Iranian general targeted in Damascus was also a member of Hezbollah's Shura Council

Naharnet adds a crucial detail to the assassination of Iranian Revolutionary Guards general Mohammad Reza Zahedi last week.An Iranian general killed in a strike in Syria's capital was a member of Hezbollah's Shura Council, the powerful Lebanese group's decision-making body, a source close to the movement said.The April 1 air strike levelled the Iranian embassy's consular...

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Another Palestinian killed in clashes - but no one cares about him. Here's why.

Another Palestinian has been shot dead during clashes.Although this happened last week, it is barely mentioned in Palestinian or international media. His name is not published in lists of Palestinians killed this year. In fact, his name has not been published at all.Because it happened in Lebanon.One person was killed and several others wounded in overnight clashes in south...

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Report: US pressured Israel to not complain to UN about Hezbollah drone

From Naharnet:Israel was mulling the possibility of filing a U.N. complaint against Lebanon over the drones that Hezbollah sent towards the Karish gas field, but it later shelved the idea at Washington’s request, al-Akhbar newspaper reported on Tuesday.Israel refrained from filing the complaint “after the pressures of U.S. Ambassador Dorothy Shea on the Lebanese premier managed...

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Report details systematic rape by Christians and Muslims during the Lebanese civil war. Media almost silent.

Lebanon's Naharnet reports:The level of torture and sexual violence used by combatants against women and girls during the 15-year civil war in Lebanon shocked investigators, British newspaper The Guardian said.A report by the human rights organization Legal Action Worldwide (LAW) gathered testimonies that detailed horrific experiences of violence, including gang-rape, electrocution...

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