Recent News Headlines : Lebanon - Lebanon

'PAINFULLY UNPRODUCTIVE': PLENTY OF TENSION, AND LITTLE PROGRESS ON MIDEAST AT MUNICH GATHERING


Representatives from Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Israel, Qatar and Lebanon entered the live-streamed fray... READ MORE

21st February, 2018 93

HUNDREDS DEAD IN 'RELENTLESS BOMBING' OF EASTERN GHOUTA


Eastern Ghouta is the last remaining rebel-held area east of Damascus and has been under siege by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces since 2013... READ MORE

21st February, 2018 1054

MORE BOMBS FALL ON SYRIA'S GHOUTA AFTER HEAVIEST TOLL IN YEARS


Lebanon's al-Manar television, which is aligned with Assad's ally Hezbollah, reported on Monday that the Syrian army was sending reinforcements towards eastern Ghouta after rebel assaults... READ MORE

20th February, 2018 1393

LEBANON WILLING TO USE FORCE TO RESOLVE OIL ROW WITH ISRAEL


Lebanon fears that Israel might use the issue as justification for launching a punitive military action against Hezbollah... READ MORE

20th February, 2018 105

TRUMP WANTS TO CUT FUNDS FOR UN MISSIONS IN MIDDLE EAST


Trump's plan includes slashing US contributions to the United Nations mission in Lebanon, as well as international peacekeeping missions worldwide... READ MORE

14th February, 2018 1595

ISRAEL WARNS IRAN AFTER LAUNCHING MAJOR RAIDS IN SYRIA


Israel launched raids against Iranian targets after saying it had intercepted an Iranian drone crossing the Syria-Israel border... READ MORE

12th February, 2018 5172

'SEVERE BLOWS' DELIVERED TO SYRIA AND IRAN, SAYS ISRAEL'S NETANYAHU


The Israeli military said it hit four Iranian positions and eight Syrian sites, causing significant damage... READ MORE

12th February, 2018 755

SYRIA EXPLAINED: WHY OTHER COUNTRIES POKED THEIR NOSES IN A TINY NATIONS CIVIL WAR


According to the United Nations, nearly 3 million Syrian children have lived their entire lives gripped by civil war... READ MORE

12th February, 2018 639

AIR RAIDS DEALT SERIOUS BLOW TO IRAN, SYRIA


The air attacks reportedly hit an airport on the outskirts of al-Suwayda, in southern Syria, and a weapons depot near the capital, Damascus... READ MORE

11th February, 2018 3464

ISRAEL HAS TAKEN ITS BIGGEST STEP INTO THE SYRIAN WAR YET. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?


Despite its proximity, Israel has largely stood on the sidelines of the Syrian conflict over the past seven years... READ MORE

11th February, 2018 3

ISRAEL HAS TAKEN ITS BIGGEST STEP INTO THE SYRIAN WAR YET. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?


Despite its proximity, Israel has largely stood on the sidelines of the Syrian conflict over the past seven years... READ MORE

10th February, 2018 43

ISRAEL FIGHTER JET CRASH RATCHETS UP REGIONAL TENSIONS


Israel responded with new attacks on bases in southern Syria, hitting at least 12 positions in Syria, including three aerial defence batteries... READ MORE

10th February, 2018 391

RUSSIA APPEALS TO ISRAEL, SYRIA AND IRAN FOR CALM AFTER ISRAELI MISSILE STRIKE HITS ENEMY TARGETS


Russia has expressed concern and called for calm after Israeli missile strikes struck 12 Syrian and Iranian targets in Syria, including an aerial defence system... READ MORE

10th February, 2018 1949

ISRAELI JET SHOT DOWN AFTER BOMBING IRANIAN SITE IN SYRIA


0230 GMT when an Israeli Apache helicopter shot down an Iranian drone over the northern town of Beit Shean, the Israeli military said... READ MORE

10th February, 2018 4430

ANALYSIS | ISRAEL HAS TAKEN ITS BIGGEST STEP INTO THE SYRIAN WAR YET. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?


