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Beirut protesters clash with police at demonstration over uncollected rubbish

At least 20 people were injured on Saturday during clashes between police and protesters in Beirut, according to the Red Cross. Police used water

Lebanon

Lebanon: authorities detain hardline Islamist cleric

The authorities in Lebanon have detained a hardline Islamist cleric wanted in connection with a series of attacks on the Lebanese army. Sheik Ahmed

Lebanon

[Watch] Rubbish crisis forces residents to wear face masks in Beirut

Officials are struggling to reach an agreement on where to dump waste, with the closure of a major landfill site last week

World News

Syrian refugees now four million, displaced approach eight million

There are now more than four million officially recognised refugees from the Syrian conflict. The United Nations and other agencies are operating

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Syria

Aleppo: Syrian Army says it has control of contested district of city

The Syrian army says it has taken control of a district in Aleppo City after an intense offensive by rebel groups

World

Learning to cope: the impact of Syria's war on the 'lost generation'

Five years on and the Syrian war is still have a devastating impact on the country and wider region. Many thousands have died, parts of the country

Culture news

Artist Laudi Abilama immortalises Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew in print

Thousands of Singaporeans have been paying tribute to former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, the man credited with transforming the country into one of

Lebanon

Hezbollah warns ISIL is a 'great danger'

The leader of Hezbollah has strongly denounced ISIL’s beheading of the Egyptian Christian hostages and called on regional governments to work

Israel

Israel blames Iran for deadly clash on Lebanese border

Israel’s Prime Minister has accused Iran of being behind Hezbollah’s deadly attack on Israeli troops near the Lebanese border on Wednesday. The

Lebanon

Fears of renewed conflict after three die in Israeli- Hezbollah clashes

Tensions are on the rise in the Middle East following one of the most violent clashes between Israel and Hezbollah since the 2006 war. Two Israeli

Lebanon

France calls for UN Security Council meeting over Israel-Lebanon border violence

France has called an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council following the outbreak of violence along southern border of Lebanon with Israel. It

Lebanon

Two Israeli soldiers killed in Hezbollah attack

Israel confirms the death of two of its troops near the Lebanon border as its forces come under fire from Hezbollah. A UN peacekeeper has also been killed.

Lebanon

Lebanon: Spanish UN peacekeeper killed in Israel-Hezbollah clashes

A Spanish UN peacekeeper in Lebanon has been killed amid clashes between Israeli forces and Hezbollah fighters. “We are looking into the

Israel

Israel and Hezbollah exchange fire near Lebanon border

Exchanges of fire have been reported between Israeli forces and Hezbollah fighters near the Lebanese border. Israeli media say an army vehicle was

Lebanon

Funeral held for Hezbollah fighter killed in alleged Israeli attack in Golan Heights

Thousands of Hezbollah supporters have turned out for the funeral of a prominent fighter killed in a suspected Israeli helicopter strike in Syria’s

USA

Miss Lebanon claims ‘photobomb’ after controversial Miss Israel selfie

Lebanon

Lebanon: Several die in Tripoli double suicide attack

A double suicide bombing in the Lebanese city of Tripoli is said to have killed up to nine people, not including the bombers, and left scores

Lebanon

Under-strain Lebanon imposes visa restrictions on Syrian refugees

The Lebanese, struggling to cope with the more than a million and a half refugees from Syria they are currently looking after on their soil, are

Lebanon

Former Lebanese prime minister Karami dies aged 80

The former two-time prime minister of Lebanon, Omar Karami, has died peacefully in hospital in Beirut aged 80. He initially served as PM for two

Lebanon

Lebanon detains wife and child of ISIL leader Baghdadi

Lebanese authorities are said to be questioning a wife of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi after she and a child of the ISIL leader were detained near the Syrian border.

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