The Daily Star (Lebanon)
Monday, August 5, 2013 - 08:24
Interpol issued Saturday a global security alert after jailbreaks linked to Al-Qaeda freed hundreds of militants, as the United States and other Western powers planned to temporarily close certain embassies over terror threats.
Monday, August 5, 2013 - 08:19
Rebels battling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime captured an arms and ammunition dump in the Qalamun area near Damascus early on Saturday, a watchdog said.
Monday, August 5, 2013 - 08:04
The Special Tribunal for Lebanon pre-trial judge Friday set Jan. 13, 2014, as a new tentative start date for the trial of the four Hezbollah members indicted in the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
Thursday, August 1, 2013 - 06:43
Controlling Hezbollah weapons needs to be discussed because of the party’s military intervention in Syria, President Michel Sleiman said Thursday during celebrations to mark Lebanon Army Day
Thursday, August 1, 2013 - 06:11
The Syrian opposition will form a provisional government in the second half of August after months of failed efforts, Syrian National Coalition chief Ahmad Jarba said Tuesday.
Thursday, August 1, 2013 - 06:09
Caretaker Defense Minister Fayez Ghosn signed an administrative decree Wednesday extending Army Commander Gen. Jean Kahwagi's term for two years, a source told The Daily Star.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 14:43
Four Algerian soldiers have been killed in attacks in the east and south of the country, a security source and media reports said on Tuesday.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 07:41
Jordan plans to raise power prices after doubling taxes on cellphones to offset a large budget deficit, despite warnings that such measures will provoke a public outcry.
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - 13:58
The protest movement in Iraq that began in December 2012 has not occurred in isolation from events in Syria over the past two years.
Friday, July 26, 2013 - 08:39
The Amal Movement and Hezbollah will negotiate the share of the Marada Movement in the next government, Suleiman Franjieh, the head of the Christian political party, said Thursday.