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13 hrs ago | Earth Times

US lawyer named registrar for Lebanon's Hariri tribunal

David Tolbert, a lawyer with extensive experience in international criminal law, was Thursday appointed a registrar for the special tribunal prosecuting the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri.

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Related Topix: Middle East, Lebanon, World News, Explosion,

17 hrs ago | FOX News

Lebanon to Free Man Jailed in Diplomat's Slaying

Lebanon's president on Friday ordered the release of an innocent Palestinian who spent 15 years in prison after he was convicted of assassinating a Jordanian diplomat in Beirut.

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22 hrs ago | UPI

Syria, France pledge hands off in Beirut

The formation of the next government in Beirut is strictly a Lebanese affair as the country moves ahead after elections, Syrian and French officials say.

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Related Topix: Middle East, Lebanon, World News,

Thu Jul 09, 2009

Canada.com

Windsor pursues Beirut air service

Windsor is lobbying to be part of a new jet passenger service from Canada to the Middle East hub of Beirut, Lebanon, a route that at least three international airlines are interested in flying.

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Related Topix: World News, Lebanon, North America, Canada, Travel, Canada Travel, Michigan, Greece

The Baltimore Sun

More snakes than people in Beirut apartment

A couple that live in a closet-sized Beirut apartment has happily decorated it with 13 snakes -- that they allow to roam free.

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Related Topix: Pets, Snakes, World News, Middle East, Lebanon, Condoleezza Rice

Groong Armenian News Network

Armenian Delicacies In Beirut

Date : Thu, 9 Jul 2009 12:10:39 +0500 ARMENIAN DELICACIES IN BEIRUT tasteofbeirut.com http://www.tasteofbeirut.com/?p=1608 July 8th, 2009 Mayrig means "little mother" in Armenian.

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Related Topix: Middle East, Lebanon, World News

Wed Jul 08, 2009

Jerusalem Post

'Lebanese army colonel flees to Israel'

A Lebanese security source claimed late on Tuesday that a Lebanese army colonel suspected of spying for Israel fled to the Jewish state last week, Reuters reported.

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Related Topix: Middle East, Lebanon, World News,

Athens Banner-Herald

Paris Hilton film trial rooted in Ponzi scheme

In a Saturday, July 4, 2009 file photo, heiress Paris Hilton, center, dances as she arrives to host a party in Beirut, Lebanon.

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Related Topix: Paris Hilton, World News, Lebanon, Theater, Arts, Corporate / Securities Law, Law, Securities and Exchange Commission, Entertainment

The Daily Star

Channeling Robert McNamara in Beirut

I heard about the death of former US Defense Secretary Robert McNamara this week, as I was following two different news events: the fresh American and NATO military offensive in Afgha?nis?tan and the Byzantine backroom negotiations among Lebanese, Syrians, and Saudis to form the next Lebanese government.

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Related Topix: Middle East, Lebanon, Syria, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

The Daily Star

Italian Foreign Affairs Committee team to visit Beirut

BEIRUT: The Italian Embassy in Beirut announced on Tuesday the visit to Lebanon on July 8 and 9 of a Delegation of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, headed by its President, Stefano Stefani, and which also includes.

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Related Topix: Middle East, Lebanon, World News, Lebanon Travel, Travel

Tue Jul 07, 2009

UPI

Israeli warnings troublesome, Beirut says

Israel is sending a dangerous message in its continuous belligerence toward Lebanon as the country moves to form a new government, Beirut said.

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Related Topix: Middle East, Lebanon, World News,

Mon Jul 06, 2009

DailyFill

Paris Parties In Beirut, Or As She Likes To Call It, a oeBabe Rutha

Paris partied in a place that she couldna t find on a map, even if she had a map and a map-reading guy helping her.

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Related Topix: Middle East, Lebanon, World News, Paris Hilton

Raw Story

Meet Condi: Rice finds namesake in Lebanon snake

Snakes and the number 13 are not usually considered good luck charms, but Condi and her 12 serpent siblings have brought happiness to a couple in Lebanon.

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Related Topix: World News, Middle East, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Asia, Life, Interracial,Multiracial, Multiethnic, and Multicultural

Monday Morning

Colombia's new ambassador in Beirut Rida Mariette Aljure Salame: 'My...

Happy to be back again in the land of her ancestors, who left the land of the cedars more than 120 years ago to settle in Colombia.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Colombia, Colombia Travel, Travel, Middle East, Lebanon, Lebanon Travel

Sun Jul 05, 2009

The Huffington Post

Magda Abu-Fadil: Ex-AP Hostage Terry Anderson Back in Beirut to Teach ...

The aviator glasses are a bit rounder. So is the man. But the dry humor that helped ex-marine Terry Anderson overcome near seven years of Hezbollah captivity testifies to stamina and resolve in returning to Lebanon with American journalism students to teach them that not all Lebanese, Arabs and Muslims are terrorists.

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Related Topix: World News, Middle East, Lebanon, Journalism, Terrorism

OhNoTheyDidnt

My BFF news - Onch Movement at Michael's Star, Paris Hilton in Beirut after filming my BFF

The socialite hit downtown Beirut in Lebanon last night for a party - and dominated the dancefloor.

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Related Topix: World News, Middle East, Lebanon, Paris Hilton

Sat Jul 04, 2009

Herald-Bulletin

Annual Church of God Convention draws to a close

The North American Convention of the Church of God ended Thursday on a conversational and promising note.

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The Daily Star

Beirut Art Center to throw summer fundraising party

BEIRUT: "Turn 100,000 LBP into art!" is the tagline for the Beirut Art Center's first ever fundraising party.

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Related Topix: Middle East, Lebanon, World News

Palestine Chronicle

A United Opposition: Hezbollah after the Elections

Post election popular support for Hezbollah appears to have increased. While on the surface the pro-US team here did preserve its 'majority', the Hezbollah led opposition actually won the election by nearly ten percent of the popular vote.

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Related Topix: Middle East, Lebanon, World News,

Fri Jul 03, 2009

Tulsa World

Syria mends U.S., Arab ties as ally Iran in turmoil

BEIRUT a ' Syria's leader sent a July 4 message full of praise to President Barack Obama on Friday and invited him to visit Syria a ' the latest signs Damascus is hedging its bets in Mideast politics, warming up to its rival the United States at a time when its longtime ally Iran is in turmoil.

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Related Topix: Syria, World News, Middle East, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Lebanon, Barack Obama, Israel

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