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Feds: Phila. plot to buy weapons for HezbollahFeds: Phila. plot to buy weapons for Hezbollah WASHINGTON (AP) - A grand jury in Philadelphia has indicted four men for an alleged plot to support the Lebanon-based terror group Hezbollah. The indictment comes just a day after officials in... In this article: Hezbollah, Philadelphia, Colt M4, Washington, Lebanon, and Syria |
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Hezbollah - Wikipedia
Hyperlinked article about Hezbollah, the political and military group founded in 1982 to fight Israel in southern Lebanon.
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Hezbollah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... of Doha Agreement, Hezbollah was granted veto power in Lebanon's parliament. ... 5.2.1 South Lebanon conflict. 5.2.2 2000 Hezbollah cross-border raid. 5.2.3 ...
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Hezbollah (a.k.a. Hizbollah, Hizbu'llah) - Council on Foreign ...
A profile of the Lebanese terrorist organization. ... Hezbollah was founded in 1982 in response to the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, ...
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Hezbollah: Information from Answers.com
Hezbollah Lebanese Sh i 'ite Islamist organization. Founded in southern Lebanon in 1982 as a response to Israel's invasion there, its original goals
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Hezbollah promises Lebanon cooperation - CNN.com
The fiery leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant movement assured Lebanon on Monday that his movement will cooperate in the country's political life.
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Lebanon and the Party of God - Frontline
Information about the history Hezbollah in Lebanon.
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Gun battles break out in Beirut - CNN.com
... out in downtown Beirut on Thursday after Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said recent government actions amount ... All About Lebanon • Hezbollah. From the ...
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Britain said Wednesday it was prepared to engage in direct contacts with the political wing of the Lebanese group Hezbollah, which became part of a national unity ...
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... Hezbollah's original goals were to end the Israeli occupation of Lebanon and ... government made Hezbollah palatable to Lebanon's Christians and Sunni Muslims. ...
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Lebanon (pronounced: /en-US-Lebanon.ogg/ or IPA: /ˈlɛbənən|/; Arabic: لُبْنَان ; Liban), officially the Republic of Lebanon (Arabic: اَلْجُمْهُورِيَّة اَللُّبْنَانِيَّة ; French: République libanaise), is a country in Western Asia, on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered by Syria to the north and east, and Israel to the south. Lebanon's location at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian hinterland has dictated its rich, sometimes violent history, and shaped its unique cultural identity of religious and ethnic diversity.
The earliest evidence of civilization in Lebanon dates back more than 7,000 years—predating recorded history. Lebanon was the historic home of the Phoenicians, a maritime culture that flourished for more than 3,000 years (3700-450 BC). Following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire after World War I, the five provinces that comprise present-day Lebanon were mandated to France. Lebanon established a unique political system in 1942, known as confessionalism, a community-based power-sharing mechanism. It was created when the ruling French mandatory powers expanded the borders of the former autonomous Ottoman Mount Lebanon district that was mostly populated by Maronite Catholics and Druze. The country gained independence in 1943, and French troops withdrew in 1946.
- Name:
- Lebanon
- Conventional Long Name:
- Republic of Lebanon
- Local Name:
- République libanaise
- Capital:
- Beirut
- Language:
- Arabic , French, English, Armenian
- Arabic, French
- Largest City:
- Beirut
- Government type:
- Confessionalist, democratic, parliamentary republic
- Founding Date:
- November 26, 1941
- Formations:
- Recognized
- Area:
- 4,035
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $51.474 billion
- GDP (nominal):
- $31.298 billion
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $8,132
- Time Zone:
- EET
- Currency:
- Lebanese pound
- Demonym:
- Lebanese
- Drives On:
- right
- Currency (code):
- LBP
- Country Calling Code:
- 961
- ccTLD:
- .lb
- Anthem:
- Lebanese National Anthem
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