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Judge requests Mawlawi's release after re-questioning himMilitary Investigation Judge Nabil Wehbi requests the release of Islamist Shadi Mawlawi, arrested on suspicion of belonging to a terrorist organization, after re-questioning him in the presence of his lawyers.
dailystar.com.lb | 18-May-2012 00:08
Lebanese man kidnapped in Bekaa
A Lebanese man is kidnapped in Jub Jennin, Bekaa Valley, while heading to prayers.
dailystar.com.lb | 17-May-2012 23:53
Syria to hand Lebanon suspects in Estonian kidnapping: security chief
Director of General Security Brig. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim says that Syria will hand over the suspects involved in the kidnapping of seven Estonians held captive for over four months in Lebanon.
dailystar.com.lb | 17-May-2012 23:38
Qabbani: Sit-in if judiciary continues to tarry on Islamists' trials
Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammad Rashid Qabbani speaks during an interview with The Daily Star in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Jan.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 22:08
Japan bank freezes Iran accounts after court order
A Japanese bank has halted transactions by the Iranian government after a US court ordered a $2.6 billion asset freeze over the 1983 bombing of US barracks in Beirut, a bank spokesman said on Thursday.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 18:04
Editor Blames Turkey For Destabilizing Northern Lebanon
EDITOR BLAMES TURKEY FOR DESTABILIZING NORTHERN LEBANON PanARMENIAN.Net May 16, 2012 - 16:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The editor-in-chief of Beirut-based Aztag daily Shahan Kandaharian published an article on the recent developments in Lebanese city of Tripoli.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 13:55
Protest in support of Palestinian, Arab prisoners
Several people gather in front of the National Museum in Beirut in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails and Arab prisoners in their countries.
dailystar.com.lb | 17-May-2012 12:06
Boy killed, several people wounded by sniper fire in Tripoli, north Lebanon
A 13-year-old boy is killed and at least four people are wounded by sniper fire Thursday in Tripoli.
dailystar.com.lb | 17-May-2012 11:51
Beit Yahoun mayor: Cable thieves rob village of power
The mayor of Beit Yahoun in Bint Jbeil complained Wednesday about the recent theft of copper cables, a phenomenon that has repeatedly plunged his village into darkness.
dailystar.com.lb | 17-May-2012 11:36
Journalists Union’s polls slammed as illegal
Elections to be held later this month for a new executive council of the Journalists Union are illegal, two media groups charged Wednesday.
dailystar.com.lb | 17-May-2012 11:21
Zahra: Probe into attempt on Geagea’s life at dead end
Batroun MP Antoine Zahra said Wednesday the investigation into the attempted assassination of Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea had practically hit a dead end.
dailystar.com.lb | 17-May-2012 11:06
Army: Top Al-Qaeda chief in country left for Syria
The Lebanese Army and Palestinian forces have information that Al-Qaeda’s No. 1 operative in the country and four other members in Fatah al-Islam left the refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh for Syria.
dailystar.com.lb | 17-May-2012 10:51
Bkirki committee narrows down electoral law proposals
Maronites from rival March 14 and March 8 coalitions hope to reach an agreement on a new electoral law for the country within a month, a senior March 14 source told The Daily Star Wednesday.
dailystar.com.lb | 17-May-2012 10:36
Homophobia continues to lurk in Lebanese laws, attitudes
For the most part, Karim has a good relationship with his father. His father loves him, he says, but only the version of him that he knows.
dailystar.com.lb | 17-May-2012 10:21
Tripoli’s battered slums await the next battle
Zubeida Mnayar and her three small daughters struggle to clean up the debris of cement and glass that accumulated inside their first floor apartment.
dailystar.com.lb | 17-May-2012 10:06
LU staff angry over plan to lay off half the staff
Operation and maintenance employees at the Lebanese University demanded Wednesday to remain in their posts.
dailystar.com.lb | 17-May-2012 09:51
Bkirki committee narrows down electoral law proposals
BEIRUT: Maronites from rival March 14 and March 8 coalitions hope to reach an agreement on a new electoral law for the country within a month, a senior March 14 source told The Daily Star Wednesday.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 09:44
Lebanese soldier among 8 wounded in north Lebanon clashes
Eight people, including a Lebanese soldier, are wounded in the north Lebanon city of Tripoli.
dailystar.com.lb | 17-May-2012 09:36
Lebanese, Syrian hostages released in swap
Lebanese and Syrian citizens caught up in a tit-for-tat kidnapping linked to the Syria crisis are released.
dailystar.com.lb | 17-May-2012 09:21
Tannoura Maxi ignites furore in Lebanese cultural circles
BEIRUT: The specter of censorship has again arisen on Lebanon's cinematic landscape, specifically over "Tannoura Maxi" , the 2012 feature film debut of writer-director Joe Bou Eid.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 05:40
Homophobia continues to lurk in Lebanese laws, attitudes
Posters put up in Beirut by advocacy group Raynbow play on the idea that homosexuality is censored in society.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 01:25
Berri says list of assassination targets serious, dangerous
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri listens to speeches during a session at the parliament in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, April 19, 2012.
topix.net | 16-May-2012 21:16
Clashes rock Lebanon's Tripoli, 6 wounded
Heavy fighting rocked Lebanon's northern port of Tripoli for a fourth day on Wednesday, wounding at least six people in a city where sectarian tensions have been growing over the revolt in neighboring Syria, security sources said.
