by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 24, 2014 | Middle East
Kuwait, Reuters—Lebanon’s foreign minister called on Arab countries on Monday to support the Lebanese army to counter fallout from the Syrian conflict, which he said threatened to tear the country apart. Around 1 million Syrian refugees have fled to Lebanon, a...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 17, 2013 | Middle East
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—A double suicide bombing rocked the Lebanese city of Sidon on Sunday, the first time suicide bombers have targeted the Lebanese military. One soldier was killed and two others wounded as a result, according to the Lebanese authorities. The four...
by Nazeer Rida | Jun 25, 2013 | Middle East
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Lebanese army took control of the headquarters of radical Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Al-Assir in Sidon on Monday after two days of fighting. The Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) said the army took control of the buildings surrounding...
