Sunnis, Shiites clash in Lebanese townBEIRUT Fighting erupted in the southern Lebanese town of Sidon on Tuesday between the supporters of a Salafist sheikh and local Shiites affiliated with the Hezbollah movement, in the latest example of sectarian tensions fueled by the . Gunmen using ... Washington Post, 3 hours ago |
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Lebanese President Meets AshtonBeirut, June 18 (BNA) - Lebanese President Michel Suleiman met on Tuesday with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton. Talks during the meeting dealt with the current situation in Lebanon and the region, ... Bahrain News Agency, 11 hours ago
Lebanon president felicitates Iran president-elect
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With dwindling council quorum hopes, extension seems certain
Lebanon Daily Star, 19 hours ago
Ex-Lebanese President Calls for Expansion of Tehran-Beirut Ties
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Bomb rocks Syrian capital; fighting reported in AleppoBEIRUT A car bomb targeting a checkpoint near a military airport in an upscale neighborhood of the Syrian capital of Damascus killed 10 soldiers, activists said Monday, as President Bashar Assad's troops pressed ahead with an offensive to regain ... Los Angeles Times, 1 day ago
G8 urges Syria peace talks as fighting flares in north
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Bomb in Syria kills 10 soldiers
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Car bomb kills 10 soldiers at airport near Damascus
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Lebanon reiterates appeal to Int'l commusharing burden of Syrian refugeesBEIRUT, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Miqati reiterated Tuesday his appeal for the international community to cooperate with Lebanon in sharing the burden of Syrian refugee influx. Miqati called for imposing certain standards ... CHINAdaily, 3 hours ago
Beirut weighs formal options with Syria
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Lebanon's interior minister warns against sectarian strife
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Hezbollah condemnsU.S. interference in Lebanon
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Humans are destroying themselves: ChomskyNoam Chomski speaks during an interview with The Daily Star in Beirut, Friday, June 14, 2013. (The Daily Star/Mahmoud Kheir ) BEIRUT: Human beings are destroying themselves, said luminary Noam Chomsky, warning that unrest in Syria could turn into ... Lebanon Daily Star, 7 hours ago
Constitutional Council fails to convene once more
Lebanon Daily Star, 14 hours ago
Bassil says Hezbollah stabbed FPM in the back
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Analysis - Hezbollah takes Syrian centre-stage, yet remains in shadows6:19pm BST By BEIRUT (Reuters) - The voice crackling over the Hezbollah radios was clear and authoritative, and the guerrillas poised to attack the Syrian border town of Qusair recognised it immediately. "As I promised you victory before, I pledge ... Reuters UK, 5 hours ago
March 14 memo urges end to Hezbollah role in Syria
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Analysis: Hezbollah takes Syrian centre-stage, yet remains in shadows
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Analysis Hezbollah takes Syrian centre-stage yet remains in shadows
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EU, Lebanon discuss Syrian refugee issueBEIRUT, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Visiting EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on Tuesday discussed with Lebanese officials the plight of Syrian refugees in the country and urged "a political solution to the conflict in Syria." According to a ... CHINAdaily, 4 hours ago
MPs discuss policymaking, invite expert opinions
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Ashton visits Lebanon
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EU''s Ashton meets Lebanese officials on Syrian refugees
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New ethnic war feared as Kurds, Sunnis clashBEIRUT Taking advantage of the chaos of the civil war, Syria's Kurdish minority has carved out a once unthinkable degree of independence in their areas, creating their own police forces, even their own license plates, and exuberantly going public ... Japan Times, 6 hours ago
Kurds fight for place in Syrian civil war
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Measles epidemic sweeps northern Syria: reportBeirut: An epidemic of measles is sweeping through parts of northern Syria, with at least 7,000 people affected because the ongoing civil war has disrupted vaccination programmes, said on Tuesday."The main factor leading to the worsening of the ... NDTV, 6 hours ago
MSF: Measles epidemic sweeps Northern Syria
Al Arabiya, 4 hours ago
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Lebanon hands UN memo on Syrian violationsBEIRUT, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese President Michel Suleiman on Tuesday handed UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly a memo on the Syrian violations of Lebanese sovereignty. According to a presidential statement, Suleiman delivered to ... CHINAdaily, 6 hours ago
Lebanon sends memo on Syria violations to U.N.
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