The Daily Star | US cautions Americans in Lebanon to avoid Western hotels, shops Los Angeles Times After deadly car bombings last week in Beirut, the U.S. State Department cautioned Americans in Lebanon to "exercise extreme caution" while in the country and to avoid going to public places like Western-style hotels, grocery stores and shopping centers. Militant Tied to Bombings in Lebanon Dies in Jail US Embassy Issues Warning to Americans in Lebanon US Embassy warns citizens of possible terrorist attacks |
The Daily Star | Mansour downplays $3 billion Saudi grant to Lebanon The Daily Star “The donation is not enough to bolster Lebanon's defense system,” Mansour complained, noting the Israeli Army's $17 billion annual budget. "The [Lebanese] Army is currently not able to be strong without the resistance [Hezbollah] at its side," said ... UN envoy meets with senior Saudi officials on support for Lebanon Saudi Arabia, France make their move in Lebanon Saudis' Grant to Lebanon Is Seen as Message to US |
BBC News | Al-Qaeda's chief in Lebanon Majid al-Majid dies in custody BBC News Majid al-Majid, al-Qaeda's commander in Lebanon, has died in custody in a Beirut hospital, Lebanon's army says. The Saudi, who led the Abdullah Azzam Brigades and was on Saudi Arabia's most-wanted-terrorists list, was arrested in Lebanon recently. Lebanon: Detained Saudi terror suspect Al-Majed dies in custody What next after death of al-Qaeda leader in Lebanon? Lebanon blasts reflect spillover of Iran-Saudi proxy war in Syria |
The Daily Star | Dark days ahead for Lebanon The Daily Star Diplomatic sources predict more instability in store for Lebanon, as regional and local powers try to tilt the battle in Syria in their favor before the Geneva II conference scheduled to begin on Jan. 22. The ambassador from a “resistance axis” country ... |
UNICEF (press release) | In Lebanon, a Syrian-Palestinian refugee girl looks for her path UNICEF (press release) BEIRUT, Lebanon, 6 January 2014 – Aya carefully sweeps the floor of the dimly lit room where she, her four siblings and her parents have lived since they arrived in Lebanon from the Syrian Arab Republic. “I feel pain,” says Aya softly. “My parents are ... |
Lebanon Democrat | Schools to close Monday, Tuesday Lebanon Democrat Cumberland President Harvill Eaton said he would review conditions early Monday morning and make changes to those plans, if needed. Friendship Christian School officials joined Lebanon and Wilson County schools in cancelling classes Monday and ... |
The Daily Star | Cocaine from Cyprus seized at Lebanon airport The Daily Star BEIRUT: Beirut airport customs thwarted Monday an attempt to smuggle a large quantity of pure cocaine from Cyprus into the country, a source at the airport told The Daily Star. A 49-year-old Lebanese man, identified by his initials A. D., was arrested ... |
TheBlaze.com | Lebanon Christian Library with 80000 Books Is Burned Down After Owner Was ... TheBlaze.com Lebanon's Daily Star reported that “civil defense teams struggled to put out the flames which engulfed the bookstore,” calling the site “one of Lebanon's most renowned libraries.” Even Muslim leaders defended the priest against the accusation he had ... Library in Lebanon Burned Down Tripoli mobilizes after historic library torched Clashes flare up in Lebanon's Tripoli |
Hezbollah Moving Long-Range Missiles From Syria to Lebanon, an Analyst Says New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Amid the chaos of Syria's civil war, Hezbollah has been moving long-range missiles to Lebanon from bases where it had stored them inside Syria, including long-range Scud D missiles that can strike deep into Israel, according to an ... |
The Daily Star | Lebanon mufti receives Hezbollah delegation The Daily Star BEIRUT: Lebanon's Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammad Rashid Qabbani received Monday a Hezbollah delegation at Dar al-Fatwa. The delegation, headed by Sheikh Abd al-Majeed Ammar, said the visit aimed at voicing support with the mufti who was accosted ... Qabbani received a Hezbollah delegation |