Tensions between regional powerhouse Saudi Arabia and Syria are running high because of sharp discord over Lebanon, as the country faces fresh turmoil over a divisive election and a high-profile court case.
Lebanon has refused AIFF's request to change the dates for the first round of World Cup qualifiers between the two sides, which could very well force a change in the scheduling of India's first ever professional league. The home-and-away matches are scheduled for October 8 (away) and 28 (home) and the AIFF is worried about the start of the pro-league scheduled for September 30. The AIFF wanted ...
DUBAI — Dubai’s Al Ahli Theatre and Lebanon’s Beit Al Fen will be co-producing plays and exchanging ideas on theatre under an agreement reached between them on Monday.
France introduced to the UN Security Council on Tuesday a draft resolution that would extend the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon. The draft seeks to extend the present mandate of the United Nations Interim Forc ...
Lebanon on Monday charged more than 200 people suspected of belonging to Fatah al-Islam with murder and terrorism, as a standoff between the army and the militants entered its fourth month.
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Lebanon has refused to accept India's request for a change in dates of World Cup qualifiers, putting in jeopardy the All India Football Federation's (AIFF) plans to start the inaugural Professional League.
Lebanon is gearing up for a high-stakes bout of political wrangling ahead of presidential polls which optimists hope can resolve the country's political impasse, but pessimists fear will only further cement divisions. The president, who comes from the Maronite Christian community in line with the sectarian.
Source: Reuters (Recasts with army's agreement to offer) By Nazih Siddiq NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon, Aug 21 (Reuters) - The Lebanese army agreed on Tuesday to a request from Islamist militants to let their families ...
The second of two inmates who escaped from the Coffee County jail was picked up on Lebanon Road Tuesday. | | Authorities apprehended 19-year-old Samuel Wilkerson who escaped from jail early Monday morning after he supposed to be washing cars and picking up trash in a parking lot. | | Wilkerson, who was in jail on robbery charges, driving with a revoked license and criminal impersonation,...
LEBANON — Gang-related graffiti and other forms of vandalism have been on the rise this summer in Lebanon, according to police. Lebanon’s school district and Seventh-day Adventist church together have tallied more than $500 in damages this month.