BBC News | Lebanon's gay-friendly reputation challenged by abuses BBC News Lebanon's capital, Beirut, comes alive under darkness. Its narrow alleyways meander into streets full of bars. The locals, many dressed in designer clothing generously splashed with expensive fragrances, sit on the verandas drinking cocktails till dawn. |
The Daily Star | Lebanon to survey unlicensed Syrian businesses The Daily Star BEIRUT: Lebanon will close any illegal Syrian businesses after a nationwide survey on these enterprises is completed, a senior official at the Economy Ministry said over the weekend. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told The Daily ... Number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon surges to 823000 - UNHCR Syria: damned to exile |
Aljazeera.com | Lebanon 'identifies' Iran embassy bomber Aljazeera.com One of the suicide bombers responsible for Tuesday's deadly attack on the Iranian embassy in Lebanon is a follower of a firebrand Sunni preacher, a judge said, after the man was identified through DNA tests on his father. Mouin Abu Daher was initially ... Homegrown terrorism taking hold in Lebanon Lebanon IDs Second Iranian Embassy Bombing Suspect US Intel Eyes New Threat: al Qaeda in Lebanon |
Lebanon's Northside Neighborhood Program reorganizes Lebanon Daily News New Northside Neighborhood Program manager Aurelis Garcia, right, talks with Lebanon Mayor Sherry Capello, center, and Community Development Coordinator Melissa Quinones outside the her office at North Ninth and Mifflin streets. (Earl Brightbill ... |
The Daily Star | Hariri says Hezbollah responsible for terrorism The Daily Star BEIRUT: Hezbollah is the party to blame for the infiltration of terrorism into Lebanon, former Prime Minister Saad Hariri said in an article published Sunday, as he reiterated his condemnation of Hezbollah's intervention in the Syrian crisis. “No ... |
The Daily Star | Google marks Lebanon's Independence Day with doodle The Daily Star BEIRUT: Internet giant Google marked Lebanon's Independence Day Friday with a doodle bearing Beirut's famous Pigeon Rock. The multicolored Google logo was replaced Friday morning with the Lebanese landmark on both the search giant's local ... |
Santa's arrival highlights Lebanon Holiday Parade Lebanon Daily News Beneath a bright blue sky, Santa Claus, portrayed by Sam Fisher, a lieutenant with Lebanon's Rescue Hose Fire Co., waves to the assembled crowd below from the top of the Lebanon Farmers Market at the conclusion of the Lebanon Holiday Parade on ... |
Washington Post | Lebanon pushed to edge _ but, somehow, not over it Washington Post The fighting next door has swamped Lebanon with refugees and has stoked its Sunni-Shiite tensions, as each community in Lebanon lines up in support of its brethren on the rival sides in Syria. That has fueled predictions that deeply divided Lebanon is ... Saudi Arabia urges citizens to leave Lebanon Saudi Arabia urges citizens to leave tense Lebanon Fears of Iraq-style strife mar Independence Day |
The Daily Star | Berri shocked that embassy bomber is from south Lebanon Ya Libnan Lebanon Speaker Nabih Berri told An Nahar daily in a report published on Sunday that he was shocked when he found out that one of the suicide bombers that attacked the Iranian embassy in Beirut on Tuesday was from southern Lebanon. Officials quoted ... Berri describes Iran deal as 'political nuclear bomb' Lebanese parliament speaker in Iran for talks |
New Yorker (blog) | Lebanon and the Long Reach of Syria's Conflict New Yorker (blog) At the same time, the Iranians called on their protégés next door, in Lebanon: as many as two thousand Hezbollah fighters crossed the border to engage in direct combat with the rebels. For the Iranians, the motivation was simple: they have spent thirty ... Double bomb blast shatters Iran's embassy in Lebanon As it happened Will Syria's civil war spread to Lebanon? The case for 'no' |