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Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's picture hangs on a wall in a poor area of Beirut with a high concentration of Syrian refugees.

July 17th, 2013 - 06:44 GMT

Desperate Syrian refugees turn to sex work in Lebanon

Refugees dismiss the allegations as a slander.

Supporters of Lebanon's radical Sunni cleric Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir perform the weekly Friday prayers as they gather to show their support to Assir in the southern city of Sidon on June 28, 2013. Lebanese security forces have launched a manhunt for Assir, after clashes with his supporters in Sidon killed 17 soldiers. (Source: AFP/MAHMOUD ZAYYAT)

June 29th, 2013 - 05:51 GMT

Demonstrators throughout Lebanon gather to show support of militant Sheikh Ahmad Assir

The Lebanese army deploy in the southern town of Sidon's eastern suburb of Abra. AFP photo

June 19th, 2013 - 08:32 GMT

Lebanese army sets up Sidon outposts in wake of armed clashes