 Sep 2015 13:27:04 GMT

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UN-backed tribunal acquits Lebanon TV, convicts manager
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The Netherlands-based Special Tribunal for Lebanon ruled that the Al-Jadeed TV's deputy director, Karma Khayat, was guilty of failing to remove information about the witnesses from the network's website and YouTube once she was asked by the court to do ...
Lebanon Tribunal Gives Mixed Verdict in Confidential Witnesses CaseNew York Times
Hague court to rule in Lebanon witness intimidation caseReuters UK
Lebanon TV station cleared of contempt in Hariri caseKuwait Times
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