The Daily Star | A slice of Turkey in north Lebanon The Daily Star KAWEISHRA, Lebanon: The Turkish-language signs and red flags bearing white crescents and stars in this small mountainous village might make you think you've made a wrong turn. In fact, you've just entered the town of Kaweishra – Kavashra in Turkish ... |
ICRC (press release) | Mikati: Lebanon ready to facilitate cross-border aid to Syria The Daily Star BEIRUT: Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said Lebanon was ready to facilitate the transfer of humanitarian aid to Syria, days after the United Nations Security Council urged Assad's government to allow cross-border deliveries. “Mikati expressed ... Lebanon suffers 'flight from quality' as Syria war hits economy Syrian refugees in Lebanon compete for jobs, aggravating social tensions in ... Lebanon: Giving Syrian war amputees prostheses and hope |
The Daily Star | 18 Lebanese boat survivors to return home The Daily Star The delegation, which also includes Lebanon's Higher Relief Committee head Ibrahim Bashir, held a news conference in Jakarta in the presence of seven Lebanese survivors. "Eighteen people will leave to Beirut tomorrow [Saturday]. As for the [seven] ... Survivors of the asylum seeking boat will return to Lebanon |
UN News Centre | Palestinian refugee children return to school in Lebanon, aided by UN UN News Centre 4 October 2013 – With their numbers swelled by the flow of refugees from Syria, tens of thousands of Palestinian children in Lebanon returned to school for the 2013/14 school year today with new learning and other materials provided by the United ... Celebrating World Teacher's Day in Lebanon |
Hallmark begins filming in Lebanon Cincinnati.com LEBANON – As soon as actress Nicollette Sheridan arrived for her first scene Thursday, the sun broke through rain clouds which had soaked downtown Lebanon all morning. “It's the Christmas spirit!” she told director Jack Angelo. That's also the name of ... |
Explosion in north Lebanon town The Daily Star TRIPOLI, Lebanon: A hand grenade exploded in the northern town of Burj al-Arab in Akkar Friday night, causing material damage. The explosion occurred in front of Barakat clothing shop owned by Mohammad Barakat. The incident is a result of a personal ... |
Eighteen Indonesia tragedy survivors to return Sunday The Daily Star Karami also noted that a further six Lebanese held for overstaying visas in Indonesia had been released from jail and would return to Lebanon Tuesday. The six were identified as Ali Hasan, Faraj Mheesh, Nasereddine Hasan, Mohammad Abdel-Latif, ... |
Lebanon Bans Gay-Themed Cannes, Toronto & NYFF Title … Deadline.com Now, the movie has been banned in Lebanon. The gay-themed pic was to screen at the Beirut Film Festival this coming Saturday, but a security official said the Interior Ministry's censorship board has deemed it does “not meet its criteria.” A final ... |
Lebanon: Police seize explosive-laden sandwich in prison Asharq Alawsat English Lebanon's military prosecutor ordered the arrest of the guard in question and referred him, along with Chalita, to military court on charges of smuggling explosives and seeking to carry out a terrorist operation. Lebanon's prisons fall under the ... |
The Daily Star | Hezbollah Hands Over Checkpoints in Lebanon to Avoid Strife Voice of America BEIRUT — Lebanon's militant Shi'ite group Hezbollah established dozens of checkpoints this summer in Beirut and other Lebanese cities after a series of bombings targeted their followers. But with Sunni resentment mounting over the security ... Security plan underway for Lebanon's Tripoli Tripoli Security plan being implemented, says Lebanon IM Pro-Western Lebanon Bloc: Hezbollah Arsenal Driving Refugees Out of Country |