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Lebanese soldiers in the southern city of Sidon. (AP)

2 Killed in Armed Clash between ‘Hezbollah’ Supporters in Lebanon’s Sidon

by Youssef Diab | Oct 4, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – A dispute between owners of power generators in the Lebanese southern city of Sidon escalated on Monday into an armed clash that left two people dead before the army intervened to contain the unrest. The perpetrators were arrested as authorities in the city...

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Ahmad al-Assir speaks during a news conference at his office in Sidon, southern Lebanon, May 14, 2012. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho/File Photo

Newton’s Third Law in a Country Held Captive

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Oct 3, 2017 | Opinion

I would have preferred today to write something about the Iraqi Kurdistan referendum and its likely consequences; as it presents a true landmark regardless how one looks at it. However, the sentences passed by Lebanon’s Military Court against the hardline sheikh Ahmad...

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Lebanese leader MP Walid Jumblat. (Reuters)

Detainee Reveals ISIS Plot to Assassinate Lebanon’s Jumblat

by Youssef Diab | Oct 3, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – A Palestinian detainee in Lebanon, held on terrorism charges, revealed that the ISIS terrorist group had plotted to assassinate Druze leader MP Walid Jumblat, as well as carry out a number of attacks in the country. Imad Yassine told a court where he was...

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A photograph of a room inside Beit Beirut (house of Beirut) taken in April 2017. (AFP)

‘Beit Beirut’ Hosts ‘Healing Lebanon’ Exhibition by Zeina al-Khalil

by Vivian Haddad | Oct 2, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Beirut – “Why did the Lebanese people fight each other and commit all this cruelty against their country?” This is a question that visual artist Zeina al-Khalil has always asked herself. She did not want to surrender to this sad reality and decided to organize...

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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. (AFP)

Nasrallah Speaks of Confronting Israel as Observers Interpret his Comments as ‘Psychological War’

by Paula Astih | Oct 2, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – “Hezbollah” Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government on Sunday of pushing the region to war in Syria, Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. He called on the Jews, who migrated to Israel, to leave as “they...