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Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil speaks during a press conference on March 24, 2014 in Kuwait city as part of his visit to attend the Annual Arab Summit. (AFP Photo/Yasser Al-Zayyat)

Lebanon calls for support for army to counter Syria fallout

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 24, 2014 | Middle East

Kuwait, Reuters—Lebanon’s foreign minister called on Arab countries on Monday to support the Lebanese army to counter fallout from the Syrian conflict, which he said threatened to tear the country apart. Around 1 million Syrian refugees have fled to Lebanon, a...

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Lebanese army soldiers deployed on the streets of Sidon, southern Lebanon, December 16, 2013. On Sunday gunmen attacked two army checkpoints outside the southern Lebanese city, killing a soldier and wounding three others. (Reuters/Ali Hashisho)

Lebanon: Army attacked by suicide bombers for first time

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 17, 2013 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—A double suicide bombing rocked the Lebanese city of Sidon on Sunday, the first time suicide bombers have targeted the Lebanese military. One soldier was killed and two others wounded as a result, according to the Lebanese authorities. The four...

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Lebanese army soldiers guard the entrance of the Bilal bin Rabah mosque in the Abra district of the southern city of Sidon on June 25, 2013. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID

Lebanese army controls Sidon as Assir flees

by Nazeer Rida | Jun 25, 2013 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Lebanese army took control of the headquarters of radical Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Al-Assir in Sidon on Monday after two days of fighting. The Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) said the army took control of the buildings surrounding...