ARTICLES RELATING TO LEBANON

Hezbollah-backed Lebanese fight in Syria

2013-04-15 10:00

Sectarian tensions in the Syria conflict have spilled over to neighbouring Lebanon, where Hezbollah fighters support President Bashar Assad's regime.

Top firms scramble for oil wealth

2013-03-28 19:09

Chevron and Exxon Mobil are among 50 companies participating in a process to win licences for oil and gas work off the Lebanese coast, says the energy ministry.

1 million refugees have fled Syria - UN

2013-03-06 12:00

One million people have fled Syria's civil war, piling pressure on the country's neighbours who are struggling to support them, the United Nations refugee agency says.

Syria refugees lack medical care

2013-02-07 21:22

More than half of the estimated 300 000 Syrian refugees who have fled to Lebanon are not receiving the medical treatment they need because of high costs, Doctors Without Borders says.

Violence follows Syria women and children

2013-02-05 12:02

As if the war which drove them out of Syria and the hardships of exile were not enough, refugee women and children are facing domestic violence born of stress, deprivation and frustration.

Israel strike hit 'research centres': Syria

2013-01-31 08:00

Israeli aircraft have struck "centres for scientific research" north-west of Damascus near the Lebanese border, killing two people and wounding five, says the Syrian army.

Syrian refugee father hangs himself

2013-01-17 16:37

Desperate and unable to provide for his family, a Syrian refugee who has swapped deadly violence in Damascus for destitution in Lebanon hanged himself.

Syria blamed for Lebanon general killing

2012-10-24 22:35

A Lebanese party coalition blames Syria for the general's killing, demanding the government's resignation.

Army, gunmen trade fire in Beirut

2012-10-23 09:08

Lebanese troops have deployed in Sunni areas of the capital as more sectarian violence erupted, stoking fresh fears after a top security official was killed in a bombing blamed on neighbouring Syria.

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Lebanon hit by violence

2012-10-22 11:46

Lebanese police fired in the air and used teargas on Sunday to repel protesters trying to storm the premier's office amid calls for him to quit after a top security official was killed by a car bomb blamed on Syria.

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Lebanon blast: Protesters block roads

2012-10-20 09:30

Lebanese security officials say angry protesters have closed roads around the country to protest the bombing that killed a top security official and seven other people.

Death toll rises in Beirut car bombing

2012-10-19 16:22

A powerful car bomb has ripped through a street in mainly Christian east Beirut , killing at least eight people and wounding scores, as tensions grow in Lebanon over the war in neighbouring Syria.

New version of Flame virus uncovered

2012-10-15 21:21

A new cyber-espionage tool linked to the Flame virus and dubbed "miniFlame" has been infecting computers in Lebanon, Iran and elsewhere.

Israelis fly mock raids over Lebanon

2012-10-07 22:08

Israeli warplanes have rattled south Lebanon in an apparent show of force to Hezbollah over a drone raid.

Angelina Jolie honoured in Baghdad

2012-09-19 15:10

Angelina Jolie has received an honorary gift from Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari for her humanitarian work with displaced Syrian refugees.

How outrage against anti-Islam film unfolded

2012-09-18 09:18

A breakdown of events since the diffusion of a film considered offensive to Islam which prompted violent anti-US protests around the Muslim world.

Pope calls for Christian-Muslim harmony

2012-09-15 22:33

Pope Benedict XVI has urged Middle Eastern Christians and Muslims to forge a harmonious, pluralistic society in which dignity of each person is respected.

Syrian refugees top 200 000

2012-08-24 18:01

More than 200 000 Syrians have poured into neighbouring countries during the conflict, already surpassing the projection of 185 000 set out by the UN refugee agency.

Hezbollah: We can make Israeli lives hell

2012-08-18 09:45

The leader of the Lebanese Shi'ite militant organisation Hezbollah says his group will transform the lives of millions of Israelis to "hell" if Israel attacks Lebanon.

Saudi Arabians ordered out of Lebanon

2012-08-15 18:40

Saudi Arabia has ordered its citizens to leave Lebanon "immediately", the state news agency reported in an SMS alert.

Iraq rejects US terror extradition

2012-08-02 20:38

An Iraqi court has rejected a request to send a Lebanese terror commander to the US for trial for the 2007 killings of five American soldiers.

US: Signs Hezbollah staged Bulgaria attack

2012-07-20 22:12

There are signs Lebanon's Hezbollah may have orchestrated a suicide bombing attack on Israeli tourists in Bulgaria this week, a Pentagon spokesperson says.

Syria: Medical aid smuggling a risky job

2012-07-04 12:57

Medical aid gathered by expats is being smuggled into Syria as doctors, braving arrest and torture, struggle in secrecy to treat the rising number of casualties, activists say.

Saudis 'plotting' against Syria: Report

2012-06-04 13:03

The pro-regime Al-Watan daily has accused the Saudi authorities of "plotting" against Syria, and also of turning Lebanon into a springboard for attacking the country.

Annan talks tough to Syria's Assad

2012-06-02 19:56

International envoy Kofi Annan has criticised President Bashar al-Assad for failing to comply with a peace plan to end the Syria conflict and said his forces were carrying out atrocities, arbitrary arrests and other abuses.

