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Lebanese officials welcome Saudi military aid

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November 20, 2014

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In August, the kingdom granted the Lebanese army an additional $1 billion in aid to "fortify security", alarabiya.net reported. The $3 …

Cabinet to delay debate on food scandal, telecom bill

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November 20, 2014

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BEIRUT: The Cabinet is not expected to agree on any major issues, including the food scandal and telecom file, ministers said …

Salam Calls for Dialogue to End Country’s Crises, Urges Arab Banks Aid in Refugee Burden

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November 20, 2014

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Prime Minister Tammam Salam called on Thursday on rival parties to resume dialogue and prioritize the national interest after urging Arab …

Gunmen driven out, but bullet-scarred Lebanese city still boils

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November 20, 2014

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(Reuters) - So many bullet holes cover the apartment blocks and shops in the Bab al-Tabbeneh district of northern Lebanon's main city Tripoli that you can hardly tell which conflict they are from any more.

"The area is dying," Sheikh Omar al-Rifai, a local Sunni Muslim cleric, shouted over the roar of hammers repairing damaged storefronts and men dragging debris from gutted homes.Last month gunmen including supporters of the hardline Islamic State group fought the Lebanese army here for three days, a battle that killed several soldiers and damaged some of the largely Sunni port city's most famous historic sites.

To outsiders, it may have seemed like a natural consequence of the dramatic rise of hardline Sunni groups from Iraq to Algeria. But for residents the conflict was rooted more in poverty, joblessness and frustrations over years of what they see as political marginalisation and economic mismanagement.