Despite its proximity, Israel has largely stood on the sidelines of the Syrian conflict over the past seven years... READ MORE

10th February, 2018 461

ISRAEL RESPONDS IN FORCE TO JET DOWNING


Israeli aircraft then attacked Iranian targets in Syria, the military says... READ MORE

10th February, 2018 1900

ISRAEL DOWNS IRANIAN DRONE AND STRIKES SYRIA, F-16 CRASHES


Israel has issued several stern warnings of late about the increased Iranian involvement along its border in Syria and Lebanon... READ MORE

10th February, 2018 0

ISRAEL LAUNCHES ATTACK IN SYRIA AFTER SHOOTING DOWN IRANIAN DRONE


Iranian and Iran backed Shite forces including the Lebanon's Hezbollah have expressed their support for president Assad in Syria... READ MORE

10th February, 2018 0

ISRAEL DOWNS IRANIAN DRONE AND STRIKES SYRIA, F-16 CRASHES


Israel, citing Iranian drone launched from Syria, strikes back with force... READ MORE

10th February, 2018 752

ISRAELI FIGHTER JET CRASHES UNDER SYRIAN FIRE, SAYS MILITARY


Syrian state media has said Syrian air defences are responding to a new Israeli aggression, with Syrian TV reporting sounds of explosions in the Damascus countryside... READ MORE

10th February, 2018 472

ISRAELI FIGHTER JET SHOT DOWN BY SYRIAN FIRE


Massive Syrian Anti-Air fire, one F16 crashed in Israel, pilots safe, Israeli military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Conricus said on Twitter... READ MORE

10th February, 2018 194

ISRAELI F-16 FIGHTER JET CRASHES UNDER SYRIAN ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE AMID IDF CROSS-BORDER RAID


Massive Syrian Anti-Air fire, one F16 crashed in Israel, pilots safe, IDF spokesman Jonathan Conricus said on Twitter... READ MORE

10th February, 2018 15879

ISRAEL DOWNS IRANIAN DRONE, STRIKES SYRIA AFTER F-16 JET CRASHES


Israel has been warning of late of the increased Iranian involvement along its border in Syria and Lebanon... READ MORE

10th February, 2018 1162

ISRAEL JET CRASHES AMID SYRIAN FIRE


Israel Defense Forces IDF tweeted Moments ago, IAF aircraft, targeted the Syrian Aerial Defense System Iranian targets in Syria... READ MORE

10th February, 2018 7421

ISRAEL ATTACKS IRANIAN TARGETS IN SYRIA AFTER JET CRASHES UNDER FIRE


Syrian state television said the Syrian military's antiaircraft guns were responding to Israeli airstrikes... READ MORE

10th February, 2018 3392

ISRAELI JET SHOT DOWN IN SYRIA AFTER IRANIAN DRONE INTERCEPTED


Massive Syrian Anti-Air fire, one F16 crashed in Israel, pilots safe, Israeli military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Conricus said on Twitter... READ MORE

10th February, 2018 425

ISRAELI FIGHTER JET SHOT DOWN BY SYRIAN ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE, MILITARY SAYS


According to a separate military statement, Israeli forces identified an Iranian UAV launched from Syria and intercepted it in Israeli airspace with a combat helicopter... READ MORE

10th February, 2018 1422

ISRAEL DOWNS IRANIAN DRONE AND STRIKES SYRIA, F-16 CRASHES


The targeting of an Iranian site in response, however, marks an escalation in the Israeli retaliation... READ MORE

10th February, 2018 176

'MORE THAN 100 GOVERNMENT FORCES KILLED'


Death toll continues to rise in Eastern Ghouta and Idlib as Syrian government and Russian forces intensify air attacks... READ MORE

8th February, 2018 1509

ISRAEL LAUNCHED MISSILES AT MILITARY TARGETS


UK-based monitoring group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights SOHR, said some Israeli missiles did hit Syrian targets... READ MORE

7th February, 2018 2531

Trending News Headlines : Lebanon

ISRAEL ATTACKS SYRIA WITH JETS AND GROUND-TO-GROUND MISSILES, CLAIMS SYRIAN ARMY


Israel then fired ground-to-ground rockets from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, but Syrian defences brought the missiles down before they reached their targets, the Syrian army claimed... READ MORE

10th January, 2018 13587

SAAD HARIRIS STRANGE SOJOURN IN SAUDI ARABIA


BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Lebanon's prime minister, Saad Hariri, was summoned at 8 30 a.m... READ MORE

25th December, 2017 7706

TRUMP THREAT TO CUT US AID


But since taking office last January, the Trump administration has made a concerted effort to slash US foreign aid spending... READ MORE