topix.net | 16-May-2012 17:16
Charbel: No Al-Qaeda in Lebanon, only sympathizers
Interior Minister Marwan Charbel speaks during a press conference as he explains the law for the 2013 parliamentary elections in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Oct.
topix.net | 16-May-2012 16:16
2 Lebanese men arrested on multiple drug charges
BEIRUT: Two young Lebanese men, charged with multiple counts of drug trafficking and drug abuse, were arrested Wednesday in Bourj al-Barajneh, south of Beirut.
topix.net | 16-May-2012 14:12
Father says son who left Saudi Arabia to Lebanon never came home
Rabih Karam, 31, boarded a Saudi Arabia flight to Lebanon last week but never came home, his father says.
dailystar.com.lb | 16-May-2012 12:13
EDL contract workers threaten to burn down company
Contract and part-time workers with state-run Electricite Du Liban warn they will burn down the company's offices in Mar Mikhael if their demands are not met.
dailystar.com.lb | 16-May-2012 11:58
Man killed in hit-and-run near Beirut
A Lebanese man is killed in a hit-and-run incident.
dailystar.com.lb | 16-May-2012 11:43
2 Lebanese men arrested on multiple drug charges
Two Lebanese men – 21 and 22 years old – arrested in Bourj al-Barajneh, south of Beirut, for drug trafficking and drug abuse.
dailystar.com.lb | 16-May-2012 11:28
Information indicates Al-Qaeda behind Damascus bombings: Russian envoy
Russia’s Ambassador to Lebanon Alexander Zasypkin says all intelligence points to Al-Qaeda with regards to bombings in Damascus.
dailystar.com.lb | 16-May-2012 11:13
Gasoline prices fall by record LL1,100
The price of gasoline drops sharply by LL1,100, marking the biggest weekly decline this year.
dailystar.com.lb | 16-May-2012 10:58
1 killed as clashes erupt on Syrian side of border
Clashes erupted just inside Syria near the northern Bekaa between Lebanese supporters of President Assad and Syrians backing the uprising challenging his regime.
dailystar.com.lb | 16-May-2012 10:43
Nasrallah, Jibril discuss region, affirm ties
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah received the head of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command Ahmad Jibril and the two affirmed the strength of their relationship.
dailystar.com.lb | 16-May-2012 10:28
AUB issues reference book on Mideast health
The American University of Beirut launched a landmark reference book on health in Lebanon and the Middle East Tuesday under the patronage of Prime Minister Najib Mikati.
dailystar.com.lb | 16-May-2012 10:13
New casualty: Lebanon is the latest victim of Syria's fighting
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topix.net | 16-May-2012 10:02
Palestinians peacefully mark Nakba Day across Lebanon
Palestinians and their supporters peacefully commemorated the 64th anniversary of Nakba, or the catastrophe, with a series of protests across the country, in stark contrast to the deadly events of last year.
dailystar.com.lb | 16-May-2012 09:58
Case closed for Ras al-Nabaa man who shot family, self
Investigative Judge George Rizk indicted a man for killing six members of his family and then turning his gun on himself last September.
dailystar.com.lb | 16-May-2012 09:43
Thousands protest over closures of disabled care centers
Several thousand people rallied outside the Social Affairs Ministry in Adlieh Tuesday to protest against funding problems in the disabled care sector.
dailystar.com.lb | 16-May-2012 09:28
Cemeteries in Palestinian camps short on space
The gravedigger of Burj al-Barajneh has a tough job. He’s been working in the camp’s only cemetery since 1986.
dailystar.com.lb | 16-May-2012 09:13
U.S. citizens' bank accounts in Lebanon laid bare
BEIRUT: Under what many bankers around the world consider an intrusive new set of regulations resulting from a recent international agreement with the United States, any U.S. passport holders working or banking abroad must have their accounts open to scrutiny by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.
topix.net | 16-May-2012 05:57
EU urges Lebanon to adopt electoral reform before 2013
BEIRUT: The European Union urged Lebanon Tuesday to adopt a new electoral law ahead of the 2013 parliamentary elections, along with a host of other recommendations related to judicial, social and political reform in the country.
topix.net | 16-May-2012 01:43
Syria clashes escalate over tit-for-tat abductions
Several people are wounded in renewed clashes in Syria between Lebanese supporters of President Bashar Assad and the Syrian opposition following a string of retaliatory kidnappings between the two groups, a Lebanese security source said.
dailystar.com.lb | 16-May-2012 00:12
Kataeb proposes law to commemorate Syria's withdrawal from Lebanon
Kataeb MPs Sami Gemayel and Samer Saadeh propose a draft law to designate April 26 as a national holiday to commemorate the withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon.
dailystar.com.lb | 15-May-2012 23:57
Lebanon says Iran playing - constructive' role in regional security
Lebanese Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour has said that Iran plays a constructive role in promoting security in the region.
topix.net | 15-May-2012 22:34
Salameh: New banknotes helped boost currency
Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh is seen in this Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006 file photo.
topix.net | 15-May-2012 18:23
Lebanon: Salafi sheikh arrives at protest as fighting continues in north Lebanon
A leading Salafi sheikh arrived at a protest in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Monday night, an Al-Akhbar correspondent said, as violence that has left at least eight people dead continued.
topix.net | 15-May-2012 14:14