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Sfeir remarks on Hizbullah draw Shiite furor

Source: The Daily Star
Beirut : Lebanon | about 1 month ago  
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Shiite religious figures hit back on Friday to accusations made by Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir that Hizbullah was serving Iran’s interests over Lebanon’s, saying their weapons helped liberate the south from Israeli occupation. Sheikh Afif Naboulsi, the head of the south Lebanon...
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