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Father of Child Abusing Syrian Boy in Video Arrested

  The father of the child who was filmed abusing a Syrian boy has been arrested, announced the Internal Security Forces Intelligence Bureau on Sunday. It said that the father, identified as A.Aa., was arrested from inside the van he owns in the al-Raml al-Ali area in Beirut’s southern suburbs of Dahieh at 2:30 am […]

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Ultimatum issued to Mosul based christians in Iraq

Christians were fleeing Iraq’s jihadist-held city of Mosul en masse after mosques relayed an ultimatum giving them a few hours to leave. Messages telling Christians to leave the city by today were blared through loudspeakers from the city’s mosques yesterday. The Islamist State jihadist group took over the city last month. A statement was issued […]

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Christian families flee Mosul

  Just days after the militant group the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria said they killed hundreds of Syrians, dozens of Iraqi Christian families are now fleeing the ISIS-controlled city of Mosul, hoping to avoid a similar fate. On Friday, the al Qaeda splinter group issued an ultimatum to Iraqi Christians living in Mosul […]

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Sisterly food guide offers ‘Beirut on a Plate’

  BEIRUT: The city’s food and beverage offerings are a pesky subject to document as Beirut’s hip – and foreigner-rich – neighborhoods come and go every two years, almost like clockwork. A 5-year-old guide hailing Monnot as the epitome of nightlife is as much of a relic as a travel diary from the Civil War […]

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Two Lebanese Killed in Malaysia Airline Crash in Ukraine

  Two Lebanese nationals, holding the Australian citizenship, were among the 298 people on board the Malaysian jetliner that was shot down over Ukraine. According to Voice of Lebanon radio (100.5), Albert and Mary Rizk are among the victims who died along with dozens of others in the tragedy on Thursday. They live in Melbourne, […]

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Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash: what we know so far

  Authorities have updated the death toll to 298 people killed when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine, near the Russian border, to include three infants not counted earlier. That number includes: 189 Dutch nationals, 44 Malaysians, 27 Australians, 12 Indonesians, nine passengers believed to be from the UK, four each from […]

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Lebanon Files Complaint over 516 Israeli Violations, Says ‘Unorganized Groups’ Firing Rockets at Israel

  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday filed a complaint with the United Nations Security Council over “the numerous and dangerous Israeli violations of Lebanese sovereignty and of resolution 1701.” "The Israeli daily aerial, naval, and territorial violations against Lebanon, of Lebanese sovereignty and resolution 1701 have exceeded 516 since the beginning of this […]

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Bou Saab to schools: respect religious freedom

  BEIRUT: Education Minister Elias Bou Saab called on Lebanese educational institutions Thursday to respect freedom of expression and religious practice, a month after SABIS School announced new regulations banning crosses while allowing hijab. “We call on… public and private schools…to adhere to the content of Articles 9 and 10 of the Lebanese Constitution,” Bou […]

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