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Hezbollah 101: Who is the militant group, and what does it want?
The Shiite militant group and political party is a player not just in Lebanon, where it is based, but across the broader Middle East. It remains a staunch opponent of Israel, which it fought to a standstill in 2006, and a close ally of Iran and Syria – despite both regimes' crackdowns on citizens Hezbollah purports to champion.
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15 best nonfiction books of 2011: CSMonitor picks
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In Pictures: Gilad Shalit released
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Iran assassination plot: Four attacks that have been blamed on Iran
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UN to hold emergency meeting on Syria as violence continues to rage
The United Nations will once again meet to try to broker a peace deal as the situation in Syria continues to deteriorate.
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Turkey aims for NATO help with Syria (+video)
Following Syria's downing of a Turkish jet on Friday, officials in Turkey are looking to NATO for assistance. Syrian officials claim their act was one of self-defense.
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Syria insists downed Turkish plane was 'not an attack'
This week NATO leaders will decide how to respond to Syria's downing of a Turkish jet, which Turkey argues was in international airspace.
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Backchannels CIA aiding Syria rebels: Usually, that's just the beginning
The US is wading into ever murkier waters in Syria with unpredictable consequences.
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Backchannels Thomas Friedman... for her!
A new bar has been set for internet parodies of the New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman.
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Jasmine and Fire
What do you do when war-torn Beirut – thousands of miles from where you work and live – is the city that feels most like home?
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Focus Exclusive: Veteran Lebanese fighter trains new generation of jihadis – for Syria
Longtime fighter Mustapha explains to the first Western reporter to visit his Bekaa Valley orchard camp how he is preparing eager Lebanese to take up arms against the Assad regime.
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Syria 'massacre' raises pressure for international response
Syrian artillery attack that apparently killed more than 90 people, including many children, brought French condemnation, while the UK said it would call for urgent UN Security Council meeting.
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Terrorism & Security UN chief: There is no 'plan B' for ending the Syrian conflict
At least 200 have died in Syria in the two months since a UN-backed cease-fire went into effect, but Ban Ki-moon rejects assertions that part of the problem is the low number of monitors on the ground.
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Syrian spillover: Beirut sees worst clashes in four years
The killing of a Sunni cleric at a Lebanese Army checkpoint yesterday ignited widespread protests among aggrieved Sunnis. (+video)
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Refugees use Facebook to keep scattered families connected
Refugees use Facebook to keep scattered families connected, despite long distances and hostile borders. Among the Palestinian refugees living in camps along the Lebanon border, social media connects far-flung relatives and friends.
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Syria holds an election despite months of fighting
The election is the first multiparty poll since Syria's new constitution was adopted in February. But early voting appeared thin as the opposition refused to participate.
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Florida-style 'Stand Your Ground' gun laws sub impulse for intelligent thinking
Even as George Zimmerman stands trial for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin, many Americans argue these laws make us safe. I've had pistols held to my head from Bosnia to Beirut. Your best self-defense is your tongue. Those who put their faith in guns will ultimately be outgunned.
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Syrian bombings kill nine, injure 100 more in Idlib
A pair of deadly explosions rocked the northern Syrian city, damaging state security buildings.
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Israel bans a textbook promoting Arab rights as 'unbalanced'
Israel's Education Ministry approved the textbook, 'Taking the Civil Road,' just last year but now says it has factual errors. Critics see the ban as part of a broader nationalistic push.
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Syrian army shells Homs as government pushes back on UN monitors
Reports out of the Syrian city of Homs have government forces firing mortars into an opposition neighborhood. Meanwhile, Syria has challenged the UN over its truce monitoring mission.
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Syrian activists to rebels: Give us our revolution back
Many of the activists who began the uprising in Syria more than a year ago feel their peaceful push for change has been hijacked by the rebel Free Syrian Army. They're meeting in Cairo today.
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Is Iran's proposal to hold nuke talks in Syria, Iraq, or China brinksmanship?
Iran's suggestions of alternative sites raised the possibility of complications to get talks under way as expected on April 13 between Iran and envoys from the five permanent UN Security Council members and Germany.
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Global News Blog A Jewish synagogue makes a comeback in Lebanon
The last remaining synagogue in Beirut is undergoing restoration, and will soon host its first rabbi in nearly 40 years. Only 150 members of the Jewish community remain in Lebanon.
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Fleeing Syrian refugees tell of dodging bullets in orange grove
Abu Abbas is just one of an estimated 2,000 Syrian refugees to escape since the weekend to Lebanon, which is coming under increasing pressure to aid those fleeing Assad's brutal regime.
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Syria vote called a 'farce' by West
Syria heads to the polls today to vote on a new constitution, a move by embattled President Bashar al-Assad to defuse an uprising.
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Syrians in Homs feel abandoned by world
Residents are pessimistic about last week's "Friends of Syria" conference and say they see no real pressure for change.
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The risks of telling the Syria story
With nine journalists among the roughly 8,000 dead in Syria's uprising, Monitor reporter Scott Peterson explores the soul-searching inside the small community of war correspondents.
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Russia: Why the fury over UN veto on Syria?
Responding to global criticism of Russia's UN veto, Russia's foreign minister said the vote was 'hasty.' He will travel to Damascus Tuesday to meet President Assad.
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