The Daily Star (Lebanon)
Tuesday, March 4, 2014 - 08:49
Shortly after Hezbollah’s comments, Sleiman reiterated in a Twitter post the need for adherence to the Baabda Declaration, a pact between rival political leaders to distance Lebanon from regional turmoil, particularly in Syria.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014 - 08:28
Bahraini police fired tear gas and stun grenades at hundreds of protesters throwing stones and petrol bombs in a Shiite Muslim village Friday after the funeral of a young man who died in custody, a Reuters witness said.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 08:12
"The Apache sale has got to be on the table. We've got to discuss it," the Republican Arizona senator said when asked about whether the arms sale would affect the plan to sell the Boeing Co. helicopters to Iraq.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 08:11
Three Saudi security officers were wounded, one critically, by gunfire outside a police station in a flashpoint village in the mostly Shiite Muslim area of Qatif, the government said on Tuesday.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 12:24
"We urge the government to meet the demands of people who have repeatedly called for freezing and eventually cancelling the peace treaty," the Islamic Action Front (IAF) said on its website.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 12:23
Egyptian courts have sentenced 220 mostly supporters of the ousted Islamist president to up to seven years imprisonment for instigating violence and holding protests without a permit.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 05:55
"This would not have happened without Hezbollah’s men and equipment passing into Syria through the Lebanese border crossings under the eyes of the government and the Lebanese Army, which it controls.”
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 05:54
Military Prosecutor Judge Saqr Saqr Monday charged 21 members of a terrorist network with belonging to Al-Qaeda-linked groups, and formally accused suspected mastermind Naim Abbas of involvement in the January bombings in Beirut's southern suburbs.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 05:53
President Michel Sleiman called Monday for the country's various security agencies to cooperate and work together more, saying it would help prevent the spread of terrorism.
Friday, February 21, 2014 - 09:28
The Local Coordination Committees opposition network and an anti-government activist in the area said air raids and government shelling in the southern province of Daraa killed at least two people Friday.