The Daily Star | Citing EU rules, British Airways ends transport of goods from Lebanon The Daily Star BEIRUT: British Airlines will be the first European carrier to stop importing goods from Lebanon after Beirut's airport failed to meet new EU requirements, Public Works and Transport Minister Ghazi Zeaiter announced Friday. The European Union issued a ... British Airways to stop transport of goods from Lebanon over security ... |
Aljazeera.com | A game of survival for Syrian refugees in Lebanon Aljazeera.com Four years after the beginning of Syria's war, the number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon has surpassed one million. Most are jobless and homeless, and hold little hope of returning anytime soon to their war-ravaged homeland. A large number of children ... How ISIS Unites Lebanon's Divided Factions Why Lebanon skipped anti-terror meeting in Washington Army gears up for retaliatory attacks by ISIS, Nusra |
The Daily Star | Lebanon security situation under control: interior minister The Daily Star BEIRUT: Lebanon's domestic security is under control, Interior Minister Nouhad Machnouk told Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi in Cairo Friday. “We are capable of resolving [threats] with the least possible amount of casualties,” Machnouk told Arabi ... |
The Daily Star | Lebanon inks visa waiver deal with Columbia The Daily Star BEIRUT: Lebanon and Colombia signed an agreement on visa exemptions for diplomatic, service and special passports, the state-run National News Agency said Friday. It said the deal was signed by Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil and his Colombian ... |
The Daily Star | Lebanon joins UN world tourism program The Daily Star “Lebanon is now a part of this organization that includes 62 other states around the world,” Taleb al-Rifai Secretary-General of the United Nations' World Tourism Organization said after meeting with Prime Minister Tammam Salam in the Grand Serail Friday. |
The Daily Star | Lebanon hospital ordered shut, another under scrutiny The Daily Star BEIRUT: Health Minister Wael Abu Faour announced Friday the unprecedented closure of a hospital in north Lebanon, while another medical facility in south Lebanon came under scrutiny by the Labor Ministry, both over violations. The Minyeh Hospital in ... Al-Minieh Hospital Shut for Two Months to Improve Standards |
The Daily Star | ISIS seeks wider presence in Lebanon with fugitives' help The Daily Star BEIRUT: ISIS is planning to expand its presence in Lebanon with the help of fugitive Shadi Mawlawi, intelligence reports say. Mawlawi has been supervising the training of ISIS cells in the Tawar neighborhood of Ain al-Hilweh, a Palestinian refugee camp ... |
The Daily Star | Lebanon, Colombia sign visa exemption agreement The Daily Star BEIRUT: Lebanon and Colombia signed an agreement on visa exemptions for diplomatic, service and special passports, the state-run National News Agency said Friday. It said the agreement was signed by Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil and his Colombian ... |
The Daily Star | Lebanon bans license plate emblems The Daily Star BEIRUT: Police chief Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Basbous Friday ordered the removal of all emblems from license plates in line with a new traffic law that goes into effect in April. Basbous pointed to the fourth paragraph of Article 145 of the new traffic law ... |
NBC Connecticut | Lebanon House Collapses as Gasoline Fuels Fire NBC Connecticut Flames engulfed a home on Williams Crossing Road in Lebanon and caused it to collapse Thursday morning, fueled by 15 gallons of gasoline stored in the basement,a ccording to the fire marshal. "They couldn't put it out. They had to let it burn. It was ... House in Lebanon destroyed by fire Lebanon fire destroys home, challenges firefighters Fire damages home in Lebanon |