Lebanon
Lebanon gets Hizbullah-led cabinet after 5-month lag
World
June 13, 2011
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
June 11, 2011
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
World
June 4, 2011
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
May 16, 2011
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
World
May 14, 2011
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
May 11, 2011
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
May 3, 2011
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
May 2, 2011
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
April 21, 2011
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
March 22, 2011
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…