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Smoke rises from the Ain el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon, February 28, 2017. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho

ISIS Has Growing Number of Sympathizers in Lebanon’s Ain el-Hilweh Camp

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 27, 2017 | Features

Beirut – The recent clashes in the Ain el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon revealed security pockets that extremists have taken up as safe havens and that are harboring fugitives wanted by Lebanese authorities. They also revealed dozens of...

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Palestinians carry belongings as they flee clashes in the Ain el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon. (Reuters)

Final Efforts underway to Form Ain el-Hilweh’s New Joint Palestinian Security Force

by Paula Astih | Mar 10, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – Palestinian factions and concerned Lebanese forces are exerting efforts to overcome the last remaining obstacles that are standing in the way of the formation of the new joint Palestinian security force in the volatile Ain el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp...

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Soldiers at the entrance to the Ain el-Hilweh camp in Sidon. (AFP)

‘Ain el-Hilweh’… Time Bomb Threatening Lebanon

by Paula Astih | Mar 6, 2017 | Features

Beirut – Ain el-Hilweh camp for Palestinian refugees that lies near the southern city of Sidon has been considered one of the most complicated issues for both the Lebanese state and Palestinian factions. Despite all the efforts they have exerted, the Lebanese...

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Ambulance leaves Ain el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp. Reuters

Objections in Ain el-Hilweh to the Performance of Palestinian Factions

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 1, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-The security situation at the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh is stable following the Lebanese army’s arrest of Imad Yassine, the emir of ISIS at the shantytown, last week. The Palestinian factions are calling for better cooperation with security...