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Nusra Front Releases 16 Servicemen after 15 Months of Captivity
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The al-Qaida-affiliated al-Nusra Front released on Tuesday 16 servicemen it had abducted from the northeastern border town of Arsal in 2014.... Read full article
Amal and George Clooney are sending 3,000 Syrian refugees to school in Lebanon
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George and Amal Clooney soon will help send thousands of Syrian refugees to school. The couple’s organization, the Clooney Foundation for Justice, is partnering with UNICEF and Google to devote $2.25 million toward seven public schools in Lebanon.... Read full article
Drivers to face fines for noise, rubbish-throwing in Lebanon
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BEIRUT: A new traffic law will fine people who throw rubbish out of their cars and drivers of vehicles that emit polluting smoke or irritating noises, Qabbani added that anybody found to be driving under the influence of alcohol will receive...... Read full article
السÙير العراقي لدى كانبرا تØدّث عن الوضع ÙÙŠ الموصل وارجاء زيارة المالكي الى استراليا
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يعر٠السÙير العراقي لدى كانبرا غانم طه الشبلي لبنان منذ نعومة اظاÙره Ùهو منذ مطلع الخمسينات كان يزور لبنان مصطاÙاً مع والديه ÙÙŠ شتورا وغيره... Read full article
What is the percentage of Lebanese women who get married before the age of 18? (video)
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What is the percentage of Lebanese women who get married before the age of 18? 13% of Lebanese women got married before they turned 18, according to the study of the institute of Political Sciences at St Joseph University.... Read full article
Akkar Citizen Turns 122 on New Year's Eve
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Maimouna al-Amin turned 122-years-old on New Year's eve Monday, said the National News Agency in a special report. Amin, who hails from the Akkar town of Fnaidiq, was born in 1890, but she claims to have been born years before.... Read full article
Jounieh Floating Island
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The first floating island in the world was designed and is currently being constructed in Lebanon. Jounieh Floating Island Resort is the first floating island in the world based on the Dhow-4 technology, it is expected to be at sea in summer 2015... Read full article
Army Closes in on Asir Mosque Complex, Military Death Toll Reaches 12
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The Lebanese army closed in on Monday on the complex of Salafist cleric Sheikh Ahmed al-Asir's mosque in the southern city of Sidon in an attempt to arrest him for attacking the military and leaving 12 soldiers dead.... 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
Lebanon's first formula-style car to compete with Ferrari class cars
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Beirut- In an otherwise dynamic Lebanese society, fast cars and car racing are almost out of common man's discussion. But a young graduate of Industrial Automotive Design could well change the trend with his opus Frem F1.... Read full article