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by Eyad Abu Shakra | Dec 9, 2016 | Opinion
Against the background of Syria’s debacle, Lebanon continues to wait for the birth of its first government (cabinet) under its new president Michel Aoun. Yet, Lebanon, long regarded by Hafez Al-Assad, and later Bashar Al-Assad, until 2011 as ‘Syria’s soft belly’,...
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Members of Lebanon’s Hezbollah carry the coffin of a comrade during his funeral in Baalbek, in the Lebanese Bekaa valley on May 21, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/STR)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 21, 2013 | Middle East
Washington/Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—US President Barack Obama telephoned Lebanese President Michel Suleiman yesterday to discuss developments in Syria, especially Hezbollah’s role in the ongoing crisis in Syria. A White House statement said: “President Obama stressed...
