Syrian authorities on Wednesday closed a border crossing with northeastern Lebanon without giving a reason, Lebanese security officials said.
Palestinian mediators on Wednesday presented the Lebanese army with a plan to end a month of fighting with al Qaeda-inspired militants at a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon.
Time is running out for rival Lebanese factions to resolve their worst political dispute since Lebanon's 1975-1990 civil war, Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa said on Wednesday.
Delegates from four Arab countries were in Lebanon Wednesday to try to mediate tensions between the government and opposition forces.
doha • A third batch of 74 Qatari troops left for Lebanon to replace their fellowmen as peacekeepers serving the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (Unifil). The rotation of peacekeepers takes place every six months.
Published Jun 11, 2007 - 16:30:32 CDT. BEIRUT, Lebanon - A mortar shell fired from inside a besieged Palestinian refugee camp struck a Red Cross vehicle today, killing two of the aid agency's workers and critically injuring a third, Lebanon's state-run news agency and security officials said.
France will increase its deployment of peacekeeping forces to Lebanon from an already announced 400 troops to 2,000. A European Union official said it wants the troops in place within a week.
A South Lebanon Twp. man accidentally drowned in his backyard swimming pool on Monday, according to Lebanon County Coroner Jeffrey Yocum.
Staff Reporter A GROUP of 74 Qatari Armed Forces personnel left yesterday morning for Lebanon as a replacement for 75 troops who returned to Doha later in the evening.
Beirut: The Arab League chief yesterday urged Lebanon's feuding leaders to break a political impasse that has paralysed the country and warned that "time is running out".