added 2007 Mon Jun 11 13:31:12 by STONERS
Lebanese troops exchanged sporadic gunfire with Islamic militants holed up in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon on Monday as the war against al-Qaida-inspired fighters entered its fourth week.
Lebanese troops exchanged sporadic gunfire with Islamic militants holed up in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon on Monday as the war against al-Qaida-inspired fighters entered its fourth week.
added 2007 Wed May 23 6:22:08 by Digidave
The war in Lebanon was shocking for many reasons: for the monstrous scale of the destruction, for American complicity, and for the awkward silence as Israel committed war crimes.
The war in Lebanon was shocking for many reasons: for the monstrous scale of the destruction, for American complicity, and for the awkward silence as Israel committed war crimes.
added 2007 Tue May 22 19:23:21 by jovial
Al Jazeera has broadcast the first pictures from inside the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon as the fighting continues between the national army and Fatah al-Islam.
Al Jazeera has broadcast the first pictures from inside the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon as the fighting continues between the national army and Fatah al-Islam.
added 2007 Tue May 22 12:13:11 by eiradys
BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) -- Black plumes of smoke poured from a Palestinian refugee camp near Tripoli on Tuesday as members of an Islamic militant group battled the Lebanese army for a third day.
BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) -- Black plumes of smoke poured from a Palestinian refugee camp near Tripoli on Tuesday as members of an Islamic militant group battled the Lebanese army for a third day.
added 2007 Sun May 20 18:47:14 by Ousama
Lebanese forces engaged in deadly fighting with al-Qaeda-linked Islamic militants in Tripoli and a nearby Palestinian refugee camp early Sunday, officials said, in the worst violence to hit the northern city in two decades.At least seven Lebanese soldiers were killed outside the refugee camp, emergency officials said. Security officials, speaking o
Lebanese forces engaged in deadly fighting with al-Qaeda-linked Islamic militants in Tripoli and a nearby Palestinian refugee camp early Sunday, officials said, in the worst violence to hit the northern city in two decades.At least seven Lebanese soldiers were killed outside the refugee camp, emergency officials said. Security officials, speaking o
added 2007 Sun Apr 29 21:11:07 by tehranchik
BEIRUT -- Two female artists in Lebanon are pushing the boundaries with their new exhibition called Erotika, which, with its depictions of female sexuality, has sparked mixed reactions.
BEIRUT -- Two female artists in Lebanon are pushing the boundaries with their new exhibition called Erotika, which, with its depictions of female sexuality, has sparked mixed reactions.
added 2007 Tue Apr 3 3:26:51 by berkeley
France and Israel are on a collision course in south Lebanon following incidents involving Israeli warplanes over- flying the positions of the French military contingent serving with the UN peacekeeping force there.
France and Israel are on a collision course in south Lebanon following incidents involving Israeli warplanes over- flying the positions of the French military contingent serving with the UN peacekeeping force there.
added 2007 Sun Mar 25 7:07:56 by STONERS
Israel's defense minister told the head of the United Nations on Saturday that the U.N.-brokered cease-fire in southern Lebanon is endangered by Hezbollah militants, who continue to hold two captured Israeli soldiers and receive arms shipments from Syria.
Israel's defense minister told the head of the United Nations on Saturday that the U.N.-brokered cease-fire in southern Lebanon is endangered by Hezbollah militants, who continue to hold two captured Israeli soldiers and receive arms shipments from Syria.
added 2007 Sun Mar 11 3:55:44 by springflower
Scorched is the right title for Wajdi Mouawad's play about Lebanon.The word "Lebanon" doesn't occur in the script and "the army invading from the south" the Israeli army, of course - remains preposterously anonymous. But any playwright who calls a town "Nabatiyeh: or refers to a prominent Shia figure called "Shamseddin
Scorched is the right title for Wajdi Mouawad's play about Lebanon.The word "Lebanon" doesn't occur in the script and "the army invading from the south" the Israeli army, of course - remains preposterously anonymous. But any playwright who calls a town "Nabatiyeh: or refers to a prominent Shia figure called "Shamseddin
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added 2007 Fri Mar 9 6:09:38 by populist
Preparations for Israel's war in Lebanon last summer were drawn up at least four months before two Israeli soldiers were kidnapped by Hizbullah in July, Ehud Olmert, the prime minister, has admitted.
