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In this Nov. 19, 2013, file photo, a man runs in front of a burned car at the scene where two deadly explosions struck near the Iranian Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File).
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Members of the Lebanese army stand guard by a poster of Mohamad Chatah, who was assassinated on Friday by a car bomb, during his funeral procession at Martyrs’ Square in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, December 29, 2013. Angry mourners chanted against Hezbollah as they buried Chatah, who was critical of the Shi’ite militia. The Arabic words on the poster in the background read: “A moderate martyr.” (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Lebanon: Calls to exclude Hezbollah from government
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanese politicians called for Hezbollah to be excluded from any future government, ahead of former finance minister Mohamad Chatah’s funeral on Sunday. Chatah had been a staunch critic of both the Syrian government and Hezbollah, with many...Caption:
A Lebanese army soldier stands guard at the scene where a car bomb went off near a Hezbollah base near the Baalbek region, eastern Lebanon, early Tuesday, December 17, 2013. The Lebanese army and officials said, the latest in a wave of deadly attacks that have targeted the Shiite militant group’s interests in Lebanon. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Lebanon: Car bomb explodes at Hezbollah checkpoint
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—A Hezbollah checkpoint in east Lebanon was the target of a car bombing on Tuesday, the first incident of its kind in the Beqaa region, scene of a number of other recent attacks on targets associated with the organization. The bombing was also...Caption:
Fighters from Islamist Syrian rebel group Al-Nusra Front carry their weapons as they move in Nqareen area near Aleppo November 12, 2013 (Reuters/Mahmoud Hebbo)
Interior Minister warns of danger of Syrian jihadists in Lebanon
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanese Interior Minister Marwan Charbel said on Sunday there were jihadist militants linked to Syrian rebel groups at large in the country. “The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is present in Lebanon in the form of individuals,” Charbel...Caption:
A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on September 19, 2013, shows Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad gesturing during an interview with Fox News in the capital, Damascus. (AFP PHOTO/HO/SANA)