Lebanon
Syrians stream to embassies to vote in controversial poll
World
May 28, 2014
Syrians stream to embassies to vote in controversial poll
Thousands of Syrians, filling the streets around their embassy in Beirut, turned out to vote Wednesday in Syria's controversial presidential…
OTMT receives 3 month contract extension with major Lebanese mobile carrier
Business
April 6, 2014
OTMT receives 3 month contract extension with major Lebanese mobile carrier
Orascom Telecom Media and Technology Holding (OTMT) announced Sunday that it had received an extension to the management contract of…
Lebanon army deploys in Tripoli in bid to end deadly unrest
World
April 1, 2014
Lebanon army deploys in Tripoli in bid to end deadly unrest
Lebanese troops backed by helicopters deployed in strength in Tripoli on Tuesday in the first stage of a plan aimed…
Three dead in north Lebanon in spillover from Syria war
World
March 21, 2014
Three dead in north Lebanon in spillover from Syria war
Three people were killed in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Friday in fighting between supporters and opponents of…
Syrian forces clearing rebels from stronghold near Lebanon: source
World
March 16, 2014
Syrian forces clearing rebels from stronghold near Lebanon: source
Syrian forces in Yabroud were in the final stages on Sunday of clearing out rebels holed up there for months…
Israel PM cites ‘security’ after Syria-Lebanon border raid
World
February 25, 2014
Israel PM cites ‘security’ after Syria-Lebanon border raid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday Israel was doing all that was "necessary" to ensure its security, following reports of…
Sources: Four killed in Beirut blast near Iran culture center
World
February 19, 2014
Sources: Four killed in Beirut blast near Iran culture center
A large explosion near an Iranian cultural center in the southern suburbs of Lebanon's capital Beirut on Wednesday killed at…
Lebanon forms government after 10-month deadlock
World
February 15, 2014
Lebanon forms government after 10-month deadlock
Lebanon announced new government on Saturday, breaking a 10-month political deadlock during which spillover violence from neighboring Syria worsened internal…
Explosion kills two in Hezbollah stronghold near Syria
World
February 1, 2014
Explosion kills two in Hezbollah stronghold near Syria
At least two people were killed and six others wounded when a suicide car bomb exploded on Saturday in a…
Hariri murder trial opens in The Hague
World
January 16, 2014
Hariri murder trial opens in The Hague
The trial of the four men accused of killing former Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri opened in The Hague on…