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Lebanon: 2nd Arab Blogger Meeting Planned

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009 @ 21:00 UTC

by Amira Al Hussaini

Countries:: Lebanon
Topics:: Cyber-Activism, Internet & Telecoms
Languages:: English
Special:: Announcements, Blogger News

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Líbano: Planeado el 2do. encuentro de bloggers árabes

Arab bloggers from 19 countries will meet in Beirut from December 7 to 12. Check out the event's website for updates on the Social Arab Web: 2nd Arab Bloggers Meeting.

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