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Clashes continue in Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp despite agreed ceasefire (Ali Hashisho/Reuters)

Lebanon: Ceasefire Agreements Stumbling in Ain al-Hilweh

by Paula Astih | Aug 22, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut– Successive ceasefire agreements in Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon since last Thursday have failed to restore security in the area. The latest agreement was reached on Monday afternoon through a decision by the Palestinian...

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Meeting of Palestinian factions’ political command in Sidon on Tuesday/NNA

Lebanon: Bilal Badr under Protection of ‘Fatah Al-Islam’

by Paula Astih | Apr 12, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- Clashes in the Ain el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon came to a halt on Tuesday after Lebanese and Palestinian parties forced the Fatah Movement to accept a deal that ends the clashes with the “Bilal Badr” group. The deal stipulates...

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Smoke rises during clashes in Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian camp near Sidon/ AFP

Lebanon: ‘Ain Al-Hilweh’ Camp Clashes Alert of Expanding

by Paula Astih | Apr 11, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – The current fighting in the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian camp in south Lebanon alerts of further developing amid attempts to form additional movements of extremist forces inside the camp to confront the Fatah Movement. Clashes erupted on Friday night...

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Some residents have fled Ain al-Hilweh due to clashes in the area during the past couple of days [Reuters]

Security Tensions Rise in Palestinian Refugee Camp as Mahmoud Abbas Visits Beirut

by Paula Astih | Feb 24, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- Tension has escalated in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp, Ain al-Hilweh, with the arrival of President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas to Beirut. Abbas is scheduled for a three-day visit to Beirut. Extremist armed factions nestled in the...

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Smoke billows in the Ain El-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp near Sidon, Lebanon, on August 23, 2015 (AFP Photo/Mahmoud Zayyat)

Car Bomb kills Palestinian Official in Lebanon’s Sidon

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 12, 2016 | Middle East

A car bomb exploded in the southern Lebanon city of Sidon, killing an official from the Palestinian Fatah movement on Tuesday, an official from the group said. Photographs of the blast site near a Palestinian refugee camp showed scorched body parts lying near a car in...