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Migrant domestic workers are unionizing and taking on their bosses in Lebanon - PRI Thu, 02 Jun 2016 15:37:28 GMT

PRI
Migrant domestic workers are unionizing and taking on their bosses in Lebanon
PRI
Maya Limbu's experience is a familiar one to the thousands of migrant workers who travel to Lebanon to work as live-in house cleaners or carers for the elderly. Exploitation and abuse are rampant, thanks in part to an absence of legal protection that ...

Lebanon County agrees to $700K commercial land sale - Lebanon Daily News Thu, 02 Jun 2016 21:13:00 GMT

Lebanon Daily News
Lebanon County agrees to $700K commercial land sale
Lebanon Daily News
Justin Mandel, a real estate developer for Aspen Hill Partners, explains the company's $700,000 offer for 4.5 acres of county owned land in South Lebanon Township, near the intersection of East Walnut and East Cumberland streets. (Photo: John Latimer ...

Israeli civilian pilot in hot water for helicopter trip over southern Lebanon - The Times of Israel Thu, 02 Jun 2016 17:16:34 GMT

The Times of Israel
Israeli civilian pilot in hot water for helicopter trip over southern Lebanon
The Times of Israel
An Israeli civilian pilot flew his privately owned helicopter over southern Lebanon on Thursday, even though air traffic control had told him to stay south of the Israeli-Lebanese border. The Civil Aviation Authority is investigating whether the pilot ...
Lebanon: Hezbollah Digging Tunnels Into IsraelIsrael Today
Chopper that crossed into Lebanon 'could have been shot down'Arutz Sheva
Private Helicopter Strays over Hizbullah-Controlled Lebanonhttp://hamodia.com

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Lebanon presidential elections adjourned to June 23 - The Daily Star Thu, 02 Jun 2016 10:20:48 GMT

Lebanon presidential elections adjourned to June 23
The Daily Star
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For 40th time, Lebanon fails to select new president - Anadolu Agency Thu, 02 Jun 2016 15:19:32 GMT

Anadolu Agency
For 40th time, Lebanon fails to select new president
Anadolu Agency
Lebanon's parliament on Thursday failed -- for the 40th time -- to elect a new president for the country amid a boycott by Hezbollah lawmakers and other political blocs. Forty MPs attended Thursday's assembly session, falling short of the 86 necessary ...
Lebanon failed again and for the 40th time to elect a presidentYa Libnan
Parliament postpones electing new president for LebanonKuwait News Agency

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Low Thallium level found in Lebanon water - KSPR Thu, 02 Jun 2016 04:14:12 GMT

KSPR
Low Thallium level found in Lebanon water
KSPR
It's known as Thallium, a natural metal ore typically used for equipment manufacturing. In certain parts of Lebanon, small amounts are still found in the tap water. Some Lebanon residents told KSPR they are concerned, and for now they are using bottled ...

Lebanon Ambassador to Mexico says he wants to resign because of Bassil - The Daily Star Thu, 02 Jun 2016 12:18:43 GMT

Lebanon Ambassador to Mexico says he wants to resign because of Bassil
The Daily Star
Lebanon Ambassador to Mexico says he wants to resign because of Bassil. A picture of Lebanon's Ambassador to Mexico Hisham Hamdan [C]. (The Daily Star/ Facebook page for Lebanese Embassy in Mexico). RSS; Follow; Email; Print; Share. The Daily ...

Building products distributor expands into Lebanon - The Tennessean Thu, 02 Jun 2016 21:07:00 GMT

Building products distributor expands into Lebanon
The Tennessean
A company that distributes exterior building products has expanded into Lebanon, moving into a 65,000 square foot building at 402 Hartmann Drive with 15 employees. Guardian Building Products has more than 30 stocking distribution center in the U.S., as ...

Why can't Lebanon elect a president? - BBC News Wed, 01 Jun 2016 13:29:46 GMT

BBC News
Why can't Lebanon elect a president?
BBC News
BBC Monitoring looks at why Lebanon has struggled to elect a leader. Produced by Alexi Peristianis and Lamia Estatie; images courtesy of Thinkstock, Getty. BBC Monitoring reports and analyses news from TV, radio, web and print media around the world.

Lebanon man sentenced for drug offenses - Lebanon Daily News Thu, 02 Jun 2016 21:49:31 GMT

Lebanon man sentenced for drug offenses
Lebanon Daily News
A 44-year-old Lebanon man who allowed his house to be used as a stash house for illegal drugs pleaded guilty and was sentenced to state prison Thursday. Judge Charles T. Jones Jr. sentenced Michael Gonzalez to state prison for 21 months to four years ...