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Lebanon Efforts Underway to Show Media Solidarity with Mosul's Christians Efforts are underway in order to show solidarity among the Lebanese media towards the Christians in the Iraqi city of Mosul in light of their perse... 31 July 2014, 08:25 9
Lebanon Berri Denies Addressing Parliamentary Elections with Political Powers, Prioritizes Presidential Poll Speaker Nabih Berri stressed on Thursday that he didn't tackle the extension of the parliament's term with any political party, pointing out that t... 31 July 2014, 07:57 2
Lebanon Israeli Troops Free Lebanese Shepherd a Day after his Abduction Israeli troops handed a Lebanese shepherd over to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon a day after kidnapping him, the National News Agency ... 31 July 2014, 07:33 1
Middle East Israel Strikes Kill 7 on Day 24 of Gaza Conflict Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip early Wednesday killed seven people, medics said, bringing to 1,364 the Palestinian death toll from a blood... 31 July 2014, 07:00 1
World Female Bomber Kills 6 in Nigeria, 10-Year-Old with Explosives Held A female suicide bomber killed six people at a college campus in Nigeria's Kano city on Wednesday, the fourth time Boko Haram Islamists were suspec... 30 July 2014, 17:41 7

Lebanon

Army Detains Six Syrians over Suspicious Links to Armed Groups 31 July 2014, 09:13 2
Report: Takfiri Groups Seeking Abduction of Civilians in Exchange for Roumieh Inmates 31 July 2014, 09:07 13
Debate over New Pay Hike Ongoing as Jumblat Calls for a Balanced Formula 31 July 2014, 08:16 4
Report: Cabinet to Convene on Weekly Basis to Tackle Pressing Issues 31 July 2014, 07:58
2 Rockets Fired from Border Area Fall near Hermel 30 July 2014, 20:14 1
Lebanese Delegation in Mali Trying to Transfer AH5017 Victims' Bodies despite 'Difficulties' 30 July 2014, 19:43 1
Massive Attack Dedicate Lebanon Gig to Gaza Children 30 July 2014, 16:00 8
Ex-MP Hbous in Critical Condition after Accidentally Shooting Self 30 July 2014, 14:00 11
Lebanese in Abidjan Succumbs to Wounds after Sustaining Gunshot Injuries 30 July 2014, 11:59 10
Israeli Army Unit Kidnaps Shepherd from Shebaa 30 July 2014, 09:02 13
Army Arrests Syrians Linked to Nusra Front 30 July 2014, 08:59 24
Chamoun Slams Aoun as Conspirator against Christians, Says Extending Parliament's Term 'Necessary Evil' 30 July 2014, 08:19 78

Middle East

Syria Kurdish-Jihadist Battle Kills 49 31 July 2014, 12:07
Iran's Quds Force Scoffs at Calls to Disarm Hamas 31 July 2014, 10:26 2
NYTimes: U.S. Suicide Bomber in Syria Came Home before Attack 31 July 2014, 08:16
Israel Mobilizes 16,000 More Reservists 31 July 2014, 07:49 1
Philippines Urges Nationals Out of Libya after Beheading, Rape 31 July 2014, 07:23
West has Little Room for Maneuver as Libya Burns 31 July 2014, 07:17
U.S. Restocks Israel with Ammunition 31 July 2014, 07:01 1
Syria Army Shelling near Damascus Kills 12 31 July 2014, 06:58
U.S. Slams Gaza Strike, 'Crazy' Israeli Attacks on Kerry 31 July 2014, 06:54
Morocco King Deplores 'Social Inequality' 30 July 2014, 22:46 2
U.S. Says Israeli Criticism of Kerry 'Offensive, Absurd' 30 July 2014, 22:05 3
Bolivia Declares Israel a Terrorist State 30 July 2014, 21:37 6

World

Turks in Germany Vote in Presidential Poll 31 July 2014, 12:11
Ukraine Announces Halt to Offensive over MH17 Probe 31 July 2014, 12:10
France Moves to Disband Radical Jewish Group 31 July 2014, 11:54
Thai Military Arrest Army General for Extortion 31 July 2014, 11:03
25 in Indonesia Dead in Eid Boat Sinkings 31 July 2014, 10:50
Australia Urged to Come Clean on Asylum-Seekers' Mental Health 31 July 2014, 10:22
S. Korea Soldiers Charged over Death of Conscript 31 July 2014, 09:56
Ex-Spy Litvinenko Death Inquiry to Open in Britain 31 July 2014, 09:52
George W. Bush Writes Book about Father 31 July 2014, 09:39 1
19 Bathers Drown, 4 Missing in Rough Seas Off Karachi 31 July 2014, 09:28
Accord Aims to Block Migrants Boarding 'La Bestia' Train 31 July 2014, 09:26
Rescuers Battle Rain in Search for India Landslide Victims 31 July 2014, 08:25

