Aljazeera.com | Deadly clashes erupt in eastern Lebanon Aljazeera.com Hezbollah members and Sunni fighters have travelled from Lebanon in recent months to join opposing forces in the Syrian civil war pitting mainly Sunni rebels against the government of President Bashar al-Assad, who belongs to the Alawite sect, a Shia ... Clashes in Eastern Lebanon Kill at Least 3 Three killed in gunfight in Lebanon's Baalbek Hezbollah checkpoint clash leaves four dead in Lebanon |
The Daily Star | 40 Lebanese may have died in boat accident The Daily Star BEIRUT: A local official from Akkar said Saturday that as many as 40 Lebanese may have died in a boat accident off the coast of Indonesia, while Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati tasked the Lebanese Embassy in Jakarta with returning victims to ... Lebanon says 29 missing after asylum boat sinks off Java Lebanon confirms 21 citizens killed in capsize of Australia-bound boat |
FRANCE 24 | At least 3 dead in Lebanon clashes FRANCE 24 Gunbattles between Hezbollah fighters and residents of a city in eastern Lebanon killed at least three people and wounded six others Saturday, officials and residents said. The fighting in Baalbek, a Hezbollah stronghold in the Bekaa Valley, began ... |
Lebanon Tempforce owner receives Lebanon business award Patriot-News Cindy Heisey, who managed Tempforce since 1980 and has been co-owner since 1999, received the 25th annual award at the CLA's annual dinner Sept. 25. Heisey was recognized not only for her work in the business world, but for community service, such ... |
Two Hezbollah militants killed in Lebanon clashes Fox News Baalbek (Lebanon) (AFP) – Two militants of the powerful Shiite Hezbollah movement were killed on Saturday in a firefight with members of a Sunni clan in eastern Lebanon, a security official told AFP. "Members of the Shiah (Sunni Muslim) family opened ... |
4 dead in Hezbollah-Sunni clash in Lebanon GlobalPost Two militants of the powerful Shiite Hezbollah movement were among four people killed in a firefight Saturday with Sunni gunmen in eastern Lebanon, a security official told AFP. The bloodshed is the worst sectarian violence to hit Baalbek, a Hezbollah ... |
The Daily Star | Lebanon engulfed by tide of Syrian refugees euronews More than a quarter of Lebanon's population is now made up of Syrian refugees, and many Lebanese people are calling on their government to take more action to control the influx. According to the UN Refugee Agency, there were 659,645 Syrian refugees ... Bassil says Syrian refugees threaten Lebanon's existence Prostitution and Sex Abuse Spread as Lebanon's Refugee Crisis Worsens In Lebanon, Syrian Refugees Put Political Differences Aside |
Crafts, jazz, beer draw crowds to downtown Lebanon Lebanon Daily News Diana Hartman, president of the Community of Lebanon Association Board of Directors, which sponsored the event, was excited about the number of people who turned out for the event. "Look around,". Sandy Jones, president of Friends of Light s Fort ... |
Press TV | Seven killed in clashes in Lebanon's Baalbek city Press TV At least seven people have been killed and a number of others injured in clashes in Lebanon's eastern city of Baalbek. The Lebanese army said in a statement on Saturday that the violence erupted after “armed men” exchanged fire in Baalbek's al-Qalaa ... |
The Daily Star | Asylum-seeker recalls horror of deadly boat sinking The Daily Star CIKOLE, Indonesia: A Lebanese asylum-seeker described Saturday how she lost two children and her husband when their overcrowded boat sank in Indonesia, leaving at least 22 dead and scores still missing. Nazime Bakour, 32, groaned in pain when ... |