BBC News | Lebanon car bomb hits Hezbollah stronghold near border BBC News A car bomb has exploded in a Hezbollah stronghold near Lebanon's northern border with Syria, killing at least three people, officials say. The blast happened near a petrol station in the eastern town of Hermel in the Bekaa Valley, state media said. A ... Jabhat al-Nusra claims deadly Lebanon bombing Suicide car bomb kills at least four in Lebanon's Hermel Lebanon's Sectarian Divisions Deepen |
NPR (blog) | Press Here To Say You Survived The Latest Bomb In Lebanon NPR (blog) Those words can mean a lot when you are a resident of Lebanon, where bombings are a frequent reality. So Sandra Hassan, a Lebanese-born graduate student studying public health in Paris, developed an app that lets users get the message out quickly. |
The Daily Star | EU official: Europe not helping Middle East enough The Daily Star BEIRUT: Europeans do not fully realize the effect the Syrian war is having on Lebanon and other neighboring countries, according to European Parliament Vice President Isabelle Durant, adding that the bloc must raise not only funds but also awareness to ... Reigate MP visits Lebanon to see plight of Syrian refugees Banstead MP visit Syrian refugees in Lebanon |
Deadly car bomb strikes eastern Lebanon Aljazeera.com The Jabhat al-Nusra Front has claimed responsibility for a suicide attack in eastern Lebanon that killed at least four people. The bombing on Saturday is the fourth time this year that a Hezbollah stronghold has been hit. The Red Cross confirmed the ... |
Four killed, 15 injured in Lebanon suicide bombing NBCNews.com (blog) BEIRUT -- Four people were killed and 15 wounded Saturday when a suicide bomber detonated explosives at a gas station in Hermel, in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, the nation's interior minister told NBC News. The minister, Marwan Charbel, confirmed reports ... |
Lebanon elementary school program a hit Lebanon Daily News Lebanon's Harding Elementary School was a hive of activity Friday night as dozens of fourth- and fifth-grade boys from all five city elementary schools participated in Lebanon School District's third annual Boys Night Out Program. Accompanied by their ... |
UNICEF (press release) | Bombs and bust-ups The Economist (blog) IN THE evening of February 1st a car bomb killed three people in Hermel, a Shia town that is a Hizbullah stronghold in Lebanon's east on the border with Syria. The bomb was the second to hit the town in two weeks—the first was on January 16th. Both ... Dire situation for Syrian refugees in Lebanon At a glance: Lebanon EU pitches in on Bekaa Valley's mounting trash problem |
Lebanon suicide bombing leaves 4 dead, 28 injured CBC.ca A suicide car bomber killed four people at a petrol station in a stronghold of the Shi'ite militant Hezbollah movement on Lebanon's northern border on Saturday, the latest sign that Syria's civil war is spilling over into its small neighbour. The blast ... |
The Daily Star | US renews Lebanon travel warning The Daily Star “As the warning states, the Department [of State] is concerned about recent security-related incidents in the country and reiterates its long-standing advice that U.S. citizens avoid all travel to Lebanon, and carefully consider and accept risks if ... |
The Daily Star | Refugee crisis taking heavy toll on Lebanon: PM The Daily Star BEIRUT: Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati Saturday said the Syrian refugee crisis has taken a heavy toll on Lebanon's society and economy, asking the international community for additional support. Speaking at a security conference in Germany ... |