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Middle East police: Egypt orders deportation of jailed Australian reporter Greste Egypt has decided to deport jailed Australian reporter Peter Greste to his home country, a senior interior ministry official told AFP on Sunday. ... 01 February 2015, 16:31 1
Lebanon 6 Killed, 20 Wounded in Bombing of Bus Carrying Lebanese Travelers in Damascus A blast on a bus in a central district of the Syrian capital killed at least six people and wounded 10 on Sunday, a monitoring group said. LBCI ... 01 February 2015, 14:13 50
World Boko Haram Launches New Assault on Key Nigeria City Maiduguri Boko Haram fighters on Sunday launched a fresh attempt to take over the strategically crucial northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, a brazen att... 01 February 2015, 10:17 2
Lebanon Girault Returns to Beirut Monday with Low Expectations on Ending Presidential Impasse Director of the Department of the Middle East and North Africa at the French Foreign Ministry Jean-François Girault is expected to return to Beirut... 01 February 2015, 08:50 2
Lebanon Report: Mawlawi still in Ain el-Hilweh, Visited by his Wife Fugitive Islamist Shadi al-Mawlawi is still hiding in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh in southern Lebanon, reported the pan-Arab dail... 01 February 2015, 08:27 5

Lebanon

Suspected Defected Syrian Soldier Arrested in Akkar 01 February 2015, 14:44 5
Report: Salam Hopes to Boroujerdi that Iran's Ties to Lebanon 'Would Serve all Lebanese' 01 February 2015, 09:07 11
Report: March 14 Camp to Announce Political Roadmap on 10th Anniversary of its Inception 01 February 2015, 08:11 32
Casino Board Forms Panel to 'Reassess File of Sacked Employees' 31 January 2015, 22:31 2
Jumblat Plays Down Reports of Imminent Parliamentary Resignation 31 January 2015, 22:03 5
Another Woman Dies after Hospitals Deny Her Admission 31 January 2015, 21:36 4
'Sick Cows' Found at W. Bekaa Farm as Pharmacy Shut in Baalbek 31 January 2015, 19:35 2
Saniora to Nasrallah: Your Words are Hasty, Eliminate Will of People 31 January 2015, 14:17 72
Report: CIA, Israel Plotted Senior Hizbullah Commander's Killing 31 January 2015, 09:44 49
Paoli Says France Seeking to Ease Presidential Impasse, Considers Lebanon a 'Priority' 31 January 2015, 09:23 2
Military Expert Detonates Bomb in Zgharta's Majdlaya 31 January 2015, 08:54 2
Berri Says Israel Consistently Violates 1701, Tattering Rules of Engagement 31 January 2015, 08:42 11

Middle East

Saudi Beheads Murderer, 5th Execution under New King 01 February 2015, 14:45 2
U.N.: Iraq Violence Killed 1,375 in January 01 February 2015, 13:45
Kuwait Jails Stateless Activist for Insulting Emir 01 February 2015, 13:19
Jordan Vows to Do 'Everything' to Save Life of IS-Held Pilot 01 February 2015, 11:19 1
Two U.S. Defense Contractors Wounded in Saudi Shooting 01 February 2015, 10:31
Iraqi Kurdistan Tourism in Tatters as IS War Drags on 01 February 2015, 09:39
Retaking Kobane a 'Big Deal', Says Kerry 31 January 2015, 22:43
Palestinians Say West Banker Killed by Israeli Soldiers 31 January 2015, 20:35
Sisi Says Battle against Jihadists Will Be a Tough One 31 January 2015, 20:12
Drone Attack Kills Four Qaida Suspects in Yemen 31 January 2015, 19:36
Iraq Kurdish Forces Retake Oil Field, Villages from IS 31 January 2015, 19:00
Egypt Sets Morsi Trial Verdict for Espionage May 16 31 January 2015, 17:42

