Lebanon’s Tripoli
Lebanese soldiers detained for slapping, pushing doctor
Middle East
May 20, 2020
Lebanese soldiers detained for slapping, pushing doctor
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese military has arrested two soldiers caught on camera slapping and pushing a doctor in an…
Lebanon faces grave threat to stability as poverty mounts
Middle East
May 11, 2020
Lebanon faces grave threat to stability as poverty mounts
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — Living in a slum built precariously on the banks of a sewage-tainted river in Lebanon, Faiqqa…
Lebanon cities erupt against economic hardship, one protester killed in Tripoli
Middle East
April 29, 2020
Lebanon cities erupt against economic hardship, one protester killed in Tripoli
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) — Protests against growing economic hardship erupted in Tripoli and spread to other Lebanese cities on Tuesday,…
Riots in impoverished north Lebanon city amid currency crash
Middle East
April 28, 2020
Riots in impoverished north Lebanon city amid currency crash
BEIRUT (AP) — Clashes broke out between protesters and security forces in northern Lebanon Monday amid a crash in the…
Angry residents attack Lebanese municipality headquarters
Middle East
December 10, 2019
Angry residents attack Lebanese municipality headquarters
BEIRUT (AP) — Angry residents attacked the municipality headquarters in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Tuesday, smashing windows…
Lebanon indicts Syrian officers for twin 2013 mosque bombings: state media
Middle East
September 3, 2016
Lebanon indicts Syrian officers for twin 2013 mosque bombings: state media
Lebanon indicted two Syrian intelligence officers on Friday in connection with twin bombings at mosques in Tripoli in 2013, state…
Suicide bomb kills 7 in Alawite quarter of Lebanon’s Tripoli
World
January 11, 2015
Suicide bomb kills 7 in Alawite quarter of Lebanon’s Tripoli
A suicide blast killed seven people and wounded 36 others in a flashpoint Alawite neighbourhood of the northern Lebanese city…