World news about “Lebanon” published by euronews.
Lebanon: The Syrian refugee factor So many Syrians are fleeing the war in their country that it has put a severe strain on neighbouring Lebanon’s infrastructure – the power grid, hospitals… 18/05/2013
‘Welcome to Hell’: Inside the Shatila refugee camp – nocomment Euronews visited the Shatila refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon. The camp, made up of slum-like apartment blocks, is home to some 16,000 refugees; most of them… 17/05/2013
A mentor: a life-changing experience Mentoring is a teaching tool widely used in schools and universities. An increasing number of businesses are also relying on mentorship as a way to pass on… 26/04/2013
Israeli PM Netanyahu forced to land in helicopter as drone heads for Israel The Israeli military says one of its fighter jets shot down a drone from Lebanon that was approaching its border on Thursday. They said an F-16 intercepted… 26/04/2013
Israel shoots down drone from LebanonThe Israeli military have reported shooting down a drone from Lebanon. A spokeswoman said, “Three hours ago, an unmanned aerial vehicle was detected by air… 25/04/2013
Tammam Salam overwhelmingly chosen as new Lebanon PM Following in the footsteps of his father, Tammam Salam has become the new prime minister of Lebanon. The Sunni Muslim former culture minister is seen as a… 06/04/2013
Lebanese rivals groups edge closer to deal over premiership Moves to find a new Lebanese prime minister and end the country’s political deadlock appear close to success. President Michel Suleiman is holding two day… 06/04/2013
Lebanon Prime Minister and cabinet resign The prime minister of Lebanon Najib Mikati has carried out his threat to resign. His government has also stood down after a cabinet split on the approval of a… 22/03/2013
Referee chased and attacked by players A Lebanese player has been banned for a year after assaulting a referee in Beirut on Thursday. Bachir Awasa was kicked and chased across the field by angry… 08/03/2013
Match-fixing hits Lebanon The Asian Football Confederation are to investigate a report of match-fixing in Lebanon after 24 players were handed down suspensions ranging from three… 27/02/2013
Doctors Without Borders says life is getting worse for Syrian refugees The second report in eight months on the refugees from the conflict in Syria compiled by the humanitarian NGO Doctors Without Borders presents findings… 13/02/2013
Deployment of Lebanese army in Tripoli – nocomment The Lebanese army was deployed in the northern city of Tripoli after days of clashes between the pro-Assad Shi’ites and groups of Sunni protesters. Tensions… 10/12/2012
Lebanon: Preparations for Wissam Al Haasan funeral – nocomment Lebanon’s political opposition called for a mass turnout for the funeral of security official Wissam Al Haasan, killed by a car bomb. 21/10/2012
Beirut car bomb kills eight – nocomment Eight people were killed by a massive roadside bomb in the centre of the Christian half of Beirut. 19/10/2012
Angry protests spread over anti-Islam video – nocomment Violent clashes sparked by an American-made film which mocks the Muslim Prophet Muhammad, portraying him as a fool and a womaniser have continued around the… 18/09/2012
Sabra and Shatila massacre, 30 years on The worst massacre ever suffered by the Palestinian people took place in Lebanon 30 years ago. In the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps, women, children and… 17/09/2012
Pope celebrates open-air mass in Beirut – nocomment Pope Benedict XVI celebrated an open-air mass in front of around 350,000 pilgrims, as well as politicians from all sectors of the multi-faith country. 16/09/2012
Pope supporters waiting for the open air mass in BeirutA pilgrim wearing a hat depicting Pope Benedict XVI, attends an open air mass service conducted by him at Beirut City Centre Waterfront, Lebanon. REUTERS/Ali… 16/09/2012
Christians weigh anchor Pope Benedict XVI’s coming to Lebanon is an attempt to reassure generations of resident Christians into not leaving. Lebanon is unusual as an ancestral land… 14/09/2012
Pope to visit Lebanon Pope Benedict XVI has a visit planned for Lebanon, beginning this Friday, to last for three days. With the civil war in neighbouring Syria, 50 kilometres from… 13/09/2012
