Latest in Tag: Lebanon Highlight
Latest in Tag: Lebanon
Israel strikes Lebanon after rocket attack
Israeli aircraft “targeted a terror site located between Beirut and Sidon in response to a barrage of four rockets launched at northern Israel yesterday”
Blasts rock north Israel as rockets fired from Lebanon
A security source in Lebanon said that four rockets were fired at Israel from the south
Two Turkish Airlines pilots abducted in Lebanon
The abduction is believed to be related to the kidnap of nine Lebanese Shi’as in Syria in May 2012
If cars could talk
A Lebanese documentary offers new perspective on a country’s history
Lebanon parliament extends mandate as Syria war rages
The term of the mandate of the legislature will be modified on an exceptional basis to end on November 2014 rather than this June as scheduled
Assad threatens Israel with renewed fighting
There was no immediate comment on Assad’s remarks from Israel
Egypt begins evacuation of expats in Syria
The Egyptian embassy in Damascus says more than 5,000 Egyptians have been evacuated since the onset of the civil war in Syria
28 dead in Lebanon Sunni-Alawite clashes
Rocket-propelled grenades, mortars and machineguns have all been used in six days of clashes in the port city, in the deadliest violence to rock the country for years.
Clashes in Lebanon’s Tripoli kill 11
Fighting between Sunni and Alawite residents of the city was continuing for a fourth day on Wednesday
Arab delegation calls for Security Council meeting on Israel
The Egyptian delegate says the Arab bloc at the United Nations will take action if Israel continues to violate rights of Muslims and Christians
Palestinian-Syrians announce sit-in at embassy
Representatives of Palestinian-Syrian refugees say the embassy has failed them
Israeli warplanes strike Syria: US media
CNN said US and Western intelligence agencies were reviewing information suggesting Israel had likely conducted a strike overnight on Thursday.
Hezbollah denies sending drone over Israel: Update
Israeli air force shoots down unmanned drone from Lebanon, Israeli PM calls incident ‘extremely grave’
Hezbollah under pressure over Syria fighting
Lebanon’s Shi’a Hezbollah movement came under increasing pressure over accusations it is backing regime troops in Syria
New PM vows to safeguard Lebanon from Syria war
Tamam Salam of the Western-backed opposition was named Lebanon’s new prime minister on Saturday and tasked with forming a government
Arab-Brazilian trade jumps to $26bn in 2012
Brazil imports from the Arab world increased 11% from 2011
Syrian planes bomb Lebanon border area: army source
A Lebanese security services official on the ground confirmed that four missiles were fired at Syrian rebel positions on the Lebanese side of the border.
Bulgaria plans bomb tests to advance anti-Israeli attack probe
Key questions about the bomber’s identity, the bomb and the organisation of the attack still remain unanswered, reported the Presa newspaper.
Ex-army chief Yaalon named Israel’s new defence minister
“I am determined to drive the Israeli army… and the security forces to new heights in facing the challenges of the future,” Yaalon wrote on his Facebook page after his nomination.
Jordan, Lebanon playing with ‘fire’: Syrian daily
Jordan has opened its borders in recent days (allowing) passage of jihadists… whereas before it was satisfied with just facilitating the movement of elements trained on its territory by US intelligence
Egyptian medical products to be high priority in Lebanese market
Lebanese authorities would now begin giving high priority to Egyptian products entering the Lebanese market.
Logistics Special:Egypt loses to Lebanon and Turkey in shipping to Libya
Egyptian ports have lost most of their transit to Libya business, as suppliers have shifted their trade activities to Lebanese, Turkish and other ports
SNC takes Syrian seat in Arab League
The Syrian National Coalition takes Syria’s seat in the Arab League as Egypt’s foreign minister is made president of the league’s council
Foreign minister Mohamed Kamel Amr takes Arab League Council presidency
Egypt’s foreign minister is left to deal with the legacy of the Arab Spring and the ongoing Palestinian conflict
One million flee Syria war: UN
The UNHCR said the one million figure comprised both registered refugees and those awaiting registration
Egypt to aid Syrian refugees in Lebanon
The Egyptian ambassador to Lebanon says NGOs will provide aid to Syrian refugees in Lebanon
Foreign Ministry working to repatriate Egyptians from Syria
Egyptian nationals still in Syria can travel back to Egypt via Lebanon, paid for by the government
Four million in Syria in dire need of aid: UN
A graphic from Amos’s office showed how the need for humanitarian aid had spiralled from March last year
3 Lebanon Shi’as dead in Syria fighting: Hezbollah
The Shi’as party, Lebanon’s most powerful military force, occasionally announces the death of one of its fighters killed “carrying out his jihadist duty,” but without clarification.
Egypt denies deporting Palestinians to Syria
Ministry of Foreign Affairs denies deporting Palestinians to Syria, Human Rights Watch stands by its original information