Lebanon

May 29, 2013

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

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will send representatives to the US-Russia brokered peace conference, planned for some time in June
12:40 GMT

Walid Muallem was speaking in Baghdad after he made a surprise visit to the Iraqi capital on Sunday

Lebanese Sunni militia men hold a meeting in the Sunni district of Bab Al Tabbaneh in Lebanon. AFP Photo
09:42 GMT

The Syrian National Coalition has called on Hezbollah fighters who are fighting on behalf of the Syrian regime to defect, one day after Hezbollah leader Nasrallah pledged 'victory' in Syria

Lebenon caretaker PM Najib MIkati
09:08 GMT

Najib Mikati called for calm following attacks on Hezbollah stronghold in the Lebanese capital whilst President Michael Sleiman called the perpetrators "terrorists"

Mohamed Mounir mixes it up with contestants and judges on Arab Idol
08:56 GMT

"The King" himself gave a guest star performance on one of the region's fave talent shows "Arab Idol" in a night that judges, contestants and audience members alike won't soon forget.

Back to reality. After Hezbollah supporters commemorated  the Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon yesterday, reality rocked the city of Beirut today.
07:29 GMT

Two rockets struck the South of Beirut, targeting Hezbollah and leaving at least three wounded.

May 25, 2013

Syria-related clashes have been rocking Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli for months.
13:03 GMT

The death toll grows in Tripoli as the conflict between opposing factions scales up.

The Lebanese airspace is violated by Israeli forces on a daily basis in spite of a 2006 UN resolution.
05:46 GMT

Last night, three Israeli military aircraft broke a UN Security Council resolution by violating the Lebanese airspace, raising tensions with a state that already faces increased pressure from the neighboring Syrian conflict.