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LEBANON PULSEعربي
  
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By Nassif Hitti

Ambassador Nassif Hitti is a senior Arab League official and the former head of the Arab League Mission in Paris. He is ...
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Settling the borders issue as a sine qua non condition for normalization between Kuwait and Iraq.
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News From Lebanon
Opponents of Hezbollah in Lebanon are becoming increasingly vocal in their grievances against the party following its involvement in the Qusair battle.
Hezbollah seeks to repair ties with Hamas which have been strained over Syria.
Since its founding, Hezbollah has witnessed significant changes in its political and military structure, culminating in a new, educated generation willing to fight for the party’s cause.


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Lebanon’s government administration is gradually being emptied and replaced by de facto forces.
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On June 21, Beirut will host Fete de la Musique, a public music festival aimed at promoting local and international bands and bringing together the country’s residents.
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Following the election of moderate cleric Hassan Rouhani as president of Iran, the Arab states and Tehran must work to forge stronger ties to confront Israel and preserve common interests.
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With religion as a pretext, political Islam groups attempt to grasp power, sidelining the efforts of Arabism supporters to bring together the people of the region.
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Hamas is keeping its presence in Lebanon neutral, while Hezbollah’s involvement in Qusair has heightened concerns of a new war breaking out in Lebanon’s Palestinian refugee camps.
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Lebanese Minister of Energy and Water Gebran Bassil discusses the latest political developments. 
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With Lebanon’s Constitutional Council set to end this week, and as parliament has extended its own mandate, some fear the country’s political crisis is about to get worse.
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The Hezbollah secretary-general’s mysterious visit to Qusair may not have been his first.
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If true, it raises many questions about the shifting regional balance of forces.
Ali Hashem for Al-Monitor Lebanon Pulse
A first-hand account from Homs reveals a city divided and under siege by the Syrian war.
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    Lebanon has long known a fragile peace. It’s a country populated by people tired of war but still often rigidly divided by religious and political beliefs. But Masser al Shouf is one small village that’s trying to bridge those divisions by bringing its diverse population together through food.

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    Lebanese police open a road that was blocked by supporters of Sunni Muslim Salafist leader Ahmad al-Assir in Abra, near Sidon, southern Lebanon on June 18, 2013.

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