Reuters | Even without a president, Lebanon seen surviving turmoil for now Reuters MAARAB Lebanon (Reuters) - Samir Geagea is a leading candidate for the vacant Lebanese presidency but won't even hazard a guess when there might be an election to fill the post, such is the political uncertainty overshadowing his divided nation. |
Al-Arabiya | 'Digital drugs' phenomenon arrives in Lebanon Al-Arabiya According to Lebanon's MTV station, the digital drugs, which are sold as audio tracks online, can be bought for as little as $3. Some of the tracks cost up to $30. MTV said that there have been two alleged addiction cases so far in the Mediterranean ... |
LancasterOnline | Lebanon Cedars hold for wild win at Elizabethtown LancasterOnline Martin, Lebanon's senior quarterback, tossed three touchdown passes along with a near catastrophic fourth quarter interception to lead the Cedars offensively. He recorded first -half passing scores in rhythm with Luke Eisenhour, Nicholas Negron and ... |
Why we are overcome with sheer anger in Lebanon Al-Arabiya No sane man in Lebanon can but stand behind the Lebanese army because the alternatives are ISIS and al-Nusra. The alternative will be the destruction of Lebanon all over again. It will be the restoration of 1975's bitter experience when hesitation (to ... |
The Daily Star | Geagea optimistic: no civil strife on Lebanon's horizon The Daily Star "With everything that is going on in the region, look at Lebanon, it is holding together," Geagea, who is the March 14 candidate for president, said in an interview with the news agency. “There is a political decision by all the factions not to play ... Interview: Even without a president, Lebanon seen surviving turmoil for now |
The Daily Star | Salafist leader calls on Lebanon to return weapons, lift warrant The Daily Star The extremist preacher, who is subject to an arrest warrant last week after he threatened to attack the Army in a recorded message, condemned the seizing of weapons from Deqmaq's residence while other figures own arms warehouses all over Lebanon. |
The Daily Star | Second suspect arrested in Islamic emirate scheme in Lebanon The Daily Star BEIRUT: The Lebanese Army said Saturday that it arrested an accomplice of an alleged ISIS commander who worked together to establish an Islamic emirate in north Lebanon. An Army unit arrested Ghali Hadara in the northern region on suspicion of forming ... |
The Tennessean | Beech starts slow then rolls vs. Lebanon The Tennessean LEBANON – Beech junior running back Rodrick Napper carried 13 times for 140 yards and three touchdowns in the first half, and the Buccaneers secured a spot in the 5A playoffs with a 55-8 win over Lebanon on Friday night. Beech (5-5, 5-2) fought off ... Sour season ends for Lebanon |
New York Times | Sectarian Wedge Pushes From Syria Into Lebanon New York Times LABWEH, Lebanon — Recent outbreaks of fighting and growing sectarian tensions in northern Lebanon have heightened fears that the civil war in neighboring Syria is spilling over with new momentum, threatening the country's fragile stability. Over the ... Guns fall silent in Lebanon's Tripoli as army moves in Lebanon's pot farmers gear up for a fight with Islamic State Meet Lebanon's cannabis farmers joining the fight against IS |
Ya Libnan | Attrition and recovery in Yemen, Iraq, Tunisia, Libya and Lebanon Al-Arabiya The events in Tripoli in northern Lebanon could have had much direr consequences were it not for the wisdom of the Sunni community, which proved that it is not a popular support base for ISIS or al-Nusra Front, and backed the Lebanese army ... Gulf Arabs See Specter of Iran in Rise of Yemen's Shiite Rebels |