Lebanon
Latest stories
Reports: Hizbullah Radars Can Track Israeli Fighter Jets

Hizbullah is using sophisticated radars to track Israeli fighter jets on reconnaissance flights over Lebanon, Israeli media, including the Hebrew Walla website, have reported.

The new technology can identify all Israeli planes, according to sources within Israel's security establishment. By locking on to the jets as targets Hizbullah can then fire missiles at them, they said.

W140 Full Story
Jumblat Meets Berri, Hails Hariri's 'Excellent, Democratic' Remarks

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat held talks Sunday with Speaker Nabih Berri in Ain al-Tineh, after which he hailed remarks on the presidential issue by al-Mustaqbal movement leader ex-PM Saad Hariri.

“After a long travail and numerous and lengthy (national) dialogue sessions, we eventually reached an agreement over the president's characteristics and as well as positive results,” said Jumblat after the meeting.

W140 Full Story
Hariri: Our Initiative Led to LF-FPM Reconciliation, We Don't Fear Election of Any Candidate Abiding by Taef

Al-Mustaqbal movement leader ex-PM Saad Hariri stressed Sunday that his movement “does not fear” the election as president of any candidate who abides by the Taef Accord, noting that his latest proposal to nominate MP Suleiman Franjieh has stirred “the stagnant political waters” and led to a “historic reconciliation between the Lebanese Forces and the Free Patriotic Movement.”

“The Lebanese presidency deserves more attention and efforts than the Syrian, Iraqi or Yemeni presidencies. The country's interest lies in ending the siege on the presidency, the government and the parliament, not in taking part in besieging Madaya, Aleppo and the Syrian towns,” said Hariri in a speech marking the 11th anniversary of the assassination of his father, ex-PM Rafik Hariri, addressing Hizbullah.

W140 Full Story
Hajj Hassan: March 14 Doesn't Want to 'Lebanonize' Solution

A Hizbullah minister on Sunday accused the rival March 14 camp of refusing to “Lebanonize” solutions to the country's political crisis.

“This camp is insisting not to Lebanonize the solution whereas we want a Lebanese-Lebanese solution without any bets or changes,” Industry Minister Hussein al-Hajj Hassan said during a memorial service in Iaat.

W140 Full Story
Army Bombards Militant Positions in Eastern Mountain Range

The Lebanese army shelled positions of Islamic State militants in the Eastern Mountain Range, the state-run National News Agency said on Sunday.

The army targeted the positions of the militants that are close to the outskirts of Ras Baalbek and the northeastern town of Arsal in the Eastern Mountain Range, added NNA.

W140 Full Story
Personal Dispute Erupts in Ain el-Hilweh

A personal dispute erupted at dawn in the Ain el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in Sidon, the state-run National News Agency reported on Sunday.

The dispute took place at the neighborhood of Safwari and escalated into armed clashes but no injures were reported.

W140 Full Story
Hariri Arrives in Beirut, Holds Separate Talks with Jumblat, Franjieh

Al-Mustaqbal Movement chief Saad Hariri arrived in Beirut on Sunday to take part in the assassination anniversary of his slain father former PM Rafik Hariri, the National News Agency reported.

The Mustaqbal chief, himself a former premier, had arrived in Beirut at dawn from his self-imposed exile in Riyadh for the occasion and is due to speak later at a memorial service that will be held at 4:30 pm in BIEL commemorating the eleventh assassination anniversary.

W140 Full Story
Eleventh Assassination Anniversary of Hariri Marked Amid Presidency Differences

Lebanon marks on Sunday the eleventh anniversary of slain former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, who was assassinated on February 14, 2005.

This year's commemoration is marked amid conflicting reports whether any of the March 14 figures will boycott the event in light of the latest differences over the controversial file of the presidency.

W140 Full Story
Army Arrests 2 Members of Human Trafficking Ring in Bekaa

The Lebanese army said on Saturday that it arrested two members of a human trafficking network in the area of al-Swairi in the eastern Bekaa Valley.

An army communique said that a military patrol raided the house of detainee Fawaz Mohammed Abou Nemri and arrested his wife Alaa Shouman and Syrian Jawdat Zaaar Baydar.

W140 Full Story
Police Free Abducted Man, Arrest Kidnappers

The Internal Security Forces Intelligence Branch freed on Saturday a Lebanese man, who had been kidnapped in Jbeil, and arrested five of his abductors, police said.

Osama Moawad was kidnapped on the main road of Gharzouz on Saturday morning when he was heading from his house to his workplace.

W140 Full Story