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# beirut - Tuesday 12 March, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Syria

Shatter: Ireland would consider sending more soldiers to Syrian border

The Defence Minister, speaking at the beginning of a tour of Lebanon and Israel, said increased tension could lead to involvement of more peacekeepers at Golan Heights. Niamh Fleming-Farrell reports from Beirut.

# beirut - Sunday 21 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Lebanon

Protestors try to storm Lebanese government headquarters

Police used tear gas to repel protestors who stormed the headquarters of the Lebanese Prime Minister following the funeral of the security chief killed in a car bomb on Friday.

# beirut - Friday 19 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Lebanon

Two killed as large explosion rattles Beirut

Local media are reporting that at least two people have been killed and 15 injured in the explosion.

# beirut - Sunday 7 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Sitdown Sunday

Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads

The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.

# beirut - Friday 17 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Air France

Air France passengers asked to chip in for fuel

Passengers rounded up around €17,000 but the airline found another way to pay for the fuel on the emergency stopover in Damascus.

# beirut - Sunday 8 July, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Read Me

Interview: ‘I just survived’ – ex-Beirut hostage John McCarthy on his ordeal

John McCarthy, released from a Beirut cell 21 years ago, has written a new book. He spoke to TheJournal.ie about captivity, celebrity… and Martin McGuinness.

# beirut - Friday 2 March, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Syria

Red Cross denied entry to besieged Homs neighbourhood

Meanwhile, the organisation says it has received the bodies of Western journalists Marie Colvin and Remi Ochlik.

# beirut - Tuesday 28 February, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Beirut This post contains videos

Lebanon to host its first Irish film festival

Event in Beirut is to focus on conflict resolution as well as representations of sectarianism and violence. “The two countries have very much in common,” says organiser.

# beirut - Thursday 23 February, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Arab Spring

UN to send top humanitarian official to Syria as civil war looms

Ban Ki-Moon has asked Valerie Amos to visit Syria to assess the humanitarian situation and renew the call for urgent access.

# beirut - Saturday 15 October, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Lebanon

McAleese to meet Irish troops in Lebanon on final official trip

The President will meet with members of the 104th Battalion today, visit Camp Shamrock, and lay a wreath in memory of those who have lost their lives.

# beirut - Monday 28 March, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Syria

Two Reuters journalists freed by Syrian authorities

The two journalists who went missing on Saturday night had been detained by Syrian authorities but were released on Monday afternoon.