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  Libya Risks Long War, Extremist Rise as Talks Drag on

  As talks between Libya's rival factions drag on, experts say there is little hope of a political deal and are warning of protracted civil war and a rise in Islamic extremism.

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  Suicide Bombers Kill Nine in Lebanon's Tripoli

  Two suicide bombers killed nine people and wounded 37 others in an attack on a cafe in a flashpoint Alawite neighbourhood of the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli Saturday, officials said.

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  Suicide Bomb Kills 7 in Alawite Quarter of Lebanon's Tripoli

  A suicide blast killed seven people and wounded 36 others in a flashpoint Alawite neighbourhood of the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli Saturday, a Red Cross official and the army said.

• Thousands Flee During Truce in Restive North Lebanon

  Thousands of civilians fled their homes on Sunday in a battered district of northern Lebanon's Tripoli, taking advantage of an informal truce in fighting between the army and Islamist militants.

• After Syria, al Qaeda expanding in Lebanon

  Faced with recent setbacks in Iraq and Syria, al Qaeda is slowly but firmly gaining influence in Lebanon, helped by the country's increasing sectarian violence and the turmoil caused by Syria's civil war, sources close to the group say.

• Bombs kill 42 outside mosques in Lebanon's Tripoli

  Bombs hit two mosques in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli today, killing at least 42 people and wounding hundreds, intensifying sectarian strife that has spilled over from the civil war in neighbouring Syria.

• Syrian rebels, Hezbollah exchange fire in deadly fight in Lebanon

  Hezbollah guerrillas fought a deadly battle with Syrian rebels in Lebanon's eastern border region early on Sunday, security sources said, in the latest eruption of Syria's conflict on Lebanese soil.

• Rockets hit south Beirut after Hezbollah vows Syria victory

  Two rockets hit a Shi'ite Muslim district of Beirut on Sunday, driving home the risk of spillover from Syria's civil war, after the head of Lebanese Shi'ite movement Hezbollah said it would keep fighting on the Syrian government's side until victory.

• Five killed, 50 wounded in Lebanon clashes

  Five people were killed and more than 50 wounded in overnight clashes in Tripoli between Lebanese gunmen backing rival factions in Syria's civil war, doctors and security sources said today.