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15 hours ago · The U.S. exchange alumni network in Lebanon has 16,000 members who have participated in U.S. government-funded exchange, educational, and cultural programs. The U.S. Embassy’s Public Diplomacy Section actively engages with this dynamic community through thematic discussions, roundtables, and celebratory events.
2 days ago · Lebanon is located in West Asia between latitudes 33° and 35° N and longitudes 35° and 37° E. Its land straddles the "northwest of the Arabian Plate ". [171] The country's surface area is 10,452 square kilometres (4,036 sq mi) of which 10,230 square kilometres (3,950 sq mi) is land.
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15 hours ago · By 15 June 1982, Israeli units were entrenched outside Beirut. The United States called for PLO withdrawal from Lebanon, and Sharon began to order bombing raids of West Beirut, targeting some 16,000 PLO fedayeen who had retreated into fortified positions. Meanwhile, Arafat attempted through negotiations to salvage politically what was clearly a ...
4 days ago · Lebanon: Beirut: 61 100+ Iraqi embassy bombing in Beirut: 1982 May 24 France: Beirut: 14 22 Car bombing of the French embassy in Beirut. The Front for the Liberation of Lebanon from Foreigners claimed responsibility. July 24 United States Peru: Lima: The embassy was attacked with dynamite as part of a series of attacks that included company ...
2 days ago · Earlier this year marked the 40th anniversary of a deadly bombing attack on the US Embassy in Beirut on April 18. US officials blame the attack, which killed 63 people, on the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. Following that attack, the embassy was moved from central Beirut to the Christian suburb of Awkar, north of the capital. Another bomb ...
1 day ago · BEIRUT (AP) — Poverty in Lebanon tripled over the course of a decade during which the small Mediterranean country slid into a protracted financial crisis, the World Bank said Thursday.. The ...
4 days ago · Officials in Lebanon have temporarily closed the country's airspace to all flights, including those arriving in, departing from, or transiting Lebanon, until at least 07:00 April 14. The move comes amid reports of a major Iranian drone and missile attack on Israel and associated GPS disruptions affecting parts of the region.
