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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• Iran on the Med? – Angry Beirut protests greet Blair
• Annan asks Israel to end blockade – Becoming Israel's greatest enemy
• Beirut blast kills top official – Bomb blast at Lebanon restaurant
• Bomb hits Lebanon peace force – Clashes over Syria reach Beirut
• Clashes resume in north Lebanon – Deal on Lebanon government agreed
• Deal seeks to end Lebanon strife – Fatah al-Islam says leader 'dead'
• Fatal building collapse in Beirut – Fresh fighting in north Lebanon
• Fresh Israel raids after UN vote – Hariri suspects trial in absentia
• Hariri to step aside in Lebanon – Hezbollah fighters 'die in blast'
• Hezbollah has Israel 'body parts' – Hezbollah's Nasrallah in Syria pledge
• Hezbollah's secret nectarines – Israel 'to control Lebanon strip'
• Israel accused over 'war crimes' – Israel in Lebanon border 'truce'
• Israel kills Lebanese civilians – Israel to widen ground offensive
• Israel troops 'ignored' UN plea – Israeli regret over Qana bombing
• Israeli tanks push into Lebanon – Lebanese bury Qana victims
• Lebanese cabinet approves agenda – Lebanese pilgrims 'to be freed'
• Lebanese PM announces new cabinet – Lebanon agrees unity government
• Lebanon air crash report 'wrong' – Lebanon catches fugitive militant
• Lebanon ceasefire warning – Lebanon holds 'Syria arms ship'
• Lebanon holds train bomb suspect – Lebanon postpones vote yet again
• Lebanon presidency ends in chaos – Lebanon urged to resist violence
• Lebanon urged to resist violence – Mob justice
• Most Israeli troops leave Lebanon – Outraged Lebanese demand end to anal exams...
• Palestinian aid pledges hit $500m – Rice makes surprise Beirut visit
• Rice regrets Mid-East 'suffering' – Shia-Sunni rift heightens Mid-East tensions
• Shoot-out in north Lebanon city – Syria clashes spill into Lebanon
• Syria considers new US diplomat – Tension high for Beirut memorials
• Testing taboos – UK restores links with Hezbollah
• UN 'shock' at Lebanon bomb deaths – UN halts convoy to south Lebanon
• UN Hariri court seeks Beirut file – US calls for 'sustainable' truce
• US calls for Lebanon stability – VIDEO: Concern over Syria refugees
• VIDEO: Deadly Lebanon clashes over Syria – Warning of new Lebanon protests
• Women flee Lebanon camp – Wounded minister 'leaves Syria'

Lebanon: news

Iran on the Med?

Thursday, June 5th 2008, 16:25

How Iran's influence in parts of Lebanon is growing
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'Bomber' killed by Lebanon troops

Saturday, May 31st 2008, 16:31
related countries: Libya
related places: Beirut, Tripoli

A suspected suicide bomber is shot dead by troops near Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp.
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'CIA victim' held after shop fire

Friday, May 18th 2007, 11:57
related countries: Germany

A Lebanese-born German who says he was tortured by the CIA is arrested for alleged arson in Germany.
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'Hezbollah laundered funds' in US

Friday, December 16th 2011, 13:33
related countries: United States

Three Lebanese financial institutions linked to Hezbollah laundered more than $300m through the US used car market, US prosecutors say.
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'Hezbollah spies' held in Israel

Wednesday, June 30th 2010, 17:04
related countries: Israel

Israel arrests a soldier and several civilians suspected of spying for Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, the army says.
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'Israeli spy' arrested in Lebanon

Tuesday, June 29th 2010, 9:16
related countries: Israel

Lebanon arrested a man accused of spying for Israel for more than 15 years, the country's Telecommunications Minister Charbel Nahhas says.
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'Israeli warplanes raid' Lebanon

Tuesday, September 18th 2007, 15:55
related countries: Israel
related places: Beirut

Israeli jets have violated Lebanon's airspace, causing sonic booms, reports from Beirut say.
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'Life on hold' in Lebanon

Saturday, August 5th 2006, 13:49
related countries: Israel

The whole of Lebanon feels engulfed in the war between Israel and Hezbollah, says Kim Ghattas.
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'Million bomblets' in S Lebanon

Tuesday, September 26th 2006, 16:09
related countries: Israel

Up to a million Israeli cluster bomblets remain unexploded in southern Lebanon, the United Nations says.
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'Missing Israeli pilot' on film

Tuesday, August 29th 2006, 10:19
related countries: Israel

Lebanese TV airs footage of what it says is Israeli pilot Ron Arad, missing since being shot down in 1986.
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'Rocket launched' towards Israel

Sunday, May 26th 2013, 22:26
related countries: Israel

Israel's military says it is investigating reports that a rocket has been fired from southern Lebanon towards Israel, although no launch was detected.
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'Slave maid' in Lebanon

Friday, August 19th 2011, 12:28

Madagascar woman freed after 15 years of hard labour
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'Syria spies' arrested in Berlin

Tuesday, February 7th 2012, 13:06
related countries: Germany, Syria
related places: Berlin

A Syrian and a German-Lebanese man are arrested in Germany on suspicion of spying on opponents of President Bashar al-Assad's government.
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'Syrian held' over Beirut bombing

