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Does Natural Gas Hold The Key To Peace In The Middle East?

August 20, 2020 In Homeland Security Staff

Two weeks after the devastating explosion that damaged or destroyed large sections of Beirut, former Lebanese President Michel Aoun was asked by French television about the possibility of making peace with Israel.

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American released from Lebanon after jailed for months dies

August 18, 2020 In Homeland Security Staff

Amer Fakhoury, an American who was jailed for months in Lebanon and later released over decades-old murder and torture charges that he denied died Monday, his family said. He was 57.

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Sharp rise in virus cases in Lebanon after deadly port blast

August 17, 2020 In Homeland Security Staff

Lebanon is facing a surge in coronavirus cases after a devastating blast at the Beirut port earlier this month killed scores and wounded thousands, prompting medical officials to urge Monday for a two-week lockdown to try to contain the pandemic.

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Lebanon probes blast amid rising anger, calls for change

August 6, 2020 In Homeland Security Staff

Lebanese officials targeted in the investigation of the massive blast that tore through Beirut sought to shift blame for the presence of explosives at the city’s port.

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Analysis: Often on brink, Lebanon headed toward collapse

August 3, 2020 In Homeland Security Staff

Every day brings darker signs Lebanon has rarely seen in past crises: Mass layoffs, hospitals threatened with closure, shuttered shops and restaurants, crimes driven by desperation, a military that can no longer afford to feed its soldiers meat and warehouses that sell expired poultry.

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Lebanon Tightens Security Around Refugee Camp Over Virus

April 24, 2020 In Homeland Security Staff

Authorities closed all entrances to a Palestinian refugee camp in eastern Lebanon on Friday after four more people tested positive for the coronavirus.

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Lebanon Clashes Threaten To Crack Open Fault Lines

November 26, 2019 In Homeland Security Staff

Clashes between Lebanese protesters and supporters of the Shiite militant Hezbollah group are putting Lebanon’s military and security forces in a delicate position.

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Iraq's Stability on the Line As US, Iran Tensions Soar

September 20, 2019 In Homeland Security Staff

As the United States and Israel escalate their push to contain Iranian influence in the Middle East, countries in Tehran's orbit are feeling the heat.

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Detained US Resident Freed By Iran, On His Way To Lebanon

June 11, 2019 In Homeland Security Staff

A U.S. permanent resident and Lebanese businessman who was imprisoned for years in Iran has been freed and was on his way back to his native Lebanon.

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Pompeo in Lebanon to Talk Hezbollah Amid Golan Condemnation

March 22, 2019 In Homeland Security Staff

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held talks with Lebanese leaders on Friday amid strong regional condemnation of President Donald Trump's declaration that it's time the U.S. recognized Israel's sovereignty over the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.