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Middle East At Least 34 Dead as Rebels Try to Take Aleppo Intelligence HQ At least 20 members of regime security forces and 14 rebels were killed in an attack Wednesday on an intelligence headquarters in Syria's second ci... 04 March 2015, 19:11
Lebanon Berri Compares Lebanon to Atom: If Split, Region Will Explode Speaker Nabih Berri warned on Wednesday against plans to fragment the region, including Lebanon. He said during his weekly meeting with lawmaker... 04 March 2015, 16:13 28
World 'Tough Challenges' Remain in Iran Nuclear Talks, Says U.S. The United States said Wednesday tough challenges remained to seal a nuclear deal with Iran, vowing not to be distracted by external politics in it... 04 March 2015, 15:07
Lebanon Lavrov Meets Bassil, Voices Opposition to Foreign Meddling in Lebanese Affairs Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil held talks on Wednesday with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on the latest developments in Lebanon and the reg... 04 March 2015, 12:13 35
Middle East Iraq Forces Look to Tighten Noose around Tikrit The Iraqi army said Wednesday that its strategy for retaking the jihadist stronghold of Tikrit is to surround the city before launching an assault.... 04 March 2015, 10:38 1
World Over 30 Feared Dead in East Ukraine Mine Blast At least 10 miners were killed and 23 more were missing and feared dead in eastern Ukraine after a blast on Wednesday at an accident-prone coal min... 04 March 2015, 10:36
Lebanon Rifaat Eid Stresses: No Intention to Escalate Situation in Lebanon A leading member of the Arab Democratic Party, Rifaat Eid, stressed on Wednesday that the party has no intention to escalate the situation in Leban... 04 March 2015, 08:30 12

Lebanon

Nazarian, Petroleum Administration Say Offshore Geological Data Wasn't Handed Over to Anyone 04 March 2015, 19:54 28
Ibrahim: No Regions Impenetrable against Entry of State Security Forces 04 March 2015, 17:06 12
Kaag Meets Moqbel, Praises Army, Security Forces' Fight against Extremists 04 March 2015, 16:28 1
Army: Total of 945 Suspects Arrested in February on Terror, Criminal Charges 04 March 2015, 16:04 1
Report: Emmanuel Bonne to be Appointed French Ambassador to Beirut 04 March 2015, 08:01
Geagea Described Presidential Crisis as 'Misery,' Blames Vacuum on Iran 04 March 2015, 07:39 34
Hizbullah-Bkirki Committee Meets in Dahiyeh, Talks Focus on Presidential Vacuum 04 March 2015, 07:29 10
Mustaqbal: Hizbullah Pushing Country to Danger, Trying to Impose Presidential Candidate 03 March 2015, 21:00 27
Fugitives Ali and Rifaat Eid Attend Slain Relative's Funeral 03 March 2015, 20:39 12
Netanyahu Slams Hizbullah, Compares Mughniyeh to Bin Laden in 'Spilling American Blood' 03 March 2015, 18:45 16
Change and Reform Says Debate on New Cabinet Mechanism 'Unnecessary' 03 March 2015, 17:23 3
Kataeb: Complete Internal Stability Can't Be Achieved without a President 03 March 2015, 17:21 5

Middle East

Libya Asks U.N. to Approve Arms Contracts 04 March 2015, 20:11
Israeli Women Protest for Peace ahead of Election 04 March 2015, 19:22
Huthi Militiamen Open Fire to Disperse Yemen Protest 04 March 2015, 19:14 1
Algeria To Host Libya Crisis Talks, Says U.N. 04 March 2015, 17:47
Iranian President Says Israel 'Greatest Danger' 04 March 2015, 16:31
Israel Says Doubling Water Supplies to Gaza 04 March 2015, 16:25
Syria Rebel Defeat Deals Blow to U.S. Hopes against IS 04 March 2015, 15:53 5
Despite U.S. Rift, Experts See Poll Boost for Netanyahu 04 March 2015, 15:41
Civilians at Risk in Iraq Offensive, Rights Groups Say 04 March 2015, 15:30
Ukraine, Arab Spring Prompt EU to Review Regional Ties 04 March 2015, 15:15
Egypt Confirms Jail Terms for Police over Activist Death 04 March 2015, 15:10
Abbas Says Talks with Israel still on Table 04 March 2015, 14:47 1

