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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 ...

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 ...

U.S. special envoy Tom Barrack holds meetings with Lebanese leaders in Beirut

The US special envoy to Lebanon held more meetings with Lebanese leaders in the capital Beirut on Monday. (AP video by ...

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 ...
The Columbian2d

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 ...
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Beirut explosion left 300,000 homeless, cost up to $15 billion

Two days after a massive explosion in Beirut, the death toll held at 135 people with 5,000 wounded, yet the estimate on those made homeless increased to 300,000, with losses estimated between $10 ...
The National on MSN18h

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 ...
Asharq Al-Awsat on MSN16h

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 ...