Catching Their Breath in Lebanon
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Tales of horror emerge from the refugee camp where fighting stopped temporarily after three bloody days
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The stage is Beirut and the actors are Lebanese; but the audience knows the drama surrounding selection of the countryâs president is being produced in Lebanonâs powerful neighbour Syria.
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NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Fighting between Lebanese troops and an al Qaeda inspired group resumed on Saturday, a day after troops overran positions held by the militants in a Palestinian refugee camp, witnesses said.
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BEIRUT, Nov. 27 -- The evening was tense, as most are these days in Beirut, its Maronite Catholics, Greek Orthodox, Sunni and Shiite Muslims and Druze perched imprecisely between war and peace. Malak Beydoun, a young woman, pulled her car into a parking lot in the Christian neighborhood of Ashrafiyeh. She peered at a billboard overhead, alarmed and then indignant....
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Villagers throwing rice and Hezbollah supporters holding banners welcomed the country's army to south Lebanon on Thursday after a nearly 40-year absence, and the first airliner landed at Beirut airport since fighting began more than a month ago.
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With the cease-fire holding, at least for now, residents of the Lebanese capital return to survey the damage and salvage what's left
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LebanonÂs seeming slide toward civil conflict is a flashpoint for tensions in the Middle East.
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The United Nations sent relief supplies to the besieged southern Lebanese town of Qana on Monday and to the coastal city of Tyre, officials said. However, U.N. officials added that convoys elsewhere in Lebanon are suspended because of the fragile security situation.
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BYBLOS, Lebanon  - The Fishing Club in Byblos port, where the Mediterranean slaps against boats moored off Crusader ruins, offers one of Lebanon's most enticing views.
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By Hardev Kaur  THE damage inflicted on Lebanon is unbelievable. It is not just the damage to vital infrastructure but also the environment, the economy and the unseen dangers that threaten the health of its people.
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BEDDAWI CAMP, Lebanon  - They appeared as if from nowhere. They prayed and read the Koran on the streets, zig-zagged on motorbikes through the camp. Some said they steeled themselves swimming in freezing streams; but rarely did they speak to anyone.
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BAZOURIYA, Lebanon -- There are two faces to the U.N. force today in Lebanon, ensuring a cease-fire that ended 33 days of war with Israel. One has a certain swagger: more than 4,800 soldiers, 14 French battle tanks, four 155mm artillery guns, 10 Italian amphibious assault vehicles and an array of...
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AL GHANDOURIYEH, Lebanon, Aug. 31 -- Backed by an M113 armored personnel carrier, Lebanese soldiers wearing flak vests and carrying M16 automatic rifles manned a checkpoint at the little crossroads marking the entrance to Al Ghandouriyeh.
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The Che are gasping for air in the turbulent waters of La Liga. Now they must fight to ensure their next breath is not their last in the quest to retain the Championship when they travel to new boys Getafe.
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As Pierre Gemayel is laid to rest and pro- and anti-Syrian factions square off for a confrontation, the modern Lebanese state appears to be on life-support
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War-torn Lebanon's historic treasures&#151;including important ruins in the ancient cities of Baalbek and Tyre&#151;emerged from the recent Israel-Hezbollah conflict intact, government officials say.See photos of Lebanon's historic treasures.
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There's a lot of waiting and worrying in Lebanon these days. One year after Israel and the Shiite Hezbollah militia went to war, large swaths of Lebanon still lie in ruins and as rival factions struggle for control over the country.