CNN | Militant Tied to Bombings in Lebanon Dies in Jail New York Times And many of Lebanon's Sunnis sympathize with the Sunni-led rebels in Syria. Some have sent weapons to the rebels or have crossed the border to join them. The bombings in Lebanon have raised the specter of attacks here by militants linked to Al Qaeda. Lebanon: Detained Saudi terror suspect Al-Majed dies in custody Al-Qaeda's chief in Lebanon Majid al-Majid dies in custody Senior Al Qaeda leader dies in custody in Lebanon |
Haaretz | Syria conflict pushing Lebanon to the brink of a civil war Haaretz The deterioration in relations among Lebanon's religious and ethnic communities follows months of armed combat, primarily in the north, and is mainly due to the prolonged and bloody civil war in Syria. Lebanon has taken in an estimated 500,000 to one ... Hezbollah Moving Long-Range Missiles From Syria to Lebanon, an Analyst Says Lebanon blast in Hezbollah-controlled area kills at least four ISIS claims responsibility for Beirut car bomb |
gulfnews.com | Tripoli mobilizes after historic library torched The Daily Star TRIPOLI, Lebanon: Lebanese officials and religious figures mobilized Saturday to prevent a renewal of tensions in the northern city of Tripoli after unknown assailants torched a historic library owned by a Greek Orthodox priest. Civil Defense teams ... Assailants torch decades-old library in north Lebanon |
Bombings, killing in Lebanon become common as Syrian fighting expands Washington Times Syria's war is spilling into its neighborhood almost three years after it started, but nowhere is it doing more damage than in Lebanon, where bombings and assassinations have become routine and nearly 1 million refugees from the conflict are pushing ... |
Al-Arabiya | Report: Hezbollah moving scud missiles from Syria into Lebanon Al-Arabiya Hezbollah has been transferring its long range missiles out of Syria and into Lebanon, including missiles which could reach the heart of Israel, the New York Times reported on Frdiay. Israeli national security analyst Ronen Bergman, who has close ... Israel's Next War Must Start in Lebanon |
Lebanon blasts reflect spillover of Iran-Saudi proxy war in Syria Los Angeles Times But the rivalry has intensified since May, when the Lebanon-based and Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia made clear it had intervened in Syria's civil war on the side of the embattled Shiite-aligned government. And as Iran and the United States have ... |
Senior al Qaeda leader Majid al-Majid dies in detention in Lebanon CTV News Last Updated Saturday, January 4, 2014 10:03AM EST. BEIRUT -- The leader of an al Qaeda-linked group that carried out attacks across the Middle East before shifting its focus to Syria's civil war died on Saturday while in custody in Lebanon, the army said. |
The Daily Star | Syrian warplanes bomb hills inside Lebanon, 10 Syrians wounded Toronto Star BEIRUT—Syrian warplanes bombed on Wednesday a barren range of Lebanese hills used by Syrian rebels and refugees to cross between the two countries, wounding at least 10 Syrians who were rushed to hospital in a nearby Lebanese town, Beirut's ... League seeks to represent Syrian refugees in north Lebanon QRC reviews aid work for Syrian refugees in Lebanon World Bank establishes trust fund for Lebanon to mitigate impact of Syrian crisis |
The Daily Star | Justice Minister says Majid to be tried in Lebanon The Daily Star BEIRUT: Caretaker Justice Minister Shakib Qortbawi said Saturday Majid al-Majid, the head of an Al-Qaeda offshoot who was arrested earlier this week and is wanted by Riyadh, would be tried in Lebanon for crimes he committed against national security. |
The Daily Star | Al-Qaeda detainee dies in Lebanon hospital The Daily Star BEIRUT: Majid al-Majid, the head of an Al-Qaeda offshoot which claimed responsibility for the double suicide bombing outside the Iranian Embassy in Beirut, died Saturday in Lebanon's military hospital, a security source told The Daily Star. Wanted by ... |