Syria accuses Israel's Mossad of assassinating scientist
Beirut, Aug 7 (IANS) Syria on Tuesday accused Israel of assassinating a top Syrian rocket scientist over the weekend, escalating tensions between…Read more
Facebook, Twitter shut accounts without notice: Hezbollah
Beirut, June 24 (IANS) Islamist political party and militant group Hezbollah said its Facebook and Twitter accounts have been terminated without any…Read more
Merkel voices support for Lebanon's reforms
Beirut, June 22 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel has reiterated her country's support for Lebanon's reforms during her visit to Beirut.
Hariri's party loses third of its parliamentary seats
Beirut, May 8 (IANS) The Lebanese Prime Minister's political party, the Future Movement, lost just under a third of its seats after recent parliamentary…Read more
Lebanon holds parliamentary polls
Beirut, May 6 (IANS) Polling stations opened across Lebanon on Sunday for the first parliamentary elections in almost a decade.
The last elections…Read more
Pro-Assad forces launch offensive after Ghouta victory
Beirut, April 15 (IANS) Syrian government forces launched an offensive in the Homs and Hama provinces on Sunday, after proclaiming victory in the…Read more
100,000 people flee Syria's Afrin, EU expresses concern
Beirut, March 19 (IANS) Almost 100,000 people have fled the Kurdish-Syrian enclave of Afrin since a Turkish military offensive was launched on the…Read more
Syrian refugees 'to frightened' to return home: UN
Beirut, March 10 (IANS/AKI) Ongoing warfare in Syria has made millions of impoverished Syrians living in exile too fearful to fulfil their dream of…Read more
Lebanese PM visits Saudi Arabia to boost ties
Beirut, March 3 (IANS) Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri went on an official visit to Saudi Arabia and held a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed…Read more
Pro-Syrian government militiamen enter Afrin
Beirut, Feb 21 (IANS) Pro-government militiamen on Tuesday entered the Kurdish enclave of Afrin in Syria in response to an ongoing Turkish military…Read more