The Daily Star (Lebanon)
Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - 07:50
Pakistan warned Iran on Tuesday not to send troops across the two countries' shared border to retrieve five kidnapped Iranian border guards, an incident that threatens to exacerbate regional and sectarian tensions.
Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - 07:48
The United States is opposed to the supply of shoulder-fired missiles, capable of taking down warplanes, to rebel forces in Syria, a senior Obama administration official said on Tuesday.
Sunday, February 16, 2014 - 22:36
The National News Agency reported that the car entered Lebanon from the Syrian province of Qalamoun, near the Lebanese border, and that it was heading towards Beirut when it was stopped.
Sunday, February 16, 2014 - 22:35
Lebanon's President Michel Sleiman urged the international community Sunday to provide the "political cover" needed for the Army to receive weapons and equipment.
Sunday, February 16, 2014 - 22:32
Walid al-Moallem said Sunday that the U.S. tried to "create a very negative climate for dialogue in Geneva."
Sunday, February 16, 2014 - 22:31
The March 8 and March 14 coalitions have each been allotted eight seats in the government with the remaining ministerial posts divided among Salam, President Michel Sleiman and Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblatt.
Sunday, February 16, 2014 - 22:30
"There will be some intermediate steps that we can take applying more pressure to the Assad regime and we are going to be continuing to work with all the parties concerned to try to move forward on a diplomatic solution," Obama said.
Friday, February 14, 2014 - 09:14
Yemeni security forces were on Friday hunting down 29 inmates, including 19 suspected Al-Qaeda members, who broke out of jail in a deadly assault in the capital.
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - 08:01
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki pledged Wednesday that pro-government tribal fighters would be hired as policemen in Anbar province, where the UN said violence has displaced up to 300,000 people.
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - 07:46
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Yabrud was hit by 15 air strikes Wednesday, in a major escalation against the main town in the Qalamoun mountains.