Business

Toshiba Q1 Net Profit Surges 68.7 Percent 31 July 2014, 10:54
Sony Posts $261 Mn Net Profit in Q1 on PS4 Sales, Weak Yen 31 July 2014, 10:24
Japan's Nintendo Shares Plunge More than 6.0 Percent 31 July 2014, 09:48
Samsung Posts 19.6 Percent Fall in Q2 Net Profit 31 July 2014, 09:39
Airbus Says No Room for More Talks in Cancelled Japan Jet Deal 31 July 2014, 09:15
Argentina Defaults as 'Vulture Talks' Fail 31 July 2014, 09:14
Angry Yemenis Protest against Fuel Price Hikes 30 July 2014, 13:06
Spain Economic Growth at Fastest Pace since 2007 30 July 2014, 12:36
Nintendo Posts $97 mn Quarterly Net Loss on Higher Costs 30 July 2014, 11:00
Argentina in 11th-hour Talks as Default Looms 30 July 2014, 08:24
Colombia Urges Investment Boost, Trade Agreement with Japan 30 July 2014, 07:51
Argentina Hopes for Last-Minute Exit as Default Looms 29 July 2014, 16:54

Entertainment

Contract Dispute Delays 'Big Bang' Production 31 July 2014, 09:40
Paramount Apologizes after Ninja Turtles Poster Recalls 9/11 31 July 2014, 09:33
Groundbreaking Set for Graceland Hotel 31 July 2014, 09:27
At Skywalker Ranch, the 'Force' of George Lucas is Everywhere 31 July 2014, 09:08
Doutzen Kroes Welcomes Daughter Myllena Mae 30 July 2014, 19:03
Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem Sign Open Letter Condemning Israel for Gaza 'Genocide' 30 July 2014, 15:31 6
Maggie Gyllenhaal Glows as 'The Honorable Woman' 30 July 2014, 10:31
'Guardians' Blasts Marvel in a Different Direction 30 July 2014, 10:29
At Least 24 Dead in Guinea Rap Concert Stampede 30 July 2014, 07:48
Celebrities Stir Passions with Gaza Views 30 July 2014, 07:19
Reports: Shakira Expecting Second Child 29 July 2014, 15:45
Movie Review: Lucy (2014) 29 July 2014, 10:54 1

Offbeat

China Cultural Revolution 'Hero' to Make $30 Mn from IPO 31 July 2014, 10:58
U.S. Spy Agency Patents Car Seat for Kids 31 July 2014, 09:11
U.S. Gourmet Burger Spot Puts Donut in its Place 31 July 2014, 09:04
Woman Strips Naked to Hug Mandela Statue in S.Africa 30 July 2014, 13:16
Ticket me Elmo? NYC Mulls Law for Impersonators 30 July 2014, 12:42
Rebel Chief in East Ukraine Bans Swearing 30 July 2014, 12:20 1
Elegant Louvre Garden in Paris Infested with Rats 30 July 2014, 10:34 1
Australian Airline Passengers Told to Flush Drugs 30 July 2014, 08:06
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

Sports

Liverpool Edge Man City on Penalties in Friendly 31 July 2014, 10:00 1
Some 'Licking their Chops' at Nadal Absence 31 July 2014, 09:56
Serena on Song in WTA Return at Stanford 31 July 2014, 09:49
Bosh Officially Re-Signs with Heat 31 July 2014, 09:42
Lukaku Joins Everton in Club Record £28m Deal 31 July 2014, 09:40
Argentine Football President Julio Grondona Dies 30 July 2014, 21:03
Ferdinand: Rooney Right for England Captaincy 30 July 2014, 13:03
Pitch Invasion as Roma Beats Real Madrid 30 July 2014, 12:07
Renard in Three-Way Race to Coach Ivory Coast 30 July 2014, 10:38
Venus Advances at Stanford with Serena Up Next 30 July 2014, 07:42
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

Culture

Seventy Years on, Poles still Deeply Moved by Warsaw Uprising 31 July 2014, 09:51
China Promises to Remove Urban-Rural Registration Divide 31 July 2014, 09:22
Isolated Indigenous Make Contact with Outside World in Brazil 31 July 2014, 08:53
S.Africa Shantytown Forces Anti-Apartheid Museum to Close 31 July 2014, 08:48
Hindenburg, 80 Years On, Still Divides Germany 31 July 2014, 08:47
Uganda Activists Launch Court Bid to Overturn anti-Gay Law 30 July 2014, 15:34
Over 100 Japanese Students Evicted from Dorm for Drinking 30 July 2014, 14:40
Wine Cup Used by Pericles Found in Commoner's Grave 30 July 2014, 13:02
Family Says it Found Gold from 1700s Spanish Shipwreck 30 July 2014, 07:39
Films Help Lebanese Come to Terms with Dark Past 30 July 2014, 07:10 10
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

Science

Thai Airways Bans Shark Fin from Cargo Flights 30 July 2014, 20:59
Milky Weigh: Scientists Take Weight of the Galaxy 30 July 2014, 20:56
Riddle of Bulging Moon Solved at Last 30 July 2014, 20:06
Europe Launches Last Resupply Ship to Space Station 30 July 2014, 07:22
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

