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Lebanon in an uneasy alliance with Syria
Friday, 10.10.2008, 11:11pm

BEIRUT (IPS) — Small countries right next to one another, Syria and Lebanon seem light years apart. The two countries have shared a rocky relationship for decades, characterized mainly by Syrian dominance. Once again this relationship appears to be put to the test as reports of Syrian deployment on Lebanon's borders abound.

At the Palestinian camp, bombing is a way of life
Friday, 10.03.2008, 05:07pm

BEIRUT (IPS) — A bomb blast at the Ain el-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp as this IPS correspondent was visiting, comes as yet another reminder of the precarious peace in these places. Leading into Ain el-Helweh, on the outskirts of the southern city Sidon, this correspondent saw a large Israeli jeep strategically parked at a roundabout, a constant reminder to the camp's 70,000 residents of their 60-year conflict with the neighboring Jewish state.

Incoherent agreement spells the way forward
Friday, 09.26.2008, 02:14pm

BEIRUT (IPS) — The Lebanese unity government has finally came to terms with its ministerial declaration after weeks of political haggling. What promises and threats does the incoherent declaration hold for Lebanon in a polarized local and regional context?

Lebanese politician Sheik Saleh Aridi killed in car bombing
Friday, 09.12.2008, 01:03pm

A Lebanese politician died when his booby-trapped car exploded in hills east of the capital, Beirut, yesterday.

'Switzerland of the Middle East' looks for revival
Saturday, 09.06.2008, 01:38pm

BEIRUT (IPS) � Lebanon was long dubbed the 'Switzerland of the Middle East' for its advanced banking sector. It lost its status 23 years ago at the dawn of the 1975 civil war, which lasted 15 years. The country has since been unable to regain the title, in spite of the brief economic revival witnessed in the 1990s.

Bomb blast rocks north Lebanon
Friday, 08.15.2008, 10:30am

A bomb explosion in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli has killed at least 18 people, including nine soldiers.

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