Lebanon
Three dead as Lebanese army raids home of alleged militant
Middle East
December 5, 2015
Three dead as Lebanese army raids home of alleged militant
A suspected militant killed himself and two family members by detonating a grenade during an army raid at his sister's…
Syria Qaeda affiliate frees 16 Lebanese servicemen in swap: report
Middle East
December 1, 2015
Syria Qaeda affiliate frees 16 Lebanese servicemen in swap: report
Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate on Tuesday freed 16 Lebanese soldiers and police held for more than a year in exchange for…
Exclusive: Lebanon army chief sees growing risk from Syrian camps
Middle East
November 26, 2015
Exclusive: Lebanon army chief sees growing risk from Syrian camps
The Lebanese army commander says camps that are home to refugees from neighboring Syria represent a growing security risk as…
Pyramids lit in colors of Lebanese, French, Russian flags
Egypt
November 16, 2015
Pyramids lit in colors of Lebanese, French, Russian flags
Bright lights representing the Egyptian, Lebanese, French and Russian flags illuminated the area around the pyramids, Sunday evening, as a…
Lebanon arrests five Syrians, one Palestinian suspect in Beirut bombings
Middle East
November 15, 2015
Lebanon arrests five Syrians, one Palestinian suspect in Beirut bombings
Lebanese authorities arrested five Syrians and a Palestinian in connection with the twin suicide bombings in central Beirut on Thursday…
Lebanon in mourning after bomb blasts kill 43
Middle East
November 13, 2015
Lebanon in mourning after bomb blasts kill 43
Lebanon observed a national day of mourning on Friday after two suicide bombs the day before killed 43 people in…
UPDATE 2: Two suicide bombers hit Hezbollah bastion in Lebanon, 37 killed
Middle East
November 12, 2015
UPDATE 2: Two suicide bombers hit Hezbollah bastion in Lebanon, 37 killed
At least 37 people were killed and more than 181 wounded on Thursday in two suicide bomb blasts claimed by…
UPDATE: Lebanon bomb kills 9 on Syria border: security source
Middle East
November 5, 2015
UPDATE: Lebanon bomb kills 9 on Syria border: security source
A bomb blast killed at least nine people on Thursday outside a Muslim clerics' meeting in the Lebanese town of…
Iran arrests US-Lebanese man in espionage probe: state TV, citing sources
Middle East
November 3, 2015
Iran arrests US-Lebanese man in espionage probe: state TV, citing sources
Iranian authorities have arrested an American-Lebanese man who they was linked to the US military and intelligence agencies, state broadcaster…
Working children given a path off Lebanon’s streets
Middle East
October 25, 2015
Working children given a path off Lebanon’s streets
For two years, Syrian teenager Ibrahim scraped together a paltry living selling lottery tickets and tissues on the crowded streets…