Lebanon

Swiss kept in Libya over Gaddafi son mugshots

The publication of mugshots of Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi's son after his arrest in Switzerland led Tripoli to block the return of two Swiss nationals from Libya, the Swiss President told newspapers Friday. Daily newspaper La...

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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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UNIFIL talks security with Hariri

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The United Nations remains committed to monitoring the security situation along the southern border with Lebanon, top peacekeepers said. Italian Maj. Gen. Claudio Graziano, the commander of the...

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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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School dropout high in Palestinian refugees: UN

The school dropout rate among Palestinian refugees in Lebanon is alarmingly high with 50 percent of 17-year-olds and 40 percent of 16-year-olds receiving no education, United Nations officials warned on Friday. "We are sounding...

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Compelling look at life in death

Director Moverman and actor Foster on the message behind 'The Messenger' "The Messenger" has been on the tip of Americans' tongues for months, thanks to prerelease screenings at film festivals from Sundance to Sedona....

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Iran: Why Janus is Not the Answer

"We want to be like Janus, the Greek god because we wish to combine different values. We want to be able to mourn our own Neda Agha-Sultan and be sad about people dying in Gaza." This is how Mir-Hossein

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Enigma of Russian MiG-29s for Lebanon

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A Russian military delegation is inspecting airfields before Moscow sends 10 MiG-29 fighter jets to bolster Lebanon's almost non-existent air force, a challenge to U.S. efforts to build up the...

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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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U.S. senator wants Lockerbie bomber Al Megrahi back in jail because he's still alive after three...

A U.S. senator has demanded the return of the Lockerbie bomber to prison in Scotland because he is still alive three months after being released. Charles Schumer has written to Gordon Brown, saying Britain should seek the...

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