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US Intel Eyes New Threat: al Qaeda in Lebanon - Foreign Policy (blog) Sat, 23 Nov 2013 01:41:33 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

US Intel Eyes New Threat: al Qaeda in Lebanon Foreign Policy (blog) BEIRUT — Lebanon celebrated the 70th anniversary of its independence today with a parade of marching soldiers, sword-wielding cavalrymen, and camouflage green tanks in downtown Beirut. But the scene a 15-minute drive away presented a stark ... Google marks Lebanon's Independence Day with doodleThe Daily Star Hezbollah 'threatens Lebanon sovereignty'Arab News Lebanon analysis: Delicate balancing act about to crumbleSydney Morning Herald Huffington Post (blog) -Washington Post all 117 news articles »

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Lebanon and the Long Reach of Syria's Conflict - New Yorker (blog) Thu, 21 Nov 2013 19:44:34 GMT

New Yorker (blog)

Lebanon and the Long Reach of Syria's Conflict New Yorker (blog) ... defiance of physical laws, the visible remains of one of the bombers, stuck to a nearby wall. But the most significant aspect of the bombing was not its aftermath but its implication: the sectarian war unfolding in Syria is beginning to engulf ... Suicide blasts hit Iranian Embassy in Beirut, LebanonCBS News Double bomb blast shatters Iran's embassy in Lebanoneuronews As it happenedBBC News The Globe and Mail all 1,386 news articles »

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Defying expectations, rickety balance so far keeps Lebanon standing under ... - Fox News Thu, 21 Nov 2013 18:07:05 GMT

The Daily Star

Defying expectations, rickety balance so far keeps Lebanon standing under ... Fox News BEIRUT – By nearly all measures, Lebanon should have long ago buckled under the weight of Syria's civil war. The fighting next door has swamped Lebanon with refugees and has stoked its Sunni-Shiite tensions, as each community in Lebanon lines up in ... Lebanon pushed to edge _ but, somehow, not over itWashington Post Saudi Arabia urges citizens to leave tense LebanonUSA TODAY Fears of Iraq-style strife mar Independence DayThe Daily Star The Australian all 533 news articles »

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Army defuses explosives-rigged car in east Lebanon - The Daily Star Fri, 22 Nov 2013 14:18:07 GMT

Al-Manar TV

Army defuses explosives-rigged car in east Lebanon The Daily Star HERMEL, Lebanon: Security forces defused overnight Friday a car rigged with a large quantity of explosives in east Lebanon, security sources said. The car – a Buick - was located between the Baalbek towns of Younin and Maqneh around midnight, the ... Army Dismantled Car Planted with 400-Kilogram Explosives East of LebanonAl-Manar TV Lebanese authorities defuse 771 pounds of explosives, mortars in carUPI.com all 3 news articles »

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Saudi Arabia urges citizens to leave Lebanon - Aljazeera.com Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:01:15 GMT

Saudi Arabia urges citizens to leave Lebanon Aljazeera.com Saudi Arabia has asked its citizens to leave Lebanon due to the risk of political violence in the country, where twin suicide bombings near Iran's embassy in Beirut killed 25 people this week. Riyadh has issued several similar calls in the past two ...

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Syrians fleeing fighting in Qalamoun stream into Lebanon's Bekaa Valley - UNHCR (press release) Fri, 22 Nov 2013 18:10:34 GMT

Syrians fleeing fighting in Qalamoun stream into Lebanon's Bekaa Valley UNHCR (press release) ARSAL, Lebanon, November 22 (UNHCR) – When an artillery shell hit the top floor of the two-storey house in which she was staying in the Syrian town of Qarah this week, Fatimah, a young mother of four, knew it was time to leave. She and her six-week-old ... Syria refugees scramble to prepare for Lebanon winterFRANCE 24 Syrian refugees struggle to survive in LebanonTelegraph.co.uk all 14 news articles »

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Hariri hails Sleiman, says Lebanon facing more risks - The Daily Star Fri, 22 Nov 2013 09:02:45 GMT

The Daily Star

Hariri hails Sleiman, says Lebanon facing more risks The Daily Star BEIRUT: Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri warned Friday Lebanon's future was ever more at risk because of Hezbollah's military role in Syria and praised President Michel Sleiman's Independence Eve address, describing it as the last line of defense for ...

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Saudi Arabia Urges Citizens to Flee Lebanon - Arutz Sheva Fri, 22 Nov 2013 11:48:34 GMT

Saudi Arabia Urges Citizens to Flee Lebanon Arutz Sheva “Given the danger of the situation in Lebanon, the Saudi Embassy has urged its citizens to leave the country for their own safety,” Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Awad Asiri stated, to the Lebanese National News Agency. Tuesday's attack, launched by an ...

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Saudi Urges Citizens to Leave Tense Lebanon - ABC News Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:36:31 GMT

Saudi Urges Citizens to Leave Tense Lebanon ABC News Saudi Arabia urged its citizens Thursday to leave Lebanon and exercise caution following this week's deadly bombing at the Iranian Embassy in Beirut and deepening tensions with Lebanon's Shiite Hezbollah militants. Hezbollah officials indirectly have ...

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Gunmen kill man, wound another in east Lebanon - The Daily Star Fri, 22 Nov 2013 14:42:00 GMT

The Daily Star

Gunmen kill man, wound another in east Lebanon The Daily Star HERMEL, Lebanon: Gunmen opened fire overnight Friday on two men in the western Bekaa Valley town of Hawsh al-Harimi, killing one of them and wounding the other, security sources told The Daily Star. The sources said the gunmen were in a car when ...