Lebanon
Syrian troops storm Damascus refugee area
World
September 9, 2012
Syrian troops storm Damascus refugee area
Syrian government troops stormed an area of Damascus populated by Palestinian refugees on Saturday after a four-day artillery assault on…
Nasrallah: We will destroy Israel if it attacks us
World
September 3, 2012
Nasrallah: We will destroy Israel if it attacks us
Hizbullah's secretary general Hassan Nasrallah threatened Monday to target vital, "non-military" targets in Israel if Lebanon was attacked, and characterized…
Deadly clashes in Lebanon reflect Syrian divisions
World
August 31, 2012
Deadly clashes in Lebanon reflect Syrian divisions
TRIPOLI, Lebanon — Abou Ahmad has been fighting in Tripoli’s Sunni neighborhood of Bab al-Tabbaneh since he was a teenager.…
Orphans, widows of Syrian conflict victims are refugees in a fragile place
World
August 27, 2012
Orphans, widows of Syrian conflict victims are refugees in a fragile place
WADI KHALED, Lebanon — Since the start of the uprising in March last year, tens of thousands of Syria children…
Syria fighting rages as UN observer chief leaves
World
August 25, 2012
Syria fighting rages as UN observer chief leaves
Fighter jets and tanks unleashed deadly new raids in hotspots across Syria, as the head of the now-defunct UN…
Four dead in Lebanon clashes that echo Syria conflict
World
August 21, 2012
Four dead in Lebanon clashes that echo Syria conflict
TRIPOLI, Lebanon — Four people were killed and more than 60 wounded in clashes between Sunni Muslims and Alawis in Lebanon's northern…
Lebanon kidnap sparks fears of Syria spillover
World
August 16, 2012
Lebanon kidnap sparks fears of Syria spillover
Gulf Arab states began evacuating their citizens from Lebanon on Thursday after kidnappings linked to Syria's civil war showed violence…
Update: Gulf countries urge Lebanon exodus after abduction of more than 20
World
August 15, 2012
Update: Gulf countries urge Lebanon exodus after abduction of more than 20
Four Gulf countries — Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia — urged their citizens to stay away from…
Saudi court to try two people who ‘converted woman to Christianity’
Egypt
July 26, 2012
Saudi court to try two people who ‘converted woman to Christianity’
A court in Khobar Governorate in eastern Saudi Arabia will hear the case against two people who allegedly helped a…