The Daily Star Lebanon
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Lebanon's leading English-language newspaper. Founded in 1952.
Beirut, Lebanon
Joined August 2010
Nizar Zakka’s son appeals to Iran's president for release of his father
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Israeli warplanes strike Syria, kill 4, including children
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Iraq top Shiite scholar Sistani asks government to protect Kurds
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Elissa to retire after next album, blames ‘mafia-like’ industry
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Norway police probe disappearance of WikiLeaks associate
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Kremlin: Syria peoples' congress being 'actively discussed'
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Singer @elissakh courts controversy with show of support for @DRSAMIRGEAGEA
http://t.co/WPaEqH1Sc8
#Lebanon
http://t.co/23UJV7ppyT.
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We regret to inform our readers that due to circumstances beyond our control, we have temporarily suspended updating our website. We thank you for your understanding.
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Elissa brings to light the pain of Dany Bustros
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UEFA open disciplinary proceedings against Everton
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Protests held across Lebanon in solidarity with Palestine
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The Daily Star temporarily suspends print edition
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The Daily Star takes a stance on the situation in Lebanon in its Thursday edition.
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New Hezbollah-affiliated Health Minister Jamil Jabak announced over the weekend that his ministry would cancel its contract with any public hospital that denies a patient admission to the emergency room because of an inability to pay fees. @Saharhoury .
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US drone strike targets al-Shabab after Somalia attack
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‘Justice League’ banned in Lebanon over Gadot casting
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Jailed Catalan independence leaders lodge case with UN
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Spain's Catalonia announces October independence vote
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BREAKING: Saudi Arabia shuts local Al-Jazeera office following row with Qatar.
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Parliament approves legalization of cannabis cultivation in Lebanon
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Pakistani Christian in final court appeal against blasphemy execution
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As #LebanonProtests enter the second month and protesters block MPs from heading to Parliament, @dailystarleb will take down the paywall immediately for 24 hours.
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Anti-king banner unveiled in Barcelona ahead of attacks ceremony
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My political backers are against a forensic audit of BDL: Wazni
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Hello #Lebanon, here is today's front page: ."No offense Mr. President, #Jerusalem is the capital of #PALESTINE" .
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Top adviser: IMF wants to see action from Lebanon before talks
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AUB professor Hassan Diab secures majority of votes for PM nomination
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Prince Alwaleed bin Talal’s Beirut hotels up for sale
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Libya and Italy agree to reactivate friendship treaty to quell migration
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#Beirut protests last night:. -1000s protested in Martyrs’ Square following the blast.-Tear gas & rubber bullets shot at protesters by security forces.-728 injured, 1 policeman dead.-Protesters stormed Economy, Environment, Energy & Foreign ministries . 📸: @hasanshaaban
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Shakira urges Davos elite to nurture future leaders
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#BeirutExplosions as of now:. - 100+ dead, 4,000+ injured, 100+ still missing .- Government to declare state of emergency for two weeks.- French President Macron to visit Lebanon Thursday . Follow @DailyStarLeb for live updates. Pictures by @hasanshaaban
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Bolivia restores relations with Israel, following Morales' resignation
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Nasrallah: "Tomorrow or the day after, Daesh will join the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), beware".
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Parents thank fans at makeshift Winehouse shrine - Read abt it - http://t.co/UW32FMF - #AmyWinehouse #Celebrities #Entertainment #Photos.
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#BREAKING: US threatened to cut aid to the Lebanese Army if they went forward with their offensive against Daesh: #Nasrallah.
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Lebanon's inoculation drive to start with only 60,000 vaccines
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Merkel wants to beef up sanctions against Russia: newspaper
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Madonna raises $7.5M for Malawi, slams Trump in Miami show
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Gaza's 'Santa Claus' spreads cheer among war-weary kids http://t.co/wLzbCKMdk4
http://t.co/igJBG3ypw4.