World

Pope Francis to Visit Sarajevo in June 01 February 2015, 14:53
Ukrainians Flee War -- and Leave their Lives behind 01 February 2015, 13:31 1
Death Toll of Off-Piste Skiiers in Swiss Alps Rises to 10 01 February 2015, 13:10
Hostage Crisis Poses Stark Test for Pacifist Japan 01 February 2015, 12:29
Ukraine Death Toll Mounts after Truce Hopes Dashed 01 February 2015, 12:26
Rocket Attack Kills Two Policemen in Southwest Pakistan 01 February 2015, 11:55
Indian PM Modi to Visit China in May 01 February 2015, 11:44
Bulgarian U.N. Contractors Freed in Sudan 01 February 2015, 11:42
All Talk but No peace: South Sudan's Stumbling Talks 01 February 2015, 11:39
Several Killed in Somalia Airstrike 01 February 2015, 10:33
Shock State Election Rout Piles Pressure on Australian PM 01 February 2015, 09:52
Argentina's Kirchner out of Wheelchair for China Trip 01 February 2015, 09:50

Business

Greece Offers Olive Branch as Search for Allies Begins 01 February 2015, 09:44
Greece Offers Olive Branch as Search for Allies Begins 31 January 2015, 16:52
Survey: China Home Prices Break Falling Streak in January 31 January 2015, 13:10
U.S. Stocks Fall on Fear of Strong Dollar, Greek Turmoil 31 January 2015, 11:15
Alibaba's Ma Meets Top China Regulator after Fakes Row 31 January 2015, 10:07
Merkel Says there Should be No Debt Reduction for Greece 31 January 2015, 09:33
Qatar Airways Takes 10% Stake in BA-owner IAG 30 January 2015, 10:30
Greek Government Set for First Talks with Eurozone Partners 30 January 2015, 09:44
Dollar Edges Down after U.S. Jobs Rally 30 January 2015, 09:00
IMF: Gaza War Pushed Palestinian Economy into Recession 30 January 2015, 07:31
Iraq Cuts Budget Due to Falling Oil Prices 29 January 2015, 21:25
Israel Reduces Electricity to Indebted Palestinians 29 January 2015, 18:39

Entertainment

Daughter of Tragic Singer Whitney Houston Found Unconscious 01 February 2015, 09:57
Michelle Obama Defends 'American Sniper' 31 January 2015, 10:31
Michael Jackson's Mother Loses Appeal against U.S. Promoter 31 January 2015, 10:28
Second Baby Boy for Shakira and Footballer Pique 31 January 2015, 10:11 1
Jay Z to acquire Wimp music service 31 January 2015, 10:05
All-Star Actress Roster to Light Up 65th Berlin Film Fest 31 January 2015, 09:56
Rap Mogul Suge Knight Arrested for Murder 30 January 2015, 18:20
Justin Bieber Apologizes for Bad Behavior in Online Video 30 January 2015, 11:47
Lil Wayne Sues Mentor's Record Label for $51M, Seeking Split 30 January 2015, 11:44
Kim Kardashian, Other Celebrities Appear in Super Bowl Ads 30 January 2015, 11:36
Katy Perry Says Halftime Performance will Make You 'Roar' 30 January 2015, 11:28
Ringo Starr Set for New Album, Tour of Americas 30 January 2015, 11:07

Offbeat

Bart the Cat Hit by Car, Buried and then Crawls from Grave 31 January 2015, 10:57 1
Dinosaur No More: UK Museum's Dippy to be Retired in 2017 31 January 2015, 10:56
Man Who Died in 2012 Gets Reappointed to County Board 30 January 2015, 12:15
FBI Releases Photos of San Francisco Gold Nugget Thieves 30 January 2015, 12:02
Taking the Pizza? Couple's 1,400-mile Super Bowl Delivery 30 January 2015, 12:00
Theft Suspect Jumps in Beirut River to Avoid Arrest 29 January 2015, 18:44 2
Pet Reptile not a Lizard, Lithuanian Student Finds Out 29 January 2015, 12:05
French Parliament: Animals Have Feelings, are 'Not Furniture' 29 January 2015, 11:57
Pennsylvania Shop Owner Makes Deflated Chocolate Football 29 January 2015, 11:36
Army Tanks among Stolen Goods in Brazil Cache 28 January 2015, 12:30
Milan CEO Left Red-Faced over Prank Radio Call 28 January 2015, 12:24
Firefighters Rescue Cows that Took Icy Dip in Colorado Pond 28 January 2015, 10:53

