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Two kidnapped Turkish pilots were turned over to Lebanese authorities for return home, in a three-way prisoner exchange negotiated by Turkey, Qatar, and the Assad regime, which released “dozens” of female Syrian prisoners as part of the deal. Nine Lebanese pilgrims kidnapped by Syrian rebels in May 2012 were also released. Gunmen seriously wounded Hussein […]

Two Turkish pilots kidnapped in Lebanon by the Zuwwar al-Imam Ali al-Reda appeared on a video; they are reportedly being held in exchange for nine Lebanese Shiite pilgrims held captive by rebels in Aleppo, Syria since May 2012. Charges were filed against seven suspects in the Aug. 23 bombings in Tripoli that killed 47 people; […]

The UN-backed Special Tribunal said it secretly indicted Hassan Habib Merhi, a fifth suspect in the assassination of former prime minister Rafik Hariri, in August. Merhi, like the other four indicted suspects, is linked to Hezbollah and remains at large, despite alleged efforts by Lebanese officials to arrest him. Authorities charged 12 suspected terrorists for […]

Security forces arrested three members of a terrorist network that was allegedly planning assassinations as well as bombings in major cities in Lebanon; 12 bombs each weighing between 150 and 200 kilograms were seized. President Sleiman denounced a cross-border attack by Syrian warplanes on an ambulance in the Arsal region.

Seven suspects charged with firing rockets in June at Hezbollah targets in Beirut confessed to membership in the Tal Kalakh Martyrs’ Battalion, a Free Syrian Army unit financed by a Syrian living in Turkey. So far, 14 people have been charged in the case; seven suspects remain at large. A Tripoli man was arrested for […]

The army arrested Lebanese nationals Youssef Mohammed al-Fleity and Omar Abdul Mawla al-Atrash, who are suspected of involvement in an Aug. 22 rocket attack on northern Israel. Two Saudi nationals who were arrested and interrogated by Hezbollah in Beirut have been released after the Saudi ambassador interceded for them. Security is being stepped up around […]

The UK urged its citizens to avoid travel to Lebanon. A group of Kuwaitis is being evacuated from Lebanon. A court charged five people, including a Syrian intelligence officer and two Lebanese sheikhs, with operating a terrorist cell in the north that targeted religious institutions and leaders. The cell is tied to recent mosque bombings […]

A source close to Hezbollah said the group would likely retaliate against Israel and other targets if the West conducts a large-scale strike on Syria’s government or military, but would probably not retaliate for limited strikes. The army disabled a grenade set to explode outside Tripoli’s Al Taqwa mosque, which was targeted in a car […]

Powerful car bombs at two Salafist mosques in Tripoli this morning have killed at least 42 people and wounded more than 400. The attacks came about five minutes apart. Caretaker Defense Minister Ghosn said today’s attacks were carried out by the same persons who executed a recent car bombing in a Beirut suburb that killed […]

The Israeli military said it bombed a “terror site” near Na’ameh in retaliation for the firing of four rockets yesterday into northern Israel by an al Qaeda-linked Sunni Muslim group. The Lebanese government condemned yesterday’s attack on Israel as an attempt to destabilize Lebanon. Officials expressed “extreme alarm” at the recent alleged chemical weapons attack […]