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In this Tuesday, April 9, 2019 photo, a giant poster that shows the late Egyptian leader Gamal Abdul-Nasser, near the barbed wire that separates Lebanon and Israeli-occupied Chebaa farms, southeast Lebanon. U.S. President Donald Trump's move to recognize Israel's sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights has caused concern in Lebanon over its claim to the disputed Chebaa Farms and adjacent Kfar Chouba hills, which Israel occupied alongside the Golan in 1967. The Arabic words read:&quot;What was taken by force and only be regained by force.&quot; (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Trump’s Golan move causes concern in Lebanon for land owners

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Lebanon fears for future of disputed territory with Israel

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A Turkish floating power station the Karadeniz Powership Fatmagul, background, which generate electricity to help ease the strain on the country's woefully under maintained power sector, docked near Zouq Mosbeh power plant, north of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, April 8, 2019. Lebanon's Cabinet has approved a much-anticipated plan to restructure Lebanon's electricity sector, decrepit since the country's civil war more than 40 years ago. Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said Monday the new plan will eventually provide the country's more than 5 million people with 24-hours electricity. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Lebanon Cabinet approves watershed electricity sector reform

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Israel recovers body of soldier lost in ‘82 Lebanon battle

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Another Tennessee city tries to curb abortions with zoning

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Lebanese President Michel Aoun attends a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin wall in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. (Maxim Shemetov/Pool Photo via AP)

Lebanon president criticizes Trump decision on Golan Heights

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FILE -- In this May, 11, 2018 file photo, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, waves to his supporters at his house in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. According to his office, Hariri, 48, was admitted to a Paris hospital Monday, March 25, 2019, where he underwent an hour-long angioplasty procedure, used to treat blocked arteries. Hariri is expected to be discharged Monday. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)

Lebanon PM undergoes heart procedure in France

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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his wife Susan visit a church at Byblos, Lebanon, Saturday, March 23, 2019. (Jim Young/Pool Photo via AP)

Pompeo tours Lebanese historical sites in ancient city

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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Lebanon's President Michel Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, Friday, March 22, 2019. (Jim Young/Pool Image via AP)

US hits Iran with new sanctions while Pompeo visits Lebanon

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In this Feb. 13, 2016 file photo, Hezbollah fighters hold flags as they attend the memorial of their slain leader Sheik Abbas al-Mousawi, who was killed by an Israeli airstrike in 1992, in Tefahta village, south Lebanon. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari, File) **FILE**

Pompeo heads to Lebanon, where Hezbollah is at peak strength

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U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State David Satterfield speaks during his meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, March 5, 2019. Satterfield said Tuesday that Lebanon's new government faces critical decisions regarding the country's crumbling economy and fighting corruption. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

US official says Lebanon at difficult economic crossroads

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FILE - In this April 13, 2018, file photo, a supporter of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah holds up his portrait with Arabic words that read: &quot;We belong with you,&quot; during an election campaign speech in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon. The Lebanese Hezbollah group has strongly rejected the British government's move to ban the group as a &quot;terrorist organization.&quot; (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

Lebanon’s Hezbollah rejects Britain’s move to ban it

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In this photo released by Lebanon's official government photographer Dalati Nohra, United States Ambassador to Lebanon Elizabeth Richard, left, speaks with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, at the government House, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Feb 19, 2019. Richard has expressed her country's concerns over the growing role of the militant Hezbollah group in the new Cabinet warning that this does not contribute to stability. (Dalati Nohra via AP)

US voices concern over Hezbollah’s role in Lebanese Cabinet

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In this Friday, Feb. 8, 2019 photo, a team of Syrian actors take part in a playback theater at the end of a three-month training session, in Beirut, Lebanon. The aim of the training, that was held for the first time in a Beirut theater, is to raise awareness of conflict, help in reconciliation and initiate dialogue between rival groups. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Syrians act in playback theater to heal war trauma

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Lebanon’s Cabinet wins vote of confidence in parliament

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US delivers laser-guided rockets to Lebanese military

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Saudi Arabia lifts travel warning to Lebanon

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Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, right, meets with Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, at the government palace, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Feb. 11, 2019. Zarif extended an offer for Iranian military assistance to the U.S.-backed Lebanese army on Sunday, saying Iran is ready to assist in all sectors should the Lebanese government want it. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Lebanon’s Parliament begins discussing government’s policy

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, speaks during a joint press conference with his Lebanese counterpart Gebran Bassil, right, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Feb. 11, 2019. Zarif extended an offer for Iranian military assistance to the U.S.-backed Lebanese army on Sunday, saying Iran is ready to assist in all sectors should the Lebanese government want it. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Lebanon to boycott Warsaw conference seen as hostile to Iran

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Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks to journalists on his arrival at Rafik Hariri Airport, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019. Zarif says his country is ready to cooperate with the new Lebanese government, offering his country's support in all sectors. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Iran FM extends support for new Lebanese government

By ZEINA KARAM - Associated Press