Recent News Headlines : Jibla - Lebanon

ANALYSIS | TRUMP IS GETTING THE ZERO-SUM GAME HE WANTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST


Reporting from Lebanon, my colleagues examined how the region's political turmoil has actually boosted Hezbollah... READ MORE

28th November, 2017 337

WE PRESSED PAUSE THE DAY WE HAD TO LEAVE SYRIA. THE SHOCK NEVER GOES AWAY


I decided to do what I can to make sure that Syrian women are heard... READ MORE

27th November, 2017 163

COMMENTARY WHAT MERKELS POLITICAL WOES MEAN FOR THE EU


The latest blow Angela Merkel's struggle to keep control of the government after her struggle to cobble together a new ruling coalition collapsed last weekend... READ MORE

27th November, 2017 5

LEBANONS VANISHING PRIME MINISTER IS BACK AT WORK. NOW WHAT?


Besides their divergent views on Lebanon's role in the world, there is bad blood between Mr. Hariri and Hezbollah... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 169

WALID JUMBLATT CALLS FOR SAUDI-IRANIAN DISCUSSIONS


Lebanon was thrust back onto the front line of a regional power tussle this month between Saudi Arabia and Iran... READ MORE

25th November, 2017 58

IRAN SEES ITS RIVALS UNITING AS ISRAEL TALKS UP SAUDI TIES


Read More How Do Israel's Tech Firms Do Business in Saudi Arabia?... READ MORE

23rd November, 2017 336

COMMENTARY: HOW SAUDI ARABIA HAS OVERREACHED ON IRAN, LEBANON


The power-sharing agreement was approved by Iran and Saudi Arabia... READ MORE

23rd November, 2017 622

LEBANON'S PM SAAD AL-HARIRI HOLDS OFF RESIGNATION


Hariri's return to Lebanon comes two weeks after he announced his shock resignation as the country's prime minister in a televised speech from Saudi Arabia... READ MORE

22nd November, 2017 1250

HEZBOLLAH DENIES SENDING ARMS TO REGIONAL CONFLICTS


In a televised address on Monday, Hezbollah head Hassan Nasrallah said his group was not involved in the attack... READ MORE

22nd November, 2017 0

SAAD HARIRI RESCINDS RESIGNATION UPON RETURN TO LEBANON FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION


Earlier, Hariri attended independence day celebrations after returning to Lebanon for the first time since resigning as prime minister in a broadcast from Saudi Arabia... READ MORE

22nd November, 2017 243

LEBANON PRIME MINISTER HOME AFTER STRANGE RESIGNATION, BUT POLITICAL CRISIS NOT OVER


Hariri's shock resignation, announced from Saudi Arabia, blindsided the country and stoked regional tensions amid speculation he had been coerced... READ MORE

22nd November, 2017 126

AIR ATTACKS KILL DOZENS IN SYRIA'S BESIEGED EASTERN GHOUTA


The volunteer rescue group Syria Civil Defence said more than 200 air attacks have hit the Eastern Ghouta region of rural Damascus since last Tuesday... READ MORE

21st November, 2017 30

HEZBOLLAH DENIES SENDING ARMS TO REGIONAL CONFLICTS


No one from Lebanon's Hezbollah has anything to do with the launch of this missile, Nasrallah said... READ MORE

20th November, 2017 0

MI6'S SECRET 'MULTI-MILLION POUND' COLD WAR SLUSH FUND


MI6 were pretty worried lest they might lose their money, explains Gill Bennett, former chief historian at the Foreign Office... READ MORE

20th November, 2017 245

NASRALLAH REJECTS ARAB LEAGUE STATEMENT ON HEZBOLLAH


Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has rejected claims made by Arab foreign ministers that the Lebanese group is arming rebels in Yemen... READ MORE

20th November, 2017 1933

BAHRAIN FM CALLS ON ARAB NATIONS TO CONFRONT IRAN


'Blunt interference' In his opening remarks in Cairo, Adel al-Jubeir, Saudi foreign minister, condemned Iranian activity in the region... READ MORE

19th November, 2017 2300

AS SAAD HARIRI VISITS PARIS, LEBANESE PM'S DEBTS TO FRENCH WORKERS LINGER


The 240 laid-off French employees represent only a small fraction of the 5,000 Saudi Oger workers left by the wayside... READ MORE

19th November, 2017 202

AFTER MACRON MEETING, HARIRI SAYS HE WILL CLARIFY HIS POSITION IN LEBANON


Hariri's abrupt resignation and continued stay in Saudi Arabia has caused fears for Lebanon's stability... READ MORE

19th November, 2017 0

LEBANON'S EMBATTLED PREMIER SAYS HE WILL RETURN TO LEBANON, BUT CONFIRMS RESIGNATION


Lebanese officials had accused Saudi authorities of holding Hariri, a onetime political ally, hostage as part of an attempt to destabilize Lebanon... READ MORE

18th November, 2017 297

'ISRAEL SHOULDN'T GO TO WAR WITH LEBANON, AS WE WILL SURELY WIN' - LEBANESE FM


We should restrain Israel from starting a war exactly because Lebanon is sure to win it, he claimed... READ MORE

