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.

World news related to Lebanon – overview

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• February 16th 2009 – October 7th 2008
• September 30th 2008 – August 5th 2008
• August 4th 2008 – June 19th 2008
• June 17th 2008 – May 12th 2008
• May 11th 2008 – February 18th 2008
• February 17th 2008 – December 24th 2007
• December 19th 2007 – October 10th 2007
• October 3rd 2007 – August 6th 2007
• August 4th 2007 – June 18th 2007
• June 18th 2007 – May 25th 2007
• May 24th 2007 – April 11th 2007
• April 4th 2007 – January 24th 2007
• January 23rd 2007 – November 23rd 2006
• November 22nd 2006 – October 6th 2006
• October 5th 2006 – September 6th 2006
• September 5th 2006 – August 25th 2006
• August 25th 2006 – August 17th 2006
• August 17th 2006 – August 8th 2006
• August 8th 2006 – August 2nd 2006
• August 1st 2006 – July 26th 2006
• July 25th 2006 – July 20th 2006
• July 20th 2006 – July 13th 2006
• July 13th 2006 – February 11th 2006
• February 9th 2006 – December 11th 2005
• December 9th 2005 – November 12th 2005

Lebanon: news

Army intervenes in Beirut clashes

Sunday, February 17th 2008, 2:07
related places: Beirut

The Lebanese army intervenes to break up clashes between rival political factions in Beirut.
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Hezbollah chief threatens Israel

Thursday, February 14th 2008, 15:41
related countries: Israel
related places: Beirut

Leader Hassan Nasrallah says Hezbollah is ready for "open war" with Israel at a Beirut funeral for a senior militant.
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Israel ups security after killing

Thursday, February 14th 2008, 15:02
related countries: Israel

Israel steps up security on the Lebanese border and in embassies after the killing of Hezbollah commander Imad Mughniyeh.
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Tension high for Beirut memorials

Thursday, February 14th 2008, 13:42
related places: Beirut

Tensions are high in Beirut as rival camps mark ex-PM Rafik Hariri's death and a Hezbollah leader's funeral.
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Bomb kills top Hezbollah leader

Wednesday, February 13th 2008, 20:11
related countries: Syria
related places: Damascus

Senior Hezbollah commander Imad Mughniyeh - a wanted fugitive - is killed in a blast in Syria, the group says.
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Charges over Lebanon riot deaths

Tuesday, February 12th 2008, 9:43

Lebanese prosecutors charge three army officers and 19 soldiers for shooting protesters during a riot.
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Lebanon delays vote for 14th time

Saturday, February 9th 2008, 12:45

The speaker of the Lebanese parliament postpones the election of a new president for the 14th time.
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Lebanese man 'killed by Israelis'

Sunday, February 3rd 2008, 20:46
related countries: Israel

A Lebanese man is shot dead and another wounded in south Lebanon by Israel forces, Lebanese sources say.
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The city that made me a journalist

Saturday, February 2nd 2008, 11:51
related places: Beirut

As the BBC's Kim Ghattas leaves Lebanon, she reflects on growing up in Beirut - the city that made her a reporter.
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Israel probe finds war 'failure'

Wednesday, January 30th 2008, 18:02
related countries: Israel

Israel's 2006 war against Hezbollah in Lebanon was a "large and serious" failure, an official inquiry finds.
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Troops on alert in tense Beirut

Monday, January 28th 2008, 11:07
related places: Beirut

Lebanon's army is on high alert a day after bloody clashes between troops and Shia demonstrators.
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Seven killed in Beirut violence

Sunday, January 27th 2008, 23:59
related places: Beirut

Seven people are killed in southern Beirut as a demonstration against power cuts descends into violence.
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Beirut bomb kills top policeman

Friday, January 25th 2008, 16:44
related places: Beirut

A senior Lebanese police intelligence officer and three others die in a powerful car bomb in east Beirut.
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February date for Lebanese vote

Sunday, January 20th 2008, 15:02

The speaker of the Lebanese parliament postpones for the 13th time the election of a new president.
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Hezbollah has Israel 'body parts'

Saturday, January 19th 2008, 12:16
related countries: Israel

Hezbollah's Hassan Nasrallah says his group has body parts of Israeli soldiers killed in Lebanon in 2006.
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Four killed in Beirut explosion

Tuesday, January 15th 2008, 18:52
related places: Beirut

Four Lebanese bystanders die in a bomb blast targeting an American embassy vehicle in Beirut, US officials say.
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Bomb strikes UN Lebanon patrol

Tuesday, January 8th 2008, 16:54
related places: Beirut

A roadside bomb hits a UN patrol south of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, wounding two soldiers, officials say.
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Rockets from Lebanon hit Israel

Tuesday, January 8th 2008, 12:25
related countries: Israel

Two Katyusha rockets were fired overnight into northern Israel from Lebanon, Israeli police say.
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Rockets from Lebanon hit Israel

Tuesday, January 8th 2008, 9:41
related countries: Israel

Two Katyusha rockets were fired overnight into northern Israel from Lebanon, Israeli police say.
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Arab League backs Lebanon plan

Sunday, January 6th 2008, 17:15

The Secretary General of the Arab League will head to Lebanon to discuss a plan to resolve the crisis there.
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Arab League unveils Lebanon plan

Sunday, January 6th 2008, 0:50

The Arab League backs Lebanon's army head as the next president at crisis talks on the country's future.
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Hezbollah sets resolution terms

Friday, January 4th 2008, 10:51

Hezbollah in Lebanon says it will not allow a president to be elected unless it gets a third of the cabinet seats.
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Syria hits back in row with Paris

Wednesday, January 2nd 2008, 12:52
related countries: France, Syria
related places: Paris

Syria halts co-operation with France on the Lebanese crisis in an escalating row, Syria's foreign minister announces.
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France to halt links with Syria

Sunday, December 30th 2007, 15:57
related countries: Syria

France to suspend diplomatic contacts with Syria until progress is made on choosing a new Lebanese president.
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Lebanon delays vote for 11th time

Saturday, December 29th 2007, 1:49

The speaker of the Lebanese parliament has postponed for the 11th time the election of a new president.
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Israeli cluster bomb use 'legal'

Monday, December 24th 2007, 17:44
related countries: Israel

Israeli military prosecutors say the use of cluster bombs last year in Lebanon was legal under international law.
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