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Dates of operation: 1998–2000 2009–present: Active regions: Southern Lebanon, mainly Sidon: Part of: Hezbollah: Allies: March 8 Alliance [231] Opponents Israel SLA Al-Nusra Front Fatah al-Islam Jund al-Sham Islamic State: Battles and wars: Battle of Sidon (2013)
Lebanon (/ ˈ l ɛ b ə n ɒ n,-n ə n / ⓘ LEB-ə-non, -nən; Arabic: لُبْنَان, romanized: Lubnān, local pronunciation: [lɪbˈneːn]), officially the Republic of Lebanon, [c] is a country in the Levant region of West Asia, bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west; Cyprus lies a short distance from the country's coas
Karachi was then enjoying an economic boom: the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 meant it was 200 nautical miles closer to Europe for shipping than Bombay. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Jinnah was the second child; [ 9 ] he had three brothers and three sisters, including his younger sister Fatima Jinnah . [ 10 ]
Poland, [e] officially the Republic of Poland, [f] is a country in Central Europe.It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia [g] to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west.
The word Brazil probably comes from the Portuguese word for brazilwood, a tree that once grew plentifully along the Brazilian coast. [33] In Portuguese, brazilwood is called pau-brasil, with the word brasil commonly given the etymology "red like an ember", formed from brasa ('ember') and the suffix -il (from -iculum or -ilium). [34]
Catherine Élise Blanchett AC (/ ˈ b l æ n tʃ ɪ t / BLAN-chit; [2] born 14 May 1969) is an Australian actor [a] and film producer. Regarded as one of the best performers of her generation, she is recognized for her versatile work across independent films, blockbusters, and the stage.
The present form of the cathedral dates to refurbishments undertaken in the late 17th century, combining baroque and neoclassical elements. It was dedicated to St Mary of the Assumption in 1726. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ceuta was established in 1417. It incorporated the suppressed Diocese of Tanger in 1570. [72]
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