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Lebanon-Syria: a long history of rocky relations

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We look at how Friday’s car bombing in Beirut has reignited fears the conflict in Syria spilling over its borders. We also speak to the brother of a missing Syrian man; his family fears he has been left to rot in one of the country’s infamous prisons. Finally, we analyse the results of this weekend’s elections in the West Bank.

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