Keeping the peace in LebanonNajib Mikati, the Prime Minister of Lebanon has made his first official visit to Brussels. Lebanon has earned plaudits for their management of the country’s… 04/05/2012
Funeral of slain Lebanese cameraman – nocomment The funeral of a Lebanese cameraman killed while covering the Syrian conflict was held in southern Lebanon. The cameraman Ali Shaaban worked for the Al-Jadeed… 11/04/2012
Sanctions on Syria – can they help topple a regime? Lebanon is the Mediterranean country bordering Syria which is most concerned by the situation there. The former Lebanese president Amine Gemayel spoke to… 26/03/2012
Dark and mysterious: Lebanese rockers The Kordz The Middle East is not normally associated with rock music, but Lebanese group The Kordz are busy changing perceptions. Described as dark, mysterious and… 19/03/2012
Education and the Arab Spring Uprisings have swept through several countries in the Arab world. From Tunisia to Libya, Egypt and others, the so-called Arab Spring has brought a crucial… 16/02/2012
Lebanon: Ashura celebrations – nocomment Hundreds of Shi’ite mourners mark Ashura in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh in a ritual of self-flagellation to show kinship with Imam Hussein… 06/12/2011
Lebanese art showcases rich and complex history The Royal College of Art in London has been host to an impressive collection of contemporary Lebanese art. The Association for the Promotion and Exhibition… 08/11/2011
Doha celebrates successful festival The Doha-Tribeca film festival ends this weekend and the third edition has been a great occasion to see some of the best of what’s new in world cinema, like… 28/10/2011
Ukrainian strippers help Lebanese peace efforts ‘Where Do We Go Now’, by Lebanese director Nadine Labaki, has debuted successfully at the Cannes Film Festival. The film recently won the People’s Choice… 21/09/2011
Shots on Israel-Lebanon border – nocomment There was a brief exchange of gunfire between Israeli and Lebanese soldiers along the border between the two countries. No injuries were reported but the… 01/08/2011
Lebanon’s Hezbollah marks 2006 war anniversaryLebanon’s Hezbollah supporters attend a rally to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the July 2006 war with Israel, in Beirut suburbs. REUTERS/Sharif Karim 27/07/2011
A class from the past Teaching history holds many challenges for educators, especially among divided communities or those with a troubled past. They must be careful to have a… 06/06/2011
Pro-palestine demonstration in LebanonPalestinian refugees shout slogans and carry a Palestinian flag at Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp in southern Lebanon, during a protest against the killing of the… 06/06/2011
Shakira performs during her concert in BeirutColombian pop star Shakira performs during her concert as part of “The Sun Comes Out World Tour”, in Beirut. REUTERS/Ho New 27/05/2011
Prince Faisal: Arab Thought Foundation 10 years on It is 10 years since since the Arab Thought Foundation was established to nurture intellectual interaction between Arabs and the rest of the world. A decade… 10/12/2010
Amin Maalouf: World economy is not a casino The French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf is celebrating after winning the prestigious Spanish award, the Prince of Asturias Prize for Literature. With his work… 21/10/2010
Will the pieces of the Lebanese political jigsaw ever fit? 20 years after the civil war, Lebanon is still searching for political balance. Within the small Middle eastern country, political divisons have made the… 30/10/2009
Talk of dialogue amid missile strikes in SyriaThere has been a missile strike on the headquarters of the main rebel force in Syria. The leader of the Liwa-al-Islam brigade was wounded in the attack. It… 21/02/2013
Hezbollah fighters die in Syria amid calls for talksEyewitnesses say at least two Hezbollah guerrillas and five Syrian rebels have been killed in fighting on the Syrian border with Lebanon. The clash between… 18/02/2013
Israel said to have struck at Syrian convoy near Lebanon borderIsrael has declined to comment on reports that its army launched an attack in the Syrian border area on Wednesday night. Lebanese security sources claim… 30/01/2013
