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        <title>Lebanese ex-minister jailed for 13 years on terror charges</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/lebanese-ex-minister-jailed-for-13-years-on-terror-charges/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2016 10:16:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Michel Samaha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lebanon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jail sentence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Former Assad adviser Michel Samaha sentenced to hard labor for transporting explosives from Syria for attacks in Lebanon</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/lebanese-ex-minister-jailed-for-13-years-on-terror-charges/">Lebanese ex-minister jailed for 13 years on terror charges</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Lebanon splinters over &#8216;Orthodox&#8217; law</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/lebanon-splinters-over-orthodox-law/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Arabic media review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lebanon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lebanon-Syria relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walid Jumblatt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mohammed Morsi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hosni Mubarak]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bashar al-Assad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michel Samaha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ali Mamlouk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michel Sleiman]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Ex-Lebanese minister faces execution and Egypt offers Mubarak cronies amnesty</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/lebanon-splinters-over-orthodox-law/">Lebanon splinters over &#8216;Orthodox&#8217; law</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Judge indicts Lebanese, Syrian officials in bomb plot</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/judge-indicts-lebanese-syrian-officials-in-bomb-plot/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:18:18 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beirut]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michel Samaha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ali Mamlouk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lebanon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bashar al-Assad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syrian humanitarian crisis]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Charges state that former minister moved explosives from Syria to Lebanon in his personal car</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/judge-indicts-lebanese-syrian-officials-in-bomb-plot/">Judge indicts Lebanese, Syrian officials in bomb plot</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Lebanon issues arrest warrant for Syrian official</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/lebanon-issues-arrest-warrant-for-syrian-official/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:24:43 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ali Mamlouk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michel Samaha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wissam al-Hassan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bashar al-Assad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lebanese-Syrian border]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Head of Syria's national security council and an aide were allegedly involved in a wave of domestic attacks </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/lebanon-issues-arrest-warrant-for-syrian-official/">Lebanon issues arrest warrant for Syrian official</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Morsi&#8217;s goodwill falls short</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/morsis-goodwill-falls-short/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arabic media review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bashar al-Assad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mohammed Morsi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ahmet Davutoglu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michel Samaha]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=309712</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>In Damascus, fighting approaches the presidential palace as Europe steps up pressure </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/morsis-goodwill-falls-short/">Morsi&#8217;s goodwill falls short</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Calm returns to Lebanon as troops deploy</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/calm-returns-to-lebanon-as-troops-deploy/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wissam al-Hassan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ashraf Rifi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beirut]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rafik Hariri]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saad Hariri]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michel Samaha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ali Mamlouk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bashar al-Assad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shiite Islam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alawites]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Najib Mikati]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hezbollah]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michel Sleiman]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Beiruit streets quiet two days after funeral of slain general</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/calm-returns-to-lebanon-as-troops-deploy/">Calm returns to Lebanon as troops deploy</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Lebanese soldiers stave off Beirut mob trying to storm government compound</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/shots-fired-at-protesters-trying-to-storm-government-compound-in-beirut/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2012 15:41:08 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wissam al-Hassan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michel Samaha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lebanon-Syria relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bashar al-Assad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Najib Mikati]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hezbollah]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anthony Labaki]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phalange Party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rafik Hariri]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ali Mamlouk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saad Hariri]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fouad Siniora]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syrian civil war]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michel Sleiman]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Officers fire teargas at unruly protesters as tens of thousands gather for funeral of slain intel chief</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/shots-fired-at-protesters-trying-to-storm-government-compound-in-beirut/">Lebanese soldiers stave off Beirut mob trying to storm government compound</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Beirut braces for unrest as thousands gather for intel official&#8217;s funeral</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/thousands-gather-for-lebanese-officials-funeral/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2012 11:49:54 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wissam al-Hassan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michel Samaha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lebanon-Syria relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bashar al-Assad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Najib Mikati]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hezbollah]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anthony Labaki]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phalange Party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rafik Hariri]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ali Mamlouk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syrian civil war]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michel Sleiman]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Four reported wounded by sniper fire in Tripoli</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/thousands-gather-for-lebanese-officials-funeral/">Beirut braces for unrest as thousands gather for intel official&#8217;s funeral</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Shock and anger in Beirut</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/shock-and-anger-in-beirut/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2012 11:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arabic media review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wissam al-Hassan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Najib Mikati]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saad Hariri]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abdullah Iskandar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lakhdar Brahimi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ali Abdullah Saleh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amir Sabah al-Ahmad Sabah]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kuwait]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Israel-Egypt relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Atef Salem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michel Samaha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walid Muallem]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=256430</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>Damascus ignores a plea for ceasefire and Kuwait heads for controversial elections in December </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/shock-and-anger-in-beirut/">Shock and anger in Beirut</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>With cross-border attacks, kidnappings and sabotage, Assad tries to deflect attention to Lebanon</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-cross-border-attacks-kidnappings-and-sabotage-assad-tries-to-deflect-attention-to-lebanon/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 19:56:08 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rafik Hariri]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lebanon-Syria relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bashar al-Assad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Free Syrian Army]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hassan Miqdad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Irshad Hurmuzlu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hezbollah]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PKK Kurdistan Workers Party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michel Samaha]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Syrian regime's desperate survival strategy also involves stirring up trouble with Turkey</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-cross-border-attacks-kidnappings-and-sabotage-assad-tries-to-deflect-attention-to-lebanon/">With cross-border attacks, kidnappings and sabotage, Assad tries to deflect attention to Lebanon</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>High-ranking Lebanese collaborator shocks Arab press</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/high-ranking-lebanese-collaborator-shocks-arab-press/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2012 11:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arabic media review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ali Salem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ali Mamlouk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rafah]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Egypt-Hamas relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lakhdar Brahimi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michel Samaha]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>An Egyptian columnist says demonization of Israel has blinded leaders to realities on the ground  </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/high-ranking-lebanese-collaborator-shocks-arab-press/">High-ranking Lebanese collaborator shocks Arab press</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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