by Sawsan Al-Abtah | Dec 4, 2013 | Middle East
Tripoli, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Lebanese army carried out a number of raids and made several arrests in the northern city of Tripoli on Tuesday, following recent clashes between the Alawite minority and the Sunni majority in the city. The Lebanese army command said: “Due...
by Sawsan Al-Abtah | Oct 27, 2013 | Middle East
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The civil war in Syria continues to take its toll on Lebanon, with a spate of clashes between Sunni opponents and Shi’ite supporters of the regime of Bashar Al-Assad erupting over the last week in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli. Violence...