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Hezbollah
Hariri suspect says Lebanon can’t arrest him: report
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Lebanon
U.N.’s Lebanon court to probe three Hariri-linked attacks
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Lebanon
Police have recaptured one of the five Fatah al Islam members who escaped from the Roumieh prison. Two prison officers and nine guards were detained. Authorities believe the escapees had inside help.
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Lebanon
Five prisoners, several of whom are members of the al Qaeda-linked Fatah al Islam, escaped from the Roumieh prison near Beirut. Four of the prisoners are Lebanese citizens and one is a Sudanese citizen.
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Lebanon
Two men were killed while attempting to plant a bomb on a car in a suburb north of Beirut. The car is owned by the son of a judge. No group has been linked to the blast.
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Lebanon
Members of the al Qaeda-linked Jund al Sham clashed with Fatah security forces in the Ein al Hilwah camp. Jund al Sham is said to have attempted to assassinate Fatah’s chief of security in the camp.
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Afghanistan
Afghans Recall Sons From Extremist Madrassas
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Lebanon
Five French peacekeepers who serve under the command of the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon were wounded in an IED attack near Sidon. The attack is similar to another bombing that wounded six Italian soldiers near Sidon in May.
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Hezbollah
Hezbollah suspects told to come forward in Lebanon
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Hezbollah
Analysis: Hezbollah poised to ride out indictments
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Hezbollah’s military commander indicted by UN tribunal
Mustafa Badreddine, the mastermind of the assassination of Rafiq Hariri and brother-in-law of Imad Mugniyah, is now the commander of Hezbollah’s military wing.
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Libya
White House defends continuing US role in Libya operation
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Hezbollah
In Lebanon, new cabinet is influenced by Hezbollah
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Hezbollah
Hezbollah rise in Lebanon gives Syria, Iran sway
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Lebanon
A military court charged a Shia cleric with spying for Israel. The cleric, Sheikh Mohammed Ali al Husseini, has been critical of Hezbollah, Iran, and Syria, and reportedly has his own militia comprised of 1,500 fighters.
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Lebanon
Security forces arrested three Lebanese and two Palestinians suspected of involvement in the IED attack that wounded six Italian peacekeepers. An al Qaeda-linked Salafist group, presumably Fatah al Islam, is thought to have executed the attack. Italy may reduce its peacekeeping contingent by one-third, from 1,780 to 1,100 troops.
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Lebanon
Six Italian peackeepers working for UNIFIL and two Lebanese civilians were wounded in an IED attack while driving on the main highway near Saida. Two of the Italians have been seriously wounded. No group has claimed the attack.
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NATO
US falls out of favor with NATO ally
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Israel
Israeli leader sees rising Arab threat
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Iran
Arab protesters descend on Israeli borders
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Syria
Syrian forces use soccer stadiums as prisons, human rights groups say
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Al Qaeda
Islamic world quiet as bin Laden age closes
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Hamas
Syria: The key piece in a regional Rubik’s cube
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Bahrain
Iraqi Shi’ites want Saudis to withdraw from Bahrain
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Iran
The new Cold War
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IDF map details more than 950 Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon
Many of the sites are located near civilian facilities, including schools and hospitals.
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Lebanon
Repression or reform? Deadly protests may force Syria’s Assad to choose
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Arab League
Egypt said to arm Libya rebels
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Hezbollah
Thousands in Lebanon demand Hezbollah be disarmed
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Al Qaeda
Drawing US crowds with anti-Islam message
