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Body found in Lebanon belongs to lost British journalist: report

BEIRUT, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- DNA test results showed that the body recovered by an official British team in Lebanon's Bekaa valley was that of British journalist Alec Collett who disappeared more than two decades ago, daily...

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Beirut weighs issue of Hezbollah weapons

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Lebanese lawmakers cited the issue of Hezbollah weapons as complicating the drafting of a policy statement expected from the new government Sunday. Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri handed in...

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U.S. delivers training seminar to Lebanese air force

BEIRUT, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Helicopter pilots from U.S. Air Force delivered training seminar to their counterparts from the Lebanese Armed Forces, the American embassy in Beirut announced on Friday. The training mission between...

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Ya Libnan Political News: Friday News Briefs

Beirut - The issue of Hezbollah arms continues to delay the finalization of the ministerial policy statement . Yesterday the committee charged with drafting the statement met again but no agreement was reached . Many were...

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Win a Five Night Luxury Stay Worth £10,000 for Four People at CampbellGray Hotels

London, the Caribbean, Beirut… CampbellGray Hotels celebrates the launch of its dazzling new website with four ultra luxurious prizes worth up to £10,000.00 each. The four hotels in the CampbellGray Hotels collection are each...

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Hariri welcomes economic benefits of stronger EU ties

Business leaders highlight euromed relations By Dana Halawi and Elias Sakr Daily Star staff Saturday, November 21, 2009 Listen to the Article - “Lebanon has always been the portal of Europe to the Mediterranean and the portal...

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ATFP extends $30 million line of credit to Bank Audi

BEIRUT: A $30 million line of credit agreement was signed in Beirut on November 18, 2009, between the Arab Trade Financing Program (ATFP), based in Abu Dhabi, and Bank Audi sal – Audi Saradar Group, a designated national agency...

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Second annual AFED conference kicks off in Beirut

BEIRUT: The second Annual Conference of the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) got under way in Beirut on Thursday with a dire warning: We are not doing enough to prevent catastrophe. With less than three weeks...

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Restaurants, bars skeptical about going smoke-free

BEIRUT: Partial smoking bans in Lebanon have had some success but are undermined by lack of enforcement and wide acceptance of public smoking, a study by the American University of Beirut (AUB) has found. Researchers at the...

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Nasrallah re-elected as Hezbollah leader

Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, center, walks among supporters during a commemoration in a Beirut suburb in 2008. BEIRUT (AP) — The militant Hezbollah group announced Thursday that Sheik Hassan Nasrallah has been...

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