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Syrian and Hezbollah Fighters Push Qusayr Assault
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Lebanon Delays Conference Center
The Planning Board last week granted a 15-month extension to a proposed 100-room hotel and conference center initially approved in January 2011, a project that has since been held up because of pending sewer work at the intersection of Route 120 and Etna ...
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BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar Assad and his allies are showing renewed confidence that the momentum in the ...
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian President Bashar Assad and his allies are showing renewed confidence that the momentum in the civil war is shifting in their favour, due in part to the rapid rise of al-Qaida-linked extremists among the rebels and the ...
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Syria activists 31 Hezbollah fighters killed in Qusair
BEIRUT Three members of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group died of wounds sustained while fighting for control of a strategic Syrian town near the Lebanese border, activists said Tuesday, as the battle in the area raged for its third straight day. According to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the deaths brought the total number of Hezbollah fighters killed since Sunday ...
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Lebanese among 10 detained in Saudi Arabia in Iran spying case
Saudi Arabia has detained 10 more people in a spying case it announced in March that it said was linked to Iran, state television reported on Tuesday."Initial investigation carried out by the authorities led to the detention of 10 others for involvement in spying activities," state television news channel al-Ekhbariya reported, citing the Interior Ministry.It said the new group ...
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Battle for Qusayr Hezbollah sends new fighters
A handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency on May 20, 2013, allegedly shows a Syrian soldier scanning the area for hostiles in the the town of Qusayr in Homs ...
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EU to Blacklist Hezbollah as Terror Group - Report
The terror attack at the Sarafovo airport in Burgas killed seven, including five Israeli tourists, the Bulgarian bus driver, and the alleged suicide bomber. Photo by ...
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Police arrest two involved in kidnappings
BEIRUT: Authorities have arrested two individuals involved in a number of kidnappings, the Internal Security Forces said in a statement Tuesday. "As part of its follow up on acts of kidnap for ransom that have targeted varying Lebanese areas, and as a result of investigations, the Information Branch of the Internal Security Forces managed to detain Lebanese A.H. [28] and Syrian M.N. ...
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Israel Vows to Prevent Weapons to Hezbollah
JERUSALEM, Israel -- Israel is vowing to keep up its attacks to prevent advanced weapons reaching Hezbollah via Syria. In meetings earlier this week with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made it clear Israel would continue to monitor and act against the transfer of weapons to Hezbollah. Despite Syrian President Bashar Assad's warning of an ...
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Works Ministry Revamps Beirut Avenue
Manama, May 21. (BNA) -- Roads Projects & Maintenance Director at the Ministry of Works (MoW) Raed Al Salah revealed that the Ministry has commenced the revamp of Beirut Avenue, Road 702 and roads around Isa Town Intermediate Girls School. Work is expected to take 20 weeks to complete. 'The total length of roads to undergo revamp works is 1.758m, located between Blocks 807 and 810. ...
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Syrian opposition groups reject talks with Assad govt condemn Hezbollah intervention
MADRID - Syrian opposition groups meeting in Spain say they oppose all negotiation with President Bashar Assad's government unless it is aimed at his giving up of power. Some 80 opposition representatives from inside and outside the country concluded a two-day meeting Tuesday, saying Assad would neither form part of any transition government nor have any role in Syria's future. Mouaz ...
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Hezbollah Syrian army renew Qusair offensive
AMMAN - Lebanese Hezbollah fighters and Syrian soldiers, backed by air strikes and artillery, renewed an offensive aimed at driving Syrian rebels from the town of Qusair near the Lebanese border on Tuesday, opposition activists said.They said fighting was raging in Qusair, as well as in areas to the east where several army bases are located, and in the Hezbollah-held southern and western ...
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After the al Qusayr victory Syria and Hizballah plan war on Israel
the strategic town of al Qusayr, Sunday, May 19, are making no secret of their plans for the "great confrontation," i.e. military confrontaiton withIsrael after they win the Syrian civil war. Israel's military leaders are taking with the utmost seriousness the words of Ibrahim al-Amin, editor of the Hizballah organ Al Akhbar, and a close buddy of Syrian president Bashar Assad, who ...
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23 Hezbollah men killed in Syria
BEIRUT: Syrian government forces pushed deeper into a strategic opposition-held town near the Lebanese border on Monday, battling rebels in fierce street fighting, Syrian state media said. An activist group said at least 23 elite fighters from ...
