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Prominent Dahlan aide returns to Gaza
Palestinian Rashed Abu Shbak (C), the head of preventive security in the Gaza Strip, walks out after the meeting of security commanders with Palestinian security chief Mohammed Dahlan on 20 August 2003 at his office in Gaza City, Gaza Strip. [Abid Katib/Getty Images] March 16, 2021 at 10:54 am
Rashid Abu-Shbak, one of the most prominent aides of dismissed Fatah leader Mohammad Dahlan, returned to the Gaza Strip after 14 years in exile, Palestinian media reported.
In a statement, senior leader in Dahlan s Democratic Reform Current, Salah Abu-Khatla, said Abu-Shbak s return to Gaza through the Rafah Crossing, adding that his return is an important step towards the achievement of national unity and ending the internal division.
Protests are erupting in areas traditionally supportive of Hezbollah and the Amal Movement
The protests were in Bekaa and came as the national currency continued to slide in value, with the black market dollar exchange rate hitting LBP13,000. (AFP)
By NAJIA HOUSSARI
BEIRUT: There is growing discontent among Lebanon’s Shiite community, with protests in areas that are traditionally supportive of Hezbollah and the Amal Movement.
The protests were in the south and northern Bekaa and came as the national currency continued to slide in value, with the black market dollar exchange rate hitting LBP13,000 on Sunday.
Activist Hussein Ezz El-Din said that many Shiites loyal to the two political parties worked in public institutions or those established by them.
BEIRUT: There is growing discontent among Lebanon’s Shiite community, with protests in areas that are traditionally supportive of Hezbollah and the Amal Movement. The protests were in the south and northern Bekaa and came as the national currency continued to slide in value, with the black market dollar exchange rate hitting LBP13,000 on Sunday. Activist Hussein Ezz El-Din