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Lebanon declares a state of emergency and imposes a 24-hour curfew for 11 days beginning January 14 as part of a lockdown that began on January 7. All private and public companies as well as house of worships will be closed with few exceptions and travel restrictions will also be introduced.
2021-01-11

Australian "60 Minutes" reporter Tara Brown and her crew are reportedly facing kidnapping charges in Lebanon following a bungled child recovery attempt.
2016-04-12

Six people are killed in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli on Saturday in exchanges of fire between neighborhoods which support rival sides in Syria's civil war.
2013-11-30

One person is shot dead and three others wounded by gunfire in clashes in a pro-Syrian government neighbourhood of Tripoli, Lebanon. [http:--www.france24.com-en-20120608-lebanon-one-killed-pro-syrian-regime-neighbourhood (France 24)]date=August 2019
2012-06-8

Thousands of people attend demonstrations in Mauritania calling for the resignation of President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz.
2012-04-3

2011 Libyan civil war: NATO planes destroy a military storage facility and other targets on the outskirts of Tripoli.
2011-07-17

French newspaper "Le Figaro" reports that Hezbollah has transferred hundreds of missiles from Syria to Lebanon, fearing the fall of the Syrian government in the ongoing Syrian uprising.
2011-06-26

2011 Libyan civil war: Rebels are forced from the town of Brega by troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi but later claim to have recaptured it.
2011-03-13

Intellectuals in the United Arab Emirates petition the country's government for free and fair elections.
2011-03-9