Lebanon
Hizbullah chief in rare public address in Lebanon
World
December 6, 2011
Hizbullah chief in rare public address in Lebanon
BEIRUT — The leader of Lebanon's Hizbullah made a rare public appearance at a Beirut rally on Tuesday to mark…
Business tycoon, who murdered Lebanese pop star, appeals sentence
Egypt
November 30, 2011
Business tycoon, who murdered Lebanese pop star, appeals sentence
The cassation prosecution accepted the appeal submitted to it by the defense team of Hisham Talaat Mostafa, a business tycoon…
Military: 3 rockets from Lebanon strike Israel
World
November 29, 2011
Military: 3 rockets from Lebanon strike Israel
JERUSALEM — Rockets fired from Lebanon struck northern Israel early Tuesday for the first time in more than two years,…
Blast at south Lebanon hotel popular with UN staff
World
November 16, 2011
Blast at south Lebanon hotel popular with UN staff
BEIRUT — A senior Lebanese security official says a bomb has exploded at a hotel frequented by United Nations staffers…
Hezbollah leader blasts US over Iran, Syria, Hariri
World
November 12, 2011
Hezbollah leader blasts US over Iran, Syria, Hariri
BEIRUT - Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah accused the United States on Friday of ramping up pressure on Iran and Syria…
Syrian official: Damascus planting landmines
World
November 1, 2011
Syrian official: Damascus planting landmines
BEIRUT - A Syrian official and witnesses say Damascus is planting landmines along parts of the border with Lebanon.
‘Bye Bye Babylon’: War through the eyes of a child
Books
October 16, 2011
‘Bye Bye Babylon’: War through the eyes of a child
Lamia Ziade’s “Bye Bye Babylon: Beirut 1975-1979” opens with bright, pop-art representations of US and UK products. We see Bazooka…
Egypt demands Israel stop violating Lebanon airspace
Egypt
September 11, 2011
Egypt demands Israel stop violating Lebanon airspace
The Egyptian government demanded Sunday that Israel to stop its daily violation of Lebanon's airspace and respect the country's sovereignty.…
‘Al-Shahroura’ drama fails to catch a shining star
Art news
August 19, 2011
‘Al-Shahroura’ drama fails to catch a shining star
“Al-Shahroura,” a biographical drama of glamorous and prolific Lebanese singer Sabah showing this month, focuses on the personal life and…
Tribunal publishes indictment in Hariri murder
World
August 17, 2011
Tribunal publishes indictment in Hariri murder
LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands - Prosecutors analyzed a vast network of telephone records to link four Hizbullah members to the assassination of…