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LG Electronics appoints Sean Lee as its General Manager in Beirut
Mr. Lee was based in Korea where he had taken on the post of LG Senior Marketing Manager of CIS Marketing. Through his deep knowledge of the technology industry and marketing knowhow, Mr Lee will supervise the company's business in Beirut. He will oversee the development of projects and growth initiatives in line with the Company's continuous expansions in Lebanon.Commenting on this ...
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Baroud lists 4 scenarios that may take place in Lebanon
Commenting on the Lebanese Parliament electoral subcommittee’s failure so far to reach consensus over an electoral law for use in te upcoming elections, former Interior Minister Ziad Baroud told LBCI on Saturday that one out of four scenarios may take place . "The first scenario is holding the elections according to the 1960 electoral law, the ...
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Hezbollah heads for strategic Homs town 10 of its fighters killed in battles with FSA
Syrian troops celebrate as they take control of the village of Haydariyah, some seven kilometers outside the rebel-held city of Qusayr (AFP/ Joseph Eid) Battles raged in Qusayr between fighters from the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah and the rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA), as activists reported the killing of at least 10 Hezbollah members.Sources told Al Arabiya early Sunday morning that ...
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Lebanese artist Nahas goes graphic on air
Lebanese artist Jean-Marc Nahas speaks of "misery everywhere" with his graphic art (Photo courtesy of jeanmarcnahas.com) Many Lebanese artists have tackled the violence and horror of the country's Civil War in their work. Few approach it with the uncompromising brutality of Jean Marc ...
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Iran hangs 2 men convicted of spying for Mossad CIA
Sunday’s report says Mohammad Heidari, who was accused of providing Mossad with classified information in return of money, and Kourosh Ahmadi, who allegedly gave the CIA intelligence on Iran, were hanged. The report didn’t say when the men were arrested or tried. Iran occasionally says it has dismantled Western spying networks in the country and announces arrests of individuals on ...
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Iran internet goes into coma as presidential election looms
IRAN is reportedly tightening internet controls ahead of next month’s presidential election, mindful of violent protests inspired last time around over claims of fraud. Authorities deny such allegations but have not explained exactly why service has become ...
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Lebanon Efforts to reach consensus over vote law failed
The Lebanese Parliament electoral subcommittee adjourned on Saturday its seventh round of talks for further consultations over a new electoral law as the rival parties failed once again to reach consensus. The session, which was chaired by Lebanon Speaker Nabih Berri, was adjourned to ...
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Darwish 2 colleagues face terrorism charges in Syria
Mazen Darwish who is a member of the International Federation of Journalists and the president of the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression, has been detained in the prison of the Syrian regime since February ...
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In a rare interview Syria’s Assad says he will not step down
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- In a rare interview published Saturday, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad expressed doubt about the likely success of planned peace talks between his government and opposition forces and said he has no intention of stepping down. In the interview, given to Argentina's Clarin ...
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Syria’s rebels take over oilfields once belonging to Assad
Al-Qaeda’s Syrian wing is helping to finance its activities by selling the product of oilfields that once helped to prop up the regime of Bashar al-Assad. Up to 380,000 barrels of crude oil were previously produced by wells around the city of ...
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Lebanese lenders see no short-term effects from Moodys warning
The Association of Banks in Lebanon has dismissed any short-term effect from Moody's negative outlook for the country, saying banks had already declined to increase their exposure to public debt due to the issues cited in the warning, The Daily Star has reported. "I don't think the Moody's warning that it could cut Lebanon's government bond rating will have any major ...
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Lebanon police arrest accused murderer
LEBANON, TN (WSMV) - Lebanon police officers arrested 37-year-old Julian D. Clemmons on Friday.Clemmons was wanted for a Davidson County indictment for first-degree murder.Lebanon officers arrested Clemmons at a residence on Toshiba Drive around 10:45 p.m.Clemmons was taken to Nashville and released to Metro's ...
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French and Lebanese Ambassadors call on Water Works and Housing Minister
Accra, May 18, GNA - Mr Frederick Clarier, French Ambassador and Mr Ali Halabi, the Lebanese Ambassador to Ghana on Friday paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Water Resources, Works and ...
