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The Central News Agency quoted a source on Wednesday as saying that Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar and the judicial commission on Lebanese detained in Syria are working to transfer detainees back to Lebanon. According to the report, Syria had previously...
Tags: Lebanon Bookmark, Lebanese-Syrian, Syria, Aleppo, Levant, Fertile Crescent, Lebanese Forces, Politics, Israel-Lebanon conflict, Western Asia, Doha Agreement, Lebanon
Development and Liberation bloc MP Hani Qobeissy said during a commemoration ceremony on Sunday that political sectarianism in the country has led many Lebanese to emigrate in pursuit of stability. He stated that abolishing the phenomenon would enable...
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Hezbollah Official in South Lebanon Sheikh Nabil Qawouk said on Saturday that the “majority” of the Lebanese are committed to the Resistance and its mission to defend Lebanon and liberate its lands. “Those who oppose reconciliation are deepening their...
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Kataeb Party leader Amin Gemayel told Al-Afkar magazine on Wednesday that his party broke off from the March 14 alliance to follow an independent path. He stressed, however, that the Kataeb still believes in the principles of March 14 and the Cedars Revolution.
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Tuesday that 80 percent of the flu patients in Lebanon have been diagnosed with A(H1N1), adding that “Tami Flu” medicine would be given to children diagnosed with the flu in public hospitals free of cost. He cautioned against panic and told the Lebanese...
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Former Coordinator for Israeli Affairs in Lebanon General David Agmanon told the Israeli radio on Sunday that the Israeli army at times allows smugglers to traffic drugs into Israel in exchange for information, adding that Israeli espionage networks are...
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In an interview with Al-Hayat newspaper’s Saturday edition, US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman said Lebanon’s cabinet was formed “domestically,” stressing that according to him, all regional and western countries...
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Syrian President's political advisor Bouthaina Shaaban told Al-Manar television on Friday that “Lebanon’s security, stability and prosperity are that of Syria’s.” She said Damascus is “happy” with Lebanon’s national-unity cabinet and always welcomes the...
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Al-Hayat newspaper reported on Friday that the Lebanese judiciary turned over six Saudi nationals to the Saudi authorities after being arrested for allegedly carrying out terrorist attacks in Lebanon as well as belonging to al-Qaeda and Fatah al-Islam.
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Lebanese Forces MP Antoine Zahra told As-Sharq al-Awsat newspaper in an interview published on Wednesday that his party has reservations on several clauses in the Ministerial Statement, especially the one pertaining to Lebanon’s right to defend itself...
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