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Lebanon’s President Michel Suleiman (C), Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam (L) and Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati (R) attend a graduation parade for Lebanese officer cadets at a military academy in Fayadyeh, near Beirut, marking the 68th Army Day, August 1, 2013. (REUTERS/Sharif Karim.)
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In this photo released by Lebanon’s official government photographer Dalati Nohra, outgoing Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati meets with US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns at the government house in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, July 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
US official slams Hezbollah’s intervention in Syria
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns yesterday condemned Hezbollah’s participation in the war in Syria, and said that the US supported Lebanon’s policy of distancing itself from the Syrian conflict. Burns said: “[Hezbollah] has decided to...Caption:
Lebanese army soldiers point their weapons during clashes with gunmen of hardline Sunni Muslim cleric Sheikh Ahmed al-Assir, in Abra near Sidon, southern Lebanon, June 24, 2013. REUTERS/Sharif Karim
Lebanese troops killed in Sidon clashes
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Clashes erupted in Sidon between the Lebanese army and supporters of radical Sunni cleric Ahmad Al-Asir on Sunday. The army said Asir supporters opened fire on a checkpoint in Abra, near Sidon, without provocation, killing a number of soldiers....Caption:
Gunmen and followers of hardline Sunni cleric Sheik Ahmad al-Assir pass in front of Lebanese army soldiers in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
Suleiman takes dispute to UN amid Sidon violence
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanese President Michel Suleiman sent a special memorandum on Syrian violations of Lebanese sovereignty to the UN on Tuesday, as the latest round of Syria-inspired violence broke out in southern Lebanon. The Lebanese president handed the...Caption:
Arab League Secretary General Nabil Elaraby attends the Arab Foreign Ministers meeting on Syria, at the Arab League headquarters, in Cairo, Egypt, 23 May 2013. (EPA/STR)