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This file photo taken on June 14, 2013 shows tents at the Arsal refugee camp in the Lebanese Bekaa valley. AFP PHOTO / JOSEPH EID

Arsal Operation Takes Legal Path…Presidential Efforts to Solve Syrian Refugees Crisis

by Caroline Akoum | Jul 7, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- The “Arsal operation” took on Thursday a legal path at the Lebanese army command in response to calls made by human rights organizations for an independent investigation after fears that four Syrian nationals, who died while in custody, had been physically...

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Lebanese Army soldiers patrol a street at the entrance of the border town of Arsal, in eastern Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, June 30, 2017. Reuters/Hassan Abdallah

Five Suicide Bombers Attack Lebanese Army, Aoun Calls for Vigilance

by Caroline Akoum | Jul 1, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- Five suicide bombers blew themselves up as Lebanese army forces raided on Friday Syrian refugee encampments in eastern Lebanon’s Arsal area. One child was killed and a number of soldiers were injured, the Lebanese Army Command said in a statement. The five...

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MP Nawwaf al-Moussawi. (NNA)

Lebanese Officials Slam ‘Hezbollah’ Threat to Turn to Iran Revolutionary Guards in New Israel War

by Caroline Akoum | Jun 29, 2017 | Uncategorized

Beirut – “Hezbollah” MP Nawwaf al-Moussawi created an uproar in Lebanon when he threatened that the party would resort to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards should a new war erupt with Israel. The reactions to the remarks have been limited to certain factions of the...

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Protesters wave Lebanese national flags during a demonstration against proposed tax increase, in front of the government palace in Beirut, Lebanon March 19, 2017. (Reuters)

Lebanon: Electoral Law Preserves Domination of Traditional Political Parties

by Caroline Akoum | Jun 16, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – As the features of the Lebanese parliament’s political distribution become more defined with the adoption of the new proportional representation electoral law, which divides the country into 15 electoral districts, small blocs and candidates, who do not...

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Ancient City of Damascus (Syrian Arab Republic)

Damascus’ Contours Distorted in a Wave of Iran-Arranged Demographic Change

by Caroline Akoum | Jun 12, 2017 | Features

Beirut- Living in whatever war left behind in terms of economic devastation, Samer’s residence in Old Damascus, Syria, plunged into darkness. His family was told that the later-controlled fire was caused by a short circuit. And thereon a relentless Syrian real-estate...