Tag: Lebanon
UN troops calm south Lebanon, tensions remain
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UN troops in Lebanon have imparted a degree of stability in a region wracked by Israel's war with Hezbollah.[MORE]
Lebanon bomb kills 15 in attack on army
At least 15 people - including nine soldiers - were killed in Lebanon overnight in the deadliest attack on the army since a battle with Al Qaeda-inspired militants last year, security sources said.[MORE]
11 killed in Tripoli bomb blast
A bomb targeted a civilian bus in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Wednesday, killing at 11 people, including seven soldiers, security sources said.[MORE]
$100k reward to solve toddler abduction
A $100,000 reward has been posted in the hope of solving the abduction of Sydney toddler Rahma El-Dennaoui.[MORE]
Fatah commander wounded in Lebanon blast: medic
A Fatah military commander was seriously wounded in an overnight explosion in a Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanon, a medic said, after a Palestinain official had earlier said he had been killed.[MORE]
Lebanon sectarian violence kills 9
Lebanese tanks were out on the streets of Tripoli to restore security after nine people were killed in a fresh bout of sectarian fighting in the northern port city.[MORE]
Three killed in Lebanon clash: medics
Gunmen from rival sectarian factions have exchanged machine gun and grenade fire in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli, killing at least three people and wounding 17, medical sources said. [MORE]
Exploding cluster bombs hamper Lebanese bushfire crews
Firemen are battling a forest fire in Lebanon, amid exploding Israeli cluster bombs and the danger of mines left over from the country's 1975-1990 civil war, a civil defence official said.[MORE]
Two dead in Palestinian camp gunbattle
Two people have been killed in a gunbattle between members of the Fatah faction and Sunni Islamist militants at a Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanon, camp officials have said.[MORE]
Thousands attend funerals of fighters returned from Israel
Thousands attend Beirut memorial for Hezbollah fighters whose bodies were returned from Israel.[MORE]
Israel 'threatening Lebanese by phone'
Lebanon's Telecommunications Minister has accused Israel of bombarding Lebanese people with threatening phone calls, a day after a controversial prisoner swap between Israel and Hezbollah.[MORE]
Israel buries soldiers recovered in prisoner swap
Israeli soldiers whose bodies were returned home by Hezbollah laid to rest in emotionally charged military funerals.[MORE]
Lebanon's Qantar says no regrets over killings in Israel
Samir Qantar, Lebanon's longest serving prisoner released by Israel as part of a swap deal, says he has no regrets over the killings for which he was convicted.[MORE]
Hezbollah deal 'could encourage more kidnappings'
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Israeli families are concerned a prisoner exchange will encourage more Hezbollah kidnappings.[MORE]
Hezbollah celebrates prisoner swap, Israel mourns
Five Lebanese, included a convicted child killer, get a heroes' welcome after being released in prisoner swap with Israel.[MORE]
Five prisoners freed by Israel cross to Lebanon
Five Lebanese prisoners freed by the Israeli authorities, among them triple murderer Samir Kantar, have crossed into Lebanon, a Hezbollah official said.[MORE]
Israel confirms identity of soldiers' bodies
Hezbollah has handed the bodies of two Israeli soldiers to the Red Cross to be exchanged for Lebanese prisoners held by Israel. [MORE]
Israel-Hezbollah prisoner swap underway
Israel has begun to hand over bodies of Hezbollah fighters as part of a prisoner swap.[MORE]
Prisoner exchange to be Lebanese national holiday
The Lebanese Government has declared a national holiday today to mark an exchange of prisoners with Israel. [MORE]
Israel gives final OK to swap with Hezbollah
Israel's cabinet has given final approval for a prisoner swap with Lebanon's Hezbollah group, clearing the way for the exchange to get under way as planned, government officials said.[MORE]
West hails Lebanon-Syria ties
Britain, Germany and the United States have welcomed a decision by Lebanon and Syria to open diplomatic relations.[MORE]
Syria, Lebanon vow reconciliation in 'historic' announcement
The leaders of Syria and Lebanon have agreed to normalise their fraught relations in a diplomatic coup for French President Nicolas Sarkozy on the eve of a summit to launch a union for the Mediterranean.[MORE]
Terrorist websites hosted by Canadian company: researcher
A Canadian researcher says the militant organisations Hamas and Hezbollah had websites hosted by Canadian internet servers until recently, despite both being designated as terrorist groups by the Canadian Government.[MORE]
Lebanon forms unity government
Lebanon has formed a unity government in which Hezbollah and its allies hold effective veto power, as agreed under a deal that ended a paralysing political conflict in the country.[MORE]
Clashes continue in north Lebanon
Sectarian battles continued to rage early on Thursday in the north Lebanese port city of Tripoli despite a ceasefire accord reached the previous evening, after four people died, a security official said.[MORE]
