86 arrested over post-election shootings in North, Akkar, and Mount Lebanon: Sources tell LBCI

Sources told LBCI that 86 individuals have been arrested so far by the Lebanese Army on suspicion of involvement in shootings that occurred in the wake of the municipal and local elections. The incidents took place in the governorates of North Lebanon, …

Lebanon’s deadly tradition: Stray bullets and lost lives in the 'epidemic' of celebratory gunfire

Report by Edmond Sassine, English adaptation by Karine Keuchkerian Celebratory gunfire remains a deeply rooted and dangerous practice in Lebanese society. So far, the Lebanese army has arrested 86 individuals, most for firing shots in celebration of …

MP Ghayath Yazbek tells LBCI: No alliance with Hezbollah in Beirut, Lebanon needs a unified state strategy

MP Ghayath Yazbek of the Strong Republic bloc said that insisting on holding onto weapons only weakens the Lebanese state's position in efforts to push Israel out of Lebanese territory. Speaking on LBCI's "Nharkom Said" TV show, he urged …

Finnish peacekeepers come under fire in Lebanon

None of the Finns were injured in Friday's chaotic incident, but their vehicles were damaged, the Finnish Defence Forces said. Open image viewer A UNIFIL armoured vehicle in the village of Houla, southern Lebanon (file photo). Image: Wael Hamzeh / …

UNIFIL says patrol attacked in S. Lebanon, no injuries reported

BEIRUT, May 16 (Xinhua) -- A routine patrol from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was confronted Friday morning by a group of individuals dressed in civilian clothing, resulting in damage to its vehicles, spokesperson Andrea Tenenti …

UN peacekeeping force confronted in southern Lebanon

Beirut: The force, known as UNIFIL, said one of its patrols was confronted between the villages of Jmayjmeh and Khirbet Selm Friday by a large group of people in civilian clothing who “attempted to stop the patrol using aggressive means, wielding metal …

Lebanon native returning home for nursing career

A Lebanon native is returning to Middle Tennessee after earning her associate degree in nursing. Sarah Fowler is graduating from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and accepted a critical care nursing position at Sumner Regional Medical Center in …

Armenia’s Honorary Consulate in Fresno Plans 4th Medical Mission to Lebanon in May

A delegation from the Fresno Medical Mission Council with His Holiness Aram I at his summer residence in the St. Mary Monastery in Bikfaya, Lebanon on Sept. 17, 2024   Over the past ten years, the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Armenia in Fresno has …

UN peacekeepers attacked by civilians in Lebanon, no casualties reported

By Tala Ramadan DUBAI (Reuters) - A large group of civilians wielding metal rods and axes attacked a patrol of U.N. troops in southern Lebanon on Friday, causing damage to U.N. vehicles but no injuries, a United Nations peacekeeping force said. The U.N. …

PM Salam meets UN Truce Supervision delegation, reviews security in South Lebanon