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Anti-Hezbollah protester killed in Lebanon

Sectarian clashes in north Lebanon have intensified since Hezbollah said last month it would side with Syria's President Bashar Assad until he defeats the rebels who seek his removal.

Syria, like Iraq and Lebanon, is on path toward sectarian split

They've all left, a pattern that's been repeated across Syria and mirrors the demographic changes that war brought to its neighbors, Iraq and Lebanon, in past years.

Hezbollah, Syrian rebels in worst clash in Lebanon

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has linked his militia's fate to the survival of Assad's regime, but pledged in a televised speech last month that he would keep the battle out of Lebanon.

Lebanon parliament set to extend term amid turmoil

The bloodshed has raised fears that the Syrian violence spilling over into Lebanon will re-ignite the sectarian war that devastated the country before it ended in 1990.

Clashes in Lebanon feed fear of Syria spillover

Deadly sectarian street fighting has erupted on several occasions, mostly in Tripoli, Lebanon's largest city and a hotbed for Sunni Islamists.

Report: Israel fires flares over Lebanon

Lebanon's National News Agency says Israeli warplanes dropped flares on Monday over the Mediterranean Sea, just off the coast near the southernmost town of Naqoura.

Tensions high in Lebanon after assault on clerics

As news of the incidents spread, dozens of people took to the streets, blocking roads in the capital and in the predominantly Sunni cities of Sidon and Tripoli in southern and northern Lebanon.

Lebanon, Greece name hostages killed in Nigeria

Lebanon and Greece have identified the hostages killed by Islamic extremists in Nigeria, though two people remain unaccounted for out of the seven kidnapped.

Clashes flare in Palestinian camp in Lebanon

Lebanese security officials say clashes between rival factions in Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp have killed one person and injured at least 13.

Hezbollah warns Israel not to attack Lebanon

"Speaking to hundreds of supporters via video link, Nasrallah warned Israel Saturday not to attack Lebanon, saying Hezbollah's response will be harsh.

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