Sports

Djokovic Beats Murray to Win Australian Open Title 01 February 2015, 14:47
Refugee Protest at Australian Open Final 01 February 2015, 13:02
Evergreen Serena Hungry for more Slams 01 February 2015, 10:15
Banned 'No Angel' Costa Protests Innocence 01 February 2015, 10:10
Empoli Hold Roma as Scudetto Hopes Fade Further 01 February 2015, 10:03
Pochettino Hopes Kane Pledges Future to Spurs 01 February 2015, 10:02
Pellegrini Remains Hopeful as Mourinho Sulks 01 February 2015, 10:01
Rodgers Pleads for Sturridge Patience 01 February 2015, 10:00
Pats Stand in Way of Seahawks Super Bowl Repeat 01 February 2015, 09:56
Cavs Star Love Makes Triumphant Minnesota Return 01 February 2015, 09:54
Australia Wins Asian Cup Final in Extra Time 31 January 2015, 13:38
Pellegrini doesn't Fear Chelsea Title Knockout Blow 31 January 2015, 10:41

Culture

Iraqi Libraries Ransacked by Islamic State Group in Mosul 31 January 2015, 10:54
Britain pays tribute to Churchill as legacy lives on 31 January 2015, 10:34
France's de Gaulle Enshrined in Chinese National Museum 31 January 2015, 10:26
Outspoken Prince to Launch Pan-Arab News Channel 30 January 2015, 18:27
Steel Elephant, Graffiti Mural Loom over India's Art Fair 30 January 2015, 12:31
Churchill Still Looms Large over Britain of 2015 30 January 2015, 09:30
U.S. Poet Rod McKuen Dead at 81 30 January 2015, 09:09
China Vows No 'Western Values' in Universities 30 January 2015, 09:06
Online Gallery Marks Battle of Waterloo Bicentenary 29 January 2015, 09:43
Smithsonian Envisions a London Presence 29 January 2015, 09:28
Italy Artisan Crafts Guitars for Musicians in Need 29 January 2015, 08:45
Carpetbagging or Collecting? Mining North Korea's Art Market 29 January 2015, 08:40

Science

Cold-Stunned Turtles Rehabilitated in New Orleans, Released 31 January 2015, 10:50
Scientists Abandon Highly Publicized Claim about Cosmic Find 31 January 2015, 10:45
NASA Delays Soil Study Satellite Launch for 'Repairs' 31 January 2015, 10:24
Litchi Fruit Suspected in Mystery Illness in India 30 January 2015, 13:39
NASA Astronaut Memorial Stirs Memories for Shuttle Veteran 30 January 2015, 13:08
Japan to Launch New Spy Satellite 30 January 2015, 12:47
Vast Opinion Differences between Scientists, U.S. Public 30 January 2015, 12:35
Just Four Bits of Credit Card Data Can Identify Most Anyone 29 January 2015, 21:08
Nobel Laureate Charles Townes, Laser Co-Creator, Dies at 99 29 January 2015, 12:46
Myanmar Tallies 1,114 Bird Species, 20 Previously Unrecorded 29 January 2015, 12:40
Most of Hawaii's Coral Recover from Mass Bleaching 29 January 2015, 12:35
Snakes 70 Million Years Older than Thought 28 January 2015, 12:46

