Etiquette: Hafez al Assad
Lebanon / History: May 25, 2000 and the Israeli withdrawal from South Lebanon
Lebanon has been commemorating "Liberation Day" every May 25 since 2000, which is actually the anniversary of the Israeli withdrawal.This historical period straddles that...
Lebanon / History: the withdrawal of Syrian troops on April 26, 2005
It was on April 26, 2005 that the last Syrian troops left Lebanon, thus putting an end to a presence of almost three decades...