News: Lebanon

We have started to collect the most important news related to Lebanon in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Lebanon: news

Lebanon army urges political calm

Monday, October 22nd 2012, 13:08

Lebanon's army urges political leaders to be careful when expressing views, in a bid to halt rising tensions after the killing of a senior security official.
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US to help in Lebanon bomb probe

Monday, October 22nd 2012, 6:15
related countries: United States
related places: Beirut

The US says it will help with the investigation into a bombing that killed a senior Lebanese intelligence official, as clashes continue in Beirut.
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Clashes follow Lebanon funeral

Sunday, October 21st 2012, 15:58

Police in Beirut fire warning shots and tear gas as protesters try to storm the PM's office after the funeral of security chief Wissam al-Hassan.
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Anger erupts as Lebanon mourns

Saturday, October 20th 2012, 19:45

A day of national mourning is held in Lebanon amid protests over a massive car bombing that killed the domestic intelligence chief and two others.
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Emergency talks after Beirut bomb

Saturday, October 20th 2012, 13:03
related countries: Syria

The Lebanese cabinet meets for emergency talks a day after a powerful car bomb kills the head of internal intelligence and seven others.
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Beirut blast kills top official

Friday, October 19th 2012, 21:05
related places: Beirut

Lebanese domestic intelligence chief Wissam al-Hassan was among at least eight people killed in a massive car bomb attack in central Beirut.
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Deadly blast hits Lebanon capital

Friday, October 19th 2012, 16:02
related places: Beirut

A huge car bomb has killed at least eight people and injured dozens in the centre of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, officials say.
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Minister 'to sue Homeland makers'

Friday, October 19th 2012, 8:58
related countries: United States
related places: Beirut, Homeland

Lebanon's tourism minister threatens to sue the makers of hit US TV series Homeland for misrepresenting Beirut in a recent episode of the show.
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Hezbollah admits to Israel drone

Thursday, October 11th 2012, 19:37
related countries: Israel

The Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah has admitted launching an Iranian-made drone that was shot down over Israel last week.
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Hezbollah fighters 'die in blast'

Wednesday, October 3rd 2012, 16:10

Explosions at an arms depot in eastern Lebanon kill three militants from Hezbollah, the Shia Islamist group's TV station says.
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Hezbollah chief 'killed in Syria'

Tuesday, October 2nd 2012, 17:58
related countries: Syria

A senior military figure in the Lebanese Shia group Hezbollah is reported to have died in Syria, with rebels saying he was killed in an ambush.
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Lebanon rocked by spate of kidnappings

Saturday, September 22nd 2012, 23:46

Lebanon rocked by spate of kidnappings
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Lebanon's fears of a proxy war

Saturday, September 22nd 2012, 11:01
related countries: Syria
related places: Beirut

Syria's spreading conflict strikes fear in Beirut's glitzy malls
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Lebanon Shia clan members charged

Tuesday, September 18th 2012, 15:18

A Lebanese prosecutor charges six members of the powerful Shia Muslim Mekdad clan with forming an armed group for terrorist purposes and kidnappings.
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VIDEO: Hezbollah leads anti-film rally

Tuesday, September 18th 2012, 0:13

The leader of Lebanon's Shia movement Hezbollah has appeared in public for the first time since December 2011 to denounce the amateur anti-Islam film which has sparked worldwide protests.
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Hezbollah leads anti-film rally

Monday, September 17th 2012, 22:41

Hassan Nasrallah. the leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah party, denounces an anti-Islam film in a rare public appearance, as protests continue in many countries.
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Hezbollah urges new film protests

Monday, September 17th 2012, 10:33
related countries: United States

The leader of Lebanese Shia Muslim militants Hezbollah calls for fresh protests over an amateur video produced in the US which mocks Islam.
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VIDEO: Pope holds Beirut Mass for thousands

Sunday, September 16th 2012, 17:42
related places: Beirut

Hundreds of thousands of worshippers have attended a seafront Mass in Beirut on the final day of Pope Benedict XVI's Lebanon visit.
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Pope peace call at Beirut Mass

