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History Today: The 1906 earthquake that shook, burnt and reshaped San Francisco
On April 18, 1906, a sound similar to ‘the roar of 10,000 lions’ filled the air as the ground shook in San Francisco, ...
Lebanon’s Government Arrests Militants, Asserting Its Authority
The government’s authority has grown after Israeli strikes battered Hezbollah’s top leadership and devastated its ranks and ...
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Lebanon Needs Help From the U.S. to Finish Disarming Hezbollah
Lebanon and Israel are at an impasse when it comes to disarming Hezbollah. U.S. engagement can help them break through it.
UN human rights office concerned about Israeli strikes on civilians in Lebanon
The U.N. human rights office voiced concern on Tuesday about the protection of civilians in Lebanon as Israeli military ...
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Lebanon under pressure from US and other foreign officials to replace Hezbollah-linked security staff
Foreign officials involved in Lebanese affairs, particularly US officials, have been requesting the appointment of certain ...
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Lebanon displays bullet-riddled bus to commemorate start of civil war, 50 years on
An attack on a bus in the Christian suburb of Beirut on April 13, 1975 helped spark the Lebanese civil war. Lebanon is still ...
50 years after Lebanon's civil war began, a bullet-riddled bus stands as a reminder
What happened next on April 13, 1975, would change the course of Lebanon, plunging it into 15 years of civil war. It would ...