Lebanon

Minister: Syrian conflict to cap Lebanon’s growth at 2-2.5% in 2015
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Minister: Syrian conflict to cap Lebanon’s growth at 2-2.5% in 2015

Lebanon's economy will grow by no more than 2 or 2.5 percent next year if it does not resolve its…
Israel shells south Lebanon after border blast wounds soldiers
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Israel shells south Lebanon after border blast wounds soldiers

A blast on Lebanon's border with Israel wounded two Israeli soldiers on Tuesday and the Israeli army responded with shelling…
OTMT extends Alfa contract in Lebanon for one month
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OTMT extends Alfa contract in Lebanon for one month

Orascom Telecom Media and Technology Holding (OTMT) announced that it has received an extension to the management contract of the…
Netanyahu: Gaza offensive to continue as long as necessary
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Netanyahu: Gaza offensive to continue as long as necessary

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his ministers on Sunday that the military campaign against Gaza militants would continue until…
Army chief: Islamists sought to turn Lebanon into Iraq
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Army chief: Islamists sought to turn Lebanon into Iraq

Islamic State insurgents who seized a Lebanese border town this month planned to turn Lebanon into another Iraq by unleashing…
Lebanon’s Hariri back as army battles Syria jihadists
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Lebanon’s Hariri back as army battles Syria jihadists

Lebanon's leading Sunni politician Saad Hariri returned from self-imposed exile Friday on a trip to bolster the country's army as…
Lebanon ceasefire falters; Saudi offers $1 billion to army
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Lebanon ceasefire falters; Saudi offers $1 billion to army

The Lebanese army and Islamist militants clashed on Wednesday despite a 24-hour ceasefire agreed to end five days of fighting…
Lebanon troops battle jihadists as Syria conflict spills over
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Lebanon troops battle jihadists as Syria conflict spills over

Lebanese troops battled jihadists on the Syrian border on Monday in a third day of clashes, further engulfing the divided…
Al Qaeda-linked group urged Lebanon attacks against Hezbollah before Wednesday bombing
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Al Qaeda-linked group urged Lebanon attacks against Hezbollah before Wednesday bombing

The al Qaeda-linked Abdullah Azzam Brigades had urged Lebanese Sunni Muslims to attack the Iranian-backed Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah a…
Egyptian kidnapped in Lebanon released
Egypt

Egyptian kidnapped in Lebanon released

Egyptian citizen, kidnapped several days ago in Bekaa, northeast of Lebanon, was released on Tuesday as a result of efforts…
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