Foreign Policy (blog) | The Middle East Channel: Lebanon confronts civil war Foreign Policy (blog) Lebanon's Minister of Interior Marwan Charbel recently warned of the danger of partition as religious leaders in Tripoli called for establishing vigilante groups to protect their neighborhoods and streets. Resident of Beirut's southern suburbs ... Syria behind north Lebanon bombings, suspect confesses: source Undermining Lebanon: Bombings are part of US-Israeli strategy to sow civil war Who's Behind Attempts to Spread Chaos in Lebanon? |
Syrian War Helps Beirut Port Boost Lebanon Economy Bloomberg While Lebanon's growth has suffered during the 2 1/2 year conflict next door in Syria, port traffic has risen as traders avoid risky overland transit. Domestic demand also is increasing as Lebanon absorbs 1.2 million Syrians fleeing their war-torn country. |
TRW Automotive workers strike at Lebanon plant The Tennessean TRW Automotive employees, represented by the United Auto Workers union (UAW), picket at several entrances to the plant, holding up signs in view of passing motorists Tuesday afternoon at the plant in Lebanon, Tenn., on Tuesday August 27, 2013. Strike still going strong |
McClatchy Washington Bureau | Fearing US missiles, Syrians flood neighboring Lebanon McClatchy Washington Bureau MASNAA, Lebanon The main border crossing between Syria and Lebanon was thronged Wednesday with Syrians intent on fleeing what many locals believe will be a series of American-led airstrikes against Syrian government targets over the regime's ... Syria's elite join compatriots to flee country fearing western air strike |
The Daily Star | Looming Attacks Grip Lebanon Al-Monitor The first was that the target shifted from a Shiite area to a Sunni region — Tripoli, the second-largest city in Lebanon after Beirut. The second was the size of the explosives which were even larger — and more lethal — than those previously used ... Lebanon FM warns of negative consequences if Syria attacked Syrian crisis poses many questions for Lebanon Mansour calls for Cabinet meeting over Syria intervention |
Friends mourn Cedar Crest grad Lebanon Daily News A bake sale is set from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31 at Avon Fire Company, 1220 King St., Lebanon to benefit the family of D'Kota Wolf to defray funeral costs. People are asked to drop off any baked goods, supplies or both at the fire company ... |
The Hindu | In Lebanon's camps, Syrian refugees contemplate a US strike The Hindu Aleppo or Halab, seems to have descended on Beirut, Lebanon. In the Hamra district of the city, children occupy the sidewalks — girls selling cut flowers and boys asking to polish shoes — as women sit with babies in the shade, begging for change. Berri 'bitter' with Arab stances over Syria |
The Daily Star | Hezbollah will attack Israel if strike aims to topple Assad The Daily Star “A large-scale Western strike on Syria will plunge Lebanon virtually and immediately into the inferno of a war with Israel,” the source said, clearly referring to the possibility of Hezbollah firing rockets into Israel. “However, if the Western attack ... |
The Daily Star | Hezbollah mulling response to Syria strike The Daily Star Fears of fallout from any Western attack on Syria on Lebanon's security and stability, already shaken by the war in Syria, and the specter of a new wave of car bombings, have sparked calls from leaders of both sides of the political divide for national ... EDITORIAL: What's the point of attacking Syria? Assad may find himself humiliated by the US-led strike |
Lebanon man sentenced to 20 to 40 years for shooting that left victim paralyzed Lebanon Daily News "If someone made me king of the world, I'd send you all to Somalia and let you live there," he said of Gonzalez and the witnesses to the April 8, 2012 shooting who refused to cooperate with Lebanon city detectives investigating the case. "We do have ... |