Lebanon

May 30, 2013

Majed Al Mohandes dreams of helping aspiring artists
11:56 GMT

Beloved Iraqi singer Majed Al Mohandes tours his way around the region's talent shows. This weekend's stop is a guest performance on Arab Idol 2.

 Syrian army soldiers walking nearby facilities of Dabaa military airfield during an operation that led to the control of the airport, north of the Syrian city of Qusayr. AFP Photo
11:56 GMT

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is set to meet on Sunday so that member states may discuss the possibilities of putting Lebanese Shi'ite movement Hezbollah on the list of terror organisations, in light of its involvement in the Syrian civil war.

Political leaders gather at the National Dialogue table at Baabda Palace last year. Image courtesy of The Daily Star.
11:38 GMT

Najib Mikati, Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister, announced on Wednesday that he wants to return to the National Dialogue in Lebanon, in the face of increasing violence in the country as the Syrian civil war encroaches on Lebanon.

Lebanese model-turned-actress Lamita Franjieh is frazzled and needs a break.
09:43 GMT

Filming is done for Lebanese artist Lamita Franjieh and now she's going to the United Kingdom for a little R and R.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad gives an interview to a Syrian state news channel (AFP)
09:19 GMT

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says that the government has already received the first shipment of advanced S-300 anti-aircraft missiles from Russia

Lebanese women wave Hezbollah flags while holding a picture of the movement's chief Hassan Nasrallah in Mashghara in the western Bekaa Valley on May 25 (MahmoudZayyat / AFP)
08:03 GMT

The US State Department called for an immediate withdrawal of all Hezbollah fighters from Syria, as reports emerged that rebels had lost the strategic Dabaa air base to forces loyal to Assad

May 29, 2013

Will audiences choose beauty over humor when Qamar and Hunaidi have competing quiz shows this Ramadan?
17:21 GMT

It is on between the beautiful Lebanese artists Qamar and Mohammad Hunaidi this Ramadan Season.

FSA official, Brigadier General Salim Idris, gave Hezbollah a threatening ultimatium if it doesn't leave Syria in the next 24 hours. Image courtesy of Al Arabiya.
04:00 GMT

A Free Syrian Army official on Tuesday gave Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah 24 hours to leave Syria, warning that the FSA will "take all measures to hunt Hezbollah, even in hell" if they do not leave.

May 28, 2013

A destroyed Beirut on display.
09:16 GMT

"Installing the Ruin" photo display is up at Galerie Tanit this week in Beirut, reminding guests of the war torn Beirut last decade.

 A Lebanese army soldier walks past graffiti on a closed shop which reads: "You shall fall Bashar.." in Tripoli's Sunni neighbourhood of Bab al-Tabbaneh, whose residents support the rebels battling to topple the regime in nearby Syria, during a truce with the Alawite district of Jabal Mohsen on May 27 (Joseph Eid/ AFP)
06:58 GMT

The attack took place around 3 am at a checkpoint in Arsal, with the gunmen speeding towards Syrian territory after the attack

May 27, 2013

Jassmi joyful over Rifi's reign over X Factor Arabia
10:33 GMT

The dust has settled just a little, and the joy of his boy Mohammed Al Rifi claiming the X-Factor victory is sinking in for superstar team leader Hussein Al Jassmi.

A screengrab from Nasrallah's youtube video 'My Lebanon', believed to have been made in 1988. Image via YouTube.
08:31 GMT

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah can be seen in a video recently made public, believed to have been made in 1988, showing him talking of his wishes to make Lebanon part of a Greater Islamic Republic.

Man inspects a rocket that landed in Israel (used for illustrative purposes)
07:29 GMT

The rocket attacks comes a day after two Grad rockets struck the Hezbollah stronghold in southern Beirut

May 26, 2013

Walid Tawfiq (right) has begun a war of words with Ragheb Alama (left) by not saying anything at all.
15:16 GMT

By refusing even to acknowledge Ragheb Alama's name, Walid Tawfiq has just opened a huge can of worms and rumors.

FSA supporters in Lebanon
12:53 GMT

Free Syrian Army denies it had anything to do with the double rocket attack on the Hezbollah stronghold of southern Beirut