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Fire extinguished at Mount Lebanon's Ain Wazein Hospital
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May 13, 2012 01:24 PM
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CHOUF, Lebanon: A fire that erupted Sunday in the maternity ward of Ain Wazein Hospital in the Chouf, Mount Lebanon, was extinguished by Civil Defense teams. No injuries were reported. Five fire trucks were dispatched at around 11 a.m., an hour after the fire started, to the key hospital that...
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Gang grabs $300,000 in Khalde bank raid
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April 24, 2012 12:29 PM
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BEIRUT: A gang of armed robbers staged a daring morning holdup Tuesday at a Credit Libanais Bank branch in Khalde, south of Beirut, making off with at least $300,000, security sources told The Daily Star.The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said three masked men armed with Kalashnikov...
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Jumblatt says won't quit Cabinet
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April 08, 2012 11:18 PM
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BERIUT: Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblatt said Sunday he would remain in the current government and said history would prove him right over his decision to back the Syrian people against President Bashar Assad. “I would like to reiterate our principles: in this government...
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Jumblatt threatens Cabinet pullout over electoral law
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April 05, 2012 02:15 AM
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MUKHTARA, Lebanon: Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt has warned that he would pull his ministers from the Cabinet if it approves an electoral law based on proportional representation, a lawmaker in Jumblatt’s National Struggle Front told The Daily Star. “The bloc will...
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Jumblatt to quit Cabinet if proportional representation approved
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April 04, 2012 12:10 PM
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CHOUF, Lebanon: Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt warned that he would pull his ministers from Cabinet were it to approve an electoral law based on proportional representation, a lawmaker in Jumblatt’s National Struggle Front told The Daily Star.“The bloc will not reverse its...
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Druze should join anti-Assad revolt: Jumblatt
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March 28, 2012 02:16 AM
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ABAY, Lebanon: Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt reiterated Tuesday his call for Druze residents of Syria’s Jabal al-Arab to join the yearlong revolt against President Bashar Assad. “On the occasion of the anniversary of the death of Sultan Pasha Atrash, which coincided...
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Syrian uprising flag in Mukhtara
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March 17, 2012 02:01 AM
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MUKHTARA, Lebanon: Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt marked the 35th anniversary of the assassination of his father Kamal Friday by placing a pre-Baath flag of Syria on the grave of the PSP founder. “The 35th anniversary is a day of speaking candidly to one’s self, of...
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Aley protesters call for Aisamy’s release
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March 07, 2012 01:48 AM
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ALEY, Lebanon: A sit-in was held Tuesday in Aley to protest the disappearance of an 88-year-old Syrian dissident believed to have been abducted in May 2011. The family of former Syrian Vice President Shibli Aisamy, along with politicians and civil society figures from Aley, blocked the...
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Heavy rains and landslides close roads, threaten homes
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February 02, 2012 02:08 AM
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MUKHTARA/BATROUN, Lebanon: Heavy rains caused landslides and road closures in several parts of the country Wednesday, prompting residents of the Chouf town of Deir Baba to take to the streets in a demonstration against local officials and the government. While clear weather is forecast for...
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Jumblatt warns Syria unrest could spark sectarian strife in Lebanon
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December 05, 2011 01:29 AM
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MUKHTARA, Lebanon: Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt warned Sunday of the threat of strife in Lebanon as a result of the potential repercussions of the ongoing popular uprising in Syria and sectarian tension in the southern city of Sidon. He also said that the outbreak of strife in...
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Jumblatt to unveil major political stances
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December 02, 2011 03:05 AM
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MUKHTARA, Lebanon: Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt is expected to announce a series of political positions Sunday. PSP sources told The Daily Star Thursday that Jumblatt’s stances will be made during a rally in commemoration of the birthday of the PSP leader’s father,...
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Aridi accuses Cabinet of backtracking on funding promises
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November 18, 2011 02:09 AM
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BEIRUT: Public Works Minister Ghazi Aridi lashed out at the Cabinet Thursday, accusing it of “mismanagement” for going back on its promise to finance his ministry’s projects. Aridi said he would continue to boycott Cabinet sessions until funds for his ministry are transferred....
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Jumblatt to retain PSP leadership, official says
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October 28, 2011 12:45 AM
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ALEY, Lebanon: Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt will be re-elected to the post during the organization’s general assembly meeting Sunday, after nominations closed with him as the only candidate. A senior PSP official, speaking to The Daily Star on condition of anonymity,...
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Jumblatt to stay at PSP helm
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October 27, 2011 12:54 PM
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ALEY: Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt will be re-elected to the post during the organization’s general assembly meeting Sunday, after nominations closed with him as the only candidate. A senior PSP official, speaking to The Daily Star on condition of anonymity, said that...
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Jumblatt holds talks with NTC top officials
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September 07, 2011 12:00 AM
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BEIRUT: Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt met with top officials of the Libyan National Transitional Council Tuesday to discuss the future of the country after the ouster of Colonel Moammar Gadhafi’s regime, as well as other developments in the Arab world. Jumblatt, who held...
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