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Canadian Embassy closes over security concerns

Source: Lebanon Daily Star, Nov 30 2012, 5:39pm CST

BEIRUT: The Canadian Embassy in Lebanon closed its premises Thursday and Friday after the discovery of an envelope with wood shavings in it, a security source told The Daily Star. “The Embassy of Canada in Lebanon will be closed for the next few ...

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Lebanon president urges Hezbollah to end Syria role

Source: Zawya.com  |   Jun 20 2013, 3:42am CDT

Activists and opposition fighters have said Hezbollah forces are now deploying at other key sites in the country, including in the north, where the government has vowed an offensive in Aleppo. "I have said that protecting the resistance is dear ...

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Lebanese president tells Hezbollah to end Syria campaign

Source: Lebanon Daily Star  |   Jun 20 2013, 2:23am CDT

In this May 22, 2010 file photo, a Hezbollah fighter, stands behind an empty rocket launcher while explaining to the group various tactics and weapons used against Israeli soldiers on the battlefield, during a trip to Hezbollah strongholds, ...

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28 weeks ago


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"Those who are requiring emergency visa assistance should email Citizenship and Immigration Canada at question@cic.gc.ca and indicate EMERGENCY VISA BEIRUT in the subject heading. If you have provided supporting documentation with your visa application, such as a passport or travel document, please be assured that these are safe and secure"


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Syria to activate USD1b loan to stabilize pound

Source: Zawya.com  |   Jun 20 2013, 12:09am CDT

BEIRUT: The head of the Central Bank of Syria , Adib Mayaleh, said Tuesday that the bank would draw on a $1 billion credit line from Iran in order to stabilize the pound after it plummeted to a record low against the dollar this week. In response to ...

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Baalbeck Festival organizers mull over change of venue

Source: Lebanon Daily Star  |   Jun 19 2013, 9:03pm CDT

File - Baalbek’s temples have always been central to festival shows as during Chico and the Gypsies’ June 29, 2012, performance. BEIRUT: The organizing committee of the Baalbeck International Festival is considering ...

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HARPER: Media overlook key player in Middle East crisis

Source: Washington Times  |   Jun 19 2013, 8:51pm CDT

As the U.S. media have focused on the Syrian civil war and Iran’s elections, news organizations have failed to concentrate on what I consider a key player in the equation: Hezbollah, the Shiite militia. Having covere ...

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Berri to throw weight behind Cabinet efforts

Source: Lebanon Daily Star  |   Jun 19 2013, 6:40pm CDT

BEIRUT: Speaker Nabih Berri will throw his weight behind a fresh bid to form a Cabinet after the Constitutional Council’s failure to meet automatically put the extension of Parliament’s term into effect, political sources said. Berri, who warned Wedn ...

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Poverty, homelessness rates high in Canada: reports

Source: SINA English  |   Jun 19 2013, 6:32pm CDT

OTTAWA, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Half of status First Nations children on reserves in Canada live in poverty, while at least 30, 000 Canadians are homeless on any given night, according to two reports released Wednesday. At a r ...

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Israeli soldiers cross technical fence

Source: Lebanon Daily Star  |   Jun 19 2013, 5:58pm CDT

BEIRUT: Nine Israeli soldiers crossed a technical fence adjacent to Lebanon’s southern border in the Wazzani region late afternoon Wednesday, according to the National News Agency. The NNA said the soldiers’ incursion was backed by two Merkava tanks, ...

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Lebanon must not be left to face Syria crisis alone

Source: Lebanon Daily Star  |   Jun 19 2013, 5:38pm CDT

Today is World Refugee Day. The windy resort of Lough Erne in Northern Ireland this week must have felt far from the millions of Syrians whose lives have been ripped apart by conflict. Yet many of the G-8 ...

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