Tag: Lebanon
Israel warns of Hezbollah missile power
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak says the Lebanese Hezbollah movement now has three times as many missiles as before the Lebanon war in 2006.[MORE]
Egyptian tycoon pleads not guilty to pop star's murder
An Egyptian tycoon and politician has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Lebanese pop singer Suzanne Tamim.[MORE]
Lebanon, Syria launch diplomatic ties
The foreign ministers of Syria and Lebanon have held a signing ceremony in Damascus, formally establishing diplomatic relations for the first time. [MORE]
Lebanon busts 'terrorist network' behind Tripoli attacks
Lebanese authorities have arrested a "terrorist network" behind deadly bomb attacks in the northern city of Tripoli, the army said.[MORE]
Syria urges security cooperation on Lebanon border
Syria's border with Lebanon cannot be controlled without security cooperation with Beirut to strengthen the frontier, the Syrian foreign minister was quoted as saying.[MORE]
Bomb blast kills six in Lebanon
At least six people have been killed in a bomb blast in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, security officials say.[MORE]
Lebanese politician killed by car bomb
Saleh Aridi, a member of Lebanon's opposition Democratic party, has been killed in a car bomb explosion in the vicinity of Aley town, south-east of Beirut, a Lebanese army spokesman and a security official said.[MORE]
Egypt tycoon charged with ordering hit on pop star
Egyptian tycoon Hisham Talaat Mustafa was charged overnight with paying $US2 million for the brutal killing of Lebanese pop singer Suzanne Tamim, reportedly his one-time lover.[MORE]
Lebanese Govt appoints new army chief
General Jean Kahwaji has been appointed chief of the Lebanese army to replace Michel Suleiman who was elected president in May, Information Minister Tareq Mitri announced.[MORE]
UN troops calm south Lebanon, tensions remain
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UN troops in Lebanon have imparted a degree of stability in a region wracked by Israel's war with Hezbollah.[MORE]
Lebanon bomb kills 15 in attack on army
At least 15 people - including nine soldiers - were killed in Lebanon overnight in the deadliest attack on the army since a battle with Al Qaeda-inspired militants last year, security sources said.[MORE]
11 killed in Tripoli bomb blast
A bomb targeted a civilian bus in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Wednesday, killing at 11 people, including seven soldiers, security sources said.[MORE]
$100k reward to solve toddler abduction
A $100,000 reward has been posted in the hope of solving the abduction of Sydney toddler Rahma El-Dennaoui.[MORE]
Fatah commander wounded in Lebanon blast: medic
A Fatah military commander was seriously wounded in an overnight explosion in a Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanon, a medic said, after a Palestinain official had earlier said he had been killed.[MORE]
Lebanon sectarian violence kills 9
Lebanese tanks were out on the streets of Tripoli to restore security after nine people were killed in a fresh bout of sectarian fighting in the northern port city.[MORE]
Three killed in Lebanon clash: medics
Gunmen from rival sectarian factions have exchanged machine gun and grenade fire in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli, killing at least three people and wounding 17, medical sources said. [MORE]
Exploding cluster bombs hamper Lebanese bushfire crews
Firemen are battling a forest fire in Lebanon, amid exploding Israeli cluster bombs and the danger of mines left over from the country's 1975-1990 civil war, a civil defence official said.[MORE]
Two dead in Palestinian camp gunbattle
Two people have been killed in a gunbattle between members of the Fatah faction and Sunni Islamist militants at a Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanon, camp officials have said.[MORE]
Thousands attend funerals of fighters returned from Israel
Thousands attend Beirut memorial for Hezbollah fighters whose bodies were returned from Israel.[MORE]
Israel 'threatening Lebanese by phone'
Lebanon's Telecommunications Minister has accused Israel of bombarding Lebanese people with threatening phone calls, a day after a controversial prisoner swap between Israel and Hezbollah.[MORE]
Israel buries soldiers recovered in prisoner swap
Israeli soldiers whose bodies were returned home by Hezbollah laid to rest in emotionally charged military funerals.[MORE]
Lebanon's Qantar says no regrets over killings in Israel
Samir Qantar, Lebanon's longest serving prisoner released by Israel as part of a swap deal, says he has no regrets over the killings for which he was convicted.[MORE]
Hezbollah deal 'could encourage more kidnappings'
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Israeli families are concerned a prisoner exchange will encourage more Hezbollah kidnappings.[MORE]
Hezbollah celebrates prisoner swap, Israel mourns
Five Lebanese, included a convicted child killer, get a heroes' welcome after being released in prisoner swap with Israel.[MORE]
Five prisoners freed by Israel cross to Lebanon
Five Lebanese prisoners freed by the Israeli authorities, among them triple murderer Samir Kantar, have crossed into Lebanon, a Hezbollah official said.[MORE]
