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Middle East Palestinians Say 'Ready for 24-Hour Truce', Israel Asks for U.S. Mediation as Gaza Toll Hits 1,210 Hamas' armed wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, said Tuesday that any truce with Israel must include a stop to Israeli "aggression" and lifting... 29 July 2014, 22:56 56
Lebanon Jumblat from Ain el-Tineh: I Did Not Discuss Presidential Vote with Berri, Nasrallah Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat blasted Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea and Free Patriotic Movement head MP Michel Aoun once... 29 July 2014, 19:32 5
Lebanon Hamas Hopes for Hizbullah Assistance against Israel from S. Lebanon Hamas has said it hopes Hizbullah will open a new front from southern Lebanon against Israel, which is currently embroiled in a deadly confrontatio... 29 July 2014, 18:29 24
World EU Adopts Broad Economic Sanctions on Russia as U.S. Targets 3 Banks The European Union finally agreed Tuesday to impose broad economic sanctions against Russia, hoping to force Moscow to reverse course in Ukraine, E... 29 July 2014, 11:12 1
Lebanon Sheikh Qabalan Calls for Lessening Lebanon's Woes The deputy head of the Higher Shiite Islamic Council, Sheikh Abdul Amir Qabalan, called on Tuesday for the support of the Palestinian people and fo... 29 July 2014, 08:13 2

Lebanon

Hizbullah Top Official, Three Fighters Die in Qalamoun Clashes 29 July 2014, 21:08 21
Syrian Jets Raid Arsal Plains, Four Wounded 29 July 2014, 18:26 1
Israeli Force Seizes Goat Flock in Shebaa, Shepherds Manage to Escape 29 July 2014, 17:03 4
Rockets Hit Northeastern Towns, No Casualties 29 July 2014, 09:08 12
Mashnouq Says to Discuss with Moqbel, Rifi Implementation of Decision on Wanted Lists 29 July 2014, 08:36 4
N. Korea Slams Reports of Arms Deals with Hamas, Hizbullah 29 July 2014, 07:23 6
Assailants Abduct Syrian National in Arsal, Threaten to Kill Him for Rasom 28 July 2014, 22:16 3
Lebanese Delegation in Mali Awaits DNA Testing of Air Algerie Passengers' Bodies 28 July 2014, 20:57 2
LBن... LBCI Changes Logo in Solidarity with Iraq's Christians 28 July 2014, 20:39 28
UNIFIL Says Lebanon Situation 'Very Critical,' Assures Calm Is 'Guaranteed' 28 July 2014, 15:48 7
Jumblat Denies Making Presidential Deadlock Request to Nasrallah 28 July 2014, 09:14 30
Geagea Downplays Nasrallah-Jumblat Meeting 28 July 2014, 08:42 16

Middle East

Libya ex-Deputy PM Kidnapped in Tripoli 29 July 2014, 21:56
Tunisia Troops Wounded in Clash with Militants 29 July 2014, 20:23
13 Regime Troops Dead as Rebels Blow Up 2 Tunnels in Aleppo 29 July 2014, 19:50 3
EU Increases Syria Humanitarian Aid by 50 Million Euros 29 July 2014, 18:56
Turkey's Erdogan 'Glad' to Return Jewish Award 29 July 2014, 18:53 3
Islamic State Insurgents Destroy Key Iraq Bridge 29 July 2014, 17:42
Kerry's Gaza Truce Bid Burdened by Past U.S. Failures 29 July 2014, 16:39
Gaza's Newly Displaced Cram into Packed U.N. Schools 29 July 2014, 15:47 2
IS Jihadists Defend Iraq Shrine Demolitions 29 July 2014, 15:30 1
France, Canada Evacuating Nationals from Libya, Portugal and Netherlands Shut Embassies 29 July 2014, 15:28 1
Tripoli Fire Rages as Libya Warplane Crashes during Benghazi Fighting 29 July 2014, 14:24
Italian Fire-fighting Planes to Combat Libya Oil Depot Inferno 29 July 2014, 13:21

