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

Israel PM 'will remain in office'

Monday, April 30th 2007, 21:52
related countries: Israel

Israeli PM Ehud Olmert says he will not resign, despite criticism of his handling of the war in Lebanon.
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Israeli leaders 'rushed to war'

Monday, April 30th 2007, 20:30
related countries: Israel

Israeli PM Ehud Olmert is criticised for his handling of the war in Lebanon, but vows not to resign.
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Olmert braces for Lebanon probe

Monday, April 30th 2007, 8:49
related countries: Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert faces a damning report over his conduct of the war in Lebanon in 2006.
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Missing Lebanese found dead

Thursday, April 26th 2007, 22:03
related places: Beirut

The bodies of a Sunni Lebanese man and child are found, three days after their suspected kidnapping.
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Israeli Arab 'helped Hezbollah'

Wednesday, April 25th 2007, 15:07
related countries: Israel

A leading Israeli Arab politician is being investigated for helping Hezbollah during last year's conflict in Lebanon.
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UN's 30-year quest for Lebanon peace

Saturday, April 14th 2007, 11:02

In southern Lebanon's volatile border zone, UN troops continue to work to build peace, the BBC's Paul Adams reports.
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UN bid to break Lebanon deadlock

Saturday, April 14th 2007, 4:58

The UN steps up efforts to break a deadlock over a tribunal for the suspected killers of the ex-Lebanese PM.
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Lebanese PM urges Hariri tribunal

Wednesday, April 11th 2007, 14:17

Lebanese PM Fouad Siniora urges the UN to establish a tribunal to try suspects in the killing of Rafik Hariri.
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Iranians release British sailors

Wednesday, April 4th 2007, 20:24
related countries: Iran, Iraq, Israel, United States

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says 15 British naval personnel captured in the Gulf are being freed.
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Lebanese workers held in Nigeria

Monday, April 2nd 2007, 14:22
related countries: Niger, Nigeria

Gunmen seize two Lebanese construction workers from their work compound in Nigeria's volatile Niger Delta.
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UN chief urges Lebanon dialogue

Friday, March 30th 2007, 12:57

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon calls on Lebanon's leaders to engage in dialogue to end months of crisis.
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Israel slams testimony release

Wednesday, March 28th 2007, 13:45
related countries: Israel

Israeli PM's office criticises a court order that an inquiry into the Lebanon war should publish testimony by officials.
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'US blocked Lebanon truce'

Thursday, March 22nd 2007, 13:10
related countries: United States

Former US envoy John Bolton says he resisted ceasefire calls in Lebanon to give Israel time to defeat Hezbollah.
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UN Hariri probe 'to be extended'

Wednesday, March 21st 2007, 20:04

The UN is likely to extend its probe into the killing of former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri, officials say.
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Progress on Hariri 'motive' - UN

Friday, March 16th 2007, 13:07

The chief investigator into the death of Lebanon's ex PM says there is progress on a possible motive for the killing.
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Arrests over Lebanon bombings

Wednesday, March 14th 2007, 1:13

Alleged members of a radical Palestinian group are arrested in Lebanon over recent attacks on commuter buses.
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EU optimistic after Lebanon talks

Monday, March 12th 2007, 19:02

The EU foreign policy chief begins a Mid-East tour holding positive meetings with political rivals in Lebanon.
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EU's Solana begins Mid-East tour

Monday, March 12th 2007, 13:00

Javier Solana, the EU's foreign policy chief, arrives in Lebanon to start a Middle East tour including Syria.
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PM 'says Israel pre-planned war'

Thursday, March 8th 2007, 18:42
related countries: Israel

Israel's PM Ehud Olmert said its Lebanon war strategy was drawn up months in advance, a newspaper claims.
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Oil worker shot dead in Nigeria

Friday, February 23rd 2007, 14:21
related countries: Nigeria
related places: Port Harcourt

Unknown gunmen shoot dead a Lebanese worker heading to work in Port Harcourt, Nigeria's oil capital .
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Lebanese fire at Israeli aircraft

Wednesday, February 21st 2007, 15:21
related countries: Israel

Lebanon's military says it has fired anti-aircraft rounds against Israeli jet fighters violating its airspace.
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Thousands flock to Hariri protest

Wednesday, February 14th 2007, 16:30
related places: Beirut

Tens of thousands join a Beirut rally marking two years since the assassination of former PM Rafik Hariri.
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Bombs tear through Lebanon buses

Tuesday, February 13th 2007, 12:15
related places: Beirut

Bomb blasts kill three people on a pair of buses travelling towards the Lebanese capital Beirut.
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Clash on Israel-Lebanese border

Thursday, February 8th 2007, 7:44
related countries: Israel

Israeli and Lebanese forces clash on their common border as Israeli troops search for bombs, Israeli officials say.
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UN signs Lebanon tribunal accord

Wednesday, February 7th 2007, 10:43

The UN takes a further step to creating an international tribunal to try suspects in the killing of Rafik Hariri.
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Israelis 'find bombs on border'

Monday, February 5th 2007, 21:06
related countries: Israel

Israeli forces find four explosive devices on the border with Lebanon, military officials say.
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Shia-Sunni rift heightens Mid-East tensions

Saturday, February 3rd 2007, 12:50
related places: Beirut

The BBC's Jim Muir reports from Beirut on how divisions between Sunni and Shia Muslims are threatening regional stability.
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'Torture victim' seeks US justice

Friday, February 2nd 2007, 17:55
related countries: Germany, United States

A Lebanese-born German vows to get an apology from the US, alleging CIA agents abducted and tortured him.
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Israel 'broke US arms deal terms'

Monday, January 29th 2007, 20:22
related countries: Israel, United States

Israel's use of cluster bombs in Lebanon last year probably broke terms of arms deals with the US, a report says.
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Beirut lifts curfew after clashes

Friday, January 26th 2007, 5:35
related places: Beirut

Lebanon's army lifts a curfew imposed after students from rival factions clash in Beirut, leaving four people dead.
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Donors in aid boost for Lebanon

Thursday, January 25th 2007, 21:03
related countries: France, United States
related places: Paris

Foreign donors pledge $7.6bn to help rebuild Lebanon, as clashes in Beirut leave two people dead, reports say.
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Beirut under curfew after clashes

Thursday, January 25th 2007, 21:00
related places: Beirut

Lebanon's army imposes a curfew after students from rival factions clash in Beirut, leaving four people dead.
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Lebanon conflict oil 'contained'

Wednesday, January 24th 2007, 19:02

An oil spill resulting from last year's conflict in Lebanon is largely contained, says the UN, but problems remain.
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Warning of new Lebanon protests

Wednesday, January 24th 2007, 12:17

Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition warns of new unrest, as the country clears up after a violent strike.
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Lebanon opposition halts strike

Tuesday, January 23rd 2007, 23:46

Lebanese opposition parties say they have called off the strike which paralysed much of the country on Tuesday.
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Strike plunges Lebanon into chaos

Tuesday, January 23rd 2007, 18:40

Protesters paralyse Lebanon with a general strike that led to street clashes in which three people died.
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Israeli PM faces calls to resign

Wednesday, January 17th 2007, 15:20
related countries: Israel

Israeli opposition figures call on the PM to quit after the country's military chief resigns over the Lebanon conflict.
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