Lina Khatib
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Thousands ‘Fleeing’ Lebanon’s Eastern Border
Thousands of people are fleeing Lebanon’s eastern border town of Arsal, as the Lebanese army and rebels from Syria clash.
Source: BBC Radio 4 Today
Thousands of people are ‘fleeing’ Lebanon’s eastern border town of Arsal, as the Lebanese army and rebels from Syria clash for a third day.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today program, Lina Khatib, the director of the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut, said that a delegation of Muslim scholars, who had gone to the area to negotiate the release of kidnapped Lebanese army soldiers who were taken hostage by Syrian rebels, had been shot at.
This interview was originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4's Today program.
About the Author
Former Director, Middle East Center
Khatib was director of the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut. Previously, she was the co-founding head of the Program on Arab Reform and Democracy at Stanford University’s Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law.
- Syria's Last Best Hope: The Southern FrontIn The Media
- The Islamic State’s Strategy: Lasting and ExpandingPaper
Lina Khatib
Recent Work
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