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For Palestinians in Lebanon, 69 years of despair - Washington Post Mon, 15 May 2017 09:53:10 GMT

Washington Post
For Palestinians in Lebanon, 69 years of despair
Washington Post
SIDON, Lebanon — Ahmad Dawoud recalls the day 10 years ago when a Lebanese soldier asked to search his taxi. Then 17, the Palestinian didn't wait for the soldier to find the weapons hidden in the trunk. He jumped from the car and fled into the nearby ...

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Slave labour? Death rate doubles for migrant domestic workers in Lebanon - IRINnews.org Mon, 15 May 2017 15:49:39 GMT

IRINnews.org
Slave labour? Death rate doubles for migrant domestic workers in Lebanon
IRINnews.org
According to statistics obtained by IRIN from General Security, Lebanon's intelligence agency, migrant domestic workers in Lebanon are dying at a rate of two per week. Many of the deaths are suicides or botched escape attempts in which migrant women ...

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Lebanon to appoint new superintendent - Lebanon Daily News Mon, 15 May 2017 20:31:36 GMT

Lebanon Daily News
Lebanon to appoint new superintendent
Lebanon Daily News
Lebanon School District's next superintendent should be Dr. Arthur Abrom, currently the Director of Elementary Education for the Lancaster school district. The Lebanon School Board had a vote of approval scheduled for its meeting Monday evening (go to ...

Lebanon explores hydrocarbon reserves amid boundary dispute with Israel - Middle East Eye Mon, 15 May 2017 19:55:00 GMT

Middle East Eye
Lebanon explores hydrocarbon reserves amid boundary dispute with Israel
Middle East Eye
A total of 53 companies were approved to bid for Lebanon's first oil and gas licensing round, with the final list published late last month by the Lebanon Petroleum Administration (LPA), a regulatory body which falls under the ministry of energy and water.
Country's central bank last year carried out what the IMF termed 'unconventional' financial engineering to boost ...gulfnews.com
Lebanon c.bank governor says no need for action now on FX reservesZawya

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Two arrested on meth dealing charges in Lebanon - Lebanon Express Mon, 15 May 2017 17:53:46 GMT

Lebanon Express
Two arrested on meth dealing charges in Lebanon
Lebanon Express
Two Lebanon residents were arrested on methamphetamine dealing charges on Friday morning after police served a search warrant at a residence in the 100 block of E. Oak Street. Patrick Newton, 63 and Lillian M. Beatty, 60, also known as “Lil' Newton, ...

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Prep track and field: Frederic saves her best throw for last - Lebanon Express Mon, 15 May 2017 16:28:17 GMT

Lebanon Express
Prep track and field: Frederic saves her best throw for last
Lebanon Express
Lebanon's Isabella Ayala was edged out by surprise winner Zoey Bailey of Corvallis in a mad dash to the finish line at the end of the girls 3,000 final. Bailey won it in 10 minutes, 58.78 seconds and Ayala was second in 10:59.59. Teammates Hannah Mason ...

Webb named Lebanon's football coach - Bristol Herald Courier (press release) (blog) Mon, 15 May 2017 23:53:30 GMT

Bristol Herald Courier (press release) (blog)
Webb named Lebanon's football coach
Bristol Herald Courier (press release) (blog)
The 33-year-old Webb is a 2002 Lebanon graduate and played on the offensive and defensive line for the Pioneers. He was an assistant football coach for the previous nine years, while being the school's head wrestling coach for the last 11 years.

Pitt football player from Mt. Lebanon arrested in alleged DUI crash - WTAE Pittsburgh Mon, 15 May 2017 21:13:00 GMT

WTAE Pittsburgh
Pitt football player from Mt. Lebanon arrested in alleged DUI crash
WTAE Pittsburgh
An online docket shows that Alex Bookser, 21, of Mt. Lebanon, is charged with misdemeanor driving under the influence and several traffic and summary offenses that include reckless driving and accidents involving damage to unattended vehicle. The crash ...

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Lebanon LGBT event cancelled after 'threats from religious figures' - The New Arab Mon, 15 May 2017 22:50:07 GMT

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Lebanon LGBT event cancelled after 'threats from religious figures'
The New Arab
The Proud Lebanon group had planned to host journalists, artists and doctors at a hotel in Beirut at an event to focus on discrimination against the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community. "The Association of Muslim Scholars threatened ...

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Celebratory gunfire in Ain al-Hilweh injures two - The Daily Star Sat, 13 May 2017 14:14:00 GMT

Celebratory gunfire in Ain al-Hilweh injures two
The Daily Star
Two Lebanese were injured in the southern city of Sidon in celebratory gunfire during a wedding ceremony at the nearby Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp. you've reached a subscriber-only article. Sign up now and access the full breadth of The ...

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