Latest in Tag: Lebanon Highlight
Latest in Tag: Lebanon
Syria-linked clashes kill six in Lebanon
The fighting broke a tense calm that had held since the army deployed troops between the two impoverished neighbourhoods early on Friday
Nasrallah vows ‘thousands of rockets’ if Israel hits Lebanon
Israel launched a devastating attack on Lebanon in 2006 after Hezbollah fighters captured four soldiers in a cross-border raid
Israel shells Syria after fire hit military vehicle on Golan
Latest in several exchanges over the past week
Hollande backs Lebanon over Syria crisis
The Beirut stop was a last-minute decision taken by Hollande to express France’s solidarity with Lebanon
Lebanon president seeks talks on government future
The US and the EU, both anxious to ward off any further Syrian interference in Lebanon, have separately warned against creating a political vacuum.
Lebanon police tear-gas anti-PM protest at funeral
After the funeral at the massive Al-Amine Mosque, Hassan was to be buried in the mausoleum of his mentor, former premier Rafiq Hariri.
Assad’s regime main suspect in Lebanon’s high-profile assassination
Wissam al-Hassan was accused of aiding rebels fighting Al-Assad’s regime
Lebanon cabinet meets as protests flare over bombing
Hassan, a top Lebanese security official killed Friday in a Beirut car bombing, suspected the regime in neighbouring Syria of murdering his mentor, former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri.
Egyptians arrested in Syria
Syrian authorities arrest eight Egyptians for illegally entering Syria
Lebanon ‘failing to cooperate with Hariri court’
Hariri’s defence lawyers accusing the Lebanese government of ignoring requests to cooperate the UN-backed court
Confidential list of Syrian war crime suspects handed to UN
Over 20,000 deaths later, independent UN investigators conclude war crimes have been committed
Hezbollah calls for protests across Lebanon
“This assault is even worse than the 1969 burning of the Holy Al-Aqsa Mosque”, says Nasrallah
Members of Iranian Special Forces present in Syria and Lebanon are only ‘counsellors’
Iran confirms the presence on Iranian forces in Syria
Catholic Pope brings message of coexistence to Lebanon visit
Roman pontiff says he comes as “pilgrim of peace”
Turkish and Syrian hostages in Lebanon finally freed
Syrian hostages rescued in midnight raid in Lebanon while Turkish businessman’s release negotiated on same day
Egyptian doctor released from Lebanese custody
Al-Hamshari arrived back to Cairo on Wednesday night
Protesters gather at Lebanese embassy
Patients and colleagues of detained doctor call for his release
Egyptian doctor arrested in Beirut
Mohamed Al-Hamshari under military investigation in Lebanon
Nasrallah threatens US on behalf of Iran
Warnings over a possible Israeli strike against Hezbollah’s major ally
Kuwaiti hostage released from Lebanon
The dilemma surrounding Issam Al-Houti comes to an end
Reports denied of Kuwaiti citizen kidnapped in Lebanon
Despite statements by his wife, Lebanese media denies Al-Hooty’s abduction
Flames of sectarian conflict in Lebanon
Ten killed overnight in clashes, while PM warns people against “slipping into the fires that surround Lebanon”
Clashes in Tripoli leave at least 33 wounded
Sectarian violence erupts in Lebanon, wounding 33 people
Nasarallah pledged to make the lives of Israelis hell
Nasrallah boasted that Hezbollah has the capability of hitting specific targets which would leave tens of thousands of people dead
Syrian unrest spills into Lebanon
Kidnapping vendetta between Syrian rebels and Lebanese Shi’a clan
Computer virus infects Lebanon
A computer virus in Lebanon is threatening to destroy the country’s banking system, the Lebanese Daily Star reported. The virus, called Gauss, is rare in size and focus. The size of the attack is so large that experts say only a nation-state has the means to create an attack of this sophistication. The attack was …
Former Lebanese Minister to face “terror plot” charges
The two time minister, who was arrested by Lebanese Internal Security Forces last Thursday
Israel targets Hezbollah operatives
Shin Bet claims that the explosives were enough to launch a “wave of serious terrorist attacks”
Syrians seeking asylum in Egypt overlooked
Hidden crisis as countries across the region struggle to deal with effects of uprising
Bekaa Valley ablaze with protests
Towards the end of July resistance grew violent as farmers took up arms to fight a government decision to crack down on cannabis farming