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March 30th, 2017 - 10:10 GMT

Letter from Lebanese politicians to the Arab Summit stirs controversy, aims to undermine Aoun

Several Lebanese officials condemned the letter, saying it should have been delivered to Aoun himself.

Lebanese army soldiers evacuate civilians caught in sniper fire in the Lebanese northern coastal city of Tripoli on November 30, 2013. [AFP]

December 2nd, 2013 - 05:16 GMT

Lebanon to turn Tripoli into military zone for 6 months

The scene of devastation in Beirut last week after two suicide bombers hit the Iranian embassy in the Lebanese capital. Hezbollah is to blame for such terrorist acts, former PM Saad Hariri said Sunday.

November 25th, 2013 - 04:00 GMT

Hariri: Hezbollah to blame for terrorism in Lebanon

Lebanese President Michel Suleiman. [naharnet]

November 22nd, 2013 - 02:29 GMT

President: Hezbollah is a threat to Lebanon's independence

Lebanon foreign affairs minister Adnan Mansour reads during a meeting of the Arab League with Arab countries Foreign ministers on Syria on September 1, 2013 at the body's Cairo headquarters. [Getty Images]

November 15th, 2013 - 10:56 GMT

Syria crisis to be addressed at Arab-African summit

Smoke rises from above Tripoli's predominantly Sunni Bab Al-Tabbaneh neighborhood following days of fatal clashes with the Alawite neighborhood of Jabal Mohsen (Joseph Eid/AFP)

October 28th, 2013 - 06:20 GMT

Lebanese army, leadership fail to stop Tripoli clashes

Pope Francis has already stated that he wishes to visit the Holy Land, but the Vatican has not yet confirmed the trip (Reuters)

October 17th, 2013 - 12:01 GMT

Palestinian President invites Pope to Holy Land

The United States has pledged to support Lebanon’s efforts to help address the Syrian refugee crisis (Image credit: AFP)

September 26th, 2013 - 04:40 GMT

US announces additional $112 Million USD aid to Lebanon

A Syrian refugee boy sits with his mother as they beg on the sidewalk in Beirut (AFP)

September 24th, 2013 - 09:17 GMT

Lebanese President Sleiman to make Syria appeal at UN meeting

Head of the Industrialists Association Nehmat Frem warned that Lebanon had crossed into dangerous territory when its public debt grew above $60 billion.

September 5th, 2013 - 01:48 GMT

Lebanon's private sector strike described as 'unmatched in 40 years'

Hezbollah soliders march in Baalbeck, Lebanon (AFP/File)

August 29th, 2013 - 06:43 GMT

Hezbollah will 'appropriately retaliate' to Western strike on Syria

A Lebanese woman puts on make-up near vehicles that were damaged in a bombing outside Al-Taqwa mosque on August 24, 2013 in the northern city of Tripoli. (AFP)

August 25th, 2013 - 09:41 GMT

Lebanese army ups security following car bomb attacks

LEBANON, KFAR KILA : Peacekeepers of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrol along the Lebanese-Israeli border on August 23, 2013 in Kfar Kila after the Israeli air force launched a rocket toward a Palestinian group in Lebanon. AFP PHOTO MAHMOUD ZAYYAT

August 24th, 2013 - 07:39 GMT

Lebanon files UN complaint over Israeli attacks,