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What is Lebanon’s ancient city of Baalbek and why is Israel targeting it?
Israel this week issued a citywide evacuation order for the first time since it stepped up its attacks on Lebanon in late ...
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Strikes hit Lebanon's Baalbek after Israel evacuation call
Strikes rocked the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek and its outskirts on Wednesday, an AFP correspondent reported, hours after Israel issued an evacuation call for the area. Baalbek mayor Mustafa ...
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Kaiser Wilhelm II: The ‘Travelling Emperor’ in Baalbek
In 1898, during his second journey to the Orient, which wasn’t without its critics within the Empire, Wilhelm also stopped off in Baalbek. The Lebanon Railway was the Emperor’s first choice of ...
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Israeli warplanes attack Baalbek in E. Lebanon for 1st time since ceasefire
BEIRUT, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Israeli warplanes launched airstrikes on Sunday night, targeting areas surrounding Baalbek city in eastern Lebanon for the first time since the ceasefire between ...