Lebanon to bury slain intelligence official
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon's political opposition has called for a mass turnout at Sunday's funeral for slain intelligence officer Wissam … Continue reading →
View ArticleGunbattles flare in Lebanon as political crisis deepens
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese troops and gunmen exchanged fire in Beirut's southern suburbs on Monday, wounding five people, deepening a … Continue reading →
View ArticleOver 100,000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon now: UNHCR
GENEVA (Reuters) – Lebanon has become the third of Syria's neighbors after Turkey and Jordan to register more than 100,000 … Continue reading →
View ArticleLebanon asks for $180 million to aid Syrian refugees
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon, now a haven for 170,000 Syrians fleeing civil war, has asked foreign donors for $ 180 … Continue reading →
View ArticleAnalysis: Syria contagion strikes deep into Lebanon
By Dominic Evans BEIRUT (Reuters) – Two rockets fired at Hezbollah-controlled southern Beirut bring Syria's escalating civil war deeper into … Continue reading →
View ArticleSyrian rebels, Hezbollah in deadly fight in Lebanon: sources
By Dominic Evans BEIRUT (Reuters) – Several fighters were killed in an overnight clash between Hezbollah fighters and Syrian rebel … Continue reading →
View ArticleIraq, Lebanon alarmed at spreading Syria war
By Samia Nakhoul and Dominic Evans BAGHDAD/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Neighboring Iraq warned that Syria's civil war is tearing the Middle … Continue reading →
View ArticleGunmen kill pro-Assad figure in Lebanon as Syria war spreads
By Oliver Holmes BEIRUT (Reuters) – Suspected rebel gunmen assassinated a well-known supporter of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Lebanon … Continue reading →
View ArticleSunni leader says Hezbollah leading Lebanon into ‘Syrian fire’
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon's leading Sunni Muslim politician Saad al-Hariri accused Hezbollah on Saturday of dragging the country deeper into … Continue reading →
View ArticleIsrael says bombed Lebanon in retaliation for rocket attack
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel's air force bombed a militant target in Lebanon on Friday in retaliation for a cross-border rocket … Continue reading →
View ArticleTwo die in northern Lebanon in spillover from Syria war
By Nazih Siddiq TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Two people died in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli on Monday, in fighting between … Continue reading →
View ArticleNC man charged with seeking to join al-Qaida-linked group; arrested en route...
A North Carolina man is facing federal charges that he sought to join an al-Qaida-linked militant group fighting the regime … Continue reading →
View ArticleLebanon rocket fire draws Israeli artillery strike
By Ari Rabinovitch JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Rockets launched from Lebanon struck northern Israel on Sunday, causing no injuries or damage, … Continue reading →
View ArticleLebanon car bomb kills four in Hezbollah stronghold near Syria
A suicide car bomber killed himself and three other people, and wounded 26 in a Hezbollah stronghold on Lebanon's northern … Continue reading →
View ArticleIsraeli warplanes strike eastern Lebanon near Syria
Israeli warplanes struck a target in eastern Lebanon near the border with Syria on Monday, security sources said. It was … Continue reading →
View ArticleIsrael fires into Lebanon after bomb targets its soldiers
Israel fired tank rounds and artillery into southern Lebanon on Friday, its military said, in retaliation for a bomb that … Continue reading →
View ArticleSyrian forces fully control rebel stronghold near Lebanon
By Mariam Karouny and Stephen Kalin BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian forces backed by Hezbollah militants took full control of the … Continue reading →
View ArticleRockets in Bekaa as Lebanon struggles to contain Syria spillover
By Alexander Dziadosz AL-LABWA, Lebanon (Reuters) – Two rockets struck a mainly Shi'ite town near Lebanon's border with Syria on … Continue reading →
View ArticleWarily, Lebanon tackles violent spillover from Syria
By Alexander Dziadosz TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) – For two weeks now, the rifles have been silent along Syria Street in … Continue reading →
View ArticleFirst case of MERS reported in Lebanon – health ministry
The first case of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus has been reported in Lebanon, the health ministry said … Continue reading →
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