al-Qaa | Al Bawaba

al-Qaa latest

Some 10,000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley have been ordered to pick up and move elsewhere. (AFP/File)

May 23rd, 2017 - 05:30 GMT

Syrian Refugees Scapegoats for Lebanese Government’s Failings

The Lebanese army has ordered the eviction of 10,000 refugees living in the Bekaa Valley, sparking fears that it could lead to forced returns to Syria - which would be a violation of international law.

Lebanese security forces and forensics check the site of a bomb blast in Zahle, near the border with Syria. (AFP/Hassan Jarrah)

September 1st, 2016 - 11:00 GMT

Lebanese Interior Minister: Civilian presence complicates fighting militants at border

Lebanese forces on patrol in a northern border village following a militant attack. (AFP/File)

August 29th, 2016 - 09:30 GMT

Two Syrians detained in Lebanon on suspicion of belonging to Daesh

Lebanese soldiers in Arsal. (AFP/File)

July 25th, 2016 - 06:48 GMT

Curfew placed on Syrian refugees in Lebanese border town of Arsal

Lebanese soldiers stand guard in front of a church where a suicide bomber blew himself up the previous day in the Christian village of al-Qaa. (AFP/File)

July 14th, 2016 - 01:00 GMT

Three charged for involvement in Al-Qaa attacks: Lebanon

A statute of Saint Elie stands in front of a church where suicide attacks took place earlier this week in the village of al-Qaa, near the country's border with war-ravaged Syria, on June 29, 2016. (AFP/Joseph Eid)

July 5th, 2016 - 09:00 GMT

Lebanese army raids Syrian refugee camps near al-Qaa

Lebanese soldiers on patrol in al-Qaa, after a series of deadly suicide bombings in the Christian town. (AFP/Stringer)

June 30th, 2016 - 12:59 GMT

Lebanese forces arrest five militants plotting attack on tourists

Lebanese Christian women hold weapons as residents of the Christian village of al-Qaa, near the Lebanon's border with war-ravaged Syria, secure the area on June 28, 2016 after two waves of suicide bombings struck the village killing and wounding several people. (AFP/Stringer)

June 30th, 2016 - 08:33 GMT

Al-Qaa’s Angels! Lebanese Christian women take up arms to defend their village

Lebanese soldiers patrol the Christian village of al-Qaa, near the country's border with war-ravaged Syria, on June 28, 2016 after two waves of suicide bombings struck the village killing and wounding several people. (AFP/Stringer)

June 30th, 2016 - 05:30 GMT

Unidentified militants threaten Beirut airport in new video

Lebanese political scene in disarray amid security threats and seemingly interminable presidential vacuum. (AFP/File)

June 29th, 2016 - 10:30 GMT

Lebanon in desperate need for president amid security crisis

Al Bawaba

June 8th, 2015 - 11:48 GMT

Hezbollah gains key territories in Arsal outskirts

A funeral for a Hezbollah fighter is held in the Bekaa valley (AFP File Photo)

June 16th, 2013 - 02:44 GMT

Four Shiite killed in Lebanon ambush

August 4th, 2006 - 03:43 GMT

At least 33 dead as Israel bombs warehouse in Lebanon; Hizbullah rockets kill three Arabs in Israel