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Lebanese security forces foil attempt to smuggle fuel across Syria border

Lebanese security forces foil attempt to smuggle fuel across Syria border

  • Four Lebanese smugglers stashed subsidized fuel in secret tanks hidden inside pick-up trucks
  • Police are working vigilantly to curtail smuggling to Syria but many smugglers are covered up by politicians or influential figures, Arab News told
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Lisa Smith, 38, traveled to Syria several years ago to allegedly become the second wife of British Daesh soldier Sajid Aslam. (Screenshot/YouTube)

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More bickering as UN meets for 89th time to discuss Syria’s chemical weapons

More bickering as UN meets for 89th time to discuss Syria’s chemical weapons

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Update Israel bombs military targets near Syria’s occupied Golan

Israel bombs military targets near Syria’s occupied Golan

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Syria says Israeli missile attack kills 1 person, wounds 6

Syria says Israeli missile attack kills 1 person, wounds 6

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US calls for ‘immediate withdrawal’ of foreign forces from Libya at G-7 meeting

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Syria approves Assad, two others to run in presidential election

Syria approves Assad, two others to run in presidential election

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Assad grants amnesties before election

Assad grants amnesties before election

By AP ·
Inoculation campaign begins in rebel-held Syria

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By AP ·
Exiled man returns to UK after legal fight over alleged terror links

Exiled man returns to UK after legal fight over alleged terror links

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Coronavirus surges in northeast Syria amid oxygen shortages

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By AP ·
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Special Lebanese officials say drug-stuffed pomegranate shipment originated in Syria

Lebanese officials say drug-stuffed pomegranate shipment originated in Syria

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Lebanese security forces foil attempt to smuggle fuel across Syria border
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