Two dead in Lebanon floodsAt least two people have been killed in Lebanon as a heavy rainstorm caused widespread flooding. Strong winds and rain also felled trees and damaged… 07/01/2013
Lebanon recognises Syrian refugees for first timeLebanon is making its first formal plea for aid, to help refugees fleeing the continuing violence in neighbouring Syria. The country’s cabinet has approved… 04/01/2013
Syria conflict leads to more violence in LebanonSoldiers are on the streets of the Lebanese city of Tripoli, after six days of fierce clashes as the violence in Syria spills into the neighbouring country… 10/12/2012
Pro and anti-Syrian regime militants clash in LebanonFighting has continued in Lebanon between pro and anti-Syrian regime militants in Tripoli. At least two people are said to have been killed on Sunday… 09/12/2012
Lebanon peace activists call for an end to sectarian violenceYoung Lebanese activists have held a peace march in memory of the victims of last Friday’s car bombing in central Beirut. Demonstrators walked from the… 25/10/2012
Relative calm restored in Northern Lebanese cityRelative calm has been restored to the city of Tripoli in Northern Lebanon after the Lebanese Army increased patrols on the streets. There have been at… 25/10/2012
Lebanon holds its breath and hopes for peaceAn uneasy calm has fallen over Beirut that residents are preying is not the calm before the storm. In Tripoli tanks are on the streets after at least 10… 24/10/2012
Ashton in Beirut as EU warns of power vacuum in LebanonThe EU’s foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton is meeting Lebanese leaders in Beirut amid heightened tension over the conflict in neighbouring Syria. She… 23/10/2012
Security camera captures Beirut bomb blastSurveillance video has emerged which captures the moment a huge car bomb exploded near a restaurant in Beirut. Friday’s blast killed intelligence chief… 22/10/2012
Lebanon: Troops deployed to stop Shi’ite/Sunni violenceLebanese government troops were deployed on Beirut’s streets on Monday to stop fierce gun battles which were raging between Shi’ite and Sunni Muslims. The… 22/10/2012
Relative calm on the streets of BeirutGangs of youths gather on street corners, but the feeling on the streets of southern Beirut is one of relative calm. Sporadic shooting has been heard in the… 22/10/2012
Big crowds mourn Lebanese intelligence chiefIn Lebanon, thousands of mourners have turned out in Beirut for the funeral of a senior intelligence official, assassinated in a bomb attack blamed on… 21/10/2012
Intelligence chief funeral sparks riot in BeirutViolence erupted in Beirut after the funeral of a senior Lebanese intelligence official who was killed in an attack that has been blamed on Syria. Crowds… 21/10/2012
Lebanon prepares to bury its murdered intelligence chiefThe opposition in Lebanon have called for a big turnout at the funeral of the murdered intelligence official Wissam al-Hassan. He is due to be interred at a… 21/10/2012
Mass turnout expected at funeral for slain Lebanese police chiefThe Lebanese intelligence chief murdered in a car bomb attack in central Beirut is being buried on Sunday. Major-General Wissam al-Hassan was among eight… 21/10/2012
Tensions mount as Lebanon mourns victims of bomb attackLebanon has been remembering the victims of Friday’s deadly bomb attack in Beirut with a day of mourning. Intelligence official Wissam al-Hassan was killed… 20/10/2012
Warning for Lebanese to expect more attacksIn Beirut, Sunni Muslim demonstrators set burning barricades in the streets, the day after a prominent fellow Sunni was assassinated in an attack that’s being… 20/10/2012
Protests in Lebanon follow murder of intelligence chiefProtests erupted across Lebanon on Friday night following the murder of the head of internal intelligence Wissam-al-Hassan in a huge car bomb. He was killed… 20/10/2012
Beirut carbomb kills top Lebanese officerThe deadly carbomb that tore into the centre of Christian East Beirut on Friday may not, as first thought, be an attack on the whole community, and may have… 19/10/2012
Car bomb spreads fear through East BeirutEastern Beirut has been shaken by a car bomb in the heart of its mainly Christian community. At least eight people were killed died and around 80 were… 19/10/2012
