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A Lebanese boy stands on his balcony next of a large portrait of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah at the site of a car bombing in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Wednesday, January 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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Security forces carry flags and ride horses as they take part in a military parade to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Lebanon’s independence, in downtown Beirut November 22, 2013. (REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir)
Opinion: Lebanon after the bombs
Al-Qaeda should regret what it did in Beirut on Tuesday, but that regret will not be because the bloodthirsty organization is suddenly troubled by its conscience. Rather, Al-Qaeda will regret the twin suicide bombings—which are the first of their kind in Lebanon, in...Caption:
Lebanese Army investigators inspect at the site of a car bomb explosion in Dahieh, a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday, August 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Lebanese government takes control of security in Dahieh
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Lebanese government has decided to take over responsibility for security in the Hezbollah stronghold of Dahieh, in southern Beirut. Hundreds of security officers will be deployed in the area, which has become a major security issue...Caption:
Protesters loyal to the Shi’ite Muslim Al-Houthi group, also known as Ansarullah, hold posters of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad (R) and Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah during a demonstration to show their support to al-Assad, in Sanaa September 13, 2013. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah (YEMEN – Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)