Lebanon

Tuesday December 18, 2012

The Two-Way

Latest Syrian Fighting Touches Off A New Exodus

December 18, 2012 • Most every new round of fighting creates a new wave of displaced people in Syria. A weekend attack near the capital has sent many Palestinian refugees fleeing.

Friday October 19, 2012

Lebanese Security Official May Have Been Target Of Deadly Bombing

Lebanese firefighters extinguish burning cars in Beirut following a huge bomb explosion. Hussein Malla/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Lebanese Security Official May Have Been Target Of Deadly Bombing

October 19, 2012 • At least eight people are dead and 78 are wounded, state news media report, while victims scramble to get out of the debris. The attack, possibly a car bomb, happened on a street where a group that opposes Syrian President Bashar Assad has offices.

Wednesday December 14, 2011

Hezbollah's Alleged Ties To South American Cocaine Trade Detailed

Hezbollah members listen to a speech by the group's leader, Â Hassan Nasrallah, via video-link in the southern suburbs of Beirut on Nov. 11, 2011. Anwar Amro/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way

Hezbollah's Alleged Ties To South American Cocaine Trade Detailed

December 14, 2011 • Investigators have revealed more of the evidence that points to a Lebanese bank's involvement in the laundering of money for Hezbollah.

Thursday January 13, 2011

The Two-Way

Floods Peak In Brisbane; Violence Flares in Tunisia; New England Digs Out

January 13, 2011 • Flood waters crest in Brisbane. Protests continue in Tunisia. New Englanders dig out from another blizzard.

Wednesday January 12, 2011

The Two-Way

Lebanese Government Collapses; Now, 'Everyone Will Hold Their Breath'

January 12, 2011 • Hezbollah ministers and their allies resigned over tensions stemming from a U.N.-backed tribunal investigating the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Will sectarian violence follow?

Thursday February 19, 2009

Blog Of The Nation

Hitchens Beaten Up In Beirut

February 19, 2009 • Outspoken columnist Christopher Hitchens is beaten up in Beirut.