Hezbollah admits flying ‘Iran-made’ drone over IsraelThe leader of the Hezbollah movement in Lebanon has admitted that it sent a drone into Israel that was subsequently shot down by the Israeli air… 11/10/2012
Hezbollah leader warns of ‘serious consequences’ of ‘blasphemous’ filmAnswering the call to keep up protests against a film that insults the prophet Mohammed, thousands of Lebanese Muslims marched through the southern Shi’ite… 17/09/2012
Hezbollah leader calls for week of anti-film protestsProtests against the film considered ‘blasphemous’ by many Muslims continue in a number of countries, with angry people taking to the streets of Libya… 17/09/2012
Pope leaves Lebanon urging brotherhoodThe Pope has drawn to a close his three day visit to Lebanon by urging Arab leaders to work for reconciliation in the Middle East. His words, at a huge… 16/09/2012
Pope calls for peace on last day in LebanonOn the last day of the Pope Benedict’s visit to Lebanon, he celebrated an open-air mass in front of around 350,000 pilgrims, as well as politicians from all… 16/09/2012
Pope calls for religious harmony in Middle EastPope Benedict XVI has urged young Lebanese Christians to be a model of religious peace for the entire Middle East. Addressing a crowd of 15,000 on the… 15/09/2012
Pope calls for tolerance and peace in LebanonOn the second day of his three-day visit to Lebanon, the first there by the head of the Catholic church since 1997, the Pope has issued a plea for religion to… 15/09/2012
More deaths as Muslim film protests go globalThe revulsion in the Muslim world for a controversial film about Mohammed has now gone global, with demonstrations that began in Egypt and Libya now spread… 15/09/2012
Stop arms to Syria says PopeThe bells rung out across Beirut to welcome the Pope at the start of his three-day visit to the Lebanese capital. Heavy security ahead of the Pontiff’s… 15/09/2012
Pope starts Lebanon tour with unity callPope Benedict spent the first of a three day trip to Lebanon urging Christians in the middle east not to leave, but to continue dialogue with their Muslim… 14/09/2012
Protester killed as violence hits the streets of TripoliOne protester has been killed and two others wounded in clashes with police on the streets of Tripoli. The fatality happened as demonstrators stormed a… 14/09/2012
Pope lands in Beirut to start unity visitPope Benedict has arrived in the Lebanese capital, Beirut to begin a three-day visit. He is there to address Christians living in a region torn by civil war… 14/09/2012
Pope Benedict in Beirut to talk peace as violence rages in nearby SyriaPope Benedict visits Lebanon later today with a message of peace, while 50 kilometres away violence rages in Syria. The Pope will hold two major open air… 14/09/2012
A message of peace for Middle East during Pope’s visit to LebanonPope Benedict XVI travels to Lebanon on Friday, bringing a message of peace for the whole of the Middle East – especially poignant due the to violence in… 10/09/2012
Lebanese demand swift end to Syria spillover violenceSaying “no” to deadly clashes sparked by sectarian strife in Syria, people in neighbouring Lebanon have held a rally to call for calm. They met in the… 27/08/2012
Tensions high after sectarian fighting in TripoliThree people including a Sunni Islamist commander have been killed in the Lebanese city of Tripoli as fighting continues to spill over from Syria. Lebanese… 25/08/2012
Lebanon: clashes breach fragile Tripoli ceasefireDespite a fragile truce agreed between political rivals in Lebanon’s northern city of Tripoli, sporadic clashes have erupted on Thursday leaving at least one… 23/08/2012
Death toll soars as Syria strife ignites Lebanon tensionsMore blood has been spilt in Lebanon amid sectarian tensions over the uprising in Syria. At least eight people have now been killed with the army seemingly… 22/08/2012
Deadly clashes in Lebanon echo Syria conflictGun battles between rival groups in Lebanon have left a woman dead and more than 20 people injured in the latest spillover from the Syrian conflict. Despite… 21/08/2012
Lebanon clan renounces abductionsThe militant Lebanese Shi-ite clan which is already holding 20 Syrians and a Turk says it will not take any more Sunni hostages. It is pressing for the… 17/08/2012
