Turkish PM says they will not remain silent if Israel attacks Lebanon
November 26th, 2010 - 4:55 am ICT by BNO News
BEIRUT, LEBANON (BNO NEWS) -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday said that Turkey will not remain silent if Israel decides to attack Lebanon, the Hurriyet Daily News reported.Erdogan's remarks ... Read more...
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Lebanese Army kills two Al Qaeda-linked militants
August 15th, 2010 - 5:36 am ICT by IANS
Beirut, Aug 15 (DPA) Lebanese Army troops Saturday killed two militants loyal to Al Qaeda in eastern Lebanon, security sources said.
The two men were a part of Fatah al-Islam, a fundamentalist Palestinian ... Read more...
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31 Al Qaeda men jailed by Lebanese court
May 13th, 2010 - 6:31 am ICT by IANS
Beirut, May 13 (DPA) A Lebanese military court Wednesday sentenced 31 men, found guilty of belonging to an Al Qaeda-inspired militant group, to prison terms of 5 to 15 years.
Judge Nizar Khalil ... Read more...
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Twenty sailors rescued after ship sinks off Lebanon (Lead)
December 18th, 2009 - 5:25 am ICT by IANS
Beirut, Dec 18 (DPA) At least 20 crew members were rescued from a ship that sank off the northern Lebanon port of Tripoli Thursday, Lebanese security and UN sources said.
"The rescue mission ... Read more...
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Ship sinks off Lebanon
December 18th, 2009 - 2:51 am ICT by IANS
Beirut, Dec 18 (DPA) A ship carrying 87 passengers sank in bad weather off the northern Lebanon port of Tripoli on Thursday, Lebanese security sources said.
The Lebanese army and members of the ... Read more...
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Hate preacher Bakri on run after imparting training to al Qaeda
January 3rd, 2009 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 3 (ANI): Radical Islamist preacher Omar Bakri, who has been banned from Britain, is on run after Lebanese authorities issued an arrest warrant against him for giving weapons training ... Read more...
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Five Lebanese soldiers killed in car bomb blast
September 30th, 2008 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
Beirut, Sep 29 (Xinhua) Five Lebanese soldiers were killed and 24 wounded Monday when a car bomb tore through a military bus in the northern part of the country, the al-Manar TV ... Read more...
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Explosion kills six in northern Lebanon (Lead)
September 29th, 2008 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Beirut, Sep 29 (DPA) At least six people were killed Monday in a blast targeting a military bus on the outskirts of the northern Lebanese port city of Tripoli, Lebanese security sources ... Read more...
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Explosion kills five in northern Lebanon
September 29th, 2008 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Beirut, Sep 29 (DPA) An explosion ripped through a bus carrying Lebanese soldiers in northern Lebanon Monday killing five and wounding 17, Lebanese security sources said.The explosion took place near a bus ... Read more...
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Lebanon’s rival Muslim groups sign reconciliation agreement
September 9th, 2008 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
Beirut, Sep 9 (DPA) Sunni and Shia rivals in northern Lebanon signed a reconciliation accord aimed at restoring state control to the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanese media reported Tuesday.For two ... Read more...
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Lebanon’s Sunni and Shia rivals heading towards reconciliation
September 9th, 2008 - 2:07 am ICT by IANS
Beirut, Sep 9 (DPA) Sunni and Shia rivals in northern Lebanon are heading towards reconciliation, in a move to curb sectarian fighting, sources close to both sides said Monday.High-ranking leaders of both ... Read more...
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Lebanon, Syria agree to establish diplomatic relations
August 14th, 2008 - 2:43 am ICT by IANS
DPA
Damascus, Aug 14 (DPA) Lebanon and Syria agreed Wednesday to establish diplomatic relations at the outset of a two-day summit in Damascus between Lebanese President Michel Suleiman and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. ... Read more...
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Fresh clashes kill three, injure 30 in Lebanon
June 23rd, 2008 - 3:39 am ICT by IANS
DPA
Beirut, June 23 (DPA) At least three persons were killed and 30 others wounded in clashes that raged Sunday in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli between the country's Hezbollah-led opposition and ... Read more...
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Gunmen target army patrol in Lebanon, 12 arrested
June 15th, 2008 - 4:53 am ICT by IANS
DPA
Beirut, June 15 (DPA) Lebanese forces detained 12 people Saturday after gunmen fired at an army patrol near a Palestinian refugee camp in the north of the country, a Lebanese security official ... Read more...
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Explosion near army post kills soldier in north Lebanon
May 31st, 2008 - 9:00 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Beirut, May 31 (DPA) An explosion shook the area near an army post Saturday in north Lebanon, killing one soldier, Lebanese security sources said. The explosion occurred in Al Abedeh near the ... Read more...
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Ceasefire fails in Mount Lebanon(Second Lead)
May 12th, 2008 - 1:01 am ICT by admin
DPA
Choufayet (Lebanon), May 11 (DPA) A ceasefire between followers of Druze leader Walid Jumblatt and opposition followers failed Sunday after clashes broke out on Jumblatt's stronghold of Mount Lebanon. Shortly after Druze ... Read more...
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Ceasefire established in Mount Lebanon(Lead)
May 11th, 2008 - 11:12 pm ICT by admin
Choufayet (Lebanon), May 11 (DPA) A ceasefire was established Sunday between followers of the Druze leader Walid Jumblatt and opposition followers after clashes broke out on Jumblatt's stronghold of Mount Lebanon. "A ... Read more...
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17 killed in northern Lebanon
May 11th, 2008 - 5:56 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Beirut, May 11 (DPA) A relative calm was restored Sunday to Beirut as the fighting reached north Lebanon where 17 people were killed in clashes between fighters loyal to the opposition and ... Read more...
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