Lebanon
Exclusive: Lebanon army chief sees growing risk from Syrian camps
Middle East
November 26, 2015
Exclusive: Lebanon army chief sees growing risk from Syrian camps
The Lebanese army commander says camps that are home to refugees from neighboring Syria represent a growing security risk as…
Pyramids lit in colors of Lebanese, French, Russian flags
Egypt
November 16, 2015
Pyramids lit in colors of Lebanese, French, Russian flags
Bright lights representing the Egyptian, Lebanese, French and Russian flags illuminated the area around the pyramids, Sunday evening, as a…
Lebanon arrests five Syrians, one Palestinian suspect in Beirut bombings
Middle East
November 15, 2015
Lebanon arrests five Syrians, one Palestinian suspect in Beirut bombings
Lebanese authorities arrested five Syrians and a Palestinian in connection with the twin suicide bombings in central Beirut on Thursday…
Lebanon in mourning after bomb blasts kill 43
Middle East
November 13, 2015
Lebanon in mourning after bomb blasts kill 43
Lebanon observed a national day of mourning on Friday after two suicide bombs the day before killed 43 people in…
UPDATE 2: Two suicide bombers hit Hezbollah bastion in Lebanon, 37 killed
Middle East
November 12, 2015
UPDATE 2: Two suicide bombers hit Hezbollah bastion in Lebanon, 37 killed
At least 37 people were killed and more than 181 wounded on Thursday in two suicide bomb blasts claimed by…
UPDATE: Lebanon bomb kills 9 on Syria border: security source
Middle East
November 5, 2015
UPDATE: Lebanon bomb kills 9 on Syria border: security source
A bomb blast killed at least nine people on Thursday outside a Muslim clerics' meeting in the Lebanese town of…
Iran arrests US-Lebanese man in espionage probe: state TV, citing sources
Middle East
November 3, 2015
Iran arrests US-Lebanese man in espionage probe: state TV, citing sources
Iranian authorities have arrested an American-Lebanese man who they was linked to the US military and intelligence agencies, state broadcaster…
Working children given a path off Lebanon’s streets
Middle East
October 25, 2015
Working children given a path off Lebanon’s streets
For two years, Syrian teenager Ibrahim scraped together a paltry living selling lottery tickets and tissues on the crowded streets…
Lebanon activists block ministry in electricity protest
Middle East
September 29, 2015
Lebanon activists block ministry in electricity protest
Dozens of protesters blocked access to Lebanon's energy ministry early on Tuesday in a surprise demonstration against the notoriously ineffective…
At busy Lebanese port, Syrians set their sights on Europe
Middle East
September 23, 2015
At busy Lebanese port, Syrians set their sights on Europe
Hundreds of Syrians gather at dusk for a passenger ferry from Lebanon's northern port of Tripoli to Turkey, the next…