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Sleiman decries Beirut attacks, urges swift capture of 'terrorists'
Lebanese President Michel Sleiman speaks during a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, Thursday, April 26, 2012.
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Mikati urges calm, vigilance after Beirut rocket attack
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati looks on during an interview with Journalist Marcel Ghanem, unseen, at the Grand Serail in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Nov.
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2 rockets hit Lebanese Hezbollah stronghold
The crash of a volunteer Angel Flight in upstate New York that killed at least two people is under investigation, and the search for the missing pilot is ongoing, authorities said.
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Current, former premiers mull giving Qabbani the boot
Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammad Rashid Qabbani speaks during a press conference in Dar al-Fatwa in Beirut, Thursday, Jan.
Security situation precludes holding polls: Arslan
BEIRUT: The deteriorating security situation in Lebanon precludes the possibility of holding transparent elections, Lebanese Democratic Party head MP Talal Arslan said following talks with Speaker Nabih Berri, adding that his party seeks an extension of Parliament's term.
Sunni unity essential for Lebanon: Saudi mission
Members of the Higher Islamic Council hold a special session in Tripoli on Saturday, May 25, 2013.
Ali says Syrian victory in Qusair definite
Syrian Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Abdel-Karim Ali speaks in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, April 20, 2010.
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UK Trying to 'Nobble' Nasrallah ...and Banish Hezbollah to Outer Darkness
"I accept that a full ban on Hezbollah may be difficult to achieve," he said, "but even an EU ban on the military wing of Hezbollah would send a powerful message that we do not tolerate Hezbollah's and Iran's terrorism.... "It is beyond doubt that Hezbollah does Iran's bidding in upholding the bloody regime of President Bashar al-Assad, and that it ... (more)
Hezbollah: EU making big mistake
Hezbollah 's deputy chief says the European Union would be making a "big mistake" to label the Lebanese Shiite militant group "terrorist." Sheikh Naim Kassem told Al-Mayadeen TV Friday that such threats "do not concern" or worry the group.
US signals alarm over Syrian conflict destabilizing Lebanon
The United States warned Friday that Lebanon's stability was at risk from the Syrian conflict that has spawned clashes in Lebanon, and condemned the Lebanese militia Hezbollah for sending fighters into Syria, dpa reported.
Lebanese repatriate $1.2B from Cyprus
People stand in front of the Lebanese Central Bank in Beirut, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013.
Attack casts spotlight on radical preachers
In this Sept. 5, 2005 file photo, Muslim cleric Omar Bakri Mohammed gestures while talking to the media, in Beirut, Lebanon.
Lebanon Sunni leaders call for urgent plan in Tripoli
TRIPOLI: A number of Lebanon's Sunni leaders called on security agencies to adopt an urgent plan to end the fighting in the northern city of Tripoli Friday, after six days of battles killed 24 people.
FPM leader Michel Aoun speaks during an interview with The Daily Star in Rabieh, Monday, Oct.
Paul Greenberg: The Old Lady in Black
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Military Council to meet despite lacking quorum
The Address of President Michel Sleiman on The Occasion of The Independance Day Monday, November 21, 2011 BEIRUT: Military Council meetings will resume despite the recent retirement of half its members, ministerial sources told The Daily Star Thursday, adding that the ongoing violence in Tripoli left officials with few options.
High pesticide levels found in local produce
BEIRUT: The Consumer Protection Department of the Economy and Trade Ministry reawakened old food concerns Wednesday, warning shoppers that recent tests showed signs of pesticide overuse in locally grown fruits and vegetables.