The Daily Star | New storm to hit Lebanon Wednesday The Daily Star BEIRUT: A new storm is expected to bring thundershowers, strong winds and snowfall to Lebanon Wednesday night, meteorologists warned. The meteorological department at Beirut's airport said "Storm Windy" is blowing over from the Arctic and will last ... |
The Daily Star | Hezbollah intervention in Syria 'legitimate': Russian ambassador to Lebanon The Daily Star BEIRUT: Hezbollah's intervention in the Syrian conflict where it is fighting alongside government forces is legitimate, as long as foreign fighters are swelling the ranks of the opposition, Russian ambassador to Lebanon Alexander Zasypkin said in ... Lebanon's Hezbollah acknowledges battling the Islamic State in Iraq Ten Years After Hariri's Assassination, Lebanon Remains Under Control of ... Lebanon's Hezbollah battles Islamic State in Iraq |
UN News Centre | In Lebanon, UN official urges 'calm, restraint' along Blue Line UN News Centre 17 February 2015 – All parties straddling the demarcation line between Israel and Lebanon must work to maintain the region's delicate peace, the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Sigrid Kaag, said today as she made her first official ... |
Haaretz | Hamas seeking to fight Israel from Lebanon Haaretz Hamas says it plans to form military units to operate in southern Lebanon, and according to the organization's statements in recent weeks it already fired rockets from Lebanon into Israel, during last summer's war. The Lebanese daily Al-Hayat reported ... Cyber attacks on Israel traced to Gaza: researchers |
Lebanon holds IS at bay, for now Al-Monitor A prominent Lebanese security official recently described a relatively optimistic picture of the current security situation in Lebanon. The official told Al-Monitor on condition of anonymity that the most positive factor is the failure of the Islamic ... |
The Daily Star | Lebanon may have deported 2 Syrians 'at risk of torture': HRW The Daily Star The two men were imprisonned for several months in Roumieh after being convicted by a military court of illegal entry to Lebanon and selling or transporting arms. At least one was apprehended in Arsal near Lebanon's eastern border with Syria. |
Nominees named for Lebanon awards Albany Democrat Herald Non-profit organization of the year (Winner receives a $500 check from Umpqua Bank): ABC House, Lebanon Boys & Girls Club, Build Lebanon Trails, Optimist Club, Family Tree Relief Nursery, Lebanon Soup Kitchen, Partners For Progress, Willamette ... |
The Daily Star | Lebanon charges Fadl Shaker with inciting hatred The Daily Star BEIRUT: Military Prosecutor Saqr Saqr Tuesday charged pop singer-turned-Salafist Fadl Shaker with inciting sectarian hatred and harming Lebanon's ties with a friendly state via Facebook. Saqr did not name the state, but said Shaker was also charged ... |
The Daily Star | Lebanon denounces ISIS murder of Egyptian Copts The Daily Star BEIRUT: Lebanon's top political and religious figures strongly condemned Monday ISIS's slaughter of over a dozen Egyptian Copts in Libya and offered condolences to Egyptian officials. The 21 Egyptian Copts, kidnapped in Libya, were confirmed dead ... Islamic State Sprouting Limbs Beyond Its Base |
The Almanac | Game Commission approves deer cull in Mt. Lebanon Pittsburgh Post Gazette The Mt. Lebanon plan is designed to remove 150 deer per year from the home-rule municipality. A closed archery hunt was cancelled in December after antlerless deer hunting permits became unavailable. In October 2014, council allocated $68,000 for deer ... Pennsylvania Game Commission OKs Mt. Lebanon deer-culling plan Mt. Lebanon receives official OK to cull deer |