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  Lebanon deploys security forces in Beirut suburbs

  World | September 24, 2013 7:36 IST

  Beirut :  Lebanon began to deploy security forces in southern suburbs of the capital Beirut Monday to replace Hezbollah's checkpoints, National News Agency reported.Amid deteriorating security situation, Hezbollah has set up checkpoints in the southern

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  Over 716,000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon

  World | September 02, 2013 8:50 IST

  Beirut: The number of Syrian refugees receiving aid in Lebanon has surpassed 716,000 with the arrival of 13,000 more people last week, the UN's refugee agency has said.Of these refugees, about 606,000 have been registered

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  Indo-Arab trade meet in Bangalore on Friday

  India | August 22, 2013 8:08 IST

  Bangalore: The Indo-Arab Chamber of Commerce (IACC) is hosting a trade meet Friday here to explore investment and business opportunities in India and the Gulf region by its members, entrepreneurs and small and medium enterprises."About

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  Gunmen seize Turkish Airlines pilots in Lebanon

  World | August 09, 2013 21:24 IST

  Beirut, Aug 9: Gunmen ambushed a van on Friday carrying a Turkish Airlines crew in the Lebanese capital, kidnapping a pilot and a co-pilot in an attack that appeared linked to the ongoing civil war

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  Syria: Pro-government figure killed in Lebanon

  World | July 17, 2013 11:24 IST

  Beirut, Jul 17: State-run media in Damascus say gunmen have assassinated a prominent Syrian pro-government figure at his home in southern Lebanon.The SANA news agency says Mohammed Darrar Jammo was gunned down early on Wednesday

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  604,000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon: UNHCR

  World | July 14, 2013 14:10 IST

  Beirut, July 14: The UNHCR says that the number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon getting aid from the government, the UN and its NGO partners has reached 604,000.It said the number of registered refugees was

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  Explosion hits Hezbollah stronghold in Lebanon

  World | July 09, 2013 14:22 IST

  Beirut, July 9: A large explosion rocked a stronghold of the Shiite militant Hezbollah group in the Lebanese capital early Tuesday, sending black smoke billowing into the sky and causing an unknown number of casualties,

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  EU, Lebanon discuss Syrian refugee issue

  Hollywood | June 19, 2013 13:57 IST

  Beirut, June 19: Visiting EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton Tuesday held talks with the Lebanese officials over the plight of Syrian refugees in Lebanon, while calling for "a political solution to the conflict in

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  Know more about the Lebanon based militant group Hezbollah

  World | April 26, 2013 6:28 IST

  New Delhi: Hezbollah, which means “Party of God,” was founded in Lebanon in 1982, many say by the Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini, as a response to Israel's invasion of Lebanon.The group's aim is to destroy

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  Syrian rockets hit Lebanon as tensions rise

  World | April 23, 2013 23:14 IST

  Beirut, Apr 23: Two Syrian rockets struck Lebanon on Tuesday, causing damage and heightening tensions between Lebanese Shiite and Sunni communities over neighbouring Syria's civil war, security officials in Beirut said.Rockets apparently fired by Syrian

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  Hezbollah warns Israel against attacking Lebanon

  World | November 25, 2012 21:37 IST

  Beirut, Nov 25: Lebanon's Hezbollah group would fire rockets into Israel in any future war and target cities in the country's heartland, the group's leader said on Sunday.Sheik Hassan Nasrallah's warning came days after an

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  Violence in Syria spills over into Lebanon

  World | May 22, 2012 11:16 IST

  Bireh (Lebanon), May 22: Syria's war has barreled over the border with an angry, raucous funeral for an anti-Syrian cleric whose killing set off a night of deadly street battles in Beirut and raised fears

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  Wounded British Journalist Smuggled From Syria

  World | February 29, 2012 7:31 IST

  Beirut, Feb 29: A wounded British photographer who had been trapped in the besieged Syrian city of Homs was spirited safely into Lebanon on Tuesday in a risky journey that killed 13 rebels who helped

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  Hezbollah Unravels CIA Spy Network In Lebanon

  World | December 13, 2011 17:49 IST

  Washington, Dec 13: Hezbollah has partially unraveled the CIA's spy network in Lebanon, severely damaging the intelligence agency's ability to gather vital information on the terrorist organization at a tense time in the region, former

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  Hezbollah Chief In Rare Public Address In Lebanon

  World | December 06, 2011 19:42 IST

  Beirut, Dec 6: The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah's group made a rare public appearance at a Beirut rally on Tuesday to mark the Shiite holy day of Ashoura, claiming his militant group is acquiring more

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  ITF Shifts Davis Cup Tie From Lahore

  Tennis | November 27, 2011 22:40 IST

  Karachi, Nov 27: Pakistan has appealed to the International Tennis Federation following its decision to shift the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania group two tie against Lebanon away from Lahore due to security reasons.Pakistan were due to