Lebanon
After the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire following World War I, Lebanon came under the Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon, administered by France, which established Greater
Lebanon, country consisting of a narrow strip of territory on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It is one of the world''s smaller sovereign states. The capital is Beirut.
The Republic of Lebanon is a upper-middle income country of about 4.3 million inhabitants. Lebanon borders Syria to the east and north and Israel to the south. The country
Lebanon, officially Lebanese Republic, Country, Middle East, southwestern Asia, on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. Area: 4,036 sq mi (10,452 sq km). Population: (2025 est.)
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Israel has carried out airstrikes on southern and northeastern Lebanon. Thursday''s strikes come as the deadline to disarm Hezbollah looms.
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