Reuters | The Islamic State Vs. Lebanon VICE News As the Islamic State massacred its way throughout Iraq and Syria this summer, a separate battle took place in neighboring Lebanon. This summer, the Islamic State invaded the Lebanese border town of Arsal, beheading captured soldiers and unleashing ... France to send military gear to Lebanon from early 2015: source Lebanon's troubled fight with ISIL The Islamic State Versus Lebanon |
The Guardian (blog) | Tackling Islamic State: a message from Lebanon The Guardian (blog) The recent paperback launch of a book on Lebanon published four years ago might seem a strange move given the dramatic changes in the Middle East since 2010. But Michael Young's The Ghost of Martyrs Square has stood up remarkably well not just as a ... US delegation has serious questions for Lebanon |
New York Times | Citing Volatility, Lawmakers in Lebanon Vote to Extend Their Term New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Members of Lebanon's Parliament voted by a large margin on Wednesday to extend their own terms in office by more than two and a half years, asserting that the country's tenuous security situation made it too difficult to hold elections. Lebanon: UN envoy expresses regret over Parliament term extension, stalled ... Is sectarian strife in Mideast dimming Lebanon's 'beacon of democracy'? Lebanon Lawmakers Extend Term to 2017 Amid Protest |
The Daily Star | HRW accuses Lebanon of deporting Syrian at risk of torture The Daily Star BEIRUT: Human Rights Watch Friday accused Lebanon of forcibly returning a Syrian who was recently released from prison to his home country where his relatives said the man was at risk of torture and execution. In a statement, the group said Mahmoud ... Lebanon: Syrian Forcibly Returned to Syria Human Rights Watch Condemns Lebanon for Forcibly Deporting Syrian Escapee |
Another extension for Lebanon's parliament Al-Monitor The Western diplomatic delegations in Lebanon did not give the parliament's second extension the same importance as they did in 2013. At that time, Western diplomats might as well have won an Oscar for their countless statements about unguaranteed ... Lebanon's democracy must not be undermined |
The Daily Star | Israel, jihadists seeking to ignite civil war in Lebanon: Ibrahim The Daily Star "Independence Day arrives while Lebanon battles the odds ... in an ordeal not destined to end until [Lebanon's] inevitable victory in the battle for existence and identity in the face of organized terrorism, which is seeking to ... strike at its ... |
The Daily Star | Rivals Tehran, Riyadh pledge billions to Lebanon's army Washington Post The aid is on top of the more than $1 billion spent by the United States since 2006 to train and equip the 65,000-member military, which has limited authority and yields to Iran-backed Hezbollah, Lebanon's powerful Shiite militia. Hezbollah supports ... France Signs $3B Deal With Saudi to Arm Lebanon France, Lebanon sign Saudi-funded arms deal worth $3 bln Saudi Arabia, France sign long-awaited arms deal for Lebanon |
Arutz Sheva | Israel Has the Power to 'Destroy Lebanon Entirely' Arutz Sheva "We are completely ready in southern Lebanon despite the presence of our fighters in Syria, and we have the capability to hit every point in Israel." Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz (Likud) responded strongly against Nasrallah, saying, ""If a ... Lebanon's Shia defiant in face of ISIL threat Hezbollah warns Israel against Lebanon war, as France inks $3 bn Beirut arms ... Unity shields Lebanon from regional chaos: Qassem |
The Daily Star | Plumbly briefs top Lebanon officials on UN report The Daily Star BEIRUT: U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly briefed top Lebanese officials Friday on an assessment of Security Council Resolution 1701 to be submitted soon to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York. Plumbly visited Prime Minister ... |
The Daily Star | Palestinian-Syrian refugees face hardship in Lebanon Al-Monitor BEIRUT — It's no secret that the longtime Palestinian refugees in Lebanon are suffering from poor economic and social conditions as a result of the decreasing aid from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) and from ... 'Terrorist' backers to blame for Lebanon refugee crisis: Syrian envoy Humanitarian Groups Seeking Further International Aid for Refugees in Lebanon KRCS distributes humanitarian aid to 500 Syrian families in Lebanon |