34,000 Syrian refugees reach Lebanon: UN
July 29th, 2012 - 7:13 am ICT by IANS
Beirut, July 29 (IANS) Nearly 34,000 Syrian refugees have arrived in Lebanon, after fleeing the clashes in their country, the UN agency for refugees said."There are currently nearly 34,000 Syrian ... Read more...
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Lebanese PM slams Hezbollah over missing diplomats issue
January 30th, 2009 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Beirut, Jan 30 (Xinhua) Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Seniora has hit back at Hezbollah chief Hasan Nasrallah for holding his government responsible for the four Iranian diplomats who went missing in 1982, ... Read more...
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Lebanese cabinet wins confidence vote
August 12th, 2008 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Beirut, Aug 12 (Xinhua) The Lebanese cabinet Tuesday won a parliamentary vote of confidence following four days of heated debate over radical Shia movement Hezbollah's demand to have weapons and its rights ... Read more...
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Lebanese cabinet backs down from confronting Hezbollah
May 15th, 2008 - 8:29 am ICT by admin
DPA
Beirut, May 15 (DPA) The Lebanese cabinet said late Wednesday it would halt actions against the Hezbollah that had prompted days of fighting between rival militias and almost plunged the country into ... Read more...
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Renewed clashes break out in Beirut
May 9th, 2008 - 7:13 am ICT by admin
Xinhua
Beirut, May 8 (Xinhua) Fierce gunfire between pro- and anti-government movements broke out Thursday in several districts in Beirut, local New TV reported. Assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades were used during the ... Read more...
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Lebanon to boycott Damascus summit
March 26th, 2008 - 3:45 am ICT by admin
DPA
Beirut, March 26 (DPA) The Lebanese cabinet decided late Tuesday not to attend the March 29-30 Arab summit being hosted by Syria, a ministerial source said. "We have decided not to attend ... Read more...
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