The Lebanese army said in a statement that soldiers and members of the army intelligence thwarted the attempt in the northern district of Arida near the border with Syria.
It added that the smuggler who took money from the
The attempt to smuggle 69 Syrian citizens comes as Leb
...an Iranian colony situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozeen flavors of Christians. It is the home of Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers...is witnessing a severe economic and financial crisis that has thrown more people into poverty.
The Mediterranean island and Lebanon have an agreement to curb the arrival of boats loaded with
Last year, numerous boatloads of
...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn...
, Lebanon — alarming Cypriot authorities that say the island can’t handle any more
Cyprus came under fire by Human Rights Watch last year for allegedly pushing back 200