Health

Japan's Smoking Rate Drops to Record Low 31 July 2014, 09:32
Drug-Resistant Malaria Spreading Fast in SE Asia 31 July 2014, 09:03
Ebola Discoverer Says Would Sit Next to Victim on Train 31 July 2014, 09:01
Liberia Shuts Schools in Battle against Ebola 30 July 2014, 22:44
Fatigue, Fear Are Daily Lot of Ebola Fighters 30 July 2014, 20:39
EU Ready for Ebola Threat 30 July 2014, 16:22
Pacific Launches Flab Fight in World's Fattest Region 30 July 2014, 07:46
India's Meth Addiction Grows as Criminals Tap Chemical Hub 30 July 2014, 07:24
Fruit and Veg: Five-a-Day is OK, Says Study 30 July 2014, 07:12
Airlines Could Face New Protocols to Curb Ebola Spread 30 July 2014, 07:02
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

Technology

China's Alibaba Potentially to Invest in Snapchat 31 July 2014, 10:55
Country Web Domains Can't be Seized 31 July 2014, 08:59
Pinterest Buys Startup with Image Organizing Skills 31 July 2014, 08:57
Microsoft Challenging U.S. on Overseas Data 31 July 2014, 08:56
Britain to Trial Driverless Cars from 2015 30 July 2014, 14:28
Microsoft Says Complies with Law in China amid Probe 30 July 2014, 08:48
Escaping Email: Inspired Vision or Hallucination? 30 July 2014, 07:58
Twitter Flies on Surprisingly Strong Numbers 30 July 2014, 07:29
Canada Says China Hacked Science Agency Computers 30 July 2014, 07:18
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

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

31 July 2014, 11:04	Gasoline prices decreased by LL400 and diesel by lL200.
31 July 2014, 09:30	MP Fadi Karam to Future TV: If Hizbullah agreed to allow Geagea to reach the presidency post then it has changed its perspective.
31 July 2014, 09:27	Security forces arrested 21 individuals throughout Lebanon for committing various crimes.
31 July 2014, 09:03	MP Walid Sukkarieh to VDL (93.3): Terrorism is the greatest security challenge in Lebanon and we demand the army be granted sufficient support to fight it.
31 July 2014, 08:55	The army detained six Syrians in the eastern town of Arsal over suspicious links to armed groups.
31 July 2014, 08:36	MP Farid al-Khazen to VDL (100.5): We are seeking to hold the presidential elections as soon as possible.
31 July 2014, 08:31	MP Jamal al-Jarrah to VDL (100.5): Positive consultations are looming regarding the new pay hike for public employees.
31 July 2014, 07:30	The UNIFIL handed over to Lebanese security forces shepherd Ismail Khalil Nabaa, who was kidnapped by Israeli army.
30 July 2014, 22:45	The army confirmed in a statement that two rockets fired from the Eastern Mountain Belt had landed in the vicinity of Hermel without causing casualties.
30 July 2014, 20:08	LBCI: Reservation is surrounding the investigation in Air Algerie plane's crash, and what has been revealed is that it dropped very fast, hitting the ground and then it crashed.
30 July 2014, 19:52	MTV: The August 12 parliamentary session dedicated for electing a new president will not be different from the previous ones; there will be no quorum and no president.
30 July 2014, 19:52	MTV: A discussion will kick off tomorrow over extending the mandate of the parliament, which has become a fait accompli.
30 July 2014, 19:50	LF MP George Adwan to Future TV: We will remain stuck in the obstruction phase and FPM leader General Aoun must offer concessions to end the obstruction.
30 July 2014, 19:42	Al-Mayadeen: Two rockets fired from the Eastern Mountain Range have landed in the vicinity of the town of Hermel.
30 July 2014, 18:19	TMC: Four people were wounded in a traffic accident on the Aramta main road.
30 July 2014, 17:47	NNA: A huge fire erupted in the southern town of Maghdouche as residents called for aid to extinguish it.
30 July 2014, 16:06	Albert Haykal Hospital: Former MP Hbous is still in the ICU and he is in very critical condition.
30 July 2014, 14:25	NNA: A Syrian woman was shot in her leg during a dispute in an encampment for Syrian refugees in Arsal.
30 July 2014, 14:05	The Red Cross transported one person to hospital when a vehicle plunged into the Antelias river.
30 July 2014, 14:00	Al-Jadeed: Former MP Hbous passed away.
30 July 2014, 13:25	LBCI: Ex-MP Hbous was injured when he mistakenly shot himself in the head while handling his gun.
30 July 2014, 13:10	LBCI: Former MP Ahmed Hbous was in critical condition at a hospital in Koura after he was shot in the head.
30 July 2014, 12:59	Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi contacted Speaker Berri, PM Salam, Grand Mufti Qabbani, and VP of the Higher Islamic Shiite Council Qabalan on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.

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