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Al Jazeera on MSN1d
Are Palestinian groups in Lebanon about to give up their weapons?
For decades, Palestinian groups have retained arms in Lebanon. Now Mahmoud Abbas and Joseph Aoun say that must end.
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Lebanon's struggle to disarm Palestinian camps: Obstacles surface before first phase
The process of disarming Palestinian factions in Lebanon is shaping up to be far from straightforward, as significant ...
Al Jazeera on MSN4d
Lebanon launches process to disarm Palestinian factions in refugee camps
Process begins after visit by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who said weapons ‘hurt’ Lebanon and Palestine cause.
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57 Years Later, Why Does Jordan’s Baqaa Refugee Camp Still Exist?
Estimates suggest that young people under the age of 30 make up more than 60% of Baqaa’s population. For these tens of ...
Asharq Al-Awsat on MSN1d
Lebanon to Tackle Arms in Beirut Palestinian Refugee Camps in June, as Aoun Meets Hezbollah MPs
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun announced on Monday that authorities will begin tackling the issue of weapons in three ...
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President Aoun backs Syria sanctions relief, announces plan to address arms in Palestinian camps
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun told a visiting U.S. delegation led by Senator Angus King that lifting U.S. sanctions on Syria ...
Lebanon Moves to Disarm Palestinian Groups, a Test Run for Hezbollah
After war with Israel weakened Iran-backed militias across the Middle East, including the Lebanese group Hezbollah, Lebanon’s ...
Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi is free on bail after judge orders his release from federal custody
Mohsen Mahdawi, a 34-year-old U.S. permanent resident who was raised in a refugee camp in the West Bank, was detained during ...
Asharq Al-Awsat on MSN5d
Hamas Seeks Faction Talks Before Palestinian Disarmament in Lebanon
A Lebanese-Palestinian agreement announced Wednesday following talks in Beirut between Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and ...
Lebanon starts process to disarm Palestinian factions in refugee camps
A group tasked with making a plan to remove weapons held by Palestinian factions in Lebanon’s refugees camps is beginning to hash out a timetable and mechanism for disarming the groups ...