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Lebanese mother confesses to wiping out family

From correspondents in Beirut, Lebanon, 08:05 PM IST A Lebanese mother found dead with her three daughters left a videotaped confession that she poisoned the family, local media reported Saturday. Grace Jalakh, 40, said she had...

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LF-Phalange alliance thrashes FPM-Marada in NDU elections

BEIRUT, Nov 21, 2009 (The Daily Star - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- The Lebanese Forces (LF)-Phalange Party alliance scored a sweeping victory against the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM)-Marada alliance,...

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13th Edition of Paris Photo 2009 Takes Over the Carrousel du Louvre

PARIS.- Held at the Carrousel du Louvre through November 22 Paris Photo, the world’s leading fair for 19th Century, modern and contemporary photography features 102 exhibitors including 89 galleries and 13 publishers. With 75%...

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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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Middle East coastline faces devastation if climate warms by a single degree

BEIRUT: Lebanon may see parts of its coastline vanish if climate change continues unabated, according to a landmark report on the evolving environment of the Arab world. The Impact of Climate Change on Arab Countries – a...

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Hariri welcomes economic benefits of stronger EU ties

BEIRUT: Prime Minister Saad Hariri renewed on Friday Leba-non’s commitment to its partnership with Europe. “Lebanon has always been the portal of Europe to the Mediterranean and the portal of the Mediterranean to Europe as...

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Adding insult to infamy (Obama trying to block Iran payments for 1983 Beirut barracks bombing)

On Veterans Day, Christine Devlin stood in the cold in Westwood for the unveiling of a new memorial to local soldiers lost overseas, including her son Michael, one of the 241 servicemen killed in the bombing of the US Marine...

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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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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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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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