Tag: Lebanon
New Year celebrations kill a Syrian refugee in Lebanon
A vacant bullet fired at midnight to celebrate the start of the new year killed a Syrian refugee, in a phenomenon that the authorities have
Hezbollah takes prides in acquiring precision-guided missiles, says “Revenge is coming”
On Sunday, Hassan Nasrallah, general secretary of Hezbollah in his interview with the Beirut-based Arabic Al-Mayadeen TV, said that the Lebanon based political group stepped
Justice to bring Lebanon back to life
The United Nations Special Tribunal for Lebanon sentenced Salim Ayyash, a Hezbollah militant, to five life sentences, found guilty of the attack that killed former
Lebanon: Diab among 4 charged for Beirut blast, Hariri slams judgement as violation of constitution
On Friday, former Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab was named among the four leaders charged with the catastrophic Beirut blast, which occurred on August
UN court orders life sentence to Hezbollah militant for the assassination of Lebanese premier Hariri
On Friday, an UN-backed court gave a life sentence to a Hezbollah member, who was convicted for the assassination of former Lebanese premier Rafik Hariri.
Lebanese PM-designate Hariri unveils his cabinet line-up, weeks before Macron’s visit
On Wednesday, Lebanon Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri presented his cabinet line-up to President Michel Aoun, with an attempt to break the deadlock. Hariri’s cabinet included
Beirut port blast: Two Lebanese customs officials charged
A Lebanese prosecutor on Tuesday filed charges against two customs officials as part of the ongoing investigation into the massive explosion at Beirut’s port in
WHO warns the Middle East regarding a deadly second wave of coronavirus
On Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) official stated that the Middle East should get ready for a deadly second wave of coronavirus pandemic in
Activists protest against nationwide lockdown in Lebanon
The Lebanese government is struggling to combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic amid the deteriorating economic situation in the country. In a bid to
Israel attacks Syria, targeting Iranian forces after finding explosives on border
On Wednesday, Israel attacked Syria with an aim to kill Iranian forces, who it believed planted explosives on the border. The Syrian Observatory for Human