Lebanon backtracks on calls for ‘arms-free’ Beirut
Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah warns against attempts to disarm Shiite party. A chorus of calls for an “arms-free” Beirut in the wake of a deadly battle outside a mosque last week is fast fading as Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah warns against attempts to disarm the Shiite party.
Lebanon seeks Interpol help in arresting ex-general ‘spy’
Ghassan al-Jidd wanted by Lebanon on suspicion of working for Israeli spy agency Mossad.
Lebanon seeks Interpol help to arrest ex-general ‘spy’
Lebanon has asked Interpol to circulate an arrest warrant against a Lebanese ex-general suspecting of working for the Israeli spy agency Mossad, a judicial source said on Thursday.
Lebanon sends warrant for suspected spy to Interpol
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s chief prosecutor on Wednesday sent an arrest warrant against a suspected spy for Israel to international police agency Interpol, after reports the suspect, who fled the country last year, may be in France.
UNIFIL, Lebanese Army conduct joint live-fire exercises in south
NAQOURA: The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) conducted on Wednesday a joint live-fire exercise in southern Lebanon. The Field Artillery Group, part of UNIFIL’s Quick Reaction Force, and the Lebanese Army’s Artillery took part in the exercise named “Neptune Thunder” in an area about 1 kilometer south
Lebanese Army Increases Presence in Beirut After Hezbollah, Sunni Clashes
Lebanon’s army and the country’s internal security forces beefed up their presence in the capital, Beirut. following a clash between two political groups last week that killed three people.
Lebanese army, UN peacekeepers conduct joint drill
The Lebanese armed Forces (LAF) and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Wednesday conducted a joint military exercise in southern Lebanon.
Lebanon backtracks on ‘arms-free’ Beirut
A chorus of calls for an “arms-free” Beirut triggered by a battle outside a mosque last week is fading after Hezbollah warned against any attempt to disarm it.
Beirut’s beautiful people splash out for Ramadan
“A more beautiful Ramadan,” promises an advertisement for one Beirut clinic offering discounts to image-conscious Lebanese during the Muslim holy month of dawn-to-dusk fasting.
Lebanon still faces long journey to reach 2015 UN Development Goals
BEIRUT: Lebanon has exceeded expectation in some development areas but has seriously fallen behind in others, a mere five years before it is expected to reach its Millennium Development Goals (MDG), the United Nations said on Tuesday. While the country has seen vast improvements in the education and healthcare provisions set as part of the
