The Daily Star (Lebanon)
Friday, August 23, 2013 - 09:31
Weapons have become a part of the daily lives of Tripoli’s residents, as their possession is no longer limited to the armed groups. The trade in arms is now seeing residents buy their own guns, pistols and even hand grenades.
Friday, August 23, 2013 - 09:22
Two car bombs outside mosques in Tripoli, Lebanon, following Friday prayers killed at least 42 people and wounded more than 400, as the country’s caretaker defense minister warned of a ‘terrorist scheme’ aimed at further violence.
Tuesday, August 20, 2013 - 11:00
Sleiman “ordered the Lebanese Army to determine the source of fire and deal with it with the appropriate means,” a presidential statement said.
Tuesday, August 20, 2013 - 10:58
The United States is providing Amman with technical assistance against any possible chemical threat from neighbouring Syria, Jordan's prime minister said on Monday.
Tuesday, August 20, 2013 - 07:35
Iraq's prime minister warned Saturday that weapons and fighters flowing into Syria are now making their way to Iraq, as a rising tide of violence sweeps across the country.
Friday, August 16, 2013 - 14:36
A Syrian suspect is in the custody of Lebanese authorities as part of a probe into the July car bombing that targeted the southern suburb of Beirut, caretaker Defense Minister Fayez Ghosn announced Friday.
Friday, August 16, 2013 - 14:29
A U.N. mission to investigate alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria's civil war tentatively plans to enter the country on Sunday, officials said on Friday.
Friday, August 16, 2013 - 14:25
Authorities are considering the possibility a suicide bomber may have been behind a car bombing in Beirut’s southern suburb, caretaker Interior Minister Marwan Charbel said Friday, as the death toll from the deadly blast rose to 24.
Friday, August 16, 2013 - 06:45
Jordan on Wednesday asked the United States to provide manned U.S. surveillance aircraft to help keep an eye on its border with Syria, the top U.S. military officer said.
Thursday, August 15, 2013 - 10:41
The United States is gaining more insight into Syria's moderate opposition but must watch carefully to determine when occasional collaboration with Islamist radicals might turn into real alliances, the top U.S. military officer said on Monday.