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NEWS ABOUT: Lebanon

Lebanon stories: 98 news summaries

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 Israel Captures Alleged 
 Iranian Arms Ship 

Smuggled weapons were headed for Hezbollah, Israel says

Nov 4, 09 10:58 AM CST
(Newser) - Israel has seized a cargo ship it says was being used to smuggle hundreds of tons of weapons from Iran to Hezbollah in Lebanon. Though the ship has been sequestered, Israel tells the BBC it does not believe the crew was aware of the operation, and that the weapons were... More »

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Iran • Israel • Lebanon • Hezbollah • Mediterranean Sea • search and seizure • weapons • arms smuggling

Saudi Man
Jailed After Bragging About Sex on TV

He earns 5 years
and 1,000 lashes

Oct 7, 09 2:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Saudi man has been sentenced to 5 years in jail and 1,000 lashes after boasting about his sexual promiscuity on a TV show. Broadcast in July, it features the man displaying sex toys and talking up his exploits. Three friends who appeared on camera got 2-year sentences, notes... More »

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Saudi Arabia • Lebanon • Islamic Sharia law • sex toys • lashing • extramarital affair • promiscuity • television program • jail sentence

 'Lebanese Madoff' 
 Shames Hezbollah 

Financier accused of using ties to party to dupe Shiites out of their savings

Sep 16, 09 1:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Lebanese businessman's billion-dollar Ponzi scheme has left thousands of investors penniless and Hezbollah leaders seriously embarrassed, reports the New York Times. Salah Ezzedine—dubbed the "Lebanese Bernie Madoff" by the nation's press—has strong ties to Hezbollah, and many of the mostly Shiite investors in his scheme say... More »

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Lebanon • fraud • Shiite • Hezbollah • Ponzi scheme • defrauding investors • Salah Ezzedine

(Newser) - Australian security forces today busted an Islamist terror outfit that was planning to attack an army base in retaliation for the country’s involvement in Muslim countries, the Australian reports. An undisclosed number of Australians of Somali and Lebanese descent were arrested in the sweep, which centered around the southern... More »

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Somalia • Lebanon • Australia • Melbourne • Islamic terrorism

ANALYSIS

Obama Effect Drove Lebanon Allies to Victory

Hezbollah defeat
bodes well for Iranian
election this Friday

Jun 9, 09 7:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Voters in Lebanon had many reasons for backing American allies over a Hezbollah-led coalition in Sunday's bellwether elections, but political analysts say that Barack Obama's efforts to reach out to the Muslim world played a significant role in the outcome. For the first time in years, being linked to Washington... More »

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Iran • Barack Obama • Joe Biden • Middle East • Lebanon • Hezbollah • Obama administration • Lebanese elections

(Newser) - Lebanon's pro-Western coalition claimed victory a parliamentary election today, striking a blow against Iran and Syria, Reuters reports. "Congratulations to democracy, congratulations to freedom," coalition leader Saad al-Hariri said in a speech in Beirut. Official results are due tomorrow, but the Hezbollah led-bloc is already admitting defeat. "... More »

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Lebanon • Syria • Hezbollah • Saad al-Hariri • election

Infamous Terrorist Flees
to Lebanon

Suspect in 1982 Pan Am bombing spotted
in Tripoli: FBI official

May 29, 09 6:25 PM CDT
(AP) - A master bomb maker who once targeted commercial airliners and was suspected of aiding the Iraq insurgency has fled to Lebanon, an FBI official has confirmed. There is information that 73-year-old Abu Ibrahim was reportedly in Tripoli, a city in northwest Lebanon, the official said earlier this week. The... More »

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Iraq • Iran • Lebanon • FBI • terrorist • suspected terrorists • Abu Ibrahim

(AP) - Vice President Joe Biden visited Lebanon today to reinforce US support for the government ahead of key parliamentary elections. The vote in two weeks could see a pro-Western majority ousted by a coalition led by the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Biden is the highest-ranking US official to visit Lebanon in... More »

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Joe Biden • Lebanon • diplomacy • Hezbollah • Obama administration

Mogul Who Paid for Ex's Murder Faces Execution

Hit on Lebanese pop star cost Egyptian billionaire $2M

May 21, 09 9:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Egyptian tycoon and the ex-cop he hired to kill his Lebanese pop singer ex-girlfriend have been sentenced to death by hanging, the BBC reports. The trial of billionaire Hisham Talaat Moustafa, an associate of president Hosni Mubarak's son Gamal, has gripped the Arab world. Although Suzanne Tamim was murdered... More »

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Middle East • Lebanon • murder • execution • Egypt • Dubai • Cairo • hanging • singer • murder trial • Hisham Talaat Moustafa • Suzanne Tamim

Lebanon Frees Generals Held in Death of Ex-PM Hariri

It could boost Hezbollah-led opposition in elections

Apr 29, 09 3:16 PM CDT
(AP) - Lebanon today released four generals held nearly 4 years in the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri after a UN-backed tribunal ordered them freed, setting off celebrations with fireworks and dancing. Their release leaves the international tribunal with no suspects in custody after a four-year UN investigation into... More »

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United Nations • Lebanon • assassination • tribunal • election • Rafik Hariri

