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UNIFIL, Lebanese army conduct joint maneuver

Beirut :: Lebanon | about 8 hours ago | Political News

Source: NOW Lebanon

Lebanese naval equipment, and included the firing of 60 155mm shells toward the Mediterranean, all of which hit their targets. Commander General Claudio Graziano, Commander of the LAFâs 12th Brigade General Rislan Halwi and Commander of the 6th Brigade General...

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Human rights groups praise Lebanon ruling

Beirut :: Lebanon | about 9 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Source: United Press International

International human rights organizations say a court ruling in Lebanon that freed human rights activist Muhammad Mugraby was a major civil rights victory. A group of 11 Lebanese and international organizations said Thursday that by ordering all criminal slander charges...

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Aoun surprised by criticism of Syria trip

Beirut :: Lebanon | about 22 hours ago | Political News

Source: NOW Lebanon

Change and Reform bloc leader MP Michel Aoun said in an interview with Al-Manar television on Wednesday night that he was surprised by those who criticized his visit to Damascus and asked whether they wanted him to go to Israel....

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IBM tells enterprises to ditch Microsoft windows

Beirut :: Lebanon | about 21 hours ago | Technology News

Source: Ya Libnan

Now IBM is aiming for its own piece of Microsoft's pie -- IBM today says it will be pitching its corporate customers Linux-based terminals without hard drives that are "Microsoft-free." The software package, available immediately, uses the Linux operating system...

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Safadi says food prices will drop soon

Beirut :: Lebanon | 1 day ago | Business News

Source: NOW Lebanon

Economy and Trade Minister Mohammad Safadi said he expected food prices to drop in the coming days. After a meeting on Wednesday with a delegation that included supermarket owners and importers in his ministry office, Safadi said that âthe ministry...

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Hezbollah official warns of attempts by foreign powers to provoke ...

Beirut :: Lebanon | 1 day ago | Political News

Source: NOW Lebanon

Hezbollah foreign affairs official Nawwaf Moussawi said that some countries were pursuing policies that aimed to provoke and divide the Christian community in Lebanon, and thus weaken its tradition role, while threatening the very notion of Lebanese coexistence.

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Lebanon enjoys in 2008 best tourism season since 2004

Beirut :: Lebanon | 1 day ago | Political News

Source: Ya Libnan

32 AM in Beirut Beirut- The first 10 months of 2008 recorded the highest number of visitors to Lebanon since 2004 . The number jumped to 1.10 million, an increase of about 29 percent compared to the same period of...

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US Embassy launches database for Telecommunications Regulatory ...

Beirut :: Lebanon | 1 day ago | Technology News

Source: NOW Lebanon

Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) website, www.tra.gov.lb , into a comprehensive bi-lingual information portal on information and communication technology, according to a press release issued by the embassy. The TRAâs share of the project amounts to $65,320, the statement...

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Monsignor Youssef Tawk calls for unity

Beirut :: Lebanon | 1 day ago | Political News

Source: NOW Lebanon

Monsignor Youssef Tawk said that the divergence in opinions in Lebanon means that citizens have to hang on to national principles and national interest, even as they are surrounded by different opinions and choices. Speaking after the Maronite bishopsâ monthly...

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Lebanese consolidate with Iraq Christians

Beirut :: Lebanon | about 1 month ago | Political News

Posted by Alsumaria

In consolidation with Iraq’s Christians, the Christians Assembly of the East held a press conference in Lebanon in denunciation to the recent campaign against Iraqi Christians. Lebanese scholar Botros Labaki took the floor during the press conference to explain about...

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