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The Lebanese army clashed with the followers of radical cleric Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir in 2013. (AFP/File)

January 26th, 2017 - 11:00 GMT

Lebanese army arrests five more in connection with west Beirut attack plot

A follower of the radical preacher Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir entered Costa Coffee in Beirut's Hamra district wearing a suicide belt when his attack was thwarted.

The Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp in Lebanon. (AFP/File)

September 27th, 2016 - 12:00 GMT

Grenade attack in Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp targeted Palestinian National Security Force member’s home

Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp in Lebanon is home to different extremist factions, and is sometimes used as a base for militants to plan attacks. (AFP/File)

July 24th, 2016 - 12:30 GMT

Four alleged militants turn themselves in to Lebanese army

Lebanese soldiers patrol the Christian village of al-Qaa, near the country's border with war-ravaged Syria, on June 28, 2016 after two waves of suicide bombings struck the village killing and wounding several people. (AFP/Stringer)

June 30th, 2016 - 05:30 GMT

Unidentified militants threaten Beirut airport in new video

A Lebanese soldier monitors an area in the Abra district of the southern city of Sidon on June 28, 2013. (AFP/Mahmoud Zayyat)

May 4th, 2016 - 11:30 GMT

Lebanese authorities arrest Palestinian man for participating in 2013 Sidon clashes

One man was detained over his suspected involvement in 2013 Lebanon clashes near Sidon, the second over 2014 Syrian border fights. (AFP/File)

September 29th, 2015 - 05:37 GMT

Lebanese forces arrest two suspected of fighting army in Abra, Arsal

Notorious Salafist Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir was detained by Lebanese authorities as he was trying to board a plane to Nigeria. (AFP/File)

August 27th, 2015 - 04:25 GMT

Salfist Sheikh Assir admits to funding Lebanese militants

The Lebanese entertainer had a message for the Sunni hard-line cleric Saturday night: 'Beirut will never miss you.' (YouTube)

August 16th, 2015 - 04:05 GMT

Here’s what Fouad Yammine has to say about Ahmad al-Assir

The hard-line cleric was arrested at the Rafik Hariri International Airport over the weekend, and Twitter can't help pointing out a curious resemblance. (AFP/File)

August 16th, 2015 - 10:16 GMT

On Twitter, al-Assir's arrest brings musings about plastic surgery and Nic Cage

Lebanese security detained three Syrian nationals who were part of a network for al-Nusra Front.

August 11th, 2015 - 06:06 GMT

Lebanese security busts Nusra network in northern town: report

Daesh militants intend to launch further operations in Lebanon, according to the report. (AFP/File)

February 24th, 2015 - 05:55 GMT

Daesh intends to form “emirate” in Lebanon: report

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August 4th, 2014 - 07:39 GMT

What is going on in Lebanon’s Arsal?

Hezbollah's Resistance Brigades have come under fire for allegedly stoking tensions in Sidon's neighborhoods. (AFP/File)

April 4th, 2014 - 08:01 GMT

Hezbollah reactivating controversial Resistance Brigades