In Beirut, Clinton Reassures About US Overtures to Syria

Election could see pro-US gov't ousted from Lebanon

Apr 26, 09 9:32 AM CDT
(AP) - Hillary Clinton reassured the Lebanese people today that Washington supports "voices of moderation" and will never make a deal with Syria that undermines the country's interests. Clinton spoke on a surprise visit to Beirut ahead of a critical June 7 election that could see the pro-US Lebanese government ousted... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Lebanon • Syria • Hezbollah • secretary of State • Beirut • foreign policy • international relations • Lebanese elections

ANALYSIS

Divisive Camps
Square Off in
Lebanon Vote

One pushes liberal economy, the other Islamic militancy

Apr 13, 09 3:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hezbollah is inching towards greater control in Lebanon as the nation gears up for June’s parliamentary elections. The Shiite group, which favors spurning the West and resisting Israel with arms, is in a minority coalition, but winning a handful of seats could change that, GlobalPost reports. Its opposition, led... More »

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Israel • Lebanon • Hezbollah • Beirut • Saad al-Hariri • Arab Israeli conflict • parliamentary elections • election

(Newser) - Top PLO official Kamal Medhat and at least three of his bodyguards were killed by a roadside bomb near a refugee camp in southern Lebanon today, security officials tell al-Jazeera. Television footage showed Medhat’s car being blasted into a large crater. A Fatah spokesman said Medhat had been “... More »

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Palestinian Authority • Lebanon • Fatah • al-Jazeera • PLO

 Slate Scribe 
 Gets in Syrian 
 Street Brawl 

Hitchens, two others jumped during junket

Feb 19, 09 9:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Three journalists—including columnist and author Christopher Hitchens—were jumped by thugs during a press junket in Beirut, reports Lawrence Osborne in a column for Forbes. Hitchens “rather gallantly insulted the swastika flag” of a “Syria-loving skinhead party called the SSNP” by scrawling an obscenity on it. He... More »

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Lebanon • Syria • Christopher Hitchens • Vanity Fair • Beirut • author • assault • ethnic violence • swastikas • Bill Maher Grid

 Lebanon 
 Rockets 
 Hit Israel 
 2nd Time 

Soldiers move into Gaza City; UN chief arrives in region

Jan 14, 09 6:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Rockets from Lebanon landed in northern Israel for the second time since the start of the Gaza invasion two weeks ago, Reuters reports. No group has claimed responsibility for the rocket attacks, and Israeli police say no one was hurt. This morning Israeli troops moved closer to the heart of... More »

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Israel • Lebanon • Gaza • rocket attacks • Arab Israeli conflict

 Israel Hit by Rockets 
 Fired From Lebanon 

Attack raises fear that Gaza conflict will widen to second front

Jan 8, 09 3:30 AM CST
(Newser) - At least three rockets fired from Lebanon hit northern Israel today, raising fears that the Gaza conflict is widening, reports the International Herald Tribune. Israeli authorities say the rockets, which they presume were fired by Hezbollah in support of Hamas, landed near the town of Nahariya and injured two Israelis.... More »

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Israel • Lebanon • Gaza • Hezbollah • rocket attacks • Arab Israeli conflict • rocket fire

(Newser) - Anti-Israel protesters gathered in the Arab world and beyond today to protest Israel’s bombing campaign against Gaza, the AP reports. At the largest protest, in Lebanon, tens of thousands of Hezbollah supporters listened as the group’s leader warned Israel of the futility of a ground invasion. "Israel's... More »

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Iran • Israel • Lebanon • Gaza • Palestine • Hamas • Hezbollah • Egypt • protests • airstrike • Muslim Brotherhood

Syria Eyes a New Start With America

President Assad
moots direct talks with Israel, strategic pact

Dec 24, 08 10:04 AM CST
(Newser) - After years of frosty relations with George W Bush, the president of Syria is looking for a new diplomatic start with Barack Obama in 2009. In an interview with Washington Post columnist David Ignatius, Bashar al-Assad says he is willing to work with the United States to stabilize Iraq, and... More »

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Middle East • Lebanon • Syria • diplomacy • Hezbollah • Rafiq al-Hariri • Bashar al-Assad

DNA Study: Ancient Phoenicians Still With Us 

Phoenician blood in North Africa, MidEast

Oct 31, 08 8:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Phoenicians may have disappeared as a distinct society a few thousand years ago, but it turns out their imprint remains very much alive today. Genetic researchers have discovered the DNA of the seafaring civilization in the blood of men—as many as 1 in 17— who live today in... More »

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Lebanon • Syria • Morocco • Tunisia • DNA • Cyprus • Malta • National Geographic Society • Phoenicians • Genographic Project • Y chromosomes

 All-American Harleys 
 Take Off in Mideast 

Lebanon bike tour celebrates iconic rides

Oct 14, 08 3:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - It may seem incongruous, but in a region rife with anti-American sentiment, the all-American symbol has found a home: Harley-Davidsons are on the rise in the Middle East, even in conservative countries like Saudi Arabia. The hogs’ popularity was marked this month by Lebanon’s first-ever Harley-Davidson tour, which saw... More »

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Middle East • Lebanon • motorcycle • Harley Davidson

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