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Assad Syria transition talks are internal matter
FILE - This Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009 file photo shows Syrian President Bashar Assad, seen, during a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, unseen, at the presidency in Tehran, Iran. Syrian President Bashar Assad says he won't step down before elections are held in his war-ravaged country. The Syrian leader's comments, published Saturday in the Argentine newspaper ...
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Amos Gilad S-300 can reach Hezbollah via Syria
The advanced S-300 Russian air defense system, which Moscow has pledged to deliver to Syria, could reach Hezbollah and beyond, a senior defense official warned on Saturday.Amos Gilad, head of the security-diplomatic branch of the Defense Ministry, told Channel 2, "These weapons are dangerous. If Hezbollah and Iran support Syria, why shouldn't they [the Syrians] transfer these ...
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ELECTION Two vie to be Lebanon County sheriff
Ray Arnold Get ready, Lebanon County residents - there's going to be a new sheriff in town. After 24 years serving as sheriff, Mike DeLeo has decided to turn in his badge at the end of the year, and there are two men who want to wear it. Both are Republicans. Barring a write-in attempt by a Democrat or third-party candidate, that means Tuesday's primary will decide who will don the ...
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ELECTION Once co-workers now foes for Lebanon County DA
During his door-to-door campaigning, District Attorney David Arnold Jr. meets with Jean Snyder of North Cornwall Township. Arnold will face fellow Republican Elizabeth Judd, who left the district attorney s office in 2004 to enter private practice and helped Arnold with his campaign against Deirdre Eshleman. (LEBANON DAILY NEWS JEREMY LONG ) They seem more alike than different, just a year apart ...
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Iran dispatches warship to shadow Gulf exercises
Iran has dispatched one of its newest warships to shadow the world's biggest mine-hunting exercise that has been taking place over the last few days in the ...
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Almost $50000 in cash valuables stolen in spate of thefts
BEIRUT: Cash, valuables and other items worth approximately $47,000 were stolen in a series of thefts and burglaries in different parts of the country overnight Friday, security sources said Saturday. In Chtaura, east Lebanon, thieves broke into a house owned by Wissam Ghanim and stole $20,000 in cash as well as jewelry worth over $8,000, a gun and a hunting rifle. In Baabda's Furn ...
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Beirut Traders Association launches third edition of Grow My Business competition in partnership with Bank Audi
A press conference was held on May 14, 2013, at the premises of the Beirut Traders Association (BTA) in Sanayeh, to launch the third edition of the 'Grow My Business' competition, an initiative by the BTA, in collaboration with the MIT Enterprise Forum - Pan Arab Region, and in partnership with Bank Audi sal - Audi Saradar ...
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Funeral set for FrenchLebanese who drowned off Malta
The tragic death of a 49-year-old Lebanese-French man and his wife in Malta came as a shock to the residents of his hometown in the Chouf village of Joun, as they made preparations for the funeral ceremony set to take place Sunday, reported The Daily Star in ...
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Gunmen seize elderly father of Syrias deputy FM
DAMASCUS, Syria -; The office of Syria's deputy foreign minister says gunmen have abducted his elderly father in the southern Daraa ...
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First Saudi woman scales Mt Everest
Mountaineering officials say 64 climbers, including a Saudi Arabian woman, have successfully scaled Mount Everest from Nepal's side of the mountain. Tilak Padney of Nepal's Mountaineering Department says 35 foreigners accompanied by 29 Nepalese Sherpa guides reached the 8,850-meter (29,035-foot) peak on Saturday morning after climbing all night from the highest camp on South Col. All ...
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Lebanon parliament term likely to be extended
Beirut: In the seventy-year post-independence of Lebanon, no politician served in any position as long as the Speaker of Parliament, Nabih Berri, who was first elected to his post in 1992. Born in Sierra Leone, Berri inherited a family fortune, which he multiplied several fold. A leader of the Shi’ah Amal Party — a charitable institution created by one of the country’s genuine ...
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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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