
Jerusalem: A group of 37 Indians, including 10 women, who were to participate in a pro-Palestine global march to Jerusalem, have been detained by Lebanese authorities at Beirut port. Indian activists and journalists participating in the Global March to Jerusalem (GMJ), along with three Filipinos and one Iraqi have been asked not to leave the 246-seater boat which docked at Beirut on Wednesday at 9 am (IST). The GMJ's local...

06:02 AM, Mar 30, 2012

Beirut: Lebanon's Central Bank does not have to act in response to the Arab League's financial sanctions on Syria because Damascus does not have any funds deposited with it, the bank's governor Riad Salameh said on Monday. "Lebanon's Central Bank does not have any money of the Syrian Central Bank on its books in Lebanon. And the Syrian government has no funds with the central bank of Lebanon," Salameh told...

01:23 AM, Nov 29, 2011

United Nations: United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has accused Israeli soldiers of using excessive force in a May 15 incident by firing live ammunition at unarmed Lebanese demonstrators trying to breach a border fence. Ban said on Wednesday that a preliminary report by the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon has also accused the demonstrators, who threw stones and petrol bombs and tried to bring down the fence, of carrying...

07:40 AM, Jul 07, 2011

Beirut: A key Hezbollah ally on Friday warned that an international indictment of members of the Islamic militant group in the killing of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri could lead to new civil strife in Lebanon. A high-ranking Hezbollah militant was among four people named in an indictment by the UN-backed tribunal investigating Hariri's 2005 assassination. The Shiite group denies any role in the killing and has vowed never to...

01:33 AM, Jul 02, 2011

Iran attack has highlighted dangerous implications for Sunni-Shiite relations. ...

09:56 AM, Oct 20, 2009

The director has shot the movie inside a tank to give a feel of the Israeli wars. ...

12:57 PM, Sep 13, 2009

The match between Syria and Lebanon was marred by frayed tempers. ...

02:30 AM, Aug 28, 2009

Zemlianuhin scored for Kyrgyzstan while Atwi equalised for Lebanon. ...

10:37 PM, Aug 25, 2009

India conceded an early goal when Ali Al Saad's free-kick beat Subrata Pal. ...

03:58 PM, Aug 20, 2009

Five rockets were fired from Lebanon on Wednesday morning. ...

06:20 PM, Jan 14, 2009

The official said Lebanon is committed to a U.N.-brokered truce that ended the brutal 2006 war. ...

02:05 PM, Jan 08, 2009

The blast targeted a military bus in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli. ...

05:43 PM, Sep 29, 2008

The funeral Eldad Regev will be held later on Thursday. ...

01:25 AM, Jul 18, 2008

After leading 2-0 till the 80th minute, India gave away two late goals against Lebanon who managed to force a draw. ...

05:13 PM, Oct 30, 2007