The Daily Star (Lebanon)
Thursday, April 24, 2014 - 10:51
DAMASCUS: Syria's air force killed 27 civilians Thursday in a raid on a market in an Aleppo provincial village, as a businessman became the second hopeful to register for the country's controversial presidential election.
Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - 10:30
KUWAIT CITY: Qatar's dispute with three fellow Gulf states, which withdrew their envoys from Doha last month, is "over", the Qatari foreign minister said Wednesday, while insisting his country had made no concessions.
Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - 09:54
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Parliament failed Wednesday to elect a new president in the first round of voting with none of the candidates receiving the two-thirds majority needed to win.
Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - 07:08
BEIRUT: Prime Minister Tammam Salam said Tuesday that the dispute over Hezbollah’s arms is tied to the role of the state in decisions of war and peace, adding that Lebanese intervention in Syria should stop.
Monday, April 21, 2014 - 08:42
Dozens of officials, tribal chiefs and civil society representatives took part in the ceremony amid tightened security measures.
Friday, April 18, 2014 - 13:34
The adviser at the Tunisian embassy was taken on Thursday, becoming the second Tunisian diplomat to be kidnapped in the Libyan capital within a month.
Thursday, April 17, 2014 - 11:17
Following what it described as a thorough investigation, an Army intelligence unit apprehended Bilal Kayed Kayed, who has several arrest warrants out against him, a statement by the military said.
Thursday, April 17, 2014 - 11:16
Syria has submitted a "more specific" list of its chemical weapons to the global regulator overseeing the destruction of its stockpile after discrepancies were reported by inspectors on the ground, officials said.
Thursday, April 17, 2014 - 11:15
The exit of Saudi's spy chief was the result of US pressure over his stance on Syria but does not signal a shift in Riyadh's goal of toppling the Damascus regime, experts say.
Thursday, April 17, 2014 - 11:14
An Iraqi Justice Ministry official said Wednesday that this week's closure of the infamous Abu Ghraib prison west of Baghdad is temporary and that it will be reopened once the security situation in the surrounding area is stable.