by Youssef Diab | Apr 30, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut – The trial of the suspects behind the twin bombings at the al-Taqwa and al-Salam mosques in Lebanon’s northern city of Tripoli in 2013 will kick off in May. The Judicial Council announced that the trial will begin on May 19. The bombings on August 21, 2013...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 12, 2016 | Middle East
Beirut-Interior Minister Nohad al-Mashnouq announced Sunday that he had requested the Cabinet to dissolve the Arab Democratic Party headed by Rifaat Eid, a close ally to the Syrian regime led by Bashar Assad, and the Islamic Unity Movement, a week after a Lebanese...
by Paula Astih | Apr 13, 2014 | Middle East
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Lebanese army and internal security forces continued efforts to implement the government’s new security plan for the fourth consecutive day on Saturday, as the Lebanese government continued its efforts to contain the spillover from the...
by Layal Abu Rahal | Nov 6, 2013 | Middle East
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—A Lebanese MP was charged with involvement in the bombing of two mosques in the Lebanese city of Tripoli in August on Tuesday. Ali Eid, the Alawite leader of the pro-Assad Arab Democratic Party (ADP), was charged by military prosecutors with...
