Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah addresses followers in Beirut
Lebanese Moslem Shiite women carry posters of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut’s southern suburbs on May 26, 2008. Nasrallah addressed his supporters on this the eighth anniversary of Israel’s withdrawal from south Lebanon. Tens of thousands of supporters came out to listen to his televised speech. (UPI Photo)
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Lebanese Interior Minister Marwan Charbel said Wednesday there are no longer checkpoints manned by Hezbollah in the country.
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Israel Aerospace Industries won a contract to supply the navy with three Super Dvora-class Mark III fast patrol craft to bolster maritime security.
Any Lebanese nationals fighting in neighboring Syria should return home for the sake of national security, a Lebanese lawmaker said.
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With Israel's 10-year military assistance agreement with the United States due to expire in 2017, the Jewish state's military chiefs are already pushing for annual U.S. aid to be increased beyond the current $3.1 billion, even though America's struggling with an economic crisis.
Lebanon must take responsibility for ensuring its own security but it needs support from the international community, the British foreign secretary said.
