Lebanon

Lebanon: Army Reports Firing At Israeli Drone
November 21, 2009 1656 GMT
The Lebanese army said it fired at an Israeli unmanned aerial vehicle Nov. 21, Haaretz reported.... [more]
Lebanon: Military Chief Calls For Increased Vigilance Along Israeli Border
November 21, 2009 1543 GMT
Lebanese army chief Gen. Jean Kahwaji ordered his troops to raise the alert levels along the... [more]
Lebanon: Nasrallah Re-Elected As Hezbollah Chief
November 19, 2009 1736 GMT
Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah has been re-elected as secretary-general of militant group Hezbollah, AP... [more]
Lebanon: UAE To Provide Helicopters To Beirut
November 17, 2009 1803 GMT
The United Arab Emirates' air force will provide Lebanon with 10 Puma helicopters, The Jerusalem... [more]
Lebanon: President Travels To Damascus For Talks
November 12, 2009 1018 GMT
Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman traveled to Damascus for talks with Syrian President Bashar... [more]
U.S.: Washington Accuses Iran Of Shipping Arms To Lebanese Fighters
November 10, 2009 2248 GMT
The United States has accused Iran of shipping arms to Lebanese guerrillas, in an endorsement of... [more]
Israel, Lebanon: Hezbollah Rockets Number In Tens Of Thousands - IDF Chief
November 10, 2009 1241 GMT
Hezbollah holds tens of thousands of rockets, some of which have a range of up to 185 miles, The... [more]
Lebanon: Al-Hariri Forms Unity Government
November 9, 2009 2014 GMT
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri created a new unity government that includes two Hezbollah... [more]
Lebanon: Al-Hariri Expected To Announce Unity Government
November 7, 2009 1536 GMT
Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri is expected to announce a unity government... [more]
Israel: U.N. Ambassador Files Complaint
November 5, 2009 2342 GMT
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gabriella Shalev on Nov. 5 filed a complaint with U.N.... [more]
Israel: Navy Captures Arms Ship
November 4, 2009 0944 GMT
The Israeli navy seized an arms ship, AP reported Nov. 4. Military officials said the boat... [more]
Israel: Hamas Missiles Can Strike Tel Aviv - MI Chief
November 3, 2009 1042 GMT
The head of Military Intelligence for the Israel Defense Forces, General Amos Yadlin said the... [more]
Lebanon: No Signs Of Israeli Preparation For War - FM
October 31, 2009 1457 GMT
Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh said in an interview published Oct. 31 that there are no... [more]
Lebanon: Italian President To Visit Nov. 2
October 30, 2009 1810 GMT
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano will visit Lebanon Nov. 2, The Daily Star reported, citing... [more]
Lebanon: U.N. Warned Of Potential Israeli Attack
October 30, 2009 1006 GMT
Lebanon's ambassador to the United Nations warned that Israel is exhibiting signs of an imminent... [more]
Lebanon: Army Dismantles Rockets Aimed At Israel
October 28, 2009 0831 GMT
A senior Lebanese army official stated that Lebanese troops found and dismantled four rockets... [more]
Lebanon: Rockets Hit Israel, Prompting Retaliation
October 27, 2009 1935 GMT
A rocket fired from Lebanon landed in open ground east of the northern Israeli town of Kiryat... [more]
Israel, Lebanon: Hezbollah Remains Armed - Qassem
October 16, 2009 1842 GMT
Hezbollah Deputy Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem warned Israel that the Lebanese militant... [more]
Lebanon: President To Visit Spain
October 16, 2009 1720 GMT
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman is scheduled to travel to Spain on Oct. 18 for a three-day... [more]
Spain: PM Visits Lebanon
October 16, 2009 1716 GMT
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on Oct. 16 traveled to Beirut, where he held... [more]
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