Press TV | Rocket strikes near Beirut, bringing Syrian civil war closer to Lebanon's ... Washington Post There were no casualties from the rocket, which struck a Christian area southeast of Beirut overnight, but the incident raised fears that Lebanon was being sucked into a war that has already paralyzed state institutions and strained its economy with ... Lebanon's Baalbek Festival to Change Venue Syrian rockets that hit Lebanon targeted terrorists, ambassador says As Hezbollah Fights in Syria, Life Changes in a Lebanese Border Town |
Is Lebanon spiralling out of control? Aljazeera.com Beirut, Lebanon - Violent clashes erupted again in Lebanon on Tuesday, leaving two people dead and several wounded, as armed supporters of controversial Sunni cleric Ahmed al-Assir engaged in gun battles with the Resistance Brigades, a pro-Hezbollah ... |
UN News Centre | In pictures: Refugee children in Lebanon BBC News In pictures: Refugee children in Lebanon. Syrian children inside their tent in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. Since the start of the conflict in Syria two years ago, more than 1.6 million people are in need of refugee assistance in Jordan, Turkey, Iraq, Egypt ... Lebanon, Overrun by Syrian Refugees Lebanon: a country on the brink of collapse UN Refugee Chief urges support for Lebanon as risk grows that Syria conflict ... |
Iraq, Lebanon alarmed at spreading Syria war Reuters BAGHDAD/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Neighboring Iraq warned that Syria's civil war is tearing the Middle East apart and Lebanon's president urged his country's Hezbollah movement on Thursday to pull its fighters out of the conflict. After two years of fighting ... |
Lebanon authorities develop person of interest in two suspicious fires Patriot-News Lebanon police said they have identified a person of interest in two suspicious fires that police believe were set intentionally early Thursday morning. The fires were reported 57 minutes apart, according to Duane Trautman, the fire commissioner for ... Police have person of interest in two fires in Lebanon Lebanon police: 2 fires may have been intentionally set |
Haaretz | Key to Israel's current zenith: Oslo Accords, Lebanon withdrawal, Gaza ... Haaretz Key to Israel's current zenith: Oslo Accords, Lebanon withdrawal, Gaza disengagement. These much-maligned landmarks dispersed Israel's enemies, improved its international status, legitimized the use of force and enabled the proliferation of Jewish ... |
Press TV | Seven Israeli military aircraft violate Lebanese airspace Press TV Later in the day, another Israeli drone crossed into Lebanon's airspace over the southern border village of Kfar Kila, located 96 kilometers (59 miles) south of Beirut. It flew over several areas in southern Lebanon, including the towns of Riyaq and ... |
BBC News | Syrian conflict's sectarian shadow over Lebanon BBC News This is turning into a dark and nervous summer in Lebanon. Peace depends on maintaining a delicate balance of power between different religious groups. This summer, the formula isn't working. The reason is the war in Syria. From the beginning, the ... Lebanon hands AL memo on Syrian violations Syrian Tensions Spill Into a City in Southern Lebanon Lebanon Headed Toward Crisis, Full-Blown Sectarian Violence |
Protesters in Lebanon clash with police over extension of parliament's mandate Fox News BEIRUT – Lebanese demonstrators have clashed with police in downtown Beirut during a protest against the extension of parliament's term earlier this month. Last month, the 128-member parliament extended its term by a year and a half, skipping scheduled ... |
Lebanon on the brink CNN (blog) I would characterise Lebanon since it destroyed itself with inter-communal violence and became even more intensely fractionalised militarily with Islam taking power as having fallen into the abyss some time ago. What humanity is watching is simply a ... Lebanon moves to shut down illegal eateries |