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Lebanon holds Baalbek concert despite corona-virus and economic crisis, watch the full concert free

2 years ago
Lebanon on Sunday hosted its annual famous music festival in the ancient northeastern city of Baalbek without an audience. The unprecedented move was dubbed by the organisers as “an act of cultural resilience” to the global coronavirus pandemic as well as the country’s unprecedented economic crisis. By Arthur Blok Held amid soaring Roman columns, the […]
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Lebanese Soldier, 8 ISIS militants killed in fierce clashes along Lebanon border

6 years ago
BAALBEK, Lebanon: A Lebanese soldier and eight militants were killed Thursday in clashes with extremist fighters on the outskirts of Lebanon's northeastern border, a security source told The Daily Star. The source said that clashes ignited at dawn when ISIS attacked army posts on the outskirts of Wadi Rafeq, midway between Ras Baalbek and Al-Qaa. […]
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Lebanon soldiers injured in mortar attack in Ras Baalbek

7 years ago
The Levant News -- A mortar round has hit a Lebanese army base close to the Syrian border, leaving five soldiers injured, a military source says. The source, whose name was not released, told AFP that the soldiers “were wounded after a mortar shell landed inside their base” in Lebanon’s northeastern village of Ras Baalbek on […]
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EDGE OF EVIL

7 years ago
 Story by Justin Salhani Published on Jan 16, 2015 Source: latterlymagazine.com -- RAS BAALBEK, Lebanon -Tucked away in the rocky hills that divide Lebanon and Syria, a gunman ordered Makhoul Mrad out of his truck.Despite his age — getting up toward 70 — and his infirm heart, Mrad was a quarry worker and regularly made the long trip with a […]
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Army to remain on the offensive: Lebanon general

7 years ago
Source: The Daily Star - The Lebanese Army’s posture will not remain defensive in its war against terrorism, Lebanese Army commander Gen. Jean Kahwagi pledged Friday. “The Army will not simply remain a deterrent Army, but will go [on the offensive] with a cutting sword,” Kahwagi told local daily As-Safir. His remarks came a day after […]
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Ras Baalbek stands united against ISIS

8 years ago
Source: The Daily Star - Lebanon: The streets of Ras Baalbek, in northeast Lebanon, were eerily calm, intercepted at times by the sounds of the Lebanese Army’s military vehicles cruising by, the four-by-fours of Hezbollah’s Resistance Brigades not far behind. Most residents had opted to stay indoors while clashes ensued over the weekend between the […]
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