Lebanon

Lebanon gets Hizbullah-led cabinet after 5-month lag
World

Lebanon gets Hizbullah-led cabinet after 5-month lag

Beirut--Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced Monday a long-delayed government dominated by Iranian-backed Hizbullah and its allies, which is likely…
Electricity supply to Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon interrupted
Business

Electricity supply to Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon interrupted

The supply of electricity from Egypt to Jordan, Syria and Lebanon stopped on Friday after a truck carrying gasoline turned…
Palestinians in Syria, Lebanon cancel marches to Israel’s borders
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Palestinians in Syria, Lebanon cancel marches to Israel’s borders

Damascus - Palestinians in Syria canceled plans to march to the border with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Sunday’s anniversary…
8 killed in Syrian border town as hundreds flee
World

8 killed in Syrian border town as hundreds flee

Tripoli, Lebanon - A human rights activist says eight people have been killed because of violence in a Syrian border…
Scores of Syrians flee violence to Lebanon
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Scores of Syrians flee violence to Lebanon

Beirut - Hundreds of Syrians fled to neighboring Lebanon on Saturday to escape a violent crackdown against an anti-government uprising…
Lebanon steps up efforts to form government
World

Lebanon steps up efforts to form government

Beirut -- Lebanese leaders have intensified efforts to form a government after nearly four months of stalemate over cabinet positions.
Investigative report: Escape from Marg prison
Egypt

Investigative report: Escape from Marg prison

Shots rang out as the prison lobby was hit with a hail of gunfire. Tariq Qotb and his prison mate…
Egypt’s nominee for Arab League chief seeks Jordanian support
Egypt

Egypt’s nominee for Arab League chief seeks Jordanian support

Jordan's foreign minister Nasser Gouda met on Monday with Mostafa al-Fiqqi, Egypt's nominee for the post of Arab League secretary…
Trial of alleged Mossad spy postponed
Egypt

Trial of alleged Mossad spy postponed

An Egyptian court ruled on Wednesday that the trial of a businessman accused of spying for Israel would be postponed…
Bahrain bans Lebanon travel, sectarian tension rises
World

Bahrain bans Lebanon travel, sectarian tension rises

Manama -- Bahrain warned its nationals on Tuesday not to travel to Lebanon for their own safety, after Iranian-backed Shia…
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