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Pope Leo to visit Lebanon, cardinal says, in likely first trip abroad

Pope Leo plans to visit Lebanon, the country's senior Catholic official announced on Wednesday, in what could be the first ...

Iraq says its tip to Lebanon leads to the destruction of an amphetamine factory

Iraq says one of Lebanon’s largest factories making the highly addictive amphetamine Captagon has been discovered and ...
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Relationship between Lebanon and Syria has been tense for decades

A lot has happened in just a year on both sides of the Lebanon-Syria border. A lightning offensive by Islamist insurgents in ...

Iraq says tip-off to Lebanon led to destruction of amphetamine factory

Western governments estimate that Captagon has generated billions of euros in revenue for former Syrian President Bashar ...

Lebanon says it rejects foreign intervention during visit by top Iranian official Ali Larijani

Lebanon’s president has told a top Iranian security official that Beirut rejects foreign intervention and wants stability for ...

Mistrust and fear: The complex story behind strained Syria-Lebanon relations

Relations between Beirut and Damascus remain tense — as they have been for decades past, a time during which Syria failed to ...
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Iraq-Lebanon security co-operation led to raid on major Captagon lab

Security and intelligence co-operation between Baghdad and Beirut led to the dismantling of one of the biggest Captagon ...
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Lebanon Fights Tough Battle to Renew UNIFIL Mandate

Beirut: As the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) approaches its expiration on Aug. 31, Beirut has launched a political and diplomatic campaign to secure a one-year ...