Health

Ebola Reveals Shortcomings of African Solidarity 31 January 2015, 14:06
Milk Does a Body Good? A Look at the Science 31 January 2015, 10:46
Second Bird Flu Case Confirmed in Canada 31 January 2015, 10:09
Spain Uses Stem Cell Therapy to Treat Damaged Hearts 31 January 2015, 10:02
GMO Mosquito Plan Sparks Debate in Florida 31 January 2015, 09:57
Some Doctors Won't See Patients with Anti-Vaccine Views 30 January 2015, 13:47
African Leaders Gather for Conflict, Ebola Talks 30 January 2015, 09:04
H5N1 Bird Flu Spreads to 11 States in Nigeria 29 January 2015, 21:00
U.N. Warns Ebola Epidemic 'Not Yet Contained' 29 January 2015, 11:10
Cambodia Bans 'Virgin Surgery' Adverts 29 January 2015, 10:59
African Union Pledges Ebola Fund, as Oxfam Calls for 'Marshall Plan' 28 January 2015, 15:53
Doping is Public Health Issue, Says World Anti-Doping Body 28 January 2015, 12:10

Technology

Aircraft Set for Minute-by-Minute Tracking 31 January 2015, 11:14
How Can Google Snap its Stock Out of its Stupor? 31 January 2015, 10:22
US Reaps $41 bn in Wireless Spectrum Auction 31 January 2015, 09:59
Panasonic Closes TV Plant in China, to Sell Mexican Factory 31 January 2015, 09:53
Google Takes Hit on Slower-than-Expected Growth 30 January 2015, 10:05
The New Candy Crush? Chinese Language Apps Make Learning a Game 30 January 2015, 09:17
Spotify to Replace Sony Streaming Music Service 29 January 2015, 09:47
Yahoo's New Path Murky after Alibaba Split 29 January 2015, 09:40
Amazon to Offer Business Email, Taking on Microsoft 29 January 2015, 09:22
Samsung Posts First Annual Profit Decline in Three Years 29 January 2015, 09:17
War Against IS Group Spreads to Twitter 28 January 2015, 20:42
Twitter Woos Users with Group Chat and Video Features 28 January 2015, 11:50

Entrepreneurship

Digital Startups in Lebanon Get a Networking & Funding Boost 20 January 2015, 12:40
Memento Photoboutique – Showcasing Photos in Innovative Ways 10 December 2014, 12:51
AMIDEAST and Citi Foundation Launch Fourth Year of Arab Women’s Entrepreneurship Project 01 December 2014, 10:59
Banking, Retail, Innovations and cyber security in the Digital Age 25 November 2014, 13:54
Kids Genius - A new learning centre for kids 07 November 2014, 16:58 1
Khoolood.com: A First of its Kind Website, Dedicated to the Memory of Those Who Left Too Soon 05 November 2014, 13:00
Announcing the 6 Finalists of Bader Startup Cup 31 October 2014, 13:13
Nadine Mneimneh – a Success Story 04 September 2014, 14:08 2
Com Fu – a Success Story 20 August 2014, 12:24
Cloud961 Magazine Turns One 09 July 2014, 11:11 3
MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Startup Competition Takes Thirty Entrepreneurs to Silicon Valley 16 June 2014, 13:30 3
Bader Launches Startup Cup Business Competition 12 May 2014, 14:40

