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Lebanon children sleep rough as Syria war spills over
port city of Tripoli, on May 23, 2013. As Syria's civil war spills over into Lebanon, some terrified residents in Tripoli say they want nothing to do with the ...
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Syria-linked clashes kill 9 in Lebanons Tripoli
View Photo AFP/AFP - Sunni gunmen -- who support the Syrian opposition -- patrol the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, on May 23, 2013. Fighting in the Lebanese port of Tripoli between supporters and opponents of ...
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IHT Special In Lebanon Stoking the Fire of Syrias War
HERMEL, Lebanon -- On the outskirts of this northern Lebanese town near the Syrian border, a short, rugged dirt track leads downhill to a turquoise river regarded, in times of peace, for its white-water rafting, eco-lodges and fish restaurants. But in a small clearing at the river's edge, there are no picnickers or vacationers escaping the summer heat to be found, just a few armed men in ...
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France Wants Hezbollah Armed Wing on EU Terror List Soon
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Hezbollah should be labeled a terrorist group say France Britain Germany
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Hezbollah should be labeled a terrorist group by the European Union, France, Britain and Germany said Wednesday. The Lebanese militant group ...
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Hizbollah sends hundreds of fighters to Qusayr as Syrias violence spreads
HERMEL // On a country road in Lebanon's north-east, traffic is heavy. Ambulances screech by, sirens blaring, and cars packed with mourners follow coffins as Hizbollah brings wounded fighters home from Syria, and its dead. With the bodies from the battle over the border at Qusayr, comes the violence, as civil conflict between Syria's Iranian-backed ruler and Sunni rebels spreads ...
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Lebanon County schools name top journalists
Chance Forney Six Lebanon County high-school students have been selected to receive the Lebanon Daily News Student Journalist Award this year. Every year, the newspaper recognizes one student at each county high school that has a student newspaper. Each recipient receives an engraved pen from the Daily News. This year's recipients are Chance Forney of Annville-Cleona High School, Amanda ...
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Terror Engulfs Syria as Hezbollah Helps Assad Regain Military Foothold
With reports making headlines that the Syrian forces on the ground are making some progress and making gains with the support of Hezbollah forces, the United States of America today said an active military support to the Assad regime simply exacerbates the sectarian tensions and it perpetuates the regime's campaign of terror against its own people. According to US Secretary of State John ...
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Shiites urged to end Hezbollah’s involvement in Syria
Former lebanese Prime Minister and current leader of the Future Movement parliamentary bloc MP Fouad Siniora contacted on Thursday several Shiite religious and political figures as part of efforts to put an end to Hezbollah’s "dangerous" involvement in Syria Civil war ...
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Dan Allard and Owen Jeannette Dan Allard of Lebanon shares a hamburger with his grandson, Owen Jeannette of Sanford, during last Saturday's Community Festival at the Hanson School in Lebanon. Several hundred turned out for the annual event. Photo by Harrison Thorp end instant-gallery div ...
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Ex-Syria opposition chief proposes Assad “safe exit”
Syria’s outgoing opposition chief published an initiative for his war-torn country on Thursday that would grant President Bashar al-Assad a safe exit, and urged dissident factions to adopt his ...
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UNHCR Syrian refugees at model school in Lebanon
ARSAL, Lebanon, May 23 (UNHCR) - It’s test day at the Arsal Public Second Shift Middle School and the students in the 8th Grade maths class are engrossed in their exam. They factor numbers, write a series of equations in the form of a single power - all in French, a language they have come to learn only since starting school here in north-east Lebanon two months ...
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1.2 million Syrian Refugees in Lebanon ISF
During a meeting on Thursday with the mayors in Akkar region, acting Director-General of the Internal Security Forces,GeneralRoger Salem, said that Lebanon is facing difficulties in dealing with the influx of refugees from Syria and is being left alone to deal with the burden. He revealed that currently there is more than a million and two hundred thousand displaced Syrians and more than 60 , ...
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Syria tension destabilizing Lebanon
Syrian army soldiers take control of the village of Western Dumayna north of the rebel-held city of Qusayr on Monday, May 13. Syrian troops captured three villages in Homs province, allowing them to cut supply lines to rebels inside Qusayr town, a military officer told AFP. Tensions in Syria first flared in March 2011 during the onset of the Arab Spring, eventually escalating into a civil war ...
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France wants Hezbollah armed wing on EU terror list by end-June
Supporters of Hezbollah and relatives of Hezbollah member Hussein Ahmad Abu Hasan carry his coffin during his funeral in Beirut's suburbs May 21, ...
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Over 7 killed 40 injured in Tripoli clashes
At least seven people were killed and 40 others injured in overnight clashes in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli, bringing the total casualties of the four-day clashes to 18 killed and 150 injured, local security official told Xinhua ...
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Lebanese union accuses finance ministry of intentional errors
The work of the Ministry of Finance is being obstructed at every corner by bureaucracy and an IT system that presents more problems than solutions. (Photo: Marwan Tahtah) The Union Coordination Committee Wednesday accused the Finance Ministry of intentionally submitting salary scale bills with errors in them in a bid to delay the ratification of a wage hike in Parliament."On three different ...
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Hezbollah suffers heavy losses in Syrian conflict 104 killed according to watchdog
Members and supporters of Lebanon's Shiite Hezbollah movement carry the coffin of their comrade Saleh Ahmad Sabbagh during his funeral in the southern port city of Sidon on May 22 (Mahmoud Zayyat / AFP) 104 Hezbollah militants have died in the past few months, while fighting ...
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British Airways celebrates its return to Lebanon
British Airways celebrated its successful six month return to Lebanon with its partners and customers at a ceremony held at the British Ambassador's residence in ...
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Hezbollah’s death toll in Syria 75 fighters report
BAALBEK, Lebanon: Seventy-five fighters from Lebanon's Hezbollah have been killed in Syria since they first became involved in the country's war months ago, a source close to the Shiite militant group said on ...
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Syria-linked clashes kill six in Lebanese city
View Photo AFP - Sunni gunmen -- who support the Syrian opposition -- patrol the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, on May 23, 2013. Overnight clashes have killed six people in the Lebanese port of Tripoli, as a ...
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Syria refugee influx taxes Lebanese economy and nerves
View Photo AFP/Joseph Eid - Syrian refugees children queue at the entrance of the UNHCR offices in the coastal city of Tripoli, on May 21, 2013. As the conflict in neighbouring Syria stretches into its third year, ...
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Salam updates Suleiman over Cabinet formation process
Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam held a meeting with President Michel Suleiman at the Baabda Presidential Palace to update him on the Cabinet formation process, according to ...
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Five killed in Lebanon’s Tripoli
A Lebanese Sunni gunman holding a rifle, takes a position in Al-Koubbeh, in Tripoli. Five people were killed and more than 50 wounded in overnight clashes in Tripoli between Lebanese gunmen backing rival factions in Syria's civil war, doctors and security sources said on ...
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Lebanon auto inspection workers hold ‘warning’ strike
Lebanon went on strike Thursday after the Saudi company that hired them said its contract with the state ends this June. "We would like to inform you [Lebanese government] that the current contract with you ends on June 30, 2013," said a statement by the Saudi company FAL.Worried about losing their jobs, the workers held a one-day "warning" strike and gave the government ...
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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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