18th November, 2017 6736

LEBANON'S EMBATTLED PM ARRIVES IN PARIS AFTER SPECULATION HE WAS HOSTAGE IN SAUDI ARABIA


Saudi Arabia wants to pressure Lebanon's Shiite Hezbollah movement, an Iranian proxy with significant political and military power... READ MORE

18th November, 2017 7

LEBANON PM SAAD HARIRI SAYS HE'LL RETURN WITHIN 2 DAYS AFTER MYSTERIOUS DEPARTURE


Speaking from Paris, Lebanon's foreign minister said he hoped to resolve the ambiguous Hariri situation with Saudi Arabia... READ MORE

18th November, 2017 6

LEBANESE PM ARRIVES IN PARIS TO MEET WITH MACRON


Hariri insisted that he was not a Saudi hostage... READ MORE

18th November, 2017 14

AFTER MACRON MEETING, HARIRI SAYS WILL CLARIFY POSITION IN LEBANON


A poster depicting Saad al-Hariri, who announced his resignation as Lebanon's prime minister from Saudi Arabia, is seen in Beirut, Lebanon November 17, 2017... READ MORE

18th November, 2017 263

HARIRI MEETS MACRON IN PARIS FOR TALKS ON LEBANON CRISIS


Hariri's resignation in a broadcast from Saudi Arabia has thrown Lebanon into a serious political crisis... READ MORE

18th November, 2017 134

LEBANON'S HARIRI TRAVELS TO FRANCE, DENIES BEING 'HELD UP' IN SAUDI ARABIA


Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri arrived in France on Saturday from Saudi Arabia, where his shock resignation announcement two weeks ago sparked accusat... READ MORE

18th November, 2017 0

MITCHELL MOSES SUPREME AS PARRAMATTA STAR GIVES TONGA AN ALMIGHTY SCARE


Tonga were talking about winning the World Cup final and playing England next week, said South Sydney's Farah... READ MORE

18th November, 2017 23

LEBANON'S HARIRI ARRIVES IN FRANCE TO MEET MACRON


Prime Minister Hariri then has the intention, I believe, to return to his country in the following days or weeks... READ MORE

18th November, 2017 1308

LEBANON'S HARIRI TO MEET MACRON IN PARIS


Hariri to return to lebanon from saudi arabia... READ MORE

18th November, 2017 25

LEBANON PM SAAD HARIRI ARRIVES IN PARIS AHEAD OF TALKS WITH EMMANUEL MACRON


A poster depicting Saad al-Hariri, who announced his resignation as Lebanon's prime minister from Saudi Arabia, is seen in Beirut, Lebanon November 17, 2017... READ MORE

18th November, 2017 0

Trending News Headlines : Jibla

SAUDI ARABIA ISSUES TRAVEL ALERT FOR LEBANON


Lebanon's former Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri may be under house arrest or temporarily detained in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, officials told Al Jazeera... READ MORE

9th November, 2017 13183

THIS MIGHT BE TRUMP'S SECRET IRAN WEAPON


While Saudi Arabia may have some diplomatic and economic sway over Lebanon, it cannot fight Hezbollah militarily... READ MORE

12th November, 2017 9532

ISRAEL INSTRUCTS DIPLOMATS TO SUPPORT SAUDIS


Leaked cable shows Israel told diplomats to support Saudi Arabia's war of words with Iran and Lebanese group Hezbollah... READ MORE

10th November, 2017 6164

BAFFLING EVENTS IN LEBANON ARE FUELING ANXIETY IN THE MIDEAST


France has longstanding interests in Lebanon, a former colony, and Mr. Macron was invited to Saudi Arabia by Prince Mohammed... READ MORE

10th November, 2017 6017

US OFFICIAL: CROWN PRINCE SALMAN 'BEHAVING RECKLESSLY'


Saudi Arabia has accused Iran of direct military aggression through the Houthi rebels in Yemen... READ MORE

15th November, 2017 5475

ISRAEL READY TO SHARE INTELLIGENCE ON IRAN WITH SAUDI ARABIA - IDF CHIEF


Israel ready to share intelligence on Iran with Saudi Arabia - IDF chief... READ MORE

16th November, 2017 5274

SAUDI ARABIA HAS 'DECLARED WAR' ON LEBANON, SAYS HEZBOLLAH LEADER


Mr Nasrallah is calming an apparently jittery population following Saudi Arabia's escalation against Hezbollah's patron Iran... READ MORE

10th November, 2017 4604

SAUDI ARABIA SAYS LEBANON DECLARES WAR, DEEPENING CRISIS


Hezbollah is both a military and a political organization that is represented in the Lebanese parliament and in the Hariri-led coalition government formed last year... READ MORE

6th November, 2017 4313

SAUDI ACCUSES IRAN OF POTENTIAL 'ACT OF WAR'


Saudi state news agency alleges that Iran manufactured a missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels towards Riyadh... READ MORE