Sunday, September 16th 2012, 16:49
related places: Beirut

Pope Benedict XVI appeals for leaders in the Middle East to work for peace as hundreds of thousands of worshippers attend his seafront Mass in Beirut.
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VIDEO: Pope urges harmony in Middle East

Saturday, September 15th 2012, 13:05

Pope Benedict has called for the "fundamental right" of religious freedom to be observed in the Middle East during a speech on the second day of his visit to Lebanon.
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Pope urges end to fundamentalism

Friday, September 14th 2012, 17:42
related countries: Syria

Pope Benedict XVI urges religions to root out fundamentalism, as he visits Lebanon in the midst of anger over an anti-Islam film.
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Pope visits Lebanon torn by Syria crisis

Friday, September 14th 2012, 2:45
related countries: Syria

Pope visits Lebanon torn by regional strife
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Lebanon smoking ban draws dismay and delight

Tuesday, September 4th 2012, 15:34

Mixed reaction in Lebanon as smoking ban comes into effect
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Protests over Lebanon smoking ban

Monday, September 3rd 2012, 21:10

A ban on smoking in closed public spaces in Lebanon has led some restaurant-owners to stage sit-in protests, while smokers bemoan the new law.
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In pictures: Fighting over Syria grips Lebanon

Friday, August 24th 2012, 16:58
related countries: Syria

Fighting over Syria spills over into Lebanon
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Sunni cleric shot dead in Lebanon

Friday, August 24th 2012, 14:54
related countries: Libya, Syria
related places: Tripoli

Three people, including a Sunni cleric, have been killed in the Lebanese city of Tripoli amid new sectarian clashes fuelled by the conflict in Syria.
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Renewed clashes in Lebanese city

Thursday, August 23rd 2012, 13:54
related countries: Libya, Syria
related places: Tripoli

Fresh clashes erupt in the Lebanese city of Tripoli between two communities at odds over Syria, breaching a fragile truce agreed on Wednesday.
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VIDEO: Tensions remain high in Tripoli

Wednesday, August 22nd 2012, 23:36
related countries: Libya, Syria
related places: Tripoli

The Syrian crisis has spilled over into Lebanon as tensions remain high in the country's north eastern city of Tripoli.
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Fighting over Syria grips Lebanon

Wednesday, August 22nd 2012, 23:17
related countries: Syria

Twelve people are killed and at least 100 wounded after fighting in a north Lebanese city between two Muslim communities divided over Syria.
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Deadly clashes in north Lebanon

Tuesday, August 21st 2012, 10:28
related countries: Libya, Syria
related places: Tripoli

At least three people are killed and 25 hurt in clashes in the Lebanese city of Tripoli between opponents and supporters of Syria's president.
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US seizes 'Hezbollah crime funds'

Tuesday, August 21st 2012, 1:24
related countries: United States

The US authorities seize $150m (£95m) allegedly linked to money laundering by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, officials say.
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Syria violence fuels Lebanon kidnap drama

Thursday, August 16th 2012, 13:16

How Syria's crisis is threatening to spill over into Lebanon
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Arab nations urge Lebanon exodus

Wednesday, August 15th 2012, 23:33
related countries: Saudi Arabia, Syria

Four Arab nations urge their citizens to leave Lebanon after a string of kidnappings raises fears that the Syrian conflict is spilling over.
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'Thirty dead' in Syria air strike

Wednesday, August 15th 2012, 18:24
related countries: Saudi Arabia, Syria

Syrian warplanes attack the northern town of Azaz, reportedly killing 30 people, and as tensions escalate in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia urges its citizens to leave.
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Outraged Lebanese demand end to anal exams on gay men

Wednesday, August 8th 2012, 1:04

Outraged Lebanese demand end to anal exams on gay men
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Lebanon hit by deadly Syria fire

Saturday, July 7th 2012, 11:34
related countries: Syria

At least three people in northern Lebanon are killed and nine injured in shelling from across the Syrian border, officials and residents say.
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Lebanon finds Israeli 'spyware'

Tuesday, July 3rd 2012, 15:40
related countries: Israel

Israel has destroyed three spying devices discovered by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon on Monday, the Lebanese army says.
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