The Daily Star | 'All they can do is scream': Syrian refugee children struggle in Lebanon NBCNews.com (blog) By Ayman Mohyeldin, Correspondent, NBC News. BEIRUT – Lebanon has taken in more Syrian refugees than any other country – with over 700,000 Syrian refugees in this country of 4 million, nearly one out of every five people is Syrian. But in a country ... World Bank to attempt and rectify Syria's economic toll on Lebanon AP Interview: World Bank head looks at Lebanon aid |
State Dept. orders personnel to leave Lebanon, Turkey Al Jazeera America Lebanese army soldiers and policemen secure an area as they close a road leading to the U.S. embassy with barbed wire and barricades, ahead of a protest against potential U.S. strikes on Syria, in Awkar, north of Beirut, Sep. 6, 2013. Mohamed Azakir/ ... US issues travel warnings for Lebanon and Turkey State Department orders diplomats out of Lebanon as Congress debates Syria ... Syria crisis: US orders non-emergency personnel out of Lebanon |
New York Times | Crossing Deadly Landscapes, Syrians Reach Havens in Lebanon New York Times AYYAT, Lebanon — A family of nine crouched on a sunbaked plain here in the Bekaa Valley, the wind whipping the plastic awning that was their only shelter. The children's faces were smudged with dirt, the baby girl's pale pink patent-leather shoes ... |
The Daily Star | New US envoy reiterates need to keep Lebanon out of Syria conflict The Daily Star BEIRUT: New U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon David Hale discussed national and regional developments with Lebanese political figures over the weekend, expressing the need to keep Lebanon out of the conflict in neighboring Syria. Progressive Socialist ... |
The Daily Star | Sleiman says still seeking political Syria solution The Daily Star BEIRUT: President Michel Sleiman insisted on maintaining Lebanon's goal of finding a political solution to the Syrian crisis, during a meeting with French President Francois Hollande in Nice over the weekend. The president made the comments while ... |
US tightens embassy security in Lebanon and Turkey, warns Americans Chicago Tribune WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States tightened security at diplomatic missions in Lebanon and Turkey on Friday because of potential threats, ordering some personnel out of Lebanon and offering to evacuate those in Adana in southeastern Turkey. |
Al Jazeera America | Deadly blasts hit Lebanon mosques Al Jazeera America People gather at the site of a powerful explosion outside al-Salam Mosque, near former Lebanese police chief Ashraf Rifi's home, in northern Lebanon on Friday. AFP/Getty Images. Residents gather around a crater caused by one of the two explosions ... |
Finger on a hair trigger as Lebanon faces Sunni-Shia clashes on daily basis Irish Times The outgoing lane from Beirut to the ancient port of Sidon is open but there is a steady stream of traffic into Beirut from the south. At the entrance to Sidon, the massive Sunni mosque built by the slain former prime minister Rafiq Hariri is ... |
The Daily Star | Lebanese parties divided over Syria attack The Daily Star BEIRUT: Hezbollah officials spoke out over the weekend against a military strike on Syria, warning of regional repercussions as deliberations in the U.S. Congress near their conclusion. March 14 politicians, for their part, expressed support for the ... |
The Daily Star | Charbel says diplomats safe in Lebanon The Daily Star BEIRUT: Caretaker Interior Minister Marwan Charbel said in remarks published Sunday that diplomatic missions are safe in Lebanon. “We do not fear for the safety of diplomatic missions because security measures have been taken to protect them,” Chabel ... Charbel: Security Measures Have Been Taken to Protect Diplomatic Missions in ... |