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April 2010

April 2010: day not established

Since 2005 · From the books

A giant offshore gas field raises tension between Lebanon and Israel.
Friction between Israel and Lebanon grew after a large hydrocarbon field was found off their coasts.

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July 2010

July 2010: day not established

Since 2005 · From the books

Bashar al-Assad and King Abdallah visit Beirut together.
Assad and King Abdallah came to Beirut together to sponsor a Lebanese reconciliation, saying they would secure stability.

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January 2014

Thursday, 2 January 2014

Since 2005 · From the books

Double bombing in Haret Hreik kills nine.
The attack struck the Shiite district of Haret Hreik in Beirut's southern suburb.

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Thursday, 16 January 2014

Since 2005 · From the books

Suicide bombing in Hermel.
The suicide attack hit the town of Hermel in the northern Bekaa.

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Tuesday, 21 January 2014

Since 2005 · From the books

Suicide bombing in Haret Hreik.
A further suicide attack hit Haret Hreik in the southern suburb.

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January 2014: day not established

Since 2005 · From the books

The Special Tribunal begins hearing witnesses.
Hezbollah members and accomplices in the Syrian regime were implicated in the STL trial near The Hague, where Lebanese witnesses appeared for both sides.

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February 2014

Monday, 3 February 2014

Since 2005 · From the books

Suicide bombing in Choueifat.
A suicide bomber struck at Choueifat, south of Beirut.

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Wednesday, 19 February 2014

Since 2005 · From the books

Bombing at the Iranian cultural centre in Haret Hreik kills six.
The bomb targeted the Iranian cultural centre in Haret Hreik.

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February 2014: day not established

Since 2005 · From the books

Tammam Salam forms a 'national unity' government.
Picard: the Salam cabinet rejected any asylum policy, and Lebanon refused official camps for Syrian refugees.

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March 2014

March-September 2014: day not established

Since 2005 · From the books

Repeated suicide attacks on Hezbollah areas in the southern suburb and the Bekaa.
Many suicide bombings between March and September 2014 were aimed at Hezbollah targets in Dahiyeh and the Bekaa.

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April 2014

spring 2014: day not established

Since 2005 · From the books

A curfew for Syrians is posted in Bourj Hammoud.
After a brawl between young Lebanese and Syrian immigrants, the municipality of largely Armenian Bourj Hammoud posted notices barring foreigners and Syrians from its streets from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.

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May 2014

May 2014: day not established

Since 2005 · From the books

Michel Suleiman's term ends; a second presidential vacancy begins.
No head of state would be elected for twenty-nine months.

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August 2014

Friday, 15 August 2014

Since 2005 · From the books

Ahmad al-Assir is captured.
De Clerck and Malsagne's chronology records the arrest of Ahmad al-Assir, the Salafist preacher whose followers fought the army at Abra in June 2013.

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2014

2014: day not established

Since 2005 · From the books

New rules restrict Syrian refugees' residence and work.
Refugees, a quarter to a third of the population from 2014, neared 1.3 million a year later. Lebanon refused official camps; Syrians, once exempt, now needed an entry visa and a Lebanese sponsor (kafil), and most jobs were closed to them under 2014 decrees of the Tammam Salam government.

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February 2017

February 2017: day not established

Since 2005 · From the books

President Aoun tells the UN refugee chief that Syrians cannot stay in Lebanon for good.
Aoun told UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi the refugees could not stay permanently and the world must help them home, but Lebanon would force no one back while Syria was unsafe.

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August 2017

Saturday, 19 August 2017

Since 2005 · From the books

The army launches operation 'Fajr al-Jurud' against the Islamic State on the eastern border.
On President Aoun's orders the army moved against Islamic State and al-Nusra fighters holding the arid hills of Ras Baalbek and al-Qaa, while Hezbollah attacked al-Nusra from the Syrian side, a rare tacit cooperation. The jihadists held out for several days before surrendering, and a truce let the survivors and their families go to eastern Syria.

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November 2017

Saturday, 4 November 2017

Since 2005 · From the books

Saad Hariri announces his resignation from Riyadh.
President Aoun refused the resignation Saad al-Hariri announced live from Riyadh; in the view of some Lebanese officials he was acting under Saudi duress and being held there against his will.

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Tuesday, 21 November 2017

Since 2005 · From the books

Hariri returns to Beirut and soon withdraws his resignation.
His return followed intense international mediation, especially by France.

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