''Lebanonwire'' was an

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news portal headquartered in

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, Lebanon and established in 1999. It provided news about Lebanon,

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and other parts of the world. It was stopped in 2015.

History

''Lebanonwire'' was launched by Lebanon Wire Enterprise in 1999. Lebanon Wire Enterprise was also the publisher of the news portal which has an independent stance. Farid Chedid was the

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of ''Lebanonwire''.

Content

''Lebanonwire'' provided latest news about Lebanon, the Middle East and the world based on nearly 3600 sources as well as in-depth analysis of the news.

References

External links

Official website
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