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Syrian refugee children who arrived with their families from Damascus, eat fruits under a tent at the Majdal Anjar refugee camp in Bekaa Valley near the Syrian border in eastern Lebanon, on September 9, 2013. (Reuters)

Opinion: Lebanon’s Sunni-Shi’ite ‘Sushi’

by Diana Moukalled | Nov 26, 2013 | Opinion

A young, modern, married couple sits calmly on a sofa with their baby between them. The father is holding up a piece of paper that reads “I am Shia” while the mother holds up one that reads “I am Sunni.” The child, sitting between his parents, is holding...

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Lebanese Army soldiers with sniffer dogs take part in a military parade to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Lebanon’s independence, in downtown Beirut November 22, 2013. (REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir)

Lebanon: Authorities thwart a bomb attack

by Nazeer Rida | Nov 23, 2013 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Lebanese military defused a car bomb in Eastern Beqaa on Friday, only days after a double suicide bombing near the Iranian embassy killed at least 25 people and injured over 150, a military source told Asharq Al-Awsat. Speaking on the...

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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

by Sawsan Al-Abtah | Nov 23, 2013 | Opinion

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...