Washington Post | New Syrian Refugees Descend on Lebanon New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Refugees poured into Arsal, a Lebanese town in the Bekaa Valley near Syria, on Saturday amid reports that a battle was beginning along the mountainous border, a sign that the government was broadening its offensive against rebel ... Syrians flee to Lebanon amid new offensive Syrian troops launch offensive near Lebanon, forcing hundreds to flee across ... Lebanon says responding to 'large' refugee influx |
Haaretz | Hezbollah threat wanes, but rising new players in Lebanon present Israel with ... Haaretz Two visits to the Lebanon border within a week reveal a new reality. Concern about the eruption of a military confrontation with Hezbollah there − which is something that has in the past dictated many of the Israel Defense Forces' moves along the ... Thousands of Syrians from Qalamoun flee to Lebanon Thousands of Syrian refugees flee to Lebanon Thousands seek refuge in Lebanon from Syria flare-up |
BBC News | Lebanon's forgotten space programme BBC News "My vision was to explore space - Lebanon could have done that." Manoug Manougian's boast may sound unlikely, but 50 years ago he and a group of students found themselves as space pioneers of the Arab world. Despite a shoestring budget, they ... |
The Daily Star | Syrian gunmen attempting to enter Lebanon arrested The Daily Star The statement said that soldiers manning Army checkpoints in Wadi Hmayyed-Arsal, northeast Lebanon, and in Brital, in east Lebanon's Baalbek, arrested the nine Syrians and seized their weapons. The Syrians were armed with “light weapons,” ammunition ... |
PHOTOS: Historic Canal House auctioned off in Lebanon Lebanon Daily News Michael Fortna, president of Annville-based Fortna Auctioneers & Marketing Group, auctions off a historic home, known as the Canal House, at 847 Maple St. in Lebanon on Saturday. The house, which dates to 1825, sold for 125,000. According to ... |
The Daily Star | US condemns Syria rocket attacks into Lebanon The Daily Star “The United States strongly condemns today's [Thursday's] rocket attacks on Lebanon and we do not have – while we don't have any details, we're seeking more information,” U.S. State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki told a press briefing. |
Second Street Guitars to perform in Lebanon Albany Democrat Herald LEBANON — Second Street Guitars, a two-man group, will perform at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18 at the Lebanon Public Library, 55 Academy St. Don Sansone and Tim Wallace play classic rock, blues, jazz, country and old standards for events in the mid-valley. |
The Daily Star | Mikati to represent Lebanon at Syria talks: sources The Daily Star BEIRUT: Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati will head Lebanon's delegation to the expected Geneva 2 conference on ending the war in Syria, ministerial sources told The Daily Star Friday. Mikati's decision, according to the sources, aims at averting ... |
The Daily Star | Man found dead in north Lebanon, suicide suspected The Daily Star BEIRUT: A 38-year-old man was found dead Saturday at his home in north Lebanon in a suspected case of suicide, security sources told The Daily Star. Mohammad Khalil Halawani was found dead at his home in Mina, Tripoli, with a bullet wound to his head, ... |
The Daily Star | Hariri: Nasrallah sacrificing Lebanon for Assad, Iran The Daily Star “Hezbollah chose to sacrifice Lebanon's sovereignty and its national unity for the sake of Bashar Assad's regime and to appease the Iranian leadership's decision to protect this regime,” the head of the Future Movement said, according to a statement ... Shiite Muslims in Lebanon Mark Holy Day Amid Intense Sectarian Tensions In shadow of Syria, Lebanon edges closer to war Syria seriously affecting Lebanon: Ban |