BBC News | Syrian refugees forgotten in Lebanon BBC News His mother Iman, a refugee from Raqqa in north-east Syria, had to be rushed through the snow to a nearby hospital to give birth. Cradling Majid in the hut the family are sharing with neighbours in a squalid squatter camp near the border with Syria ... |
Pittsburgh Post Gazette | Arlington man arrested in Mt. Lebanon shooting Pittsburgh Post Gazette Mt. Lebanon police are searching for two men in connection with the shooting of Jason Collins. The man seen here is a shorter, dark-skinned black male in his early 20s with a full goatee. At the time of the incident, he was wearing a dark-colored ... Police Investigate Mt. Lebanon Apartment Building Shooting Arrest made in Mt. Lebanon shooting; Police still searching for 2 others Suspect arrested in Mt. Lebanon apartment shooting |
BBC News | Syria crisis: Inside Lebanon's squatter camps BBC News The UK's response to the Syrian refugee crisis has been pitiful, according to the campaign group Amnesty International. It says more than two million people have fled the fighting yet Britain is among several countries which have taken in no refugees ... Fierce winter storm makes life even worse for Syrians who've fled to Lebanon Lebanon Worries That Housing Will Make Syrian Refugees Stay Winter storm lashes Syria refugees in Lebanon |
The Daily Star | Lebanon winter storm to subside over weekend The Daily Star Abu Faour criticized Thursday the failure of the Lebanese state to establish formal refugee camps, saying formal camps would have ameliorated the impact of the winter season on refugees in Lebanon, especially those living in makeshift and tent settlements. Lankan dead in Lebanon Syrian refugees in Lebanon hit by winter storm Winter storm Alexa kills 2 in Lebanon |
The Daily Star | Lebanon busts money counterfeit ring The Daily Star After a close watch of the suspects, the south Lebanon Directorate of State Security, in coordination with the Beirut and Mount Lebanon directorates, arrested the three men involved in counterfeiting and fraud during the raid, according to the statement. |
Report ranks Lebanon sixth in kidnapping risk The Daily Star It added: “Kidnapping-for-ransom has become a common problem in Syria and Lebanon, with Lebanon ranking sixth in Control Risks' global top 10 in 2013.” Mexico, India, Nigeria, Pakistan and Venezuela occupied the first five ranks, while Iraq and Syria ... |
BBC News | Squalid conditions for Syria refugees in icy Lebanon BBC News The harsh conditions faced by Syrian refugees have been highlighted with the first winter snowfalls in the Bekaa valley of northern Lebanon, where tens of thousands of Syrians are sheltering in tents. A total of 838,000 Syrians have fled to Lebanon ... |
Samy Gemayel: Hezbollah intervention helped bring Syria war to Lebanon Al-Monitor BIKFAYA, Lebanon — Samy Gemayel, a senior member of the Kataeb (Phalange) Party, is not counting on a new Lebanese president in May 2014, when the term of the current president, Michel Suleiman, ends. Summary⎙ Print In an exclusive interview with ... |
Press TV | Lebanon's Tripoli microcosm for Syria conflict Al-Monitor Tripoli, the so-called capital of northern Lebanon, is regarded as the flash point that clearly shows the extent of the Syrian crisis' impact on its smaller neighbor. Since the outbreak of the events in Syria, the security situation has worsened in ... Lebanon is no country for young men Two shot in Lebanon's Tripoli during outburst of sectarian tension |
The Daily Star | Death toll from Lebanon storm rises, schools close The Daily Star Residents in Mount Akroum villages in Akkar, north Lebanon, pleaded for assistance as snow blocked roads and temperatures plunged to below 6 degrees Celsius. The villages were also affected by power outages and disruptions to telecommunications. 2 killed, 14 injured in Lebanon due to Alexa snow storm Lebanon takes action ahead of Alexa after flood indignity |