Lebanon
June 6, 2013
The Lebanese government is discussing plans to limit the number of refugees it receives from Syria
The commander of the Syrian rebel forces, Salim Idriss, said that his troops are ready to enter and fight in Lebanon, the same day the rebels conceded defeat to Syrian regime forces in the town of Qusair.
June 5, 2013
Lebanese diva Majida Al Roumi’s career is so sizzlin’, she doesn’t need a moment in the Arab Idol spotlight, turns down the talent show invite.
“The Syrian army totally controls the Qusayr region in Homs province after killing a large number of terrorists and capturing others,” the Syrian regime said on Wednesday.
June 4, 2013
The Lebanese see themselves as always the trendsetter in the MIddle East and this Paris-based comedy about a gay couple adopting is a first in the region.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that his country had not yet delivered S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to the Syrian government
Three Syrians have been kidnapped by rogue forces in the Lebanese Hezbollah stronghold Baalbek area
Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah has clashed with the rebel Free Syrian Army in a Damascus suburb, leaving two Hezbollah fighters dead, one of them a high ranking official.
Lebanese singer Haifa Wehbe had the time of her life in Iraq and dreams of returning and singing a Kurdish song to boot!
Fighting in Qusayr - a strategic town near the Lebanon-Syria border - was attacked on Monday. A doctor said at least 300 people are said to be wounded.
June 3, 2013
Violence in Lebanon continues as one person was killed in overnight clashes in the northern city of Tripoli
Two men were arrested Sunday in the district of Zgharta when found transporting arms, including rocket-propelled grenades, in their car.
The floodwaters from the Syrian crisis rose higher in Lebanon Sunday, with Lebanese security sources reporting that for the first time fighting between Hezbollah and Syrian rebels had occurred on Lebanese soil.
With reports of up to 1,500 wounded citizens trapped in Qusair, Syria insisted Sunday that the Red Cross would not be allowed access to the strategic town until fighting was over.
Separate attacks targeting two journalists who have been covering the ongoing violence in the north drew condemnation from political and professional circles over the weekend.