Aljazeera.com | Syrian jets bomb rebels near Lebanon's Arsal Aljazeera.com Lebanon's National News Agency said that six Syrian jets attacked positions of the rebels that were hiding. Arsal is a Sunni Muslim town where tens of thousands of refugees have taken shelter from the war in neighbouring Syria. The area has been hit by ... A Nightmare Situation: ISIS and Al Qaeda Join Forces Fears in Lebanon rise over Western plans to defeat IS Bassil: Lebanon to receive, not provide, help in ISIS fight |
The Daily Star | Beirut Letter: In Lebanon, Fighting ISIS With Culture and Satire Daily Beast By the time I travelled to Lebanon in late July to visit my parents, ISIS was at the gates, not of our town but of the country. Fierce fighting had erupted in the Lebanese village of Ersal, on the border with Syria, between the Lebanese army and the ... Saudi Arabia appeals for Lebanon unity |
Police, emergency news: Lebanon police investigate gunshot report Lebanon Daily News Lebanon police are investigating a report of a gun shot in the 200 block of Guilford Street at 1:11 p.m. Sunday. Upon arrival police determined that a 22-year-old man and his 23-year-old sister, who share the residence, were arguing. After the woman ... |
Downtown Lebanon puts best foot forward for craft, music festivals Lebanon Daily News There are 56 hanging baskets and 42 pots along Cumberland Street, paid for by the Community of Lebanon Association. 'It's amazing the number of comments our people get about the (flowers),' said Ed Copenhaver, owner of Stony Brook Landscaping. |
The Daily Star | Lebanon car accident kills five, injures five The Daily Star BEIRUT: Three members of the same family, a domestic worker and a French national were killed in a car accident on the Jiyyeh highway Sunday, according to Lebanon's Traffic Management Center. The accident took place on the eastern route of the Jiyyeh ... |
Lebanon gets good news from 2013 audit, but concerns for future Lebanon Daily News Lebanon City Council Monday received a positive report from the city's 2013 financial audit, officially closing the books on that year. But after the meeting, Mayor Sherry Capello warned there are some dark clouds beginning to gather on this year's ... |
Nusra Front claims attack on Hezbollah checkpoint The Daily Star HERMEL, Lebanon: The Nusra Front claimed responsibility late Saturday for an attack that targeted a Hezbollah checkpoint in northeast Lebanon. The militant group said the attack destroyed one 57 millimeter cannon but did not elaborate. At least three ... |
The Daily Star | Lebanon's foreign minister: Can overcome dangers with unity The Daily Star Lebanon should always remain the carrier of this message and as Lebanese we have no right to give up our unity (at home) and abroad,” Bassil to the Lebanese community during a Sunday mass in Las Vegas. Bassil, who arrived in the U.S. a few days ago to ... |
The Daily Star | Car crash victims laid to rest in south Lebanon The Daily Star BEIRUT: A mother and her two children who were killed in a car crash on the Jiyyeh highway Sunday, were laid to rest in the southern city of Tyre Monday. Iman Saqlawi, 40, and her two children Mohammad Fawaz, 12, and Rama Fawaz,2, were killed in the ... |
The Daily Star | Army detonates suspicious briefcase in east Lebanon The Daily Star BEIRUT: The Lebanese Army Monday detonated a briefcase believed to be full of explosives after it was spotted in a tree off the Qab Elias highway in east Lebanon, a security source said. The source told The Daily Star that military experts were called ... Roadside Bomb Scare in Eastern Lebanon |