22nd December, 2017 6830

'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

'DEVASTATING': ISRAELI TEAR GAS' EFFECT ON PALESTINIANS


People in Aida refugee camp in occupied West Bank are frequently exposed to massive amounts of Israeli tear gas... READ MORE

27th December, 2017 6206

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

'LANGUAGE IS ALSO CULTURE'


'We still pray in it' Shadi Khalloul is the man behind the revival of Aramaic... READ MORE

25th December, 2017 4432

ALBERTA MAN WHO APPEARED AS RETIRED U.S. MARINE AT REMEMBRANCE DAY EVENTS DENOUNCED AS IMPOSTOR


Stolen Valour Canada says Peter Toth of Red Deer took part in events at St. Francis of Assisi Middle School, G.W... READ MORE

9th December, 2017 3695

PALESTINIANS CLASH WITH ISRAELI TROOPS TO PROTEST TRUMPS JERUSALEM DECLARATION


The mood in the streets of downtown East Jerusalem, where there was a heavy Israeli police presence, was tense and sullen... READ MORE

8th December, 2017 3571

PROTESTS NEAR US EMBASSY IN LEBANON OVER TRUMPS DECISION


Protests in Lebanon Near U.S. Embassy After Trumps Jerusalem Decision... READ MORE

10th December, 2017 2831

83 CHILDREN KILLED IN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA


At least 83 children were killed in conflict zones throughout the Middle East and North Africa last month, according to the United Nations children's agency... READ MORE

5th February, 2018 2428

WILL SAUDIS IMPOSE QATAR-STYLE BLOCKADE ON LEBANON?


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

17th November, 2017 2321

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

FRENCH SCHOOL IN LEBANON FORCED TO APOLOGIZE FOR PUTTING ISRAEL ON MAP


French school in Lebanon forced to apologize for putting Israel on map -- RT World News... READ MORE

8th December, 2017 2011

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 1934

LEBANESE PM HARIRI 'PRESSURED TO RESIGN' BY THE SAUDIS


According to the report, Saudis were reprimanded by senior US state department official, David M Satterfield, for destabilising Lebanon ... READ MORE

25th December, 2017 1828

TEAR GAS FIRED AS RIOTING PROTESTERS BREAK DOWN US EMBASSY GATES IN BEIRUT (WATCH LIVE)


Tensions are running high across the region and around the world now that US President Donald Trump has officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel... READ MORE

10th December, 2017 1604

MACRON STEPS INTO MIDDLE EAST ROLE AS U.S. RETREATS


Mr. Macron, who came to the job with few Middle East connections, put in place a team that knows the region intimately... READ MORE

10th December, 2017 1576

US UNRWA AID CUT TO HARM PALESTINIAN REFUGEES IN SYRIA


At least 125,000 of the prewar population have since fled Syria and landed in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Europe and elsewhere, according to UNRWA... READ MORE

26th January, 2018 1509

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 1315

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

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

HOW ZIAD AHMAD ITANI FELL INTO MOSSAD'S HONEY TRAP


Abi Saab also thinks Itani's handlers in the Mossad ordered his vociferous public defence of Doueiri's cultural ties with Israel... READ MORE

1st December, 2017 1258

SAAD HARIRI WITHDRAWS RESIGNATION AFTER CABINET MEETING


Prime Minister Saad Hariri has revoked his resignation after Lebanon's cabinet voted to affirm its disengagement from conflicts in the Arab world... READ MORE

5th December, 2017 1233

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

EVACUATION OF CRITICALLY ILL FROM EASTERN GHOUTA


Aid agencies are evacuating critically ill Syrians from Eastern Ghouta, an area home to around 400,000 people that has been under government siege since 2013... READ MORE

27th December, 2017 1041

MACRON INVITES SAAD HARIRI TO PARIS WITH FAMILY


Emmanuel Macron's offer came just hours after Lebanon's President Michel Aoun said on Wednesday that nothing justified the apparent detention of Hariri in Saudi Arabia... READ MORE

15th November, 2017 907

SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS MESSAGE TO IRAN IS


Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir attends a joint news conference with France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 16, 2017... READ MORE

16th November, 2017 691

UN SAYS 400,000 CIVILIANS TRAPPED IN SYRIAN ENCLAVE


Eastern Ghouta has been besieged by President Bashar al-Assad's troops since 2013 in an attempt to force the rebel enclave into submission... READ MORE

5th December, 2017 624

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


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