The Daily Star | Fueled by Syrian War, Hostilities Surge in Lebanon ABC News Sunni Muslim demonstrators used burning tires to close key roads across Lebanon Tuesday to protest a blockade of their brethren by Shiite gunmen, officials said, as the country struggles to keep a lid on simmering sectarian tensions enflamed by the ... Protests in Lebanon over Arsal "seige" Fears for Lebanon's stability as al-Qaeda builds networks Lebanon protests flare over Syria spillover |
Voice of America | Lebanon car bomb kills Hezbollah leader Aljazeera.com Hezbollah-dominated areas in eastern Lebanon and south Beirut have suffered a series of deadly attacks, many of them suicide car blasts, since the powerful Shia movement acknowledged sending fighters to Syria to support President Bashar al-Assad's ... In Syrian Spillover, Hostilities Swell in Lebanon Syrian forces fully control rebel stronghold near Lebanon Suicide bomb kills three in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley |
The Daily Star | Hezbollah's Yabroud triumph makes Lebanon bigger target The Daily Star BEIRUT: Hezbollah's victory in the Syrian rebel stronghold of Yabroud is likely to increase security incidents and widen the sectarian divide in Lebanon, while boosting chances that the party's popular base will be targeted by more terror attacks ... |
UN News Centre | How serious is Lebanon's Syrian refugee crisis? Imagine 80 million Mexicans ... McClatchy Washington Bureau GENEVA — The influx of nearly 1 million Syrian refugees into Lebanon -- equal to 25 percent of Lebanon's population -- is stirring social tensions and putting mounting pressure on public services and the fragile economy, a senior U.N. official warned ... Lebanon cannot bear brunt of Syrian refugee crisis alone, UN relief official warns |
Toronto Star | Syria-linked hostilities swell in Lebanon Toronto Star BEIRUT—Gunmen from Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group and local Shiite residents tightened their chokehold on a Sunni town near the Syrian border on Tuesday, sparking concerns the standoff would cut off aid to thousands of Syrian refugees stranded in ... |
CNN | Suicide car bomb kills two in Lebanon CNN (CNN) -- A suicide bomb explosion killed two people and injured 14 on a highway near Nabi Uthman in Lebanon's Bekaa valley, according to Lebanon's official news agency NNA. The suicide bomber was speeding and raised the suspicion of a number of ... |
Cornwall-Lebanon recognizes high-achieving students Lebanon Daily News Two students of the year were honored: fifth-graders Sophie Beasley from South Lebanon Elementary School and Rachel Arnick from Union Canal Elementary School. Cedar Crest High School seniors Kayli Martinez and Christian Morris were named Rotary ... District approves armed guard for schools Arming a school officer is sad, but the right decision, Cornwall-Lebanon ... Lebanon Co. school board votes to allow armed police officer to patrol during ... |
The Daily Star | Protecting Lebanon's oil and gas wealth The Daily Star With the Offshore Petroleum Resources Law, the Petroleum Activities Regulations and the Lebanese Exploration and Production Agreement, Lebanon has taken major steps toward developing a reliable oil and gas sector in accordance with international ... |
Lebanon Democrat | Wilson County Sheriff's Reports and Most Wanted for March 18 Lebanon Democrat Lamarkus William Seay III, 26, of Lebanon, was charged with domestic assault. Martha M. Stewart, 45, of Lebanon, was charged with probation violation. Kimberly Ann Taylor, 30, of Lexington, was held for court. Jennifer Lynn Wehring, 24, of Lebanon, was ... |
The Daily Star | Syrian killed near Beirut in 'revenge for Yabroud' The Daily Star BEIRUT: A Syrian worker was found stabbed to death at a construction site north of Beirut Tuesday, in an apparent revenge killing linked to the war in neighboring Syria. Ali Moussa Harmoush was found lying in a pool of blood in one of the rooms of an ... |