Lebanon
Hezbollah says Charlie Hebdo move to spark more ‘terror’
Egypt
January 14, 2015
Hezbollah says Charlie Hebdo move to spark more ‘terror’
Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah movement on Wednesday blasted French weekly Charlie Hebdo's new cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed as "very offensive",…
Syria crisis has cost Lebanon $20 bn, says minister
Egypt
December 22, 2014
Syria crisis has cost Lebanon $20 bn, says minister
Nearly four years of civil war in Syria have cost its tiny neighbour Lebanon more than 20 billion dollars (16…
Minister: Syrian conflict to cap Lebanon’s growth at 2-2.5% in 2015
World
October 26, 2014
Minister: Syrian conflict to cap Lebanon’s growth at 2-2.5% in 2015
Lebanon's economy will grow by no more than 2 or 2.5 percent next year if it does not resolve its…
Israel shells south Lebanon after border blast wounds soldiers
World
October 7, 2014
Israel shells south Lebanon after border blast wounds soldiers
A blast on Lebanon's border with Israel wounded two Israeli soldiers on Tuesday and the Israeli army responded with shelling…
OTMT extends Alfa contract in Lebanon for one month
Business
September 4, 2014
OTMT extends Alfa contract in Lebanon for one month
Orascom Telecom Media and Technology Holding (OTMT) announced that it has received an extension to the management contract of the…
Netanyahu: Gaza offensive to continue as long as necessary
World
August 24, 2014
Netanyahu: Gaza offensive to continue as long as necessary
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his ministers on Sunday that the military campaign against Gaza militants would continue until…
Army chief: Islamists sought to turn Lebanon into Iraq
World
August 12, 2014
Army chief: Islamists sought to turn Lebanon into Iraq
Islamic State insurgents who seized a Lebanese border town this month planned to turn Lebanon into another Iraq by unleashing…
Lebanon’s Hariri back as army battles Syria jihadists
World
August 8, 2014
Lebanon’s Hariri back as army battles Syria jihadists
Lebanon's leading Sunni politician Saad Hariri returned from self-imposed exile Friday on a trip to bolster the country's army as…
Lebanon ceasefire falters; Saudi offers $1 billion to army
World
August 6, 2014
Lebanon ceasefire falters; Saudi offers $1 billion to army
The Lebanese army and Islamist militants clashed on Wednesday despite a 24-hour ceasefire agreed to end five days of fighting…
Lebanon troops battle jihadists as Syria conflict spills over
World
August 4, 2014
Lebanon troops battle jihadists as Syria conflict spills over
Lebanese troops battled jihadists on the Syrian border on Monday in a third day of clashes, further engulfing the divided…