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Army shells militants in Arsal outskirts
NNA – Lebanese Army artillery pounded on Sunday afternoon armed militants in the area of Wadi al-Khail in the outskirts of Arsal, NNA correspondent in Baalbek reported.
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Lebanon faces political stalemate as dialogue stalls
BEIRUT: The first of three consecutive National Dialogue rounds kicked off Tuesday as Speaker Nabih Berri urged rival parties to make concessions to pave the way for a comprehensive political settlement. Talks, however, failed to make headway over the election of a president and the […]
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Azzi tackles labor affairs with guests
NNA – Minister of Labor Sejaan Azzi received on Wednesday Head of the Socio-economic Council, Roger Nasnas, and discussed with him the launching of the socio-economic book. Minister Azzi later held a meeting with representatives of the embassies of the Philippines and Madagascar in Lebanon […]
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Governments Reject U.N. Plan to Resettle Refugees
NNA – U.N. member states have rejected a U.N. proposal to resettle 10 percent of the world’s refugees annually as part of a new global effort to tackle the worst refugee crisis since World War II. A document adopted late Tuesday failed to include the […]
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AUB Medical Center leads a new era in patient care with Epic Electronic Health Record System
NNA – The American University of Beirut (AUB) announced that its Medical Center will soon transition to the Epic electronic health record system (EHR), during a signing ceremony held on August 1, 2016 at AUB-New York Office. The American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) […]
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Dabbour, Zayed tackle most recent developments
NNA – Palestinian Ambassador to Lebanon, Ashraf Dabbour, met on Tuesday with Egyptian Ambassador to Lebanon, Mohammad Badreddin Zayed, over the situation in occupied territories, the Israeli attacks against the people and Muslim and Christian holy sites, as well as the situation in the region.
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Rebel shelling kills civilians in Syria’s Aleppo
Rebel-launched shells kill at least 28 civilians in government-held parts of Aleppo as opposition tries to break siege. Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker [Share via Facebook] [Share via Twitter] [Comments] [Print] Shells fired by Syrian rebel groups have killed at least 28 civilians in […]
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Berri chairs national dialogue: To agree on “Lebanese Doha”, uphold to Taif Accord
NNA – House Speaker Nabih Berri chaired on Tuesday in Ain al-Tineh the national dialogue session which will be taking place on three consecutive days. The attendees tackled the items on agenda, notably the presidential election and election law. Attending the session were Speaker Berri, […]
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Actor Ewan McGregor says children in Iraq at risk of death, sex abuse, traffickers
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Scottish actor Ewan McGregor called on Tuesday for greater efforts to help refugee children in Iraq, warning they are at serious risk of death, sexual violence, or recruitment into armed groups. Following a visit to Iraq, McGregor, an ambassador for […]
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Security forces detain 174 people over celebratory gunfire
Police in Lebanon have detained 174 people in different Lebanese regions over the last month for firing guns into the air, the Internal Security Forces said in a statement Tuesday. The statement added that ISF units were cracking down on shooters who opened fire during […]