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| By Antoine Amrieh, Misbah al-Ali | May 24, 2013 01:18 AM |
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All efforts to reach cease-fire fail as death toll since Sunday reaches 18.
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| By Hussein Dakroub, Niamh Fleming-Farrell | May 24, 2013 01:16 AM |
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Movement’s actions in Syria seen as likely to deepen sectarian divide in Lebanon.
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| May 24, 2013 01:14 AM |
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Former Prime Minister Fouad Siniora blasted Thursday Hezbollah’s growing involvement in the war in neighboring Syria, saying the party’s actions could plunge Lebanon into a dangerous abyss.
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Be a fighter, not a killer, coalition tells rebels
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| Olivia Alabaster | May 24, 2013 01:04 AM |
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In any protracted civil conflict, accusations of war crimes from each side are perhaps inevitable, and U.N. investigators said in February that violations by both sides in Syria must be investigated.
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Sweden riots expose ugly side of Nordic model
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| Niklas Pollard | May 24, 2013 12:57 AM |
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The scene of Sweden’s worst riots in years, Husby is on the surface at least a typically neat suburb of colorful playgrounds, manicured parks and low rise apartment buildings.
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'Quiet man' Kerry's strategy for Middle East peace
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| Jo Biddle | May 01, 2013 09:52 AM |
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is moving cautiously and smartly towards fresh Middle East peace talks, but deep distrust between all sides means success is far from guaranteed, analysts say.
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Looking for logic in North Korea's threats
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| Tim Sullivan | April 13, 2013 10:34 AM |
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To the outside world, the talk often appears to border on the lunatic, with the poor, hungry and electricity-starved nation threatening to lay waste to America's cities in an atomic firestorm, or to overrun South Korea in a lightning attack.
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WHO: 22 deaths worldwide from coronavirus
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| John Heilprin | May 23, 2013 08:59 PM |
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World Health Organization officials said Thursday that their probe into the deadly new coronavirus that has now claimed 22 lives is being delayed because of a dispute over the ownership rights to a sample - a claim disputed by the researcher at the center of the issue.
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After a decade, global AIDS program looks ahead
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| May 22, 2013 12:20 AM |
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The decade-old law that transformed the battle against HIV and AIDS in developing countries is at a crossroads. The dream of future generations freed from the epidemic is running up against an era of economic recovery and harsh budget cuts.
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Bleary-eyed Tripoli struggles for normalcy
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| By Venetia Rainey | May 24, 2013 01:16 AM |
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“Last night we couldn’t sleep at all, it was very difficult,” said Heba Rachrach of the Tripoli clashes as she walked on Thursday around the Old City.
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Hezbollah actions in Syria breach all norms: Siniora
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| May 23, 2013 04:18 PM (Last Updated: 23/05/2013 04:19 PM) |
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Former Prime Minister Fouad Siniora slams Hezbollah’s growing involvement in the conflict in neighboring Syria, saying the group is violating all norms.
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FPM MP submits candidacy for June polls
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| May 23, 2013 12:27 PM (Last Updated: 23/05/2013 03:47 PM) |
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"I filed my request at the Interior Ministry and other candidates from the Free Patriotic Movement are expected to submit their requests between today and tomorrow,” MP Ziad Aswad says.
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Sleiman, Salam meet over Cabinet formation
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| May 23, 2013 10:07 AM (Last Updated: 23/05/2013 02:42 PM) |
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President Michel Sleiman holds talks with Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam over the Cabinet formation process at the Presidential Palace.
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Death toll from north Lebanon clashes hits 16
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| By Antoine Amrieh, Misbah al-Ali | May 23, 2013 08:13 AM (Last Updated: 23/05/2013 07:35 PM) |
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A total of 192 people – including 42 soldiers – have been wounded in the clashes between supporters and opponents of President Bashar Assad.
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EU draws closer to adding military wing of Hezbollah to terror list
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| May 23, 2013 12:54 AM |
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The EU is closer than ever to listing Hezbollah’s military wing as a terrorist organization after Germany’s change of heart on the issue Berlin had long resisted calls to list Hezbollah as a terrorist organization for fear it could destabilize Lebanon and the greater region around it.
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Parties debate duration of Parliament term extension
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| By Wassim Mroueh, Hasan Lakkis | May 23, 2013 12:53 AM |
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Caretaker Minister of State Nicolas Fattoush presented Parliament with a draft law Wednesday to extend the legislature’s term, as rival parties negotiated the duration of the extension.
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Lebanese city in flames, truce proves elusive
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| By Antoine Amrieh | May 23, 2013 12:53 AM |
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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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Lebanese Army needs full support: Jumblatt
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| May 22, 2013 03:04 PM |
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Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt urges all political sides to provide full support to the Lebanese Army and denounces attacks against the military in the northern city of Tripoli.
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Burial of Hezbollah fighter sparks tension in Sidon
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| By Mohammed Zaatari | May 22, 2013 01:55 PM (Last Updated: 22/05/2013 06:33 PM) |
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Tension runs high in the southern city of Sidon after Hezbollah attempted to bury a Sunni-turned-Shiite fighter at a Sunni cemetery.
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Ghosn: Army has green light to act in Tripoli
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| May 22, 2013 01:38 PM |
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Caretaker Defense Minister Ghosn says all politicians have given their full support to the Lebanese Army in order to carry out their work in the northern city of Tripoli.
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Sleiman, Berri aide discuss elections, new Cabinet
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| May 22, 2013 12:02 PM |
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President Michel Sleiman meets with the political advisor of Speaker Nabih Berri and caretaker Health Minister Ali Hasan Khalil, for talks on the parliamentary elections and the Cabinet formation.
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Franjieh reiterates support for Assad, Hezbollah
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| May 22, 2013 11:53 AM (Last Updated: 22/05/2013 05:14 PM) |
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Marada leader MP Sulieman Franjieh says that he in regular contact with Syrian President Bashar Assad and that the Syrian leader’s morale is high.
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Heavy clashes batter north Lebanon's Tripoli
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| By Misbah al-Ali, Antoine Amrieh | May 22, 2013 09:27 AM (Last Updated: 22/05/2013 06:28 PM) |
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Lebanon’s northern city of Tripoli witnesses the worst night of clashes since fighting between supporters and opponents of President Bashar Assad in the city erupted over the weekend, amid fears the Lebanese Army might withdraw from the area.
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