Every single time I lift the bar, I'm just lifting my country up': Shiva Karout's quest for powerlifting glory
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Shiva Karout says that the best moment of his life lasted just 17 seconds.
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The boxing championships aimed at 'disrupting homophobia
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The boxing championships aimed at 'disrupting homophobia
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Lebanon's national basketball team gives crisis-stricken country a
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Lebanon's national basketball team gives crisis-stricken country a
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Guest Feature: Farah Bazzi - by Danny Hajjar
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The boxing championships aimed at 'disrupting homophobia
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The boxing championships aimed at 'disrupting homophobia
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Lebanon's national basketball team gives crisis-stricken country a