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In this November 12, 2010 file photo, Hezbollah fighters hold their party flags, as they parade during the opening of new cemetery for colleagues who died in fighting against Israel, in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Oct 9, 2014 | Opinion
The word “if” is Hezbollah’s propaganda tool to justify its involvement in Syria, pushing Lebanon’s Shi’ites, if not the whole country, into the conflict. The Shi’ite group justifies this by saying that if it had not supported the Assad regime, “Shi’ite...
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File photo of senior members of the March 14 Alliance pose for a group photograph during a news conference. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 9, 2014 | Middle East
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanese politicians are preparing for a parliamentary session on Tuesday to consider demands by public-sector workers for better pay and conditions, despite continued wrangling among Lebanese parties over the failure to elect a new president....