Tuesday, December 27th 2005, 13:30
related countries: Syria
related places: Beirut

Lebanon arrests a Syrian suspect in the killing of newspaper owner Gibran Tueni, judicial sources say.
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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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'Three dead' in Lebanon bombing

Wednesday, August 13th 2008, 5:38
related countries: Libya
related places: Tripoli

An explosion in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli kills at least three people, reports say.
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'Tooth key clue' in Hariri murder

Friday, September 29th 2006, 22:41

A tooth at the murder site of ex-Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri could help to identify the presumed killer, a UN inquiry says.
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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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'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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A Lebanese farmer finds what may be the world's 'heaviest' potato

Monday, December 8th 2008, 11:49

A farmer in southern Lebanon digs up what he suspects is the heaviest potato in the world.
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Abducted Estonians in video plea

Wednesday, April 20th 2011, 15:26
related countries: Estonia, France

Seven Estonian tourists kidnapped in eastern Lebanon in March plead for help from Arab and French leaders to secure their release.
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Abductions raise Lebanon tension

Tuesday, May 22nd 2012, 20:40
related countries: Iran, Syria

Tensions rise after rebels in northern Syria kidnap 13 Lebanese Shia pilgrims on their way home from visiting holy sites in Iran.
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Against the odds

Monday, July 21st 2008, 14:12

Lebanese Olympic shooter is no stranger to gunfire
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Aid convoy under fire in Lebanon

Tuesday, May 22nd 2007, 15:57

A UN aid convoy that entered Lebanon's Nahr al-Bared camp is forced to leave after shells explode nearby.
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Aid workers die in Lebanon clash

Monday, June 11th 2007, 15:53

Two Red Cross workers are killed at a Palestinian refugee camp where troops are battling militants, officials say.
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Amnesty seeks UN Lebanon probe

Thursday, July 12th 2007, 3:11

Amnesty International urges the UN to probe alleged war crimes committed in Lebanon, a year on from the conflict.
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Anchor gloats at Lebanon killing

Friday, June 15th 2007, 9:51
related countries: Syria

A Lebanese TV news presenter is sacked for gloating over the killing of a leading anti-Syrian MP.
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Anger as Syrian anthem played for Lebanese football team

Monday, June 9th 2008, 15:08
related countries: Syria

Anger as Syrian anthem played for Lebanese football team
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Anger at new Lebanon MP killing

Thursday, September 20th 2007, 8:53
related countries: Syria
related places: Beirut

World and Lebanese leaders condemn the murder of an anti-Syrian MP on the eve of a key vote.
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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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Angry Beirut protests greet Blair

Monday, September 11th 2006, 12:35
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Beirut

The UK prime minister holds talks in Lebanon, as thousands protest against his visit in the centre of Beirut.
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Iran on the Med? – Angry Beirut protests greet BlairAnnan asks Israel to end blockade – Becoming Israel's greatest enemyBeirut blast kills top official – Bomb blast at Lebanon restaurantBomb hits Lebanon peace force – Clashes over Syria reach BeirutClashes resume in north Lebanon – Deal on Lebanon government agreedDeal seeks to end Lebanon strife – Fatah al-Islam says leader 'dead'Fatal building collapse in Beirut – Fresh fighting in north LebanonFresh Israel raids after UN vote – Hariri suspects trial in absentiaHariri to step aside in Lebanon – Hezbollah fighters 'die in blast'Hezbollah has Israel 'body parts' – Hezbollah's Nasrallah in Syria pledgeHezbollah's secret nectarines – Israel 'to control Lebanon strip'Israel accused over 'war crimes' – Israel in Lebanon border 'truce'Israel kills Lebanese civilians – Israel to widen ground offensiveIsrael troops 'ignored' UN plea – Israeli regret over Qana bombingIsraeli tanks push into Lebanon – Lebanese bury Qana victimsLebanese cabinet approves agenda – Lebanese pilgrims 'to be freed'Lebanese PM announces new cabinet – Lebanon agrees unity governmentLebanon air crash report 'wrong' – Lebanon catches fugitive militantLebanon ceasefire warning – Lebanon holds 'Syria arms ship'Lebanon holds train bomb suspect – Lebanon postpones vote yet againLebanon presidency ends in chaos – Lebanon urged to resist violenceLebanon urged to resist violence – Mob justiceMost Israeli troops leave Lebanon – Outraged Lebanese demand end to anal exams...Palestinian aid pledges hit $500m – Rice makes surprise Beirut visitRice regrets Mid-East 'suffering' – Shia-Sunni rift heightens Mid-East tensionsShoot-out in north Lebanon city – Syria clashes spill into LebanonSyria considers new US diplomat – Tension high for Beirut memorialsTesting taboos – UK restores links with HezbollahUN 'shock' at Lebanon bomb deaths – UN halts convoy to south LebanonUN Hariri court seeks Beirut file – US calls for 'sustainable' truceUS calls for Lebanon stability – VIDEO: Concern over Syria refugeesVIDEO: Deadly Lebanon clashes over Syria – Warning of new Lebanon protestsWomen flee Lebanon camp – Wounded minister 'leaves Syria'