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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...

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A closed First National Bank branch is seen in Beirut September 4, 2013. (REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir)

Lebanon businesses strike in protest at political impasse

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 5, 2013 | Business

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—A strike called by Lebanon’s Economic Committees, a body which represents private sector groups, in protest against the failure to form a government paralyzed the country on Wednesday. Despite initial disagreement between the Teachers’...

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Lebanese civilians gather next to the site of a blast outside the Al-Taqwa mosque in the northern city of Tripoli on August 23, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/ANWAR AMRO)

Lebanon: Two blasts shock Tripoli

by Sawsan Al-Abtah | Aug 24, 2013 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Two powerful bomb attacks shook Lebanon’s northern city of Tripoli shortly after Friday prayers, leaving at least 47 dead and over 500 injured. No one has claimed responsibility for the two attacks so far. The explosions come a week after a car...

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Lebanese Army commandos sit on the back of a truck in the Abra district of the southern city of Sidon, on June 26, 2013, following 24-hours of clashes that ended two days ago between the Lebanese army and supporters of radical Sunni cleric Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir. (AFP PHOTO/MAHMOUD ZAYYAT.)

Opinion: A State Struggles for Life

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Aug 8, 2013 | Opinion

In early August Lebanon celebrated “Army Day,” with an official ceremony which witnessed the graduation of officer cadets from the military academy. Military helicopters flying Lebanese flags hovered above the school overlooking Beirut. In the school’s yard, files of...