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IIA Lebanon Morgan International organize The Challenges Facing the Internal Audit Profession conference
The Institute of Internal Auditors in Lebanon (IIA Lebanon) and Morgan International are pleased to announce the success of their jointly organized conference, under the theme: "The Challenges Facing the Internal Audit ...
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Drone Downed by Israel Sent by Hezbollah
Former US President Jimmy Carter has downplayed the US influence over Israel and Palestine, saying its record low sway on either side hinders resolution of prolonged Palestinian-Israeli ...
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Hezbollah Advances Will Help Palestinian Resistance Brigades
Brigades in Gaza on Friday said advances in Hezbollah's weapons capabilities would benefit the Palestinian resistance. Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Thursday said his movement had sent the reconnaissance drone shot down over Israel last weekend.The Gaza-based Al-Mujahideen Brigades described Hezbollah's operation as "unprecedented" and said it proved that ...
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Thirty Hezbollah fighters killed in Syrias Qusair activists
This Saturday, May 18, 2013 citizen journalism image shows Syrians inspecting the rubble of damaged buildings due to government airstrikes, in Qusair, Homs province, Syria. (AP Photo/Qusair ...
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North Lebanon death toll rises
Jabal Mohsen against Bab al-Tabbaneh, which supports the Syrian uprising. Much of the port city remained in a state of paralysis Monday morning. Schools were shut and the city's streets were nearly deserted. There was almost no traffic either along the international highway linking with Akkar, further north, as motorists feared the risk of being gunned down by snipers. Ahmad Mohammad ...
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Egypt’s border with Gaza stays closed. protest continues
Egypt’s border with the Gaza Strip remained closed Sunday as the families and colleagues of seven Egyptian soldiers who were kidnapped in the northern Sinai Peninsula last week continued a ...
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Syria gunfire hits Golan Heights
Shots fired from Syria hit the central Israeli-occupied Golan Heights overnight, a military spokeswoman said Monday morning, causing no harm or ...
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Tensions between Israel Syria highest since 1973 war
Fears about a possible escalation of violence between Israel and Syria grew Sunday amid renewed Israeli threats to destroy Syrian weapons caches and Syria’s warnings of retaliation. After decades of relative ...
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Hezbollah militants among 58 killed in fierce battle for Qusayr Syria
Syrian troops celebrate as they take control of the village of Western Dumayna, some seven kilometers north of the rebel-held city of Qusayr, on May 13 (Joseph Eid/ AFP) Around 20 Hezbollah fighters have been reportedly killed in the Syrian town ...
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Syrian Hezbollah forces launch major attack on rebel-held city
A Free Syrian Army fighter takes position by pointing an artillery weapon toward the sky Saturday in Idlib, a city in northwestern Syria. IPTC: A Free Syrian Army fighter takes position by pointing an artillery weapon towards the sky in Idlib, May 18, 2013. Picture taken May 18, 2013. REUTERS/Abdalghne Karoof (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)--> (Abdalghne Karoof, Reuters) BEIRUT ...
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Syrian army Hezbollah sweep into key rebel city
Hezbollah fighters of a contested city Monday after some of the civil war's most intense fighting. The opposition Syrian National Coalition warned of an "impending massacre" and called for an emergency Arab League session after the Syrian and Hezbollah fighters pushed into parts of the western Syrian city of Qusayr, the hub of an important supply route for rebels fighting Syrian ...
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Hezbollah MP Iran-Saudi Arabia behind vote law deadlock
Hezbollah’s MP Kamel al-Rifai blamed the lack of Saudi-Iranian understanding for Lebanon's inability to form a government and for the current deadlock over reaching an agreement between the rival politicians on an electoral law for the upcoming elections, Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Anbaa reported on ...
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Syria launches major assault on strategic rebel stronghold
In an image provided by citizen journalists, Syrians inspect the the damage from government airstrikes in Qusair, a rebel stronghold near the Lebanese ...
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Nassar Bribe offered to step down as mufti
Sidon alleged over the weekend he was a offered bribe to step down from his post and vowed that nothing would prevent him from carrying out his duties. "A political group offered that I resign in return for money and a high position and my answer was I am not willing to sell myself or make such a compromise," ...