World

Child's Body Found in Wheel Well of U.S. Military Plane 29 July 2014, 22:18
British MH17 Victim's Father Urges Ukraine Fighting Lull 29 July 2014, 21:50
U.S. Says 108 Solo Child Migrants Given Asylum in 2014 29 July 2014, 21:42
U.S. Urges Russia to Get Rid of 'Prohibited' Arms 29 July 2014, 21:13
Ex-Catalan Chief Stripped of Pension after Admitting Hiding Cash 29 July 2014, 19:12
German Police Detain 'Palestinian' Teen over Synagogue Attack 29 July 2014, 18:49
India Police Arrest Three over Alleged Gang-Rape at Gunpoint 29 July 2014, 18:28
Don't Laugh Loudly, Turkish Deputy PM Tells Women 29 July 2014, 17:49
Dozens Dead as Knife-Wielding Gang Attacks China Police, Employees 29 July 2014, 17:47 1
Hong Kong Leader Says Occupy Protest would be 'Illegal' 29 July 2014, 17:38
Britain's Cameron Vows to Curb Benefits for EU Migrants 29 July 2014, 17:29 1
Treaty to Combat Violence against Women 29 July 2014, 17:26 1

Business

Argentina Hopes for Last-Minute Exit as Default Looms 29 July 2014, 16:54
Airbus Cancels $2.2 bn Jet Order from Japan's Skymark 29 July 2014, 14:13
Results Statement: Renault Drives Out of Last Year's Slump 29 July 2014, 11:56
BP Warns more Sanctions on Russia Could Hit Business 29 July 2014, 11:43
Spain, Italy Borrowing Costs Fall to Record Lows 28 July 2014, 20:35
Obama: World Needs 'Prosperous and Self-Reliant Africa' 28 July 2014, 20:32
Reports: Russia Could Block EU Fruit Imports, U.S. Chickens 28 July 2014, 20:17
South Africa's Metal Workers Call Off Major Strike 28 July 2014, 20:14
Total Sells S.African Coal Assets to Exxaro for $472mn 28 July 2014, 20:08
Russia Ordered to Pay Yukos Shareholders $50 Billion 28 July 2014, 11:54 1
Nissan Recalls More than 226,000 Cars over Faulty Airbags 27 July 2014, 09:25
Analysts: Asset Bubbles Could Deflate Global Recovery 27 July 2014, 09:22

Entertainment

Reports: Shakira Expecting Second Child 29 July 2014, 15:45
Movie Review: Lucy (2014) 29 July 2014, 10:54 1
Movie Review: Hercules (2014) 29 July 2014, 10:51 2
Virgin Radio Lebanon: Million in One! 29 July 2014, 10:16
Kevin Bacon Brings His 'Six Degrees' to Comic-Con 28 July 2014, 21:13
Spanish Royal Yacht to Be Sold 28 July 2014, 19:48
Sarah Palin Debuts Online TV Channel 28 July 2014, 19:46 3
Australia Police Rapped over Lily Allen Handcuff Image 28 July 2014, 09:00
'Batman v Superman' Stare-Down Comes to Comic-Con 27 July 2014, 10:13
'Avengers' Unleash 'Ultron' Footage at Comic-Con 27 July 2014, 10:07
Woody Allen Back in Spotlight, Promoting New Film 27 July 2014, 09:37
Finns Dance 'Tangotanssi' to Find their Inner Latino 27 July 2014, 09:16

Offbeat

Chinese Officials Cut Corners with Rectangular Running Track 29 July 2014, 19:06
Prince Harry Joins Photobomb Craze 29 July 2014, 18:57
'Little Bird' Tells Maduro Chavez is Happy 29 July 2014, 18:45
Koala Survives Terrifying Ride Clinging to Car 28 July 2014, 11:06
Ukraine Rebels Go to the Museum -- for WWII Tanks and Cannons 27 July 2014, 09:27
Queen Elizabeth II Pulls Off Epic Photobomb 24 July 2014, 20:46 1
Romanian City Opens Plastic Bottle Bridge in Litter Protest 24 July 2014, 09:00
Sniffing out a Partner at a London Pheromone Party 24 July 2014, 08:47
Police Probing Switch of Flags on Brooklyn Bridge 23 July 2014, 09:57
U.S. Man Claims Africa Land, Makes Daughter a 'Princess' 23 July 2014, 09:53
Beetles Devour George Harrison Tribute Tree 23 July 2014, 09:39
Reports: China Censors Squash Giant Inflatable Toad 23 July 2014, 09:05

