The Daily Star (Lebanon)
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 - 07:49
Saudi Arabia's program to reintegrate former Islamist militants features art and sports classes, religious instruction and psychological analysis aimed at pushing them away from interpretations of Islam that favour political violence.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 - 07:48
Concrete blocks were put up at the main entrances of Sidon as well as inner overpasses and bridges that link the city with the coastal highway.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 - 07:21
The sources said Hezbollah fighters in a van were attempting to intercept the vehicle when it exploded in Sbouba, where the group maintains a military camp. There was an exchange of gunfire, they said.
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 08:32
A senior US official on Monday accused both the Syrian regime and radical rebel factions of blocking humanitarian aid inside the war-ravaged country.
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 08:31
Security sources said the attackers were likely supporters of Salafi-labelled Sheikh Ahmad Assir whose gunmen clashed with the Army in Sidon earlier this year.
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 08:30
A source at Beirut airport said the delegation, coming from Cairo, included Steve King, Michele Bachmann, and Louie Gohmert.
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 08:29
Amnesty International accused Bahrain on Monday of torturing children who have been arrested on suspicion of participating in Shiite anti-government protests.
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 08:03
The Lebanese Army killed four gunmen who attacked one of its checkpoints in the southern city of Sidon, security sources told The Daily Star.
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 07:00
Kurdish rebels on Sunday warned of retaliation over the deaths of three Kurdish protesters shot by Turkish police, heightening tensions in the fragile peace process between Ankara and the outlawed PKK group.
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 06:58
The Army said Saturday it arrested three Syrians for attempting to cross into Lebanon illegally and for arms possession, adding that eight people were also detained for similar charges.