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Beirut Could Be the World’s Next Silicon Valley
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Ignited in late 2014, this “Beast of the (Middle) East” is gradually inching its way towards a seat at the big kids’ table – and closer to the current leader of the pack…... Read full article
Internal Security Forces arrests Santa in Lebanon (video)
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In Christmas spirit and with a keenness for road safety, the Internal Security Forces promoted a number of their officers to their Santa squad Tuesday to reward citizens for abiding by traffic laws.... Read full article
Joint Lebanese-Australian Panel to Probe Child Abduction Case
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A joint Australian-Lebanese commission has been set up to examine a controversial child abduction case in which several Australian nationals have been charged, Lebanon's Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil announced Wednesday.... Read full article
Australian Taxation Office conducts ‘Reinventing the ATO’ briefing workshops
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In May 2015 the Access and Diversity Unit of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and ‘Reinventing the ATO’ team in conjunction with MultiConnexions conducted a series of workshops on ‘Reinventing the ATO’. ... Read full article
So... Yalla, bye, dear Lebanon
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Sorry to write again. But I’m leaving your extraordinary country after four years. Unlike your politicians, I can’t extend my own term.... Read full article
History of the Maronites
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The Maronites are those Christians who gathered round a certain priest by the name of Maron and adopted his pattern of life. Maron left the city and made his abode on a mountain, intending thereby to leave behind the theological strife...... Read full article
Sylvia Yammine to 'Mrs. Globe 2015' throne
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Lebanese architect, Sylvia Yammine, won on Sunday the title of "Mrs. Globe 2015" during an international competition in China, with the participation of representatives from 60 countries whose ages ranged between 25 and 50 years...... Read full article
Beit ed-Dine بيت الدين
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Beit ed-Dine (Arabic: بيت الدين), also known as Btaddine (Arabic: بتدين) is a small town and the administrative capital of the Chouf District in the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. ... Read full article
Al-Rahi Lashes out at 'Executioners,' Says Attack on Institutions is 'High Treason'
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Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi described on Monday as “executioners” all parties that use illegitimate arms against the Lebanese people, saying the country was paying the price of their actions.... Read full article
Lebanese descended from Biblical Canaanites: genetic study
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Modern day Lebanese people are largely descended from an ancient tribe ordered to be annihilated or forced from the land in the Bible. The Canaanites, who according to the Old Testament occupied the Jewish Promised Land, were largely conquered ...... Read full article