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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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Soldiers at the entrance to the Ain el-Hilweh camp in Sidon. (AFP)

Lebanon Steps up Security Measures after Arrest of Suspected Terrorists

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 16, 2017 | Middle East

The Lebanese army tightened security around the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh on Saturday less than 24 hours after the arrest of a cell led by an Egyptian national hiding in the shantytown that lies near the city of Sidon. The state-run National News...

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An ambulance leaves the Ain el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp near the port city of Sidon, southern Lebanon August 23, 2015. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho

Lebanon Army Arrests Top Palestinian Terror Suspect

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 1, 2017 | Middle East

A Palestinian militant wanted for planning bomb attacks in Lebanon was detained by the army on Saturday at a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon, the state-run National News Agency reported. Palestinian factions in Ain el-Hilweh refugee camp handed over...

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A woman casts her ballot at a polling station during the country’s municipal elections in Beirut. Reuters

Sidon’s Municipal Polls: Political Battle with Development Slogans

by Youssef Diab | May 21, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-Lebanon’s southern city of Sidon is heading towards a political battle in Sunday’s municipal elections as a list headed by the current municipal chief, Engineer Mohammed al-Saudi, is seen to be capable of achieving victory once more. But a factor that cannot be...

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Smoke billows in the Ain El-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp near Sidon, Lebanon, on August 23, 2015 (AFP Photo/Mahmoud Zayyat)

Car Bomb kills Palestinian Official in Lebanon’s Sidon

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 12, 2016 | Middle East

A car bomb exploded in the southern Lebanon city of Sidon, killing an official from the Palestinian Fatah movement on Tuesday, an official from the group said. Photographs of the blast site near a Palestinian refugee camp showed scorched body parts lying near a car in...