Sports

Judge OKs Record-Setting $2B Sale of Clippers 29 July 2014, 20:35
Barcelona: Record Income of $711M Last Season 29 July 2014, 20:32
Woods Faces 2 Big Weeks that Shape Rest of Season 29 July 2014, 20:31
Belgium Striker Origi Signs for Liverpool 29 July 2014, 20:30
No. 5 Berdych: Rafa, Novak Back in Charge 29 July 2014, 08:55
FIFA Calls for Italian FA Probe into Pogba Racism Case 28 July 2014, 20:56
Spanish Court Presses ahead with Messi Tax Fraud Case 28 July 2014, 20:53
Schweinsteiger Apologizes for Dortmund Slur 28 July 2014, 14:15 1
Griezmann to Join Spanish Champions Atletico 28 July 2014, 13:25
Improved Drug Testing Helped Me Win, Says Nibali 27 July 2014, 09:44
Furyk Takes Three-Shot Lead at Canadian Open 27 July 2014, 09:43
Rooney Scores Two in Man United Friendly Win over Roma 27 July 2014, 09:41

Culture

Go For the Food: Traverse City, Michigan's Harvest 29 July 2014, 20:39
Indian Senior Community Part of Growing U.S. Niche 29 July 2014, 20:37
Britons Seen Abroad as Boozy with Bad Diets, Study Says 29 July 2014, 19:00
Classes Aim to Hook U.S. Blacks on African Foods 28 July 2014, 21:18
At 60, Newport Jazz Fest Looks to the Future 28 July 2014, 21:11
Xinhua: Historic Chinese Church Gutted by Fire 28 July 2014, 11:17
Colombia Busts Antiquities Traffickers 28 July 2014, 09:11
Ohio City to Celebrate Dominican Culture 27 July 2014, 09:47
Five Flogged in Iran for Ramadan Violations 27 July 2014, 09:31 2
Cannabis Smokers' Clubs Make Barcelona New Amsterdam 27 July 2014, 09:09
Hundreds of Human Skeletons Found in Bolivian Mining City 27 July 2014, 06:55
Richard III's Makeshift Grave Opens to Public 26 July 2014, 15:59

Science

After Early Troubles, All Go for Milky Way Telescope 29 July 2014, 18:26
Japan Wraps Up Pacific Whale Hunt 29 July 2014, 13:10
WWF: Tiger Campaign Threatened by Poor Data 29 July 2014, 12:39
NASA Rover Breaks Out-of-this-World Distance Record 29 July 2014, 07:18
U.S. Exports Help Germany Increase Coal, Pollution 28 July 2014, 21:07
German Scientist Starts Four-Week Swim down Rhine River 28 July 2014, 20:55
World's Largest Solar Boat on Greek Prehistoric Mission 28 July 2014, 19:55
Scientists: Fist Bumps more Hygienic than Handshakes 28 July 2014, 14:44
End Dawns for Europe's Space Cargo Delivery Role 27 July 2014, 07:47
Giant Anteaters Kill Two Hunters in Brazil 26 July 2014, 08:52
Giant Crater in Russia's Far North Sparks Mystery 26 July 2014, 08:44
Dinosaur Tracks Suggest Tyrannosaurs Hunted in Packs 25 July 2014, 16:39

Health

Doctor Who Contracted Ebola in Grave Condition 29 July 2014, 20:48
McDonald's Japan to Strengthen Checks on Chicken 29 July 2014, 13:45
$1,000 Pill Now Hepatitis C Treatment of Choice 29 July 2014, 10:33
U.S. Warns Ebola Can Spread Like 'Forest Fire' 29 July 2014, 07:30
S.Korea Detects Second Foot-and-Mouth Case 28 July 2014, 11:02
Hepatitis E Found in Donor Blood, Call for EU Screening 28 July 2014, 09:32
Two Americans, Freetown Resident Latest Ebola Victims 28 July 2014, 09:15
No Burgers at Some China McDonald's over Food Scare 28 July 2014, 08:58
U.S. Doctor in Africa Tests Positive for Ebola 27 July 2014, 09:33
DR Congo's Insect Cuisine: Nutritious and Delicious 27 July 2014, 09:07
Nigeria on Red Alert after First Ebola Death 26 July 2014, 17:48
U.S. Monitoring Ebola Outbreak, Aiding Bid to Stop Spread 26 July 2014, 15:25

