Lebanon
Republic of Lebanon
Al-Jumhuriyah al-Lubnaniyah
CAPITAL: Beirut (Bayrut)
FLAG: The national flag, introduced in 1943, consists of two horizontal red stripes separated by a white stripe which i...
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Lebanon
Located in the Middle East, Lebanon is a small country with an area of 10,452 square kilometers (4,035 square miles). Beirut is the capital city. Syria borders it to the north and the east, Is...
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Area: 10,400 sq km (4,016 sq mi)Population (2006 est.): 3,834,000 (excluding unnaturalized Palestinian refugees estimated to number about 400,000)Capital:
Beirut
Chief of state:
President
Gen.
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Mideast: A U.N. complicit in the violence that afflicts Lebanon got one right by approving a tribunal to prosecute suspects in the assassination of its former prime minister. It gives the beleaguer...
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The army clashed with al-Qaida-linked Islamic fighters in a Palestinian refugee camp Tuesday, breaking a weeklong truce. Lebanon's government said it's determined to defeat the militants but remain...
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The Hezbollah-led opposition called Thursday on its supporters to take to the streets this weekend in a massive show of force, stepping up the pressure on the U.S.-backed government that has vowed ...
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Spanish peacekeepers policing the Israeli-Hezbollah ceasefire took up combat positions after angry residents confronted them over their presence in a southern Lebanese village, a newspaper reported...
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Jan 25 (Reuters) - A car bomb exploded in mainly Christian
east Beirut on Friday, killing a senior police officer and at
least five other people, security sources said. Police identified the offic...
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Hezbollah-led protesters paralyzed Lebanon Tuesday, clashing with government supporters and burning tires and cars on roads in and around the capital to enforce a general strike aimed at toppling U...
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Parliament on Friday again failed to meet on electing a new president, as Lebanon's factions deadlocked over a tangle of issues, including an amendment to the constitution and the shape of a future...
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Islamic extremists fighting Lebanese army soldiers at a besieged Palestinian refuge camp requested that wounded fighters be allowed to evacuate, a security official and a mediator said Monday.Sheik...
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The curtains are drawn shut. Security guards are on constant watch, pacing the hallways and searching visitors. Bomb detectors, police armored vehicles and checkpoints monitor traffic outside. The ...
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Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon
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