Preparations for Israel's war in Lebanon last summer were drawn up at least four months before two Israeli soldiers were kidnapped by Hizbullah in July, Ehud Olmert, the prime minister, has admitted.
added 2007 Wed Feb 14 5:53:11 by TechnologyExpert
Lebanon plans to mark the second anniversary of Rafik al-Hariri's assassination on Wednesday and anti-Syrian leaders have called for a mass rally to commemorate the killing despite deadly bus bombings.
Lebanon plans to mark the second anniversary of Rafik al-Hariri's assassination on Wednesday and anti-Syrian leaders have called for a mass rally to commemorate the killing despite deadly bus bombings.
added 2007 Tue Feb 13 20:11:50 by populist
Terrorism took a significant turn for the worse here today as three people were killed and 19 wounded in two bus bombings, the first attacks aimed at random civilians here in many years.
Terrorism took a significant turn for the worse here today as three people were killed and 19 wounded in two bus bombings, the first attacks aimed at random civilians here in many years.
added 2007 Tue Feb 13 10:41:38 by simplgy
Up to 12 people have been killed and 20 injured after bomb blasts tore through two buses near the Lebanese Christian mountain town of Bikfaya.
Up to 12 people have been killed and 20 injured after bomb blasts tore through two buses near the Lebanese Christian mountain town of Bikfaya.
added 2007 Sun Jan 28 4:28:01 by Aidenag
The Bush administration will inform Congress on Monday that Israel may have violated agreements with the United States when it fired American-supplied cluster munitions into southern Lebanon during its fight with Hezbollah last summer, the State Department said Saturday.
The Bush administration will inform Congress on Monday that Israel may have violated agreements with the United States when it fired American-supplied cluster munitions into southern Lebanon during its fight with Hezbollah last summer, the State Department said Saturday.
added 2007 Tue Jan 23 8:42:52 by trojanhorse
Thousands of Lebanese demonstrators have paralysed parts of the country, barricading roads as part of a strike aimed at toppling the government. Smoke billowed over Beirut as protesters burned tyres and flights in and out of the city were cancelled as roads to the airport were blocked. The Hezbollah-led opposition called the strike as part of its drive to dislodge the government and hold new elections.
Thousands of Lebanese demonstrators have paralysed parts of the country, barricading roads as part of a strike aimed at toppling the government. Smoke billowed over Beirut as protesters burned tyres and flights in and out of the city were cancelled as roads to the airport were blocked. The Hezbollah-led opposition called the strike as part of its drive to dislodge the government and hold new elections.
added 2007 Tue Jan 23 0:01:56 by STONERS
The United States plans to make a "substantial" aid contribution to Lebanon at a foreign donors meeting in Paris this week, said senior U.S. government officials on Monday.
The United States plans to make a "substantial" aid contribution to Lebanon at a foreign donors meeting in Paris this week, said senior U.S. government officials on Monday.
added 2006 Sun Aug 27 20:51:08 by jeremytoday
Hezbollah chief Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah has said he would not have ordered the capture of two Israeli soldiers if he has realised it would lead to war.
Hezbollah chief Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah has said he would not have ordered the capture of two Israeli soldiers if he has realised it would lead to war.
added 2006 Sun Aug 27 7:20:30 by newsboy
We are walking with open eyes into our next war." The pessimism of a senior Israeli official who made that comment on Aug. 13 was striking because he had just finished telling a group of security analysts brought to Israel by the American Jewish Committee that the United Nations-brokered cease-fire had achieved many of Israel's goals.
We are walking with open eyes into our next war." The pessimism of a senior Israeli official who made that comment on Aug. 13 was striking because he had just finished telling a group of security analysts brought to Israel by the American Jewish Committee that the United Nations-brokered cease-fire had achieved many of Israel's goals.
added 2006 Sun Aug 27 1:39:10 by JeanneB
Scientology volunteers provided disaster relief and helped calm down the area during recent combat between Israel and Lebanon.
