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Lebanon

Type: Country

Name: Lebanon

population: 4,461,995

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 mins ago - 5 reports

Syrian army storms Qusayr

DAMASCUS/ABU DHABI: Syrian troops backed by Lebanon’s Hizbullah on Sunday entered Qusayr, a strategic rebel stronghold linking Damascus to the coast, a day after President Bashar al-Assad insisted he would not quit.The advance came as Assad’s opponents ... [Published The News International - 15 mins ago]

Entities: Syrian Arab Army, Damascus, Lebanon

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 26 mins ago - 8 reports

Oxfam

Aid Group: Syrian Refugees Face Dire Health Risks

An international aid organization is appealing for more funds to help Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan, saying warmer weather will increase health risks due to lack of shelter, water and basic sanitation.Oxfam says it needs $53 million dollars to ... [Published ABC News - 26 mins ago]

Entities: Refugees, Oxfam, Sanitation, Lebanon, Jordan

First reported 22 hours ago - Updated 29 mins ago - 15 reports

Report: 20 Hizbullah Fighters Killed in Qusayr, Several Injured

The bodies of around 20 Hizbullah fighters killed in battles in the Syrian border town of al-Qusayr in the central province of Homs arrived in Lebanon late Sunday, media reports said.According to al-Arabiya satellite news channel, 62 others, who were ... [Published Naharnet - 16 mins ago]

Entities: Hizballah, Hatem Hussein, al-Qusayr (Syria), Damascus, Lebanon

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 40 mins ago - 37 reports

Hizballah

Syrian, Hezbollah forces launch major attack on rebel-held city

BEIRUT Syrian government forces backed by Lebanese fighters from the militant group Hezbollah pushed Sunday into parts of a strategic city long held by rebels, according to both an antigovernment activist and pro-government news channels.If the advance ... [Published Denver Post - 40 mins ago]

Entities: Hizballah, Homs, Syria, Turning Point, DE FACTO

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 11 reports

Sectarian clashes in Tripoli, northern Lebanon kill two, injure six

Two people have been killed and six wounded during clashes that erupted in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, security sources said on Sunday.AFP identified 22-year-old Mohammed Yussef, from the , and a 13-year-old boy from the neighbouring Sunni ... [Published Albawaba - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Tripoli (Libya), Sectarianism, Lebanon

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 4 reports

Dodge Caravan

Woman arrested after 125 mph chase

LEBANON - A Loveland woman found sleeping in a stolen van at a rest stop was arrested Sunday after police woke her up and she fled sometimes going as fast as 125 mph.Benji Pauline Brown, 43, was alone in the Dodge Caravan at the rest stop off Interstate ... [Published Cincinnati Enquirer - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Dodge Caravan, Resisting Arrest, Highway Patrol

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 4 reports

Lebanon condemns rockets attack from Syria

Lebanese President Michel Suleiman condemned Sunday the alleged rockets attack by Syria on the Bekaa town of Hermel. ... [Published CNTV - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Condemnation, Lebanon, Syria

First reported 22 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 3 reports

Tenuous calmreturns afterAin al-Hilweh clashes

Fatah gunmen in the streets of Ain al-Hilweh Sunday morning.SIDON, Lebanon: One person was killed and at least three others wounded in overnight clashes in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh over the weekend. Four people were also wounded Sunday ... [Published Lebanon Daily Star - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Fatah Party, Bahia Hariri, Lebanon

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 2 reports

Maronite Patriarch Slams Lebanon's Politicians

Beirut -- During a Latin American tour Patriarch Mar Bisharah Al Rahi used extremely strong language towards Lebanese politicians who, he maintained, threatened Lebanese stability and security.While officiating Colombia's large Maronite community, he ... [Published AINA - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Lebanon, Syria, Nasrallah Sfeir, Colombia, Damascus

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated 17 hours ago - 2 reports

2 homeless people kicked out of storage unit in Lebanon

LEBANON, Mo.-- Laclede County deputies removed two homeless people from their storage unit after it was discovered they were living in there. ... [Published KYTV - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Lebanon

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated 19 hours ago - 4 reports

Iranian VP, Hezbollah Chief Confer on Regional Developments

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Vice-President Mohammad Reza Mir-Tajeddini and Secretary-General of the Lebanese Hezbollah Movement Seyed Hassan Nasrallah discussed the latest regional developments, specially in Syria.During the meeting on Sunday, the two sides ... [Published Fars News Agency - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Hassan Nasrallah, Syria, Hizballah, Iran

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated 20 hours ago - 4 reports

Lebanon to import Iranian oil and LPG

(MENAFN) Tehran and Beirut have discussed lately to export Iranian furnace oil and LPG to Lebanon, reported Tehran Times.Deputy Oil Minister ... [Published MENAFN - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Lebanon, Iran, Tehran

Quotes

He also plans to help his entire club to develop and improve their skills. "I hope to secure another leadership role. My aim is to help make the club one of the best in the region" explained Shakir

Omani named champion in UAE speech competition [Published Times of Oman - 13 mins ago]

"It is one of the hardest days all over Syria," said Tarek, the activist, who would give only his first name because of security concerns. "If Qusair is finished, it will be the end of the revolution in Homs."

Syrian, Hezbollah forces launch major attack on rebel-held city [Published Denver Post - 40 mins ago]

Noting the importance of Qusair, the activist added: "There are several different strategic, diplomatic, and political factors that make Qusair particularly important. It is the heartland of the Alawite community, it has been used as a conduit for supplies, men and guns going in to Syria and it is close to Lebanon. Assad wants to make sure he is in the strongest position possible if this conference takes place."

Syria Civil War: Fighting Rages For Key Town as Hezbollah Joins [Published International Business Times UK - 53 mins ago]

"Syrian tanks and war planes shelled the strategic rebel-held town of Qusair near the border with Lebanon on Sunday, killing at least 30 people. The town has been under seige for weeks by pro-regime forces backed by Lebanese militant group Hezbollah."

Syrian forces, Hezbollah attack rebel-held Qusair - SYRIA - FRANCE 24 [Published Newsvine - 1 hour ago]

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