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A Serbian soldier as part of UNIFIL monitors the Lebanese-Israeli border, in south Lebanon, January 19, 2015. Reuters

Lebanese Citizens Attack UNIFIL Patrols in the South

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 4, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- Lebanese civilians have attacked two United Nations peacekeeping patrols in separate incidents in southern Lebanon, causing material damage, the mission announced Friday. “Two UNIFIL patrols in the general area of Al Mansouri-Majda Zun (Sector West) were...

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Israeli soldiers control the access of one of the roads near Rosh Hanikra on the Israeli-Lebanese border on December 16, 2013 (AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ)

Israeli, Lebanese, UN officers to discuss cross-border killing

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 16, 2013 | Middle East

Beirut/Jerusalem, Reuters—Israeli, Lebanese and UN military officers will meet on Monday to defuse tension after a “rogue” Lebanese soldier shot dead an Israeli soldier the day before, Israel’s defense minister said. The Lebanese soldier went missing...

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A member of the Turkish engineering contingent in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) walks past a wall depicting flags at the entrance of the Turkish engineering construction company’s base on August 10, 2013 . (AFP PHOTO/MAHMOUD ZAYYAT)

Following kidnappings, Turkey tells nationals to leave Lebanon

by Caroline Akoum | Aug 10, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Turkish foreign ministry has issued an advisory to its citizens warning against travel to Lebanon following the kidnapping of two Turkish Airlines pilots in Beirut yesterday. “Given the current situation it is vital that our citizens avoid...

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Flags of the European Union and the member-states of the G20 displayed at the G20 summit in Cannes on February 11, 2013. (European Commission Audiovisual Services)

Opinion: The EU’s Political Signals

by Manuel Almeida | Jul 27, 2013 | Opinion

On Monday, the foreign ministers of the 28 European Union member states agreed unanimously to place the military wing of Hezbollah on the EU’s list of terrorist organizations. This agreement has been heralded as a diplomatic triumph for the UK, which led a process...

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In this February 22, 2008 file photo, Hezbollah fighters hold their party flags as they attend a rally to commemorate slain top Hezbollah commander Imad Mughniyeh and two other leaders, Abbas Musawi and Ragheb Harb, in the Shiite suburb of Beirut, Lebanon.(AP)

France and Hezbollah: It’s Complicated

by Michel Abu Najm | Mar 15, 2013 | Features

Paris, Asharq Al-Awsat—Élie Barnavi, Israel’s former ambassador to France, recalls that he once met with former French President Jacques Chirac to convince him to label Hezbollah “a terrorist organization responsible since its founding in 1982 for abductions,...