Beirut

Israel pummels south Beirut as Hezbollah targets Haifa area

A military statement shortly before midnight said Hezbollah had fired around 80 projectiles at the country Saturday.

Sunday cricket an escape for migrant workers in Lebanon

In a Beirut car park, migrant workers cheer as their teams face off in a cricket tournament, a moment of respite in crisis-hit Lebanon, where working conditions are often tough.

Lebanese PM resigns, saying his life in danger

Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri resigns citing an assassination plot against him and accusing Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah of sowing strife in the Arab world.

Gaddafi's son Hannibal freed after kidnap in Lebanon

Late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's son Hannibal has been freed after being briefly kidnapped by an armed group in Lebanon, security sources say.

David Cameron hold talks with French President

David Cameron is holding talks in Paris with French President Francois Hollande on co-operation in the fight against so-called Islamic State.

CHINTITO SINCE 1995 / NOT ALL TERROR VICTIMS MAKE THE NEWS

There was an outcry on Facebook the past week about why the infectious social platform was blatantly discriminating between bloodshed in Beirut on Thursday and Paris the day after, both ISIS-orchestrated.

Widow of Beirut bomb attack hero proud of her husband

The family of a man who has been hailed as a hero for tackling a suspected ISIS suicide bomber during an attack in Con Thursday at the at the cost of his own life, say they feel pride at his actions, reports CNN.

Over 4,500 migrants rescued off Libya in one day

Twenty-one rescue operations pick up more than 4,500 people off the Libyan coast, according to the Italian coastguard, as calm seas sparked a flurry of attempts at the perilous Mediterranean boat crossing.

November 17, 2024
November 17, 2024

Israel pummels south Beirut as Hezbollah targets Haifa area

A military statement shortly before midnight said Hezbollah had fired around 80 projectiles at the country Saturday.

May 26, 2024
May 26, 2024

Sunday cricket an escape for migrant workers in Lebanon

In a Beirut car park, migrant workers cheer as their teams face off in a cricket tournament, a moment of respite in crisis-hit Lebanon, where working conditions are often tough.

November 4, 2017
November 4, 2017

Lebanese PM resigns, saying his life in danger

Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri resigns citing an assassination plot against him and accusing Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah of sowing strife in the Arab world.

December 12, 2015
December 12, 2015

Gaddafi's son Hannibal freed after kidnap in Lebanon

Late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's son Hannibal has been freed after being briefly kidnapped by an armed group in Lebanon, security sources say.

November 23, 2015
November 23, 2015

David Cameron hold talks with French President

David Cameron is holding talks in Paris with French President Francois Hollande on co-operation in the fight against so-called Islamic State.

November 21, 2015
November 21, 2015

NOT ALL TERROR VICTIMS MAKE THE NEWS

There was an outcry on Facebook the past week about why the infectious social platform was blatantly discriminating between bloodshed in Beirut on Thursday and Paris the day after, both ISIS-orchestrated.

November 17, 2015
November 17, 2015

Widow of Beirut bomb attack hero proud of her husband

The family of a man who has been hailed as a hero for tackling a suspected ISIS suicide bomber during an attack in Con Thursday at the at the cost of his own life, say they feel pride at his actions, reports CNN.

September 20, 2015
September 20, 2015

Over 4,500 migrants rescued off Libya in one day

Twenty-one rescue operations pick up more than 4,500 people off the Libyan coast, according to the Italian coastguard, as calm seas sparked a flurry of attempts at the perilous Mediterranean boat crossing.