Arab nations urge nationals to leave LebanonSeveral Arab countries are telling their citizens to leave Lebanon immediately following a spate of kidnappings of Sunni Muslims, as the tension from the… 15/08/2012
New ‘spy’ computer virus reported in Middle EastA new cyber surveillance virus is said to have hit the Middle East. Dubbed Gauss, it can reportedly spy on banking transactions and steal log-in… 10/08/2012
Syria uprising sparks new clashes in LebanonArmy units have deployed in Lebanon’s northern port of Tripoli after sectarian strife in Syria once again spilled over the border. Alawite supporters of… 28/07/2012
Syrian shells claim Lebanese livesThe conflict in Syria has once again spilled over the border into Lebanon. Mortar fire from the Syrian army has hit villages in northern Lebanon, killing a… 07/07/2012
Syria uprising: Leaving ghost towns for refugee campsParts of northern Syria have been turned into virtual ghost towns as residents flee the violence from a 16-month old uprising. Footage obtained by the… 29/06/2012
UN teams in Lebanon help refugees fleeing SyriaAs violence rages in Syria, nearly 28,000 refugees have fled into Lebanon. Seeking safety and shelter, most arrive on foot and at night. Many leave with few… 28/06/2012
Fifteen dead after violent clashes in LebanonLebanese troops have been restoring order in the city of Tripoli, after 15 people were killed in clashes between supporters and opponents of Syrian President… 03/06/2012
At least 14 dead after clashes in Lebanese cityClashes in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, between supporters and opponents of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, have left at least 14 dead and dozens… 03/06/2012
Syria’s deadly violence spills over to neighbourFierce gunbattles between supporters and opponents of Syria’s President Assad have erupted in neighbouring Lebanon leaving at least seven people dead and 30… 02/06/2012
Syria rebels release Lebanese hostagesSyrian rebels have freed a group of Lebanese pilgrims kidnapped in the northern province of Aleppo. The 13 Shiites were taken hostage on Tuesday as they… 25/05/2012
Lebanese army battles gunmen in BeirutDaylight in Beirut saw the Lebanese army in action as the sound of gunfire contiued to send shivers through the capital. Two men were killed and two others… 24/05/2012
Syrian rebels deny kidnapping Lebanese pilgrimsThere were scenes of relief at Beirut airport as a group of Lebanese women arrived home from Syria – but the Shi’ite men they were with are still being held… 23/05/2012
Kidnapping reports spark unrestHezbollah has called for calm after 13 Lebanese pilgrims were reportedly seized by Syrian rebels. The alleged kidnappings have prompted unrest in the… 22/05/2012
Hezbollah calls for calm after Syrian rebels kidnap LebaneseHezbollah ha called for calm after 13 Lebanese men were seized by Syrian rebels. The kidnappings have prompted unrest in the Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut… 22/05/2012
Syrian violence spills over into LebanonProtests erupted late Sunday night in Beirut as Sunni Muslims reacted angrily to the killing of two anti-Syrian regime group members. Earlier in the day… 21/05/2012
Tensions rise in Lebanon as Sunnis link shootings to SyriaIn Lebanon a Sunni cleric has been shot dead by soldiers along with another member of a political alliance against Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad. Sheikh… 20/05/2012
Lebanon: Army deploys after sectarian strifeArmy units have deployed in Lebanon’s northern port of Tripoli after sectarian strife in Syria spilled over the border. Clashes in the city between Alawite… 15/05/2012
Lebanon PM in bid to end Syria-linked violenceFighting linked to the Syria conflict has continued in the Lebanese city of Tripoli. Monday saw more fierce clashes as tension spilled over between the… 14/05/2012
Syrian unrest spills over into LebanonAt least four people have been killed and another twenty or so wounded during clashes in the Lebanese city of Tripoli. Fighting erupted on Sunday between… 14/05/2012
Sectarian clashes rock Lebanese city of TripoliThe northern Lebanese city of Tripoli has been rocked by sectarian clashes between loyalists of Syrian President Bashar Assad and opponents. The country’s… 13/05/2012
