BBC News | Islamic State crisis: UK gives £20m to keep Lebanon safe BBC News The Lebanese army's Brig Gen Ali Mourad got a WhatsApp message from the Islamic State (IS). It was short and to the point. "We are the heroes of Qalamoun," it said, referring to the mountains on Syria's border with Lebanon, "and we're going to kill you.". Secret British role in halting Isil 'massacre' in Lebanon Secret British squad save Lebanon's Christian town of Ras Baalbek from Isis ... Secret British team 'halted' Islamic State advance into Lebanon |
The Daily Star | Australian arrested in Lebanon for suspected jihadist links Sydney Morning Herald An Australian has been arrested in Lebanon on suspicion of having links to jihadist groups. The Lebanese military has detained 11 people, including one Australian, in raids in Beirut's densely-populated neighbourhood of Tariq al-Jadideh and northern ... Australian arrested in Lebanon terror raid Lebanon detains 4 Syrians sneaking back home |
The Daily Star | Ecotourism in Lebanon: a trend, not a culture The Daily Star BEIRUT: Ecotourism, a new global trend that enables people to travel and explore nature while minimizing their impact on the environment, is a big challenge in Lebanon, a country where concrete structures are mushrooming at the expense of green areas ... |
The Daily Star | Syria ban on produce 'disastrous' for Lebanon The Daily Star Tarshishi argued that the decision issued by Syrian authorities and which included Lebanon as well as other countries, will contribute to a further deterioration of the agriculture sector. “This new decision will lead to disastrous consequences,” he said. |
UN News Centre | Lebanon: Ban appoints Special Coordinator as country continues to face ... UN News Centre 1 December 2014 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Sigrid Kaag of the Netherlands as his new Special Coordinator for Lebanon, the UN Spokesperson's office announced today. According to a press release, Ms. Kaag will bring ... UN Chief Names Kaag as New Lebanon Coordinator Sigrid Kaag to replace Plumbly as UN envoy to Lebanon Dutch Envoy Shifts From Syrian Arms Post to Lebanon |
Lebanon man cited for failing to report crash, and other police and emergency ... Lebanon Daily News CRASH >> Richard Camasta, 49, of 727 Union St., Lebanon, was charged for failing to notify police of an accident after his damaged car was found on the eastbound shoulder of East Cumberland Street at Narrows Drive at 1:17 a.m. Nov. 14, police said. |
Work to begin soon on new childcare center in Lebanon Lebanon Daily News Work will soon begin on a new child care center near the Lebanon Valley Family YMCA in Lebanon. The Ed and Jeannie Arnold Early Learning Center will be on North Eighth Street, behind the YMCA's A.L. Hanford Center, which is located at 201 N. Seventh ... |
The Daily Star | UN's Lebanon envoy says women vital for peace The Daily Star “Gender equality is not just a women's issue but a human rights issue, and men must be partners in gaining equal rights for women and preventing the abuses that women face,” Plumbly added. Women in Lebanon are insufficiently represented in municipal ... |
The Daily Star | Lebanon probing 55 state workers for real estate graft The Daily Star The suspected civil servants who will be questioned by the prosecutor's office are from different areas of Lebanon, he said. Khalil also said there were many cases of public money being illegally transferred to the personal accounts of employees. |
Huffington Post | Changing the Face of Lebanon's Population Huffington Post With the continuing crisis in Syria, refugees keep flooding into neighboring Lebanon daily, causing a rearrangement of the population of this small country. I took these photographs back in the summer of 2013, when I visited my home country. I ... |