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Lebanon’s economic crisis is being compounded by political stalemate, corruption and Western interference, while Hezbollah’s political position has weakened because of a flailing relationship with its Christian ally, writes As’ad AbuKhalil.
While relatives of people killed on Sept. 11 expressed outrage, some members of U.S. Congress welcomed news of the PGA-LIV Golf merger, which comes in a week when the U.S. secretary of state was visiting the Saudi kingdom.