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Pro-Hezbollah sheikh warns U.S. interests at risk if Syria hit 27 Aug 2013 | 05:23 pm
A pro-Hezbollah Sheikh warns that U.S. interests in the Middle East region will be targeted should Washington sanction a strike against Syria.
Arab envoys skip meeting with Rai, Syrian official 27 Aug 2013 | 05:07 pm
Ambassadors of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar were no-shows to a meeting with Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai and the Syrian Ambassador to Lebanon.
Man stabs, wounds wife in Beirut southern suburb 27 Aug 2013 | 03:27 pm
A man stabs his wife at their home in Maamoura in Beirut’s southern suburb before surrendering to police.
Six wounded in shootout in n. Lebanon 27 Aug 2013 | 12:28 pm
Six people are wounded in an overnight shootout between the Lebanese Army and gunmen in the northern capital of Tripoli, a security source says.
Politics eclipsed by growing instability 27 Aug 2013 | 05:06 am
The specter of an imminent U.S. military strike against Syria and fears of more car bombings dominated Lebanon’s political landscape Monday, overshadowing President Michel Sleiman’s plea for the forma...
Hezbollah fighters exposed to chemical agents in Syria 27 Aug 2013 | 05:04 am
At least four Hezbollah fighters are receiving treatment in Beirut after coming into contact with chemical agents in Syria, a security source told The Daily Star Monday.
Security bodies to get equipment to protect peace 27 Aug 2013 | 05:02 am
The Higher Defense Council decided Monday to provide security bodies in Lebanon with equipment needed to better preserve stability after a series of bomb attacks left nearly 80 people dead this month.
U.S. strike on Syria looms 27 Aug 2013 | 05:01 am
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday that the evidence of a massive deadly chemical attack last week was undeniable and accused the Syrian government of trying to cover it up, signaling the ...
Jumblatt says bombings require leaders to start dialogue 27 Aug 2013 | 04:17 am
MP Walid Jumblatt said rival political leaders needed to tone down their political rhetoric and engage in dialogue to prevent more violence from striking the country.
Ibrahim: General Security will join other bodies in fighting terrorism 27 Aug 2013 | 04:17 am
General Security will stand alongside other military and security institutions in fighting terrorism, safeguarding sectarian coexistence and confronting the Israeli enemy’s arrogance.
