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"Yii il est pro-hezb"

on November 03, 2024

Armée libanaise Français Hezbollah Liban Opinion

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Pourquoi Netanyahu veut la guerre

on May 10, 2018

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Saudi Arabia says Lebanon has declared war on it, or is it the other way around?

on November 07, 2017

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La victoire interdite du Liban

on August 31, 2017

Armée libanaise Daech Français Guerre Hezbollah Israel Liban Nosra Terrorisme

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They did everything they could to keep Daech and Nosra in Lebanon

on July 28, 2017

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L’émotion contenue de Hassan Nasrallah

on July 26, 2017

Français Hezbollah Liban Opinion

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Easter procession in a Hezbollah stronghold

on March 28, 2016

Coexistence Easter English Hezbollah Lebanon Religion Society Videos

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Hezbollah et Daech, amalgames et réalités

on February 17, 2015

Daech Etat Islamique Français Hezbollah Iran Liban Moyen Orient Opinion Politique

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Avoir l’humanité sélective

on February 02, 2015

Français Hezbollah Liban Opinion Société Syrie Terrorisme

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Demis Roussos, hostage in Beirut?

on January 29, 2015

Demis Roussos English Hezbollah Lebanon

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Together we should stand

on October 07, 2014

Armée libanaise Daech Français Hezbollah Liban Opinion

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Hypocrites

on August 30, 2013

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Claude El Khal

Writer. Filmmaker. Communication Strategist. Content & Digital Creator. Former aspiring Comedian. Occasional Cartoonist. I write in English with a slight French accent and in French with a Lebanese inflection.

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