by Sawsan Al-Abtah | Oct 27, 2013 | Middle East
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The civil war in Syria continues to take its toll on Lebanon, with a spate of clashes between Sunni opponents and Shi’ite supporters of the regime of Bashar Al-Assad erupting over the last week in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli. Violence...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 31, 2013 | Middle East
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Lebanese judiciary has charged two Syrians and three Lebanese in connection with last week’s two bomb attacks on the Al-Taqwa and Al-Salam mosques in Tripoli. The twin attacks killed 50 and injured more than 500. With the twin blasts...
by Sawsan Al-Abtah | Aug 24, 2013 | Middle East
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Two powerful bomb attacks shook Lebanon’s northern city of Tripoli shortly after Friday prayers, leaving at least 47 dead and over 500 injured. No one has claimed responsibility for the two attacks so far. The explosions come a week after a car...