World

Spain Arrests Ukraine's ex-Finance Minister 04 March 2015, 20:44
Venezuela Opposition Leader Fears Vote Will Be Scrapped 04 March 2015, 20:03
Argentine Prosecutors Appeal Dismissal of Case against President 04 March 2015, 19:19
Sunni Leader, Shiite Lawyer Shot Dead in Karachi 04 March 2015, 17:59
Merkel Warns Russia of New Sanctions if Ceasefire Violated 04 March 2015, 17:45
Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Goes on Trial 04 March 2015, 17:09
Ukraine Leader Asks Putin to Free Jailed Pilot 04 March 2015, 16:55
Azerbaijan Says Six Arrested over 'Terrorist' Plot 04 March 2015, 16:41
Mexico Nabs Zetas Drug Cartel Leader 'Z-42' 04 March 2015, 16:22
EU Defends Working with Dictatorships to Stop Migrants 04 March 2015, 15:44
Death Toll in Tanzania Flooding Hits 50 04 March 2015, 15:33
Putin Says Nemtsov Assassination a 'Disgrace' 04 March 2015, 14:42

Business

IMF Rules out Fresh Bailout for Sri Lanka 04 March 2015, 12:46
Hollande Promises New Savings to Meet 4bn-euro Brussels Demand 04 March 2015, 12:31
Report: S. Korea Finance Minister Voices Deflation Fears 04 March 2015, 09:12
Oil Prices Mixed in Asian Trade 04 March 2015, 08:49
Egyptians Race to Expand Suez Canal, Hoping for Trade Surge 04 March 2015, 08:33
S. Korea, Saudi Sign Nuclear Cooperation Memo 03 March 2015, 17:31
Flydubai's 2014 Profits Up 12.3% at $68 mn 03 March 2015, 12:38
Debt-Wracked France Sells Stake in Defence Group Safran 03 March 2015, 11:43
Barclays Bank Slides into Annual Net Loss 03 March 2015, 09:54
Indian Government, Central Bank Set Inflation Targets 03 March 2015, 09:02
Australia Orders China Group to Sell 'Illegal' Sydney Mansion 03 March 2015, 08:40
Bill Gates Still World's Richest Man, Forbes Says 02 March 2015, 16:50

Entertainment

Country Star Underwood Announces First Child 04 March 2015, 14:01
Man Charged in Deadly Stabbing of Nicki Minaj Crew Member 04 March 2015, 13:57
Hilton Brother Conrad Agrees to Plead to Assault on Flight 04 March 2015, 11:37
Young Designers Shine at Start of Paris Fashion Week 04 March 2015, 10:53
Madonna Wants 'a Drink' with French Far-Right Leader Le Pen 03 March 2015, 13:48
Report: Jennifer Lawrence to Play War Photographer 03 March 2015, 09:18
Ten Themes from Milan Fashion Week 03 March 2015, 09:01
Ethio-Jazz: Burned to the Ground but the Beat Goes on 03 March 2015, 08:57
Smog Film Goes Viral in China with 155 mn Views in One Day 02 March 2015, 12:06
Rio's 450th Birthday Bash is a Piece of Cake 02 March 2015, 11:30
Will Smith's 'Focus' Tops Box Office with $19.1 Million 02 March 2015, 11:16
Designer to the Stars Dresses Disabled Catwalk in Milan 02 March 2015, 10:26

Offbeat

New Mexico Couple Gets Engaged, then Stranded on Mountaintop 04 March 2015, 11:53
'Compulsive' French Postman Guilty of Stealing 13,000 Letters 04 March 2015, 11:48
World's Oldest Person Celebrates a Day before Turning 117 04 March 2015, 08:51
Vegas Hospital Sends Miscarried Babies to Laundry by Mistake 04 March 2015, 08:37
Woman Admits Digging up Dad's Grave in Search of 'Real Will' 03 March 2015, 10:01 1
Casting a Long Shadow: Artist Hid Lewinsky Dress in Clinton Picture 03 March 2015, 09:36
UK Coins to Feature New Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II 02 March 2015, 13:06
Joint Birthday Party for NY Couple Married 82 Years 02 March 2015, 11:04
Dude, Where's My Car: NASCAR Machine Stolen before Race 28 February 2015, 10:55
Black/Blue or White/Gold? Dress Debate Goes Viral 27 February 2015, 18:10 1
Llamas Go On the Lam in U.S., Twitter Explodes 27 February 2015, 09:19
Sugar Ray Rocker Sorry for 'Gruesome Death' Hoax 27 February 2015, 08:53

