3 dead, 5 hurt in Beirut blast (UPI)
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec. 26 (UPI) — Three members of Hezbollah’s security forces were killed and five wounded Saturday in an explosion in suburban Beirut, Lebanon, officials said.
Blast rocks Hezbollah stronghold near Beirut (MSNBC)
Three bombs explode under a car south of Beirut, killing one person and wounding several others in an attack that may have targeted a Hamas official, Lebanon’s state-run news agency says.
Lebanese army arrests five people transporting weapons (EARTHtimes.org)
Beirut – The Lebanese army said on Saturday that five Palestinians were caught trying to transport weapons into a house in Baalbek, eastern Lebanon. The suspects were also carrying electronics and a large amount of money, the army said in a statement…
Explosion leaves 3 dead in Beirut on Ashura eve (Press TV)
Preliminary reports say that at least three people have been killed and five others injured as an explosion hits the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, where the Shia Hezbollah movement has its headquarters.
Caught up in Lebanon’s motorbike ban | Patrick Galey (Guardian Unlimited)
Motorcycle gang violence has prompted draconian restrictions that are penalising ordinary Lebanese It is been almost three months since Lebanon outlawed the use of motorbikes between dusk and dawn following a series of armed clashes between two-wheeled gangs in Beirut. Ride a motorbike or a scooter at night and you’ll now be fined or arrested. In addition, every one of the capital’s tens of …
Bomb targets Hamas car in Lebanon (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
A bomb exploded in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut on Saturday, targeting a car used by members of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas.
Bomb hits Hamas car in Beirut, casualties unclear (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters (Adds background) BEIRUT, Dec 26 (Reuters) – A bomb exploded in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut on Saturday, targeting a car used by members of the Palestinian Islamist group …
RA Prime Minister invites his Lebanese counterpart to Armenia (PanARMENIAN.Net)
Armenian ambassador to Lebanon Ashot Kocharyan met Thursday with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri to discuss bilateral cooperation.
Beirut blast targeted Hamas official – local media (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
An explosion on Saturday in the southern suburb of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, targeted a Hamas leader and killed at least one person
Explosion Rocks Hezbollah Stronghold Near Beirut, Lebanon (Free Internet Press)
Three bombs planted under a car exploded south of Beirut on Saturday, wounding two people in an attack that apparently targeted an official from the Palestinian militant group Hamas, said the state-run news agency.
