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11 min ago | Townhall

Paul Greenberg: The Old Lady in Black

The most vivid memories aren't those carved in stone but the ones etched in the mind.

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1 hr ago | The Daily Star

Union: Accounting errors a stall tactic on wage hike

BEIRUT: The Union Coordination Committee Wednesday accused the Finance Ministry of intentionally submitting salary scale bills with errors in them in a bid to delay the ratification of a wage hike in Parliament.

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2 hrs ago | The Daily Star

Southern suburbs receive dead from Qusair

BEIRUT: As Hezbollah and its supporters prepared to celebrate the May 25, 2000, withdrawal of Israeli troops from south Lebanon, the atmposphere was glum at the Iran-funded Rassoul al-Aazam Hospital, where their wounded fighters, back from Syria's Qusair, were seeking treatment.

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2 hrs ago | The Daily Star

Daouk slams shooting at journalists in Tripoli

BEIRUT: Information Minister Walid Daouk condemned the shooting at several journalists Wednesday in the latest round of violence to overwhelm Tripoli.

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2 hrs ago | The Daily Star

High pesticide levels found in local produce

BEIRUT: The Consumer Protection Department of the Economy and Trade Ministry reawakened old food concerns Wednesday, warning shoppers that recent tests showed signs of pesticide overuse in locally grown fruits and vegetables.

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Related Topix: World News, Middle East, Lebanon, Life, Food, Vegetables, Lebanon, IN, Agriculture, Science, Entomology

Wed May 22, 2013

The Daily Star

Catch an open-air movie on St. Nicholas steps

BEIRUT: The Cabriolet Film Festival was founded in 2009 to provide a free platform for short films from Lebanese and international filmmakers.

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Al Bawaba

Beirut, Beirut, Beirut is on FIRE with Fete de la Musique

On June 21, several venues around town - along with 430 other cities around the world - will celebrate the "Fete de la Musique" . Created in 1982 by former French Culture Minister Jack Lang, this event promotes local and international singers and bands, who will gather for one night only, on the shortest evening of the year.

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Al Bawaba

Restaurants shelter Syrian refugees' memories in Lebanon. (Photo for illustrative purposes only).

Located in the heart of the capital, a short walk from the Old City and footsteps from the big hotels, Sitt Sham was a longtime favorite for locals who would meet for their morning beans and coffee and tourists who wanted an authentic meal near some of the capital's historic sites.

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Related Topix: Syria, World News, Middle East, Lebanon, Life, Food, Chocolate

The Daily Star

Ghosn: Army has green light to act in Tripoli

Lebanese Defense Minister Fayez Ghosn attends a Cabinet session at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, Lebanon, Wednesday, Dec.

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The Daily Star

Tripoli in flames as truce proves elusive

TRIPOLI, Lebanon: Fighting intensified in the northern city of Tripoli after talks to reach a cease-fire failed Wednesday, as the casualty toll from four consecutive days of fighting rose to 14 dead and more than 100 wounded.

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The Daily Star

Parties debate duration of Parliament term extension

From left, Prime Minister Najib Mikati, Ministers Nicolas Fattoush, Ahmad Karami and Ali Qanso attend a Parliament session in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, April 17, 2012.

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Canada.com

Britain formally launches bid to label Hezbollah's military wing a terrorist organization

In this Sept. 17, 2012 photo, Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, center, waves to his supporters, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon.

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Related Topix: Terrorism, World News, Middle East, Lebanon, Francois Hollande

Al Bawaba

Everybody dance now! B-boys battle it out in Beirut's B018 night club

The sour smell of rotting meat wafts from Karantina's slaughterhouses down into a bomb shelter-like night club called B 018 , and mingles with the sweaty odor of 200 young people, mostly dudes amped up on free energy drinks.

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The Daily Star

Syrian rebels stay out of Tripoli fight

Syrian refugees protest in front of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees offices in Tripoli, Thursday, Jan.

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The Daily Star

Salameh rules out bank financing for PPPs

Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh, left, and the head of the Association of Lebanese Banks Joseph Torbey attend a conference in Beirut, Tuesday, May 21, 2013.

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Global Voices Online

Egypt: "Are you Happy Morsi?"

Are you happy President Morsi? We are living in darkness and the future looks worse.

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AME Info

Samsung Electronics Levant and CTC launch Galaxy S4 in Lebanese market

Samsung Electronics Levant, the world leader in consumer electronics and digital technology, and Cherfane Tawil and Co.

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Tue May 21, 2013

News24

Hezbollah sends fighters to Syria battle

Beirut - Dozens of people, mostly combatants, have been killed in ongoing battles for the Syrian town of Qusayr, a watchdog said on Tuesday, as Hezbollah sent new elite fighters to the rebel stronghold.

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The Peninsula

Kanun Concerto: QPO premieres Marcel Khalife's Kanun Concerto

Unesco Artist for Peace Amine Kouider will conduct the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra in the world premiere of Unesco Artist for Peace Marcel Khalife's Kanun Concerto tomorrow, at 7.30pm in Katara Cultural Village Opera House.

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AME Info

LICEX 2013 Launches

The Lebanon Infrastructure Conference and Exhibition is taking place in the prestigious Hilton Habtoor Grand Hotel, Beirut on 10 and 11 October 2013 with the support of the Secretariat General of the Higher Council for Privatisation.

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