Sports

Bayern's Boateng Reveals Barcelona Offer 04 March 2015, 16:39
Leverkusen, Dortmund, Freiburg Advance in German Cup 04 March 2015, 11:44
Hawks Storm over Top of Harden-Less Rockets 04 March 2015, 11:43
Late Benteke Penalty Earns Villa 2-1 Win over West Brom 04 March 2015, 11:42
Mane the Match-Winner as Southampton Beats Palace 1-0 in EPL 04 March 2015, 11:40
Terry to Get New Chelsea Deal, Says Mourinho 03 March 2015, 15:19
Alonso to Miss Season-Opening Australian GP 03 March 2015, 14:36
10-Man Roma Salvages a 1-1 Draw with Juventus in Serie A 03 March 2015, 11:52
Johnson Suspended by Sunderland after Arrest, out on Bail 03 March 2015, 11:51
Harden Suspended 1 Game for Kicking James in the Groin 03 March 2015, 11:49
Bartoli Fuels Speculation on Possible Comeback 03 March 2015, 11:48
Nepal Official Says Human Waste on Everest a Major Problem 03 March 2015, 11:47

Culture

Egypt's Dar al-Ifta Warns Women against Marrying IS Fighters Online 04 March 2015, 18:10
Bjork Museum Retrospective Tests Boundaries of Music 04 March 2015, 11:01
Iberia Festival in U.S. Spotlights Picasso Ceramics 04 March 2015, 10:46
Washington Museums Ban Selfie Sticks 04 March 2015, 10:34
From AK47s to Drones, Afghans 'War Rugs' Reflect Bloody Decades 04 March 2015, 09:01
U.S. Billionaire Says WWII Japanese Ship Found in Philippines 04 March 2015, 08:56
Nobel Peace Committee Demotes Controversial Chairman 03 March 2015, 16:51
Car-Choked Yangon Aims to Ride the Rails to Transport Revolution 03 March 2015, 14:04
Conductor Rattle Returning to Britain to Lead LSO 03 March 2015, 14:02
Poppies to Commemorate WWI Gallipoli Campaign 03 March 2015, 09:15
Tintin Set to Go under the Hammer at Paris Auctions 02 March 2015, 12:23
15 Artworks Stolen from Chinese Museum South of Paris 02 March 2015, 11:12

Science

NASA Investigating Short Circuit on Mars Rover Curiosity 04 March 2015, 11:25
As Delhi Chokes, Pressure Grows for Indian Climate Action 04 March 2015, 11:21
Hundreds of Starving Koalas Killed in Australia 04 March 2015, 08:47
NASA Spacecraft Making First Visit to Dwarf Planet Ceres 03 March 2015, 11:05
Report: Europe Still off Mark on Sustainability Goals 03 March 2015, 11:00
Rare 'Alien of the Deep' Goblin Shark Found in Australia 03 March 2015, 10:58
Chinese Ivory Traders Find Haven Online 03 March 2015, 10:57
SpaceX Launches Two Communications Satellites 02 March 2015, 13:03
Heavy Toll as Australian Farmers Struggle Through Drought 02 March 2015, 10:05
Study: Ice Age Emperor Penguins Hit Hard by the Cold 02 March 2015, 09:54
Myanmar Finds Rare White Elephant 02 March 2015, 09:42
Solar Plane Passes New Test ahead of Planned World Tour 02 March 2015, 09:06

Health

FDA Warning: Men's Testosterone Drugs Overused 04 March 2015, 11:17
Long-term Paracetamol Use Poses Risk, Says Study 04 March 2015, 11:15
New Drugs Pose Serious Health Risks Says U.N. Body 04 March 2015, 11:13
Ubisoft Game Aims to be What the Doctor Ordered 04 March 2015, 11:12
Abou Faour Bans ZEIN Products and those Manufactured at LAVENDER SARL 03 March 2015, 13:43 2
Total Liban Re-Launches 'Road Safety' Campaign to Educate Young Lebanese 03 March 2015, 12:25
Pakistan Suspends Health Officials for Wasting Vaccines Worth $3.7 mn 03 March 2015, 11:24
Origins of AIDS Virus Strains Traced to Gorillas 03 March 2015, 10:36
Global Ebola Conference Seeks End to W.Africa Outbreak 03 March 2015, 10:24
Penis Size: Researchers Provide the Long and Short of It 03 March 2015, 10:13
N. Korea Reopens Borders after Ebola Travel Ban 03 March 2015, 10:06
3 Suspected Swine Flu Cases Detected in Tyre 02 March 2015, 16:30 10

