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A Lebanese pro-Palestinian militant returns home after 40 years in a French prison
Read full article: A Lebanese pro-Palestinian militant returns home after 40 years in a French prisonA Lebanese pro-Palestinian communist militant has arrived in Lebanon following his release after more than 40 years in prison in France.
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‘Devastating for the country’: Houstonians recall surviving Lebanon explosion
Read full article: ‘Devastating for the country’: Houstonians recall surviving Lebanon explosionHOUSTON – Members of a well-known Lebanese family from Houston survived the catastrophic explosion in Lebanon on Tuesday. “Everybody knows somebody who was in one way or another affected by this,” Susan Hage said via zoom from Lebanon. “He loved Houston, he taught us to love Houston,” his daughter, Rita Joubran said. “But he taught us to always remember where we came from.”Every summer for decades, the family returned to Lebanon. It’s devastating for the country.