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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)

Lebanese Hezbollah intensifies security measures in Dahieh

by Nazeer Rida | Jan 28, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Hezbollah has intensified its security measures in the Dahieh district of Beirut, the party’s stronghold, after receiving information from residents that a number of booby-trapped cars had entered the area. The Shi’ite militant group increased...

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Lebanese army soldiers deployed on the streets of Sidon, southern Lebanon, December 16, 2013. On Sunday gunmen attacked two army checkpoints outside the southern Lebanese city, killing a soldier and wounding three others. (Reuters/Ali Hashisho)

Lebanon: Army attacked by suicide bombers for first time

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 17, 2013 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—A double suicide bombing rocked the Lebanese city of Sidon on Sunday, the first time suicide bombers have targeted the Lebanese military. One soldier was killed and two others wounded as a result, according to the Lebanese authorities. The four...

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Lebanese Interior Minister Marwan Charbel (C) speaks to soldiers in Beirut’s southern suburbs September 23, 2013 (REUTERS/Sharif Karim)

Interior minister says Lebanon facing five main dangers in 2014

by Michel Abu Najm | Nov 21, 2013 | Middle East

Paris, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanese Interior Minister Marwan Charbel warned on Wednesday that 2014 could bring more crises for the country, already reeling from the fallout of the war in neighboring Syria and its own turbulent internal politics. Speaking to Asharq...

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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

by Caroline Akoum | Sep 22, 2013 | Middle East

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...

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Members of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party hold portraits of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during a demonstration supporting his regime and against a possible military strike in Syria on September 8, 2013 in Beirut. AFP (PHOTO / ANWAR AMRO ANWAR AMRO)

Lebanese permission needed for use of airspace in missile attack, say experts

by Nazeer Rida | Sep 10, 2013 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—An attack on Syria using cruise missiles would require permission from countries whose airspace may be used, such as Lebanon, an expert in international law said yesterday. Antoine Sfeir, a Lebanese expert in international law, on Monday told...