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Stars be lookin good in Lebanese wear at Cannes Film Festival
Aishwarya Rai is stylin' at the 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals in an Elie Saab dress on May 19, 2013 (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty ...
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Samsung Electronics Levant and CTC launch Galaxy S4 in Lebanese market
Samsung Electronics Levant, the world leader in consumer electronics and digital technology, and Cherfane Tawil and Co. (CTC) Samsung's official distributor in Lebanon, launched Samsung's latest flagship mobile the Galaxy S4 in the Lebanese market during a press conference held at the Four Seasons Hotel Beirut followed by an exciting event held at Zaitunay ...
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Hezbollah ‘plays growing role in Syria’
Supporters of Hezbollah and relatives of Hasan Faisal Sheker, an 18-year-old Hezbollah member, carry the coffin during his funeral in Nabi Sheet near Baalbeck on Monday. About 30 Lebanese Hezbollah fighters and 20 Syrian soldiers and militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have been killed in the fiercest fighting this year in the rebel stronghold of Qusair, Syrian activists said on ...
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Yasmine Hamdan interview If you can feel the emotion its for you
'I can’t censor myself," says Lebanese singer Yasmine Hamdan. "I follow my desires, and I’m prepared to take the consequences." Slight, but intense, with big, dark eyes, Hamdan is ...
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Alfa launches the 4G-LTE service
Under the high patronage and in presence of His Excellency the Minister of Telecommunications Nicolas Sehnaoui, a new historical achievement for the telecommunications sector in Lebanon was marked by Alfa, managed by Orascom Telecom, as the company launched the fourth generation technology ...
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Syrian rebel chief brands Hezbollah the ‘devil’s party’
Beirut, Lebanon – Syrian rebel leader Gen. Salim Idriss warned the Lebanese government on Monday to stop the Hezbollah fighters from entering Syria or risk bringing the Syrian war to Lebanon. In a phone interview from Jordan, where he is holding ...
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Israel fires back at Syria after gunshots at its troops
Israeli soldiers walk together during a training close to the ceasefire line between Israel and Syria on the Israeli occupied Golan Heights May 7, ...
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Hezbollah pulled deeper into Syria war
A Syrian refugee boy, right, sits outside his tent next to his family at a temporary refugee camp in the eastern Lebanese town of Marj near the border with Syria, Lebanon, Monday, May 20, 2013. Oxfam an international aid organization is appealing for more funds to help Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan, saying warmer weather will increase health risks due to lack of shelter, water and basic ...
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At least 51 killed in a giant Oklahoma tornado
A giant tornado, a mile wide or more, killed at least 51 people, 20 of them children, as it tore across parts of Oklahoma City and its suburbs Monday afternoon, flattening homes, flinging cars through the air and crushing at least two schools. The injured flooded into ...
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Lebanese SME lending down 25
Private Lebanese firm offering collaterals on business loans Kafalat Corp has reported almost 25% drop in loans it extended to small- and medium-sized enterprises to $33.5m in the first four months of 2013, compared with $44.5m in the same period last year, The Daily Star has reported. The number of loan guarantees declined to 243 from 328 as the average loan edged up slightly from $135,751 to ...
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Obama stresses importance of forming new Lebanese cabinet
US President Barack Obama stressed on Monday the importance of forming a new Lebanese cabinet and holding timely parliamentary elections, according to a presidential statement from Beirut.A statement released by Lebanese President Michel Suleiman's office said Obama called Suleiman and told him that "holding the elections on time and forming a new cabinet send a strong message about ...
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Lebanon on the up despite uncertainty over future conflicts
Lebanon has seen strong economic growth since the 2006 war between Israel and Lebanon and the tourism sector, along with construction is experiencing strong signs of confidence from investors. If all goes well, the country may be able to shake off perceptions in the international community of a war-torn and politically unstable country.
The war in 2006 between Hezbollah and Israel had a severe impact on Lebanon. Tourism in 2006 plummeted as international holidaymakers shied away from a country seen as unstable, plagued by an internal lack of security and on the verge of another war, as Israel warned of future military action if the government did not do more to disarm Hezbollah. While some progress has been made in this regard, the greater achievement is the country’s resurgence in the areas of investment, construction and tourism even as the global economy quivers at the edge of a possible second downturn in Europe. Read more
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