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Politics - Hezbollah, Israel in prisoner swap two years after war
Lebanon's Hezbollah and Israel were to carry out a prisoner exchange on Wednesday, two years after a devastating war sparked by the capture of two soldiers who could return home in coffins.
While the mood in Israel was sombre, with a tense wait to...Full Story>> |
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Politics - Trading in conflict: Israel-Hezbollah prisoner swaps
Israel gave its final go-ahead on Tuesday for a prisoner swap with Hezbollah set to take place on Wednesday. Five Lebanese prisoners, including the perpetrator of a brutal 1979 triple murder, will be swapped for two soldiers captured by Hezbollah in...Full Story>> |
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Politics - Hezbollah keeps its word through high-cost 'resistance'
By Rana Moussaoui
Its prisoner swap with Israel boosts the standing of Hezbollah which vowed to secure the release of all Lebanese detainees through "resistance," even at a high cost for Lebanon, analysts say. The exchange is set to take place on Wednesday,...Full Story>> |
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Politics - Analysts say prisoner swap price may be too high for Israel
As Israel and Hezbollah prepare to exchange prisoners, commentators in the Jewish state question whether it is paying too high a price and risks bolstering its arch-foes in the region. Barring a last-minute snag, Israel will on Wednesday release...Full Story>> |
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Social - Waiting to mourn: a Palestinian mother longs for missing sons
By Hossam EZZEDINE
Every time Palestinian Naama Audallah hears of a new prisoner exchange she reaches for the pictures of two sons she has not seen since 1998 and who were probably killed in battle. The 67-year-old cannot be certain about their fate because she has...Full Story>> |
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Politics - Israel gives green light for Hezbollah prisoner swap
Israel gave the green light on Tuesday for a prisoner swap with Lebanon's Hezbollah after pardoning its longest serving Arab prisoner to bring home two of its soldiers, dead or alive. The release to take place on Wednesday of five Lebanese prisoners...Full Story>> |
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Politics - Samir Kantar, the longest-serving Arab prisoner in Israel
Lebanese militant Samir Kantar, who is set to be freed from jail on Wednesday, has been serving a 542 jail sentence in Israel for a triple murder including the brutal killing of a four-year-old girl.Full Story>> |
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Politics - Ties may not end Syrian influence in Lebanon: analysts
By Rima Abushakra
The opening of diplomatic relations between Syria and Lebanon is a major strategic shift, but analysts say it remains to be seen whether Damascus's influence over its smaller neighbour has really ended.Full Story>> |
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Politics - Opening of ties between Lebanon, Syria hailed in Western capitals
Britain, Germany and the United States late Saturday welcomed a decision by Lebanon and Syria to open diplomatic relations, but Washington urged Damascus to end its "destabilizing tactics" in the region.Full Story>> |
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Politics - Lebanon, Syria to establish diplomatic relations
Lebanon and Syria said on Saturday that they had agreed to establish diplomatic relations, opening embassies in each others' capitals for the first time since their independence from colonial rule.Full Story>> |
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