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unusual facts about South Lebanon



Bosra

According to Palestinian American historian Hanna Batatu, the Shia inhabitants of Bosra were "relatively recent arrivals," and immigrated to the town from the city of Nabatieh in South Lebanon.

Foreign involvement in the 2006 Lebanon War

On September 2, 2004, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1559 calling for the disbanding of all Lebanese militias, among other things, and an armed Hezbollah in South Lebanon is seen by many to be a contravention of the resolution, though the Lebanese government differs on its interpretation.

Hopkinsville, Ohio

Hopkinsville is an unincorporated place in northern Hamilton Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States, about one mile north of Maineville, two miles south of South Lebanon, and three miles northwest of Fosters at the crossroads of State Route 48 and the 3C Highway.

Kamel Mrowa

Mrowa was born in Zrarieh, in South Lebanon to Jamil Mrowa, a Lebanese prominent expatriate to Mexico and originating from the Arab Hamdan family.

Middle East Television

On April 10, 1982, a Christian-based television station in South Lebanon, Hope TV, was donated to the Christian Broadcasting Network, and became METV.


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Abbas Arnaout

One of his prominent documentaries is Al Khiam, which chronicles and portrays the nature of the Khiam detention center by the Israeli forces prior to their withdrawal from south Lebanon.

Abdul Latif Berry

His Father, the late Sheikh Mussa Berry had migrated there from the village of Tebnine in South Lebanon to teach Islamic theology.

July 2006 in the Middle East

Four United Nations observers have been killed in an Israeli air strike on an observation post in south Lebanon.

Four United Nations observers are killed in an Israeli air strike on an observation post in south Lebanon.

Osseiran

Sheikh Mohamad Osseiran, Jaafari mufti of Saida and Zahrani districts of South Lebanon, Lebanon

Riad Jarjour

A chaplain in South Lebanon for several years, he joined the Middle East Council of Churches in 1978 as Director of the Youth Program, and in 1983 became co-director, with his wife, Roseangela, of the Ayia Napa Conference Center in Ayia Napa, Cyprus.