Content tagged with “uprising”
The North of Lebanon has witnessed a deteriorating security situation in the last few weeks. From fighting in refugee camps to clashes in Tripoli, and bombings at the borders, Lebanese citizens in...
Tags: Syria, uprising, border security, internal security The killing this week of Lebanese television cameraman Ali Shaaban by Syrian forces sent a chilling message to Lebanon and caused a national uproar. While he was on an assignment in the northern town...
Tags: Syria, Security, violence, uprising, LAF A year into the Syrian uprising, Lebanon has arguably managed to avoid a major spurt of violence many feared would spread in the region. With violence devolving into a protracted bloody fight between...
Tags: Hezbollah, Banking, Syria, Security, uprising Lebanese militant Shiite group Hezbollah's policy towards the Syrian uprising has been clear: a steadfast commitment to the Syrian regime and a dismissal of the recent protests as an Israeli-American...
Tags: Iran, Hezbollah, Syria, uprising Refugees continue to pour into Lebanon seven months into the Syrian uprising. Since March, approximately 3,800 Syrian refugees have crossed into Wadi Khaled, northern Lebanon's mountainous...
Tags: Education, United Nations, Security, uprising, refugees, UNHCR Six months into the Syrian uprising, more and more countries have distanced themselves from the Syrian regime - but most have yet to call on President Bashar Assad to step down. Gulf countries are...
Tags: Diplomacy, Lebanon, Iran, Hezbollah, Syria, Turkey, uprising, Gulf For the Lebanese, the victory of the Libyan rebels carries a bittersweet taste. As the 33rd anniversary of the disappearance of Imam Musa Sadr approaches, many Lebanese are filled with hope that news...
Tags: Lebanon, Libya, uprising, disappearance Lebanon will assume the presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC) at the end of August, for a period lasting one month. This will prove to be an intricate phase as critical resolutions on Syria...
Tags: Lebanon, United Nations, Syria, uprising, Security Council The advent of the Muslim month of Ramadan brought massacres to the Syrian city of Hama and bloody clashes to the streets of Beirut. As the Syrian regime continues to crack down on civilians, pro-...
Tags: Hezbollah, Hariri, Syria, uprising, Hama, massacre, Security Council The Syrian regime is struggling to contain the ongoing protests in various towns across the country, but none are as challenging to it as Hama, a city of almost a million people that is now out of...
Tags: Syria, protests, violence, uprising, Bashar Assad 
