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Lebanon takes first step to abolish marriage rape law - CNN Thu, 08 Dec 2016 05:25:28 GMT

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Lebanon takes first step to abolish marriage rape law
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(CNN) Lebanese lawmakers on Wednesday took the first step to overturn a law that allows rapists to avoid punishment if they marry their victims. The move came a day after protesters wearing fake-blood-stained wedding gowns confronted lawmakers just ...
Lebanon one step closer to repealing controversial rape lawThe National
Lebanon set to abolish law allowing rapists to marry victims to escape punishmentThe Independent
Lebanon abolishes law protecting rapistsgulfnews.com
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Assad blasts Lebanon's dissociation policy - The Daily Star Thu, 08 Dec 2016 10:25:42 GMT

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Assad blasts Lebanon's dissociation policy
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A worker hangs a billboard showing Christian leader Michel Aoun with Arabic that reads "For all Lebanon," in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari). RSS; Follow; Email; Print; Share. The Daily Star.

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'Syrian-Iranian grip' on Lebanon will tighten after Aleppo: Jumblatt - Reuters Thu, 08 Dec 2016 16:01:32 GMT

'Syrian-Iranian grip' on Lebanon will tighten after Aleppo: Jumblatt
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"This means that (Assad's) influence in Lebanon will increase, and the Iranian-Syrian grip on (Lebanon) will strengthen," he told As-Safir, a Lebanese daily close to the Iran-backed Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah, which is fighting on Assad's ...

Lebanon cannot disassociate itself, Al Assad warns - gulfnews.com Thu, 08 Dec 2016 12:02:15 GMT

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Lebanon cannot disassociate itself, Al Assad warns
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Beirut: Syrian President Bashar Al Assad has lashed out at Lebanon over its disassociation policy approved in 2012, which ensured that Lebanon's political factions did not take sides in Syria's civil war. The policy miraculously managed to save Lebanon ...

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Schools reopen after gun battles in Palestinian camp in Lebanon - Middle East Eye Thu, 08 Dec 2016 19:00:32 GMT

Middle East Eye
Schools reopen after gun battles in Palestinian camp in Lebanon
Middle East Eye
Beirut, Lebanon - Schools and social services have resumed in Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp, amid sporadic violence which has interrupted lessons and raised questions about local forces' ability to keep the peace. It is the first time in ...
UNRWA condemns escalating violence in Palestinian refugee camp in LebanonMiddle East Monitor
Palestinians propose safe passages, electronic fence in Ain al-HilwehThe Daily Star

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Three charged with selling heroin in Lebanon - Lebanon Daily News Thu, 08 Dec 2016 18:57:34 GMT

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Three charged with selling heroin in Lebanon
Lebanon Daily News
Golembewski was taken to the Lebanon County Central Booking Center where he was arraigned on charges of possession with Intent to deliver heroin, conspiracy to deliver heroin, possession of heroin, possession of drug paraphernalia and criminal use of a ...
3 arrested on drug charges in Lebanonabc27
Photos: Three people arrested in Lebanon on heroin, drug chargesFOX43.com
3 accused drug dealers arrested in Lebanon County - WGAL.comWGAL Lancaster

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Viral video targets Lebanon's addiction system - Lebanon Daily News Thu, 08 Dec 2016 18:53:05 GMT

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Viral video targets Lebanon's addiction system
Lebanon Daily News
The incident described yesterday in a viral Facebook video criticizing Lebanon County probation actually happened in Lancaster County, not Lebanon, according to the maker of the video. Kevin Kolb, who operates an addiction recovery program in Waldo, ...

Lebanon must stop fence-sitting on Syria: Assad - Anadolu Agency Thu, 08 Dec 2016 13:59:42 GMT

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Lebanon must stop fence-sitting on Syria: Assad
Anadolu Agency
Lebanon must abandon its policy of fence-sitting regarding the conflict in next-door Syria, Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad said Thursday. In an interview carried by semi-official Syrian daily Al-Watan, al-Assad also said that recently-elected Lebanese ...
"Syrian-Iranian grip" on Lebanon will tighten after Aleppo -JumblattDaily Mail

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Kahwagi vows to eradicate terror after north Lebanon attack - The Daily Star Thu, 08 Dec 2016 17:25:27 GMT

Kahwagi vows to eradicate terror after north Lebanon attack
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Army Commander General Jean Kahwagi tours military posts in the north Lebanon town of Bqaa Sifrin, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016. (The Daily Star/Lebanese Army, HO). RSS; Follow; Email; Print; Share. The Daily Star. loading ... you've reached a subscriber ...

Army arrests fugitive in northeast Lebanon - The Daily Star Thu, 08 Dec 2016 11:21:55 GMT

Army arrests fugitive in northeast Lebanon
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Army arrests fugitive in northeast Lebanon. Items confiscated by the army from the house of a northeast Lebanon fugitive, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016. (The Daily Star/Lebanese Army, HO). RSS; Follow; Email; Print; Share. The Daily Star. loading ... you've ...

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