Lebanese Restaurant Taverna Du Liban Attacked by Taliban In Kabul

The restaurant's chef, Abdul Majid, was among those injured via BBC Apparently the restaurant was a popular attraction in Kabul's Wazir Akbar Khan area and a lot of foreign nationals and diplomats used to visit it. Unfortunately, the restaurant's owner Kamal Hamade, grabbed a gun and tried to defend his beloved restaurant and guests but was shot dead by the assailants. According to BBC Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet, Kamal "made the best chocolate cake…

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Lebanon

Steven Sonneveld Still Searching For His Lebanese Roots

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Lebanon

Tripoli Explosions in Pictures

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FAIL: Al Jadeed News App

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Automotive

Lebanese Brazilian Tony Kanaan Wins his first Indy 500

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Di3an el Banadoura

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