Technology

Sony Plans to Launch Virtual-Reality Headset in 2016 04 March 2015, 11:34
Italy Adopts Plans to Shift into Internet Fast Lane 04 March 2015, 10:43
Newly Found Online Security Flaw Stems from 1990s 04 March 2015, 10:40
Build-Your-Own Google Handset Reconstructs Smartphone 04 March 2015, 09:09
Dating App Tinder Premium Plan Aims at Under-30 Crowd 03 March 2015, 11:12
Old-Economy Sectors are Now Tech, Too 03 March 2015, 10:49
Netflix to Launch in Australia, New Zealand this Month 03 March 2015, 09:38
Emerging World Drives Cheap Smartphone Boom 03 March 2015, 09:12
Twitter Working with Probe on 'IS' Threats against Founder 02 March 2015, 17:50
Wrist Action: Phone Firms Bet on 'Year of Smartwatch' 02 March 2015, 10:57
New Media, New China: Xinhua Relaunch on Barred Networks 02 March 2015, 10:01
Samsung Ditches Plastic Design with S6, HTC One Improves Camera 01 March 2015, 20:49

Entrepreneurship

Hala Zakaria's Success Story from Panda Playschool to Panda Park 18 February 2015, 16:41
PROFESSIONALS FROM DIGITAL CREATIVE SECTORS CONVENE IN BEIRUT THIS MARCH 18 February 2015, 14:52
Digital Startups in Lebanon Get a Networking & Funding Boost 20 January 2015, 12:40 1
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

04 March 2015, 18:25	TMC: Heavy traffic was reported at the Mkalles area leading to Jisr al-Basha due to an accident on the road.
04 March 2015, 15:55	The army said that a total of 945 people were arrested in February on terrorism and criminal charges.
04 March 2015, 13:33	VDL (100.5): Kataeb Party leader Amin Gemayel arrived at the Grand Serail for talks with PM Tammam Salam.
04 March 2015, 13:13	Speaker Nabih Berri's weekly meeting with lawmakers is underway at Ain el-Tineh.
04 March 2015, 12:58	State Security in the North arrested a Lebanese man wanted on several arrest warrants in the northern area of al-Haykaliyeh.
04 March 2015, 12:36	LBCI: Beirut's governor issued a decision to close all unlicensed beauty institutes in the capital.
04 March 2015, 12:02	Russian FM Sergei Lavrov after meeting Bassil in Geneva: We support Lebanon's sovereignty and oppose meddling in its internal affairs.
04 March 2015, 11:42	TMC: A person was injured when a pickup truck and a car collided under the Naqash bridge towards Antelias.
04 March 2015, 11:38	VDL (100.5): Education Minister Elias Bou Saab and a delegation of the SCC arrived at the Grand Serail to meet PM Tammam Salam for discussions on the wage scale file.
04 March 2015, 11:04	The Health Ministry raided a number of bakeries in Tripoli's Daftardar area, and took samples of meat, thyme and cheese for tests.
04 March 2015, 10:57	NNA: ISF began removing violating kiosks and car parking established on public property in Akkar's al-Abddeh.
04 March 2015, 09:25	NNA: Al-Youssef hospital administrative employees, who had been held for questioning in the baby's death, have been released.
04 March 2015, 09:21	OTV: The voices of anti-aircraft fire could be heard on the outskirts of Arsal.
04 March 2015, 09:05	MP Robert Ghanem to VDL (93.3): The intentions of the ministers on the working mechanism will become clear during the upcoming cabinet sessions.
04 March 2015, 08:41	MP Kamel al-Rifai to VDL (100.5): It is in Hizbullah's interest that the state implements a security plan in Beirut.
04 March 2015, 08:32	LBCI: Al-Youssef hospital staff in Akkar's Halba blocked the facility's main entrance to protest the arrest of several administrative employees to question them on the death of a baby.
04 March 2015, 08:18	ISF arrested 70 people for committing different crimes across Lebanon.
04 March 2015, 07:17	Gasoline prices increased by LL800.

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