Technology

T-Mobile Deal Helps Rhapsody Hit 2M Paying Subs 29 July 2014, 20:44
BlackBerry to Buy Germany's Secusmart 29 July 2014, 20:41
China Confirms Microsoft Probe for 'Monopoly' Actions 29 July 2014, 08:58
Amazon Launches 3D Printing Store 28 July 2014, 21:05
EU Clears Apple's $3 bn Beats Deal 28 July 2014, 21:03
Zillow Buys Real Estate Rival Trulia for $3.5 bn 28 July 2014, 21:01
Microsoft Says under Antitrust Probe in China 28 July 2014, 21:00
Samsung Delays Tizen Smartphone Sales Launch 28 July 2014, 12:24
Mobile Tech Reshaping the Health Sector 27 July 2014, 07:48
Startup Offers Elderly an Internet Key to Family Links 27 July 2014, 07:43
In Age of Technology, How Can Airliners Simply Vanish? 25 July 2014, 16:02
You Are Being Tracked Online by a Sneaky New Technology? Here's What You Need to Know 25 July 2014, 15:56 1

Entrepreneurship

Cloud961 Magazine Turns One 09 July 2014, 11:11 2
MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Startup Competition Takes Thirty Entrepreneurs to Silicon Valley 16 June 2014, 13:30
Bader Launches Startup Cup Business Competition 12 May 2014, 14:40
Dots Addresses Mobile App - Get your address in Lebanon now 08 May 2014, 17:47 3
Lebanese startup launches website putting all banks at your fingertips and aims beyond – Bnooki.com 02 April 2014, 16:31 1
Colonel Beer: From Venture To Adventure. 27 March 2014, 18:26 3
Campus Society: A New Social Media Website for Mideast Students, Professors and Alumni 27 March 2014, 16:58
ArabNet Beirut 2014 Opening 06 March 2014, 09:38 1
Online Transactions in Levant Total $4 Billion, to Grow at 25% as Consumer Behavior Changes 18 February 2014, 13:43 1
Escape From Paradise: A Game Inspired by the Happenings in the Middle East 16 January 2014, 16:24 1
Patrick Kass Hanna and Rabih El Khodr Lebanon Cisco Entrepreneur Institute 15 January 2014, 11:03 2
300 Startup Fans Gather at Bader's Flagship Event 27 December 2013, 17:06 2

29 July 2014, 20:15	Democratic Gathering MP Akram Shehayyeb to MTV: Contact was never lost with Hizbullah and we need all parties to meet.
29 July 2014, 20:12	MTV: Jumblat attempted through meeting with Nasrallah and Berri and through contacting ex-PM Hariri to organize a meeting between Hizbullah and al-Mustaqbal Movement. But this meeting will not happen.
29 July 2014, 20:11	MTV: PSP leader Jumblat informed Speaker Berri about his meeting with Hizbullah leader Nasrallah.
29 July 2014, 19:55	Future TV: An al-Mustaqbal bloc delegation will start visiting Christian spiritual leaders as of tomorrow to express solidarity with Iraq's Christians.
29 July 2014, 19:14	Jumblat: Those who think that they are weakening Hamas are wrong and some nations think that they are taking revenge on Hamas, but they are wrong also and Hamas will emerge victorious.
29 July 2014, 19:14	Jumblat on the presidential elections: Let those Christian parties holding onto their stances be reassured that we did not look into the presidential impasse with Sayyed Hassan (Nasrallah), but we discussed Palestine, the Arab and Islamic nations' cause.
29 July 2014, 19:13	PSP leader MP Jumblat after meeting with Speaker Berri: We discussed pending issues and hopefully ministers Wael Abou Faour and Ali Hassan Khalil can end the new wage scale impasse.
29 July 2014, 18:32	Al-Jadeed: Speaker Nabih Berri is currently meeting with MP Walid Jumblat in Ain al-Tineh.
29 July 2014, 18:10	LBCI: Four Syrian nationals were wounded in Syrian shelling that targeted the house of mayor Ali Melhem al-Hujairi in the Wadi Ajram region of the Arsal plains.
29 July 2014, 15:40	LF leader Samir Geagea criticized reports saying Lebanon would export water from Turkey: The cabinet is not adopting or implementing any scientific solutions, and some prefer resorting to difficult and expensive solutions instead.
29 July 2014, 14:36	TMC: A car was engulfed in flames in Araya.
29 July 2014, 13:56	VDL (100.5): Johnny Jerjes Khalil, 21, died after his car plunged into the Bwar-Fatqa Valley.
29 July 2014, 13:03	NNA: Civil Defense workers and the Red Cross are trying to reach a car that plunged into a valley on the Bwar-Fatqa road to save those inside.
29 July 2014, 08:40	OTV: Mortar shells hit the outskirts of the town of Labweh.
29 July 2014, 07:48	Qabalan in his Eid sermon: We should steer clear of strife.
29 July 2014, 07:35	Sheikh Abdul Amir Qabalan is leading Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Higher Shiite Islamic Council.

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