Lebanon News

In this Sept. 5, 2005 file photo, Muslim cleric Omar Bakri Mohammed gestures while talking to the media, in Beirut, Lebanon.

TRIPOLI: A number of Lebanon's Sunni leaders called on security agencies to adopt an urgent plan to end the fighting in the northern city of Tripoli Friday, after six days of battles killed 24 people.

FPM leader Michel Aoun speaks during an interview with The Daily Star in Rabieh, Monday, Oct.

The most vivid memories aren't those carved in stone but the ones etched in the mind.

The Address of President Michel Sleiman on The Occasion of The Independance Day Monday, November 21, 2011 BEIRUT: Military Council meetings will resume despite the recent retirement of half its members, ministerial sources told The Daily Star Thursday, adding that the ongoing violence in Tripoli left officials with few options.

BEIRUT: The Consumer Protection Department of the Economy and Trade Ministry reawakened old food concerns Wednesday, warning shoppers that recent tests showed signs of pesticide overuse in locally grown fruits and vegetables.

Supporters of Hezbollah and relatives of Hezbollah member Hussein Ahmad Abu Hasan carry his coffin during his funeral in Beirut's suburbs May 21, 2013.

Soldier, 25, who was killed in a brutal street attack, had a son, 2, and had served in Afghanistan and Europe.

The changing internal situation in Syria is putting a new set of plans into motion, which involve Israeli aggression against Syria.

Workers protest outside the cehicle inspection center in Zahrani, south of Sidon, Thursday, May 23, 2013.

British Airways celebrated its successful six month return to Lebanon with its partners and customers at a ceremony held at the British Ambassador's residence in Beirut.

The FBI has arrested a suspect in a case involving the discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin and says investigators are working "around the clock" to address any remaining risks.

Syria's main opposition group gathers on Thursday for a landmark conference in Istanbul, Turkey, to discuss peace talks with the regime, as rebels on the ground suffer a massive army onslaught.

BEIRUT: The Union Coordination Committee Wednesday accused the Finance Ministry of intentionally submitting salary scale bills with errors in them in a bid to delay the ratification of a wage hike in Parliament.

BEIRUT: The Cabriolet Film Festival was founded in 2009 to provide a free platform for short films from Lebanese and international filmmakers.

BEIRUT: As Hezbollah and its supporters prepared to celebrate the May 25, 2000, withdrawal of Israeli troops from south Lebanon, the atmposphere was glum at the Iran-funded Rassoul al-Aazam Hospital, where their wounded fighters, back from Syria's Qusair, were seeking treatment.

BEIRUT: Information Minister Walid Daouk condemned the shooting at several journalists Wednesday in the latest round of violence to overwhelm Tripoli.

Following a pilot test launched in March 2013, Touch made available to the public its 4G LTE service providing more than 7 times higher speed for data transfer comparing to the 3G service.

Located in the heart of the capital, a short walk from the Old City and footsteps from the big hotels, Sitt Sham was a longtime favorite for locals who would meet for their morning beans and coffee and tourists who wanted an authentic meal near some of the capital's historic sites.

On June 21, several venues around town - along with 430 other cities around the world - will celebrate the "Fete de la Musique" . Created in 1982 by former French Culture Minister Jack Lang, this event promotes local and international singers and bands, who will gather for one night only, on the shortest evening of the year.