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December 27th, 2013 - 12:59 GMT The voice of 'moderation' suppressed - An economist, ex minister and humble servant to Lebanon assassinated
![The head of a jihadist group behind the suicide bomb attack on the Iranian embassy in Lebanon in November is arrested, reports say. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/453444193.jpg?itok=J-gz96GQ "The head of a jihadist group behind the suicide bomb attack on the Iranian embassy in Lebanon in November is arrested, reports say. [AFP]")
![Former Finance Minister Mohammad Shatah [thedailystar.com]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/102621_mainimg.jpg?itok=hqLNvS_d "Former Finance Minister Mohammad Shatah [thedailystar.com]")
![Lebanese army soldiers evacuate civilians caught in sniper fire in the Lebanese northern coastal city of Tripoli on November 30, 2013. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Egypt/452588603.jpg?itok=fB-allmy "Lebanese army soldiers evacuate civilians caught in sniper fire in the Lebanese northern coastal city of Tripoli on November 30, 2013. [AFP]")
![In an ongoing battle between the two countries, Lebanon is now taking UN action on spying threats from Israel. [haaretz]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/lebanon/israeli_lebanon_flag.jpg?itok=hIz-iMlc "In an ongoing battle between the two countries, Lebanon is now taking UN action on spying threats from Israel. [haaretz]")
