Beirut (Lebanon)

Edward V.C. Nicol, SSA employee

2013-01-25 15:10:06

Edward V.C. Nicol, a retired Social Security Administration public affairs representative who earned the name of "Mr. Meals on Wheels" for his more than three decades of volunteer work, died Jan. 13 of pneumonia at the Presbyterian Home of Maryland in...

Raise your glass: The Beirut, Lebanese Taverna

2012-10-16 12:05:00

Apples are fall's fruit to most. But there's another forgotten fruit that's in season -- one that is, in my opinion, a better flavor to infuse into cocktails: the pomegranate. This seedy little wonder is tangier than an apple, sweeter than a cranberry...

Terrorism's cold-blooded legacy

2001-09-16 00:00:00

THE ENORMITY of the tragedy that befell America and the world on Tuesday may never be fully comprehended. This act had the power to horrify even the coldest-hearted terrorist with a cause. Iraq has muttered some absurdity about America paying the...

U.S. firms in gulf area fear war fallout

2003-04-13 00:00:00

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - With the Iraq war in its fourth week and anti-American sentiment running high in the Arab world, U.S. companies in the region are anxious about the war's effects on their earnings and their employees' security. During the...

Arab nations back U.N. on Iraq inspection

2002-11-11 00:00:00

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Arab governments voiced collective support yesterday for new weapons inspections inside Iraq, although they want Arab experts added to the inspection teams and warned that the latest United Nations resolution should not be considered...

Crude reaches record $42.33

2004-06-02 00:00:00

NEW YORK - Crude oil futures in New York rose above $42 a barrel for the first time after Saturday's killings of 22 people in a key Saudi Arabian oil-producing region raised concern that attacks might disrupt shipments. The violence comes at a time...

Iran's next president called 'diplomat sheik' by supporters

2013-06-15 17:54:00

TEHRAN — A week ago, many observers viewed Iran's presidential election as a horse-race among conservative hard-liners hostile to reform. Then came an unexpected surge in support for Hassan Rowhani, a soft-spoken, bespectacled and bearded cleric who...

Hezbollah ban on celebratory gunfire hailed - with gunfire

2013-06-14 11:53:01

BEIRUT, June 14 (Reuters) - Lebanese gunmen greeted an edict from the leader of Hezbollah on Friday banning the firing of celebratory shots in the air - with a volley of gunfire. In a televised speech whose opening remarks were greeted with a customary...

WRAPUP 1-Obama considers Syria moves, Assad turns guns on north

2013-06-13 12:15:05

* Obama under mounting pressure to do more on Syria * Bashar al-Assad's forces making gains on ground * Cities of Aleppo and Homs now focus of fighting By Erika Solomon BEIRUT, June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama is deciding whether to...

Rebel rockets hit Damascus airport - activists

2013-06-13 05:34:02

BEIRUT, June 13 (Reuters) - Rockets hit Damascus International Airport on Thursday, activists and local media said, in one of the first major rebel attacks on the facility near the Syrian capital in months. The pro-opposition Syrian Observatory for Human...

Rebel rockets hit Damascus airport: activists

2013-06-13 05:38:02

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Rockets hit Damascus International Airport on Thursday, activists and local media said, in one of the first major rebel attacks on the facility near the Syrian capital in months. The pro-opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights...

Rebeldes atacan con cohetes el aeropuerto de la capital siria: activistas

2013-06-13 06:21:04

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Cohetes impactaron el jueves el aeropuerto internacional de Damasco, dijeron activistas y medios locales, en uno de los mayores ataques en meses contra instalaciones cercanas a la capital siria. El Observatorio Sirio para los...

Lebanese people celebrate on new year's eve in Beirut, early on January 1, 2013.

2012-12-31 00:00:00

A wounded woman is carried at the site of an explosion in Ashrafieh, central Beirut, October 19, 2012. At least two people were killed and 15 wounded by a huge bomb that exploded in a street in central Beirut on Friday, witnesses and a security source said.

2012-10-19 00:00:00

. Senior Lebanese intelligence official Wissam al-Hassan, who led the investigation that implicated Syria and Hezbollah in the assassination of former prime minister Rafik al-Hariri, was killed by a huge car bomb in Beirut on Friday.

2012-10-19 00:00:00