Tag: Lebanon

Lebanese farmers harvests cannabis plants at a place somewhere in the Bekaa Valley (File photo) AFP PHOTO / Ramzi Haidar
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Bekaa Valley ablaze with protests

Towards the end of July resistance grew violent as farmers took up…

Ahmed Khalifa
Ahmed Khalifa
: The Lebanese President gave a speech Wednesday emphasizing the strength and security of the country's army on the anniversary of the founding of the Lebanese army (file photo: AFP)
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Lebanon MP: Army is doing Hezbollah’s ‘dirty work’

The Lebanese Member of Parliament thinks the army is not operating independently

Hend Kortam
Hend Kortam
Lebanon's 25-year power crisis costs US$1.5 billion annually in lost business, according to some estimates (Photo caption: AFP/ Ramzi Haidar )
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Nationwide blackout in Lebanon threatened

Blackout threatened as power cuts continue in Lebanon

Rana Muhammad Taha
Rana Muhammad Taha
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Syria turmoil threatens Lebanon stability

Many have fled the violence in Syria to neighbouring countries including Lebanon…

Hend Kortam
Hend Kortam
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Syrian refugee influx in Lebanon

90,000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon following Damascus bombing

Rana Muhammad Taha
Rana Muhammad Taha
Fighting between the Lebanese army and an armed Palestinian group in the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp (File photo)
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Lebanese Judge calls for the death penalty for 88 involved in clashes

Judge Ghassan Oueidat recommended the death penalty for 88 people involved in…

Luiz Sanchez
Luiz Sanchez
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Thousands of Syrian refugees flee to Egypt

Syrian refugees face hardship and uncertainty in Egypt

Rana Muhammad Taha
Rana Muhammad Taha
A screengrab from a video released by the Venezuelan Ministry of Defense shows President Hugo Chavez inaugurating Iranian made "Mohajer 2" drones
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Iranian drones and submarines raise alarms

Iran’s’ tiny’ army is bigger than it seems

Maryam Ishani
Maryam Ishani

Hackers take down 15 Lebanese government websites

By Oliver Holmes / Reuters BEIRUT: A group calling itself "Raise Your…

DNE
DNE

Lebanon delays gas tenders, sets up administrator

By Laila Bassam / Reuters BEIRUT: Lebanon is delaying tenders for offshore exploratory…

DNE
DNE