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March 8 wins tight races in Order of Physicians elections
BEIRUT: March 8-backed candidates were elected to head both branches of the Lebanese Order of Physicians Sunday, with the boards evenly divided between March 8 and March 14, but doctors who spoke to The Daily Star said they hoped politics would not interfere with the order fulfilling its duties. In ...
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Future Movement seeks action in sheikhs’ murders
Akkar to the Judicial Council. Last year, Sheikh Ahmad Abdel-Wahed and his companion Hussein al-Mereb were shot dead at an Army checkpoint in the village of Kuwaikhat in Akkar, north Lebanon. In September, the Military Court of Cassation released on bail three Army officers who were detained for alleged involvement. In a statement marking the first anniversary of the incident, Future Movement ...
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Sectarian clashes in Tripoli northern Lebanon kill two injure six
A Sunni Muslim gunman sits with his child on Syria Street during fighting in the Bab al-Tebbaneh neighbourhood of the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli. AFP Photo/Getty ...
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To wrap or not to wrap Why lebanese bread might not be your best choice
HAVE you ditched the bread in favour of a healthier wrap or bagel? Would you rarely eat a sandwich but happily order a wrap when grabbing lunch on the run? Does Lebanese or Mountain bread frequent your shopping basket to be used as a pizza base or low carb bread-like option? Unfortunately, despite the growing popularity of bread alternatives, it seems that we may be being misled when it comes to ...
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Assad Hezbollah forces advance into Qusair
Hezbollah fighters have reportedly advanced into the main square of besieged Qusair, with fierce battles continuing overnight Monday for control of the strategic city near the Lebanese border. At least 40 people were killed, activist organizations said, in battles that saw forces loyal to ...
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Lebanon to import Iranian oil and LPG
(MENAFN) Tehran and Beirut have discussed lately to export Iranian furnace oil and LPG to Lebanon, reported Tehran Times.Deputy Oil Minister Alireza Zeighami said that Iran's total daily exports of oil products stand at 20 million liters.He also said that 1.8 million barrels of crude oil is being refined per day.It's worth mentioning that Lebanon will be the second Asian country to ...
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READER SUBMITTED Lebanon Regional Farmers Market Opens Seventh Season
Lebanon's Farmers Market opens June 1 and will run each Saturday morning from 9 a.m. until noon through October 12, at Lebanon Town Hall, 579 Exeter Road. At a time when many of us are enjoy the benefits of buying local and eating healthier it is reassuring to know that Lebanon Farmers Market is stepping up to the plate (no pun intended). This year vendors are committed to provide you with ...
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Lebanons Gerhart finishes 16th at Toledo after losing tire
TOLEDO, Ohio - Lebanon's Bobby Gerhart lost a tire with three laps remaining but still managed to finish 16th at Sunday's Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care at Toledo Speedway. Ken Schrader won the race, making him the oldest winner in ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards history.Gerhart started 18th. Schrader started second in his Federated Auto Parts Chevrolet and led 163 ...
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Agriculture minister to introduce new citrus tree
Hussein Hajj Hasan announced Sunday a comprehensive plan to introduce a new kind of citrus tree in a bid to improve productivity. During a gathering with farmers in Tyre, Hajj Hasan acknowledged that "citrus production suffers from immense negligence in addition to numerous other problems." He added: "In the long run, we have a plan to replace the current saplings and introduce ...
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Health Ministry Lebanon has excellent health sector
Lebanon has one of the most outstanding health sectors in the Arab world. The comments were made by Mohammad Abu Haidar, a representative for the caretaker health minister, during a conference at ...
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Governorate cleans up Horsh Beirut pine forest
Beirut held a campaign Sunday to clean up the city’s last pine tree forest, Horsh Beirut. Nassif Qalosh, the acting governor of Beirut, participated in the campaign alongside members of the city’s municipal council and heads of the fire department and the municipal police. Qalosh said the aim of the campaign was to "provide visitors to the forest with comfort, and to avoid ...
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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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