6th November, 2017 3992

CROWN PRINCE GAINS POWER AFTER SWEEPING PURGE OF SAUDI OFFICIALS


Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh on Oct. 24, 2017... READ MORE

6th November, 2017 3890

SAUDI ARABIA ORDERS ITS CITIZENS OUT OF LEBANON


Reaction in Washington on Thursday to Saudi Arabia's decision to order its citizens out of Lebanon was also cautious... READ MORE

10th November, 2017 3833

SAUDI ARABIA SAYS LEBANON DECLARES WAR, DEEPENING CRISIS


Hezbollah is both a military and a political organization that is represented in the Lebanese parliament and in the Hariri-led coalition government formed last year... READ MORE

6th November, 2017 3731

LEBANESE PM SAAD HARIRI RESIGNS CITING IRANIAN MEDDLING


Saad Hariri has announced his resignation as Lebanon's prime minister and implicitly blamed Iran and its Lebanese ally, Hezbollah, for his decision... READ MORE

4th November, 2017 3581

WHERES SAAD HARIRI? LEBANON WANTS TO KNOW


But he admitted he had not spoken to Mr. Hariri since the prime minister went to Saudi Arabia, and acknowledged the uncertainty facing Lebanon... READ MORE

8th November, 2017 3562

ISRAEL'S LEADERSHIP TALKS UP ANOTHER WAR WITH HEZBOLLAH IN LEBANON


Israeli strategists do not question the likelihood of a war with Hezbollah, wrote Adamsky... READ MORE

12th November, 2017 2669

WILL SAUDIS IMPOSE QATAR-STYLE BLOCKADE ON LEBANON?


They want Lebanon to be disassociated from Hezbollah... READ MORE

17th November, 2017 2321

HEZBOLLAH SAYS SAUDI DECLARES LEBANON WAR WITH HARIRI DETENTION


It is clear that Saudi Arabia and Saudi officials have declared war on Lebanon and on Hezbollah in Lebanon, he said... READ MORE

10th November, 2017 2318

SAUDI-IRAN PROXY WARS: IN PURSUIT OF REGIONAL HEGEMONY


How does Saudi Arabia advance Sunnis by humiliating the Sunnis of Lebanon?... READ MORE

14th November, 2017 2062

ANALYSIS | SAUDI ARABIA'S CROWN PRINCE MAKES A POWER PLAY AT HOME AND ABROAD


In the Middle East right now, all eyes are on Riyadh... READ MORE

6th November, 2017 1951

TENSION MOUNTS IN LEBANON AS SAUDI ARABIA ESCALATES POWER STRUGGLE WITH IRAN


But it was brought to a head on 3 November, at a lunch in Beirut being hosted by prime minister Saad Hariri... READ MORE

12th November, 2017 1931

HEZBOLLAH SAYS SAUDI DECLARES LEBANON WAR WITH HARIRI DETENTION


It is clear that Saudi Arabia and Saudi officials have declared war on Lebanon and on Hezbollah in Lebanon, he said... READ MORE

10th November, 2017 1788

SAUDI ARRESTS SHOW CROWN PRINCE IS A RISK-TAKER WITH A ZEAL FOR REFORM


No one doubted that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was a man in a hurry... READ MORE

6th November, 2017 1783

'EVERY ONE OF US IS HEZBOLLAH'


Five days on, such political posters keep springing up across the neighbourhood of Tariq el-Jdideh, a Beirut stronghold of the Sunni Muslim leader... READ MORE

9th November, 2017 1782

HARIRI RESIGNATION AIMS TO STOKE REGIONAL TENSION


Iran has said that the resignation of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Saturday aims to create tension in Lebanon and the entire region ... READ MORE

5th November, 2017 1732

SAUDI ARABIA TELLS CITIZENS TO LEAVE LEBANON AT ONCE


Saudi Arabia has told its citizens in Lebanon to leave the country immediately... READ MORE

10th November, 2017 1450

LEBANON'S PM QUITS OVER IRAN TENSIONS AND CONCERN FOR HIS SAFETY


Saad Hariri quits in speech televised from Saudi Arabia, citing Iranian influence in region and saying he fears assassination... READ MORE

5th November, 2017 1382

SAUDI ARABIA ORDERS CITIZENS TO LEAVE LEBANON AS TENSIONS RISE


He described Hezbollah's participation in government as an act of war against Saudi Arabia... READ MORE

10th November, 2017 1301

LEBANESE LEADER ENDING SAUDI STAY ARRIVES IN FRANCE


Questions are swirling about why Mr. Hariri spent two weeks in Saudi Arabia, where he announced his resignation... READ MORE

18th November, 2017 1262

LEBANON CRISIS: IRAN-SAUDI POWER STRUGGLE OVER HARIRI


The political crisis in Lebanon comes amid deteriorating relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran, both countries with vested financial and political interests in the country... READ MORE

8th November, 2017 1241

FRANCE MAKES DIPLOMATIC PUSH TO SOLVE LEBANON CRISIS


This week, Hariri said he planned to return to Lebanon soon, but did not specify when... READ MORE

16th November, 2017 1182


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