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The Israeli bombing of Gaza has generated ripples in Lebanon’s political atmosphere. Palestinian refugees and Lebanese civilians have travelled to the border with Israel, proudly waving Palestinian flags and banners of the Hezbollah and Amal movements. However, the field of Palestinian discourse in Lebanon is not an uncontested one. Lebanese Forces – a Christian political […]
The Secretary-General of Lebanon s Hezbollah movement, Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah, said yesterday that any violations of Jerusalem and holy sites belonging to Muslims and Christians therein would lead .
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Photos reportedly taken inside a branch of the Al-Nour Depot chain (Lara’s Twitter account, October 5, 2020)
Photos reportedly taken inside a branch of the Al-Nour Depot chain (Lara’s Twitter account, October 5, 2020)
Bint Jbeil branch of the Al-Qard al-Hasan Association (Bint Jbeil local news website, December 27, 2012)
Crowds of customers at bakeries in the Tyre area, after the bakery owners announced that they would stop selling bread to stores and supermarkets (Ya Sour, June 27, 2020)
Photos reportedly taken in a branch of the Al-Nour Depot chain (Lara’s Twitter account, October 5, 2020)
Overview
For over a year, there has been a severe economic and political crisis in Lebanon, whose end is not in sight. Underlying the crisis are
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By Quentin Sommerville
media captionThe drug Captagon is taken recreationally across the Middle East, and by fighters who say it takes away their fear
The leader of Lebanon s militant group Hezbollah has denied accusations it is involved in amphetamine production.
Sheikh Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah, a staunch ally of the Syrian regime, said there was no credibility to the allegations.
Suspicion fell on the group following the seizure in June 2020 of 14 tonnes (30,100lb) of the drugs in Italy.
The drugs came from the Syrian port of Latakia, according to the Italian authorities. We contacted officials in Italy in order to trace its origins, Hassan Nasrallah said. The accusations had no foundation in reality. On the contrary, they re investigating the Islamic State, the Italian and Russian Mafia and other criminal networks.