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London terrorism suspect was on Gaza flotilla ship in 2010: sources
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Women on front lines of protests in Downtown Beirut
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Qatar's World Cup bid used 'black operations': UK report
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Interior Minister @rayaelhassan said Thursday that Lebanon was following up on any threats posed to the country’s security after reports highlighted renewed risks from militants looking to enter Lebanon from Syria. @GhinwaO .
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#NASRALLAH: #Hezbollah is one of the groups fighting terrorism. #America has failed to [prove] that #Hezbollah is a terrorist organization, so they want to label us as a criminal organization involved in drug trafficking and auto theft.
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Macron warns Iran against interference in Lebanon
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US, Gulf states want Hezbollah excluded from Lebanon government
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Air France to resume Beirut flights from June 12
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Good morning, #Lebanon! In today's paper, read about #German chancellor #Merkel's visit to #Beirut, possibilities for a #Cabinet breakthrough, and independent MP @PaulaYacoubian's take on Lebanon's current political scene and her campaign for #parliament
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Jarba insists #Iran is behind rise of #ISIS in interview with The Daily Star http://t.co/34ZuEBHdlF
http://t.co/YXNErqoxuE.
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BREAKING: 5 Iraqis,1 Yemeni barred from Cairo-New York EgyptAir flight after Trump ban: Cairo airport sources
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Palestinian envoy says US recognition of Jerusalem is 'declaring war'
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Patriarch Rai calls for raids on illegal weapons caches
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Two fans arrested as Shakira plants cedar tree in Tannourine reserve
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Merkel wants EU aid cut to Turkey for democratic backsliding
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Assault on Syria's Idlib risks 'scattering terrorists' abroad: French minister
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.@mashrou3leila headlines intimate show in a #Beirut private home to make #RefugeesWelcome.@andfinbar .
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Independent groups announce 9 lists across Lebanon
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Hezbollah: Downed Israeli F-16 marks "new strategic phase"
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On the one year anniversary of Lebanon's 🇱🇧 Oct. 17 nationwide protest movement, thousands march in #Beirut's Hamra.
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Lebanese-Armenians already grappling with the economic crisis and aftermath of the devastating Beirut explosion now find themselves consumed by the war in their ancestral homeland. Read the full dispatch from @houshigk:.
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Beirut was 'lucky', says German firm clearing blast-hit port
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Is France helping Lebanon, or trying to reconquer it?
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A life’s work shattered: stained glass artist counts cost of Beirut blast
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Baby George, born amid Beirut blast, is "light in the darkness"
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Lebanese Army shoots at Israeli drone over Adaisseh: source
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Outpouring of shock on social media at news of #GavinFord's death. The British citizen was a longtime resident of #Lebanon and fixture of morning radio. Circumstances of his death are still unclear.
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In a demonstration organized by mothers, hundreds of local residents marched between an intersection that once divided #Lebanon's Christian east and Muslim west Beirut, in rejection of sectarianism. @timourazhari reports: .
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14,000 lone children among Rohingya refugees: Bangladesh
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Good Morning Lebanon !. Here's our front page today:
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Three red double-decker buses can now be seen cruising on the streets of Beirut, starting their route at Martyrs’ Square, then visiting popular locations like the Pigeon Rocks. the chic Zaitunay Bay and the colorful steps of Mar Mikhael. By @EmCLew
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Siemens to provide free electricity to 150,000 Lebanese
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Pompeo contacts Hariri, pledges urgent US assistance to Lebanon
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Iraqi Christians celebrate in town retaken from Daesh
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BREAKING: Lebanon Army arrests top Nusra Front official in northeast border town, security source says
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Thousands of protesters gather in front of #Beirut's Port, the sight of a huge explosion on Aug. 4, on the one year anniversary of the Oct. 17 nationwide uprising.
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Less damage to ancient Palmyra than feared, Syrian antiquities chief says
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Saudi's King Salman calls for disarming Hezbollah
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Nasrallah: "The problem with Saudi Arabia is that they don’t understand that Yemenis have brains and are strong. They can produce their own weapons." #Yemen.
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