Lebanon
# lebanon - Sunday 12 May, 2013
Shatter says Syrian war is making Lebanon ‘increasingly unstable’
The Minister for Defence also revealed that the UN has requested that Irish observers be sent to Syria.
# lebanon - Saturday 4 May, 2013
Israel targets shipment of surface-to-air missiles in Syria
At least 70,000 people have been killed in Syria so far, including 122 people killed in violence yesterday.
# lebanon - Wednesday 6 March, 2013
There are now one million Syrian refugees
“This tragedy has to be stopped,” says UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres. The refugees arrive “traumatised, without possessions and having lost members of their families”.
# lebanon - Thursday 28 February, 2013
Wave of Syrian refugees ‘overwhelming’ aid efforts: Oxfam
The humanitarian body says relief agencies are struggling to cope with the volume of refugees, who number 5,000 a day.
# lebanon - Tuesday 29 January, 2013
Cold weather makes life more difficult for Syrian refugees
Oxfam Ireland is warning that living conditions in refugee camps are worsening as a result of the cold weather.
# lebanon - Sunday 20 January, 2013
Voters in Austria likely to maintain compulsory military service
Austria looks set to remain one of the few European countries with compulsory military service as voters go to the polls in a referendum being held today.
# lebanon - Friday 28 December, 2012
1982: A year of tragedy for Irish soldiers in the Lebanon
Documents from 1982 capture the immediate aftermath of the moment when Michael McAleavey shot dead three of his colleagues at Tibnin Bridge in South Lebanon.
# lebanon - Sunday 23 December, 2012
2012 deadliest year for journalists as 88 killed worldwide
Reporters Without Borders has named the deadliest countries for journalists across the world this year.
# lebanon - Friday 30 November, 2012
Extract: Black humour, Scud-Burgers, bitter coffee – life in the Lebanon
In his new book, Tom Clonan details the ups and downs of his tour of peacekeeping duty in Lebanon in the 1990s and how ‘Mary Robinson wears no knickers’ becomes a common greeting…
# lebanon - Tuesday 30 October, 2012
Quirke to be marked absent for start of Cork’s 2013 campaign
Cork boss Conor Counihan will have to plan without his long-serving goalkeeper for the opening months of next year.
# lebanon - Sunday 21 October, 2012
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.
# lebanon - Friday 19 October, 2012
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.
# lebanon - Friday 12 October, 2012
Irish troops prepare for Lebanon mission
Irish soldiers are undergoing the final phases of an intensive training exercise in preparation for their deployment to Lebanon.
# lebanon - Monday 24 September, 2012
Syria: ‘We didn’t sack our ambassador – someone hacked our email’
The State news agency SANA also says someone had hacked its Facebook account.
# lebanon - Saturday 22 September, 2012
Syrian rebels move command from Turkey to Syria
Fighting continues to spill over borders, however, with violence reported near Jordan today.
# lebanon - Friday 17 August, 2012
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.
# lebanon - Saturday 21 July, 2012
Thousands flee Syria as war rages on
Despite the UN’s extension of its observation mission, violence continues to escalate across the country.
# lebanon - Friday 20 July, 2012
Executions reported as rebels seize border crossings in Syria
Iraq says that all of its borders with Syria have been seized.
# lebanon - Sunday 8 July, 2012
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.
# lebanon - Saturday 2 June, 2012
Syrian clashes spill into Lebanon as seven die in gun battle
A number of clashes between pro- and anti-Syrian groups in the north of the country have broken out in recent weeks with fears the conflict could escalate sectarian tensions in volatile Lebanon.
# lebanon - Thursday 17 May, 2012
In pictures: Irish troops arrive home to smiles and smooches
There were happy scenes as the soldiers were welcomed at Dublin Airport today.
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The nine stories you need to know this morning, including: students expelled from Dublin school over Facebook messages, one third of voters don’t know how they’re voting – and Copper Face Jacks…
Irish troops return from UN mission in Lebanon
A replacement battalion has already been deployed to continue Ireland’s involvement in the UNIFIL operation.
# lebanon - Sunday 13 May, 2012
Syrian conflict spreads to Lebanon
Five people were reportedly killed in Syria today. Meanwhile, pro- and anti-Assad groups clashed in northern Lebanon.
# lebanon - Tuesday 10 April, 2012
WATCH: This Lebanese basketball player scored 113 points in one game
Mohammad El-Akkarim won’t have many better games, and nor will anyone else for that matter.
# lebanon - Saturday 31 March, 2012
Syria declares ‘victory’ over year-long anti-Assad uprising
The state-run SANA news agency carries comments from a minister who says the anti-government uprising is defeated.
# lebanon - Wednesday 28 March, 2012
Syrian regime accepts UN ceasefire plan
However, a senior UN official has accused Bashar al-Assad’s forces of deliberately torturing and jailing hundreds of children.
# lebanon - Monday 5 March, 2012
Ireland to pledge €500,000 in response to Syria crisis
Half a million euro will be made available to humanitarian agencies working in Syria.
# lebanon - Tuesday 28 February, 2012
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.
# lebanon - Thursday 23 February, 2012
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.
# lebanon - Tuesday 14 February, 2012
‘See you really soon’: Valentine’s Day messages from Irish troops in Lebanon
A selection of messages that Irish soldiers in Lebanon have sent back to their loved ones.
# lebanon - Sunday 25 December, 2011
Bombs, Skype, and no tea: What Christmas is like for the Irish troops in Lebanon
A lot of us take for granted that we’ll spend Christmas Day with our families. But for Irish troops in Lebanon, Christmas is like any other day on patrol. Niamh Fleming-Farrell talks to the troops to find out what it’s like.
# lebanon - Friday 9 December, 2011
Roadside bomb injures French UN peacekeepers in Lebanon
The Defence Forces say that no Irish peacekeepers were injured in the blast.
# lebanon - Sunday 27 November, 2011
Arab League approves unprecedented sanctions on Syria
The sanctions are the latest in a growing wave of international pressure pushing Syria to end its violent suppression of protests against President Bashar Assad.
# lebanon - Tuesday 22 November, 2011
CIA spy rings uncovered in Iran and Lebanon
The United States has suffered a huge security setback after several CIA operatives in two distinct networks were captured by Iran and Hezbollah. The informants are feared dead.
# lebanon - Thursday 17 November, 2011
Irish Peacekeeping troops welcomed home from Lebanon
The 104th battalion of the Irish Defence Force has returned today – greeted by family and friend at Dublin Airport.
# lebanon - Wednesday 16 November, 2011
Bombs explode 30km from Irish Defence Forces camp in Lebanon
The two explosions occurred at a hotel and off-license in the city of Tyre, about 30km from the Irish peacekeeping unit’s headquarters.
# lebanon - Wednesday 26 October, 2011
Defence Force troops ready for Lebanon mission
The Irish Defence Forces is to deploy a further 440 troops to Lebanon next month to take over duties from the 104th Battalion, which has been serving since June.
# lebanon - Sunday 16 October, 2011
Column: ‘Next I boil 300 eggs’ – a day in the life of an army chef
In the latest of our dispatches from Irish troops on the Blue Line in Lebanon, battalion chef Cpl Joe Agnew describes cooking for 350 hungry soldiers in a mobile kitchen.
# lebanon - Saturday 15 October, 2011
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.
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