Scientology volunteers provided disaster relief and helped calm down the area during recent combat between Israel and Lebanon.
added 2006 Sat Aug 26 21:53:55 by signpost
Now that the guns have fallen silent and the carnage has stopped, our writhing, aching hearts for the dead, the dying and the injured of Lebanon can rest. Now that the destruction and mayhem have ceased, we can look around and begin to assess the damage, weigh the facts, analyze the causes and deduct conclusions. It is a strange war, a war like no
Now that the guns have fallen silent and the carnage has stopped, our writhing, aching hearts for the dead, the dying and the injured of Lebanon can rest. Now that the destruction and mayhem have ceased, we can look around and begin to assess the damage, weigh the facts, analyze the causes and deduct conclusions. It is a strange war, a war like no
added 2006 Sat Aug 26 17:31:07 by HealthDoctor
Just what Lebanon needs: a disruption in power supplied by Syria to replace the energy lost when Israel destroyed the Lebanese power stations. The disruption was supposedly due to technical issues, not because of a political decision by Syria. The state-owned Lebanese power company, Electricite du Liban, thought the outage would last 2-3 days.
Just what Lebanon needs: a disruption in power supplied by Syria to replace the energy lost when Israel destroyed the Lebanese power stations. The disruption was supposedly due to technical issues, not because of a political decision by Syria. The state-owned Lebanese power company, Electricite du Liban, thought the outage would last 2-3 days.
added 2006 Sat Aug 26 15:14:10 by TimALoftis
In survey, 59% say Bush has no clear policy to deal with terrorism, but his job-approval ratings improve slightly.
In survey, 59% say Bush has no clear policy to deal with terrorism, but his job-approval ratings improve slightly.
added 2006 Sat Aug 26 13:46:25 by _kam0_
Lebanon is entitled to compensation for the devastation Israel has wrought.
Lebanon is entitled to compensation for the devastation Israel has wrought.
added 2006 Sat Aug 26 7:25:58 by Masked Protester
A Lebanese citizen was arrested in the North on Friday in connection with an alleged terrorist plot to blow up two trains in Germany on July 31, according to Lebanon's State Prosecutor Saeid Mirza.
A Lebanese citizen was arrested in the North on Friday in connection with an alleged terrorist plot to blow up two trains in Germany on July 31, according to Lebanon's State Prosecutor Saeid Mirza.
added 2006 Sat Aug 26 3:39:14 by Ousama
First, it was to be a 15,000-strong foreign army to reinforce the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, Unifil. Now it is to be about 7,500. And it will not disarm Hizbollah. And anyway, Hizbollah refuses to be disarmed.The French would send 200 men; then they sent 400. Then the Italians would send 3,000.
First, it was to be a 15,000-strong foreign army to reinforce the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, Unifil. Now it is to be about 7,500. And it will not disarm Hizbollah. And anyway, Hizbollah refuses to be disarmed.The French would send 200 men; then they sent 400. Then the Italians would send 3,000.
added 2006 Fri Aug 25 20:14:02 by The18Delta
France will send additional 1,600 soldiers to reinforce the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and is willing to lead it, French President Jacques Chirac announced late Thursday. "I have decided to send two extra battalions into the field to expand our UNIFIL contingent. Two thousand French soldiers will thus be placed under t
France will send additional 1,600 soldiers to reinforce the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and is willing to lead it, French President Jacques Chirac announced late Thursday. "I have decided to send two extra battalions into the field to expand our UNIFIL contingent. Two thousand French soldiers will thus be placed under t
added 2006 Fri Aug 25 15:22:50 by jweis
Israelis may be trying to censor and limit the spread of this successful boy band - but they CAN NOT STOP THE ROCK!
Israelis may be trying to censor and limit the spread of this successful boy band - but they CAN NOT STOP THE ROCK!
added 2006 Thu Aug 24 20:06:25 by Ousama
Hassan Dib Nasrallah, a Lebanese grocer, is a slight man with short gray whiskers. He's 54, bald and looks nothing like the Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who, at 46, is full-faced with a dark beard.
Hassan Dib Nasrallah, a Lebanese grocer, is a slight man with short gray whiskers. He's 54, bald and looks nothing like the Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who, at 46, is full-faced with a dark beard.