01 February 2015, 19:42	Al-Manar: Eighteen wounded people who survived the Damascus bombing have arrived in Dahieh.
01 February 2015, 19:40	The second batch of the Lebanese pilgrims who survived the Damascus blast have arrived in Msharrafiyeh.
01 February 2015, 19:37	Hizbullah on Damascus blast: It's an evidence of the barbarity of these terrorists, whose criminal acts are serving the interests of the Zionist entity.
01 February 2015, 19:17	MTV: The convoy carrying the Lebanese citizens who survived the Damascus terrorist blast has arrived in Dahieh.
01 February 2015, 19:09	The Oshaq al-Hussein pilgrimage campaign identified the six people killed in the bus bombing as Mohammed Ahmed Meqdad, Mahdi Youssef Meqdad, Qassem Hatoum, Ali Abbas Ballouq, Shadi Houmani and Mohammed Hassan Ayyoub.
01 February 2015, 19:00	The press office of LF chief Geagea denied as totally baseless reports claiming that his convoy had come under gunfire on the Jounieh-Harissa road.
01 February 2015, 14:55	VDL (100.5): Al-Nusra Front Twitter accounts posted photos of a Saudi youth, claiming to have carried out the bus bombing Damascus.
01 February 2015, 14:48	Al-Nusra Front claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing that targeted the Lebanese bus in Damascus.
01 February 2015, 14:38	Civil Defense teams retrieved the corpse of the citizen who had drowned off the Raouche shore.
01 February 2015, 14:37	TMC: Two people were wounded in a traffic accident on the Abou Qamha main road in Hasbaya.
01 February 2015, 14:25	NNA: Security forces arrested in Shadra a suspected defector from the Syrian army, turning him over to army intelligence.
01 February 2015, 14:16	LBCI: The Damascus bombing targeted a bus transporting Lebanese Shiite travelers visiting a religious shrine in the area.
01 February 2015, 13:26	NNA: Syrian Mohammed al-Hayek was killed after being run over by a Honda vehicle in Tripoli.
01 February 2015, 13:04	Civil Defense teams saved a citizen from drowning off the Raouche coast and they are still searching for another.
01 February 2015, 11:56	VDL (93.3): Israeli jets carried out mock raids in the South, breaking the sound barrier.
01 February 2015, 10:57	Labor Minister Sejaan Qazzi to al-Jadeed: The Central Bank governor is intervening to resolve the Casino du Liban case to ensure that the rights of all employees are preserved.
01 February 2015, 10:39	VDL (93.3): Israeli jets flew at medium altitude over southern regions.
01 February 2015, 09:41	MP Ibrahim Kanaan to VDL (93.3): On the strategic level, there is no loser in the dialogue between the FPM and LF.
01 February 2015, 08:28	NNA: The army arrested at one of its Arsal checkpoints Abdul Karim al-Hujeiri for belonging to a terrorist group.
31 January 2015, 22:40	LBCI: The decision to reopen the casino will be taken after briefing the sacked employees in detail about the board of directors' decisions and the way the files will be studied, in order to avoid any "trap."
31 January 2015, 22:40	Electricite De Zahle: Gunfire targeted a transformer on the Chtaura-Zahle public road, cutting off power supply to several regions.
31 January 2015, 22:26	LBCI: AMAL Movement's representative Hisham Nasser has retracted his resignation and joined the committee tasked with reevaluating the files of the sacked casino employees.
31 January 2015, 22:13	National News Agency: The Civil Defense firefighting crews have managed to contain the blaze that erupted at the Aammiq reserve forest in western Bekaa after 3 hours of strenuous efforts.
31 January 2015, 22:04	LBCI: The FPM's representative George Nakhle withdrew his resignation after he was appointed as a member in the committee that will be formed by the casino's administration.
31 January 2015, 21:59	OTV: The casino's board of directors has formed a committee to reevaluate the file of the sacked employees.
31 January 2015, 21:52	The Bekaa's State Security dept. arrested 3 Lebanese car dealers on charges of forging the engine and vehicle identification numbers of cars, vans and pickups.
31 January 2015, 21:34	MP Walid Jumblat: I will resign from my parliamentary post at the appropriate time.
31 January 2015, 21:25	National News Agency: A collision between two vehicles erupted into a fistfight and shooting outside the Credit Libanais Bank on the Furzol road.
31 January 2015, 21:19	VDL (93.3): The army is currently repelling an infiltration attempt by the militants towards Tallat al-Hamra in Ras Baalbek's outskirts, using artillery shells and RPGs.
31 January 2015, 20:41	An army force raided specific tents at Syrian refugee encampments in the town of Qlaiaat and its vicinity without making any arrests or seizing any material.

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