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In many cases, Qatar acted as a political mediator between Al Nusra and other countries such as Lebanon: [260] "A prisoner swap between the Lebanese government and al-Qaeda's branch in Syria, Al-Nusra Front in early December showed how powerful the group has become on the ground. The deal released 16 Lebanese soldiers and police officers who ...
An-Naqoura (Arabic: الناقورة, Enn Nâqoura, Naqoura, An Nāqūrah) is a municipality in southern Lebanon. Since March 23, 1978, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has been headquartered in An-Naqoura.
The 2009 Ipsos Stat survey revealed that the paper is the most popular newspaper in Lebanon and one of the five most popular in the Middle East. [9] An-Nahar is the first Arab paper which regularly covers news on environmental issues. [10] Since 1997, the daily contains a daily page for the environment. [10]
The Rosh HaNikra Crossing (Hebrew: מעבר ראש הנקרה, Arabic: معبر رأس الناقورة) also known as Ras Al Naqoura Crossing is an international border crossing between Naqoura, Lebanon and Rosh HaNikra, Israel. The terminal is operated solely by the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon and the Israel Defense Forces. The ...
A number of buildings in Odaisseh were demolished by the Israeli military, among them a cultural centre and the family home of Lubnan Baalbaki, the conductor of Lebanon’s philharmonic orchestra. The centre was full of his father's, the artist Abdel-Hamid Baalbaki ( ar ), collection of fine art and pottery, in addition to 2,000 manuscripts and ...
During the South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000) the Hezbollah militia waged a guerrilla campaign against Israeli forces occupying Southern Lebanon and their South Lebanon Army proxies. "Throughout the period of 1985–92, there were very few limited exchanges between Israeli and Hezbollah or Amal forces in southern Lebanon", and "with the ...
Hadiqat al-Akhbar (The News Garden in English) is the first daily newspaper of Lebanon which was launched in 1858. [1] From 1858 to 1958 there were nearly 200 newspapers in the country. [2] Prior to 1963 the number of newspapers was more than 400. [3] However, the number reduced to 53 due to the 1963 press law. [3] [4]
Independent National Bloc (Arabic: التكتل الوطني المستقل) is a parliamentary bloc in the Lebanese parliament, formed in 2018 by Marada Movement, Dignity Movement, Farid Haykal Khazen and Moustafa El Husseini.