 

New Lebanon PM pledges safety from Syria

2013-04-06 16:11

Lebanese politician Tammam Salam has been named prime minister after he won a sweeping parliamentary endorsement, pledging to bridge the country's deep divisions and shield it from the dangers of Syria.

Syria shelling spills into Lebanon

2013-03-20 13:59

At least two shells and one missile fired in fighting in Syria have landed inside Lebanon residents and security sources say, but there have been no reports of damage or injuries.

Syria rebels threaten to fire on Hezbollah

2013-02-21 12:00

The rebel Free Syrian Army, issuing a 48-hour ultimatum, has warned it will target Lebanon's Hezbollah unless the militant group stops shelling territory held by the insurgents.

Hezbollah - Israel, others against us

2013-02-06 23:27

The Lebanese Hezbollah movement says Israel is leading an international campaign against it, a day after Bulgaria blamed them for a July bomb attack.

Lebanon army will fight back if attacked

2013-02-04 16:16

Lebanon's army chief has warned that the military will "pursue" anyone who attacks it, in an interview after two troops were killed in a clash with Islamists.

Refugees again, Palestinians flee Syria

2013-01-28 16:52

Having scattered across the Middle East since Israel's creation in 1948, Palestinians consistently have found themselves in the middle of the region's conflicts.

2 die in Lebanon violence

2012-12-09 08:25

Two people have been killed and six were wounded in the north Lebanese city of Tripoli amid sectarian clashes linked to the conflict in neighbouring Syria.

Lebanon all-party talks on new government

2012-10-24 22:35

Lebanese President Michel Sleiman is pressing for all-party talks on forming a new government amid US pressure for assurances the country will be free of Syria's influence.

Lebanon: Army determined to restore order

2012-10-22 14:33

The Lebanese army is determined to restore order across the country as violence hit parts of the capital and the northern port of Tripoli and troops came under fire.

Lebanon police teargas protesters

2012-10-21 17:43

Lebanese police have fired in the air and used teargas to repel protesters trying to storm the premier's office amid calls for him to quit.

Assad blamed for Beirut blast

2012-10-19 22:13

Two of Lebanon's top anti-Damascus political leaders have accused Syrian President Bashar Assad of assassinating a top Lebanese security official in a car bomb attack in Beirut.

Bomb blast in Beirut kills at least 2

2012-10-19 15:00

At least two people have been killed and 15 have been wounded by a huge bomb that exploded in a street in central Beirut, say witnesses and a security source.

1000s grieve Hezbollah 'martyr'

2012-10-08 20:38

More than 2 000 Hezbollah supporters have gathered in Lebanon to bury one of their fighters who a security source said was killed in the border area with Syria.

Syria army steps up operations

2012-10-03 09:05

Syria's army has rained shells on rebel bastions in and around Damascus and has sent extra troops to second city Aleppo.

Prophet film diverts gaze from Syria

2012-09-18 22:38

For the embattled Syrian regime, the crudely-produced film mocking Islam that has unleashed fury across the Muslim world could not have come at a better time.

Massive prophet movie march in Beirut

2012-09-17 18:12

Thousands of Lebanese protesters chanting "Death to America, Death to Israel" have marched through Beirut in protest against a film which mocks the Prophet Muhammad.

Lebanon crowd torches KFC over pope, film

2012-09-14 15:03

Hundreds of protesters have set alight a KFC restaurant in the Lebanese city of Tripoli, say witnesses, chanting against the pope's visit to Lebanon and shouting anti-American slogans.

Syrian unrest spills over to Lebanon

2012-08-22 22:15

The Syrian conflict has fuelled tensions in neighbouring Lebanon, which lived through 30 years of Syrian domination and remains deeply divided between opponents and supporters of President Bashar Assad.

Dozens of Syrians kidnapped in Beirut

2012-08-15 21:22

Dozens of Syrians have been kidnapped and Syrian-owned shops vandalised in Beirut after unconfirmed reports that several Lebanese taken hostage in Syria had been killed.

Lebanon accuses Syrians of bomb plot

2012-08-12 21:35

Lebanese authorities say they have uncovered a Syrian plot to destabilise Lebanon in an investigation that has led to the indictment of a top Syrian official.

Lebanon: Syria not to enter territory

2012-07-25 22:49

Lebanon has asked Syria to avoid incursions or bombardments into Lebanese territory, the foreign minister says.

Democracy 'preferable' in Muslim nations

2012-07-11 12:00

Democracy is still popular in six Muslim-majority countries, over a year after the Arab Spring, and the majority in some countries favours laws based on the Qur'an, a survey says.

French speakers urged to resist English

2012-06-27 11:10

The Francophone world should vigorously defend the language of Moliere and abandon its "obsession" with the English language, says an on online appeal.

Syria releases kidnapped Lebanese farmers

2012-06-04 12:10

Syrian authorities have released two Lebanese farmers kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in Lebanon's north and taken across the border into Syria, the Lebanese army says.

Syria will become a 'failed state'

2012-05-31 16:01

Syria is heading for collapse and will become a "warehouse of weapons" for Islamist militants as it descends into chaos, says a senior Israeli army commander.

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