Aljazeera.com | 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 ... Lebanon's troubled fight with ISIL France to send military gear to Lebanon from early 2015: source The Islamic State Versus Lebanon |
Naharnet | Defector to Nusra turns himself in to Lebanese Army The Daily Star TRIPOLI, Lebanon: A Lebanese soldier who defected to the Nusra Front almost a month ago turned himself over to the Army in northern city of Tripoli Saturday, a security source told The Daily Star. The source, speaking on condition of anonymity ... Defected Soldier Hands Himself over to Army Intelligence |
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 ... Syrian jets bomb towns near Lebanon border Terrorists Plot to Set up Base in Lebanon Foiled: Hezbollah Figure U.S. evaluates Mideast situation, questions Lebanon |
The Daily Star | Lebanon Army bars 11 wounded Syrian rebels from entering The Daily Star The wounded, including seven members of the rebel Free Syrian Army, were stopped at 700 meters from the Army checkpoint on the Rashaya crossing between the Syrian town of Beit Jin and Lebanon's Arkoub in the Shebaa region. The Army allowed three ... 11 injured Syrians barred from entering Lebanon Syrian troops clash with gunmen near Golan Heights, Lebanon border Middle East Updates / Syria troops battle rebels near Golan Heights, Lebanon ... |
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 |
The Daily Star | Abu Faour warns Lebanon's health care system at risk of collapsing The Daily Star “The increase in the numbers of Syrian refugees in Lebanon resulted in serious socio-economic repercussions, and we fear that the entire health care system in Lebanon will collapse if the country is not assisted,” Abu Faour told Tass, a Russian news ... |
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 ... Ibrahim: The dangers of Zionism and takfiri terrorism are the same |
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 |
Lebanon Democrat | Wilson County Most Wanted and Sheriff's Reports for Nov. 8 Lebanon Democrat Rossetta Maria Rouse, 28, of Lebanon, was charged with domestic assault. Kenneth Dewayne Seay, 43, of Lebanon, was charged with violation of probation. James Mike Stuart, 62, of Granville, was charged with domestic assault. Jonathan Lance Thompson ... |
Aljazeera.com | Lebanon's Shia defiant in face of ISIL threat Aljazeera.com On this day, Shia Muslims worldwide mourn the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of Prophet Muhammad - and in Lebanon, despite significant security threats and political deadlock, this year was no different. As rain fell on the southern suburbs of Dahiyeh ... Israel Has the Power to 'Destroy Lebanon Entirely' Hezbollah warns Israel against Lebanon war, as France inks $3 bn Beirut arms ... Hezbollah pre-empts Israeli action |