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People evacuating from Lebanon board a ship bound for Turkey at the port of the northern city of Tripoli on October 19, 2024. (Photo by Ibrahim Chalhoub / AFP)
October 20, 2024, 6:44 am
Afraid Israel will target Beirut airport, Lebanese increasingly leave by sea
Demand has surged for voyages to Turkey that normally only carry cargo, as residents say this is ‘currently the safest option’
By AFP and ToI Staff
Damage is seen to a structure following an airstrike attributed to Israel in al-Hamidiyah, Syria, July 2, 2022. (Social media)
July 2, 2022, 9:39 am
Syria says Israeli jets conduct rare daytime airstrike on southern coast
Two civilians hurt after missiles strike in al-Hamidiyah near Lebanon border, state broadcaster says
By Emanuel Fabian
Anti-government protesters form a human chain as a symbol of unity, during ongoing protests against the Lebanese government, on the Mediterranean waterfront promenade, in Beirut, Lebanon, Oct. 27, 2019 (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
October 27, 2019, 1:47 pm
Lebanon protesters to form nationwide human chain to symbolize newfound unity
Demonstrators plan to join hands from Tripoli to Tyre, in a 170-kilometer chain running through Beirut, as part of an unprecedented cross-sectarian mobilization
By Jean-Marc Mojon and Anwar Amro
An aerial view of the word "Peace" in Arabic painted on the roofs of 85 buildings in Tripoli's Syria street which separates the Sunni neighborhood of Bab al-Tabbaneh from the Alawite neighborhood of Jabal Mohsen. The project has been three years in the making, with the artists, 34-year-old twins Mohamed and Omar Kabbani, researching and rejecting multiple locations in their native Lebanon before settling on Tripoli. (AFP PHOTO / ASHEKMAN / Handout)
October 21, 2017, 7:30 am
Art brings ‘Peace’ to battle-scarred Lebanon districts
Painting project on Tripoli’s rooftops will spell out the word ‘salam’ on a scale visible from space
By Sara Hussein
A practice run for the 23 members of the Ari Hayam, or Sea Lion. (Courtesy)
September 15, 2016, 8:19 pm
75 years later, Britain recognizes 23 lost at sea in Palmach’s Operation Boatswain
The very first mission of the pre-state Israeli fighting force, coordinated with London against Vichy France, saw a devastating failure — and an open-ended story for families of those missing in action
By Jenni Frazer
In this photo released by the Lebanese Army official website, Lebanese soldiers remove an Israeli drone they say crashed in the port of Tripoli, northern Lebanon, Saturday, July 11, 2015 (Lebanese Army Website via AP)
July 11, 2015, 12:32 pm
Lebanese army says it captured crashed Israeli drone
Photos and video show aircraft, bearing IAF insignia, being pulled out of water in Tripoli; IDF refuses to comment
By AFP and ToI Staff
July 11, 2015, 10:01 am
Israeli drone crashes in Tripoli, Lebanese army says
Initial reports say unmanned aircraft may have fallen into waters off port city
By AFP and ToI Staff
Lebanese Interior Minister Nouhad Mashnouk (YouTube screen capture)
June 22, 2015, 4:40 am
Lebanon minister vows to punish guards after beating video
Nouhad Mashnouk says he will ‘not cease to pursue’ probe of prison holding Islamist militants
By AP
Lebanese Army soldiers in Tripoli's Bab al-Tabbaneh Sunni neighborhood on October 27, 2014 (photo credit: AFP/Joseph Eid)
October 27, 2014, 9:42 pm
Tripoli recovers after Lebanese Army, Islamists clash
Troops recapture territory, advance on jihadists after thousands of residents evacuate their homes
By Omar Ibrahim
Lebanese Army soldiers stand beside an armored vehicle during clashes with Islamic militants, in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon, on Saturday, October 25, 2014. (photo credit: AP)
October 26, 2014, 10:40 pm
Jihadists threaten Lebanon prisoners over unrest
Al-Qaeda affiliate gives Beirut deadline to halt operations against Islamic militants in Bekaa Valley
By AFP
Lebanese Army soldiers stand beside an armored vehicle during clashes with Islamic militants, in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon, on Saturday, October 25, 2014. (photo credit: AP)
October 26, 2014, 2:47 pm
Jihadists threaten to execute Lebanese soldiers
Al-Nusra Front demands Lebanon halt offensive against militants in Tripoli in exchange for troops’ lives
By AFP
Illustrative photo of Lebanese Army soldiers patrolling during October clashes between supporters and opponents of the Syrian regime, in the northern Lebanese port city of Tripoli (photo credit: AP/Bilal Hussein)
February 20, 2014, 3:26 pm
Official from Pro-Assad party shot dead in Lebanon
Victim is the father of a man suspected of involvement in the twin bombings of a Tripoli mosque in August that killed 45 people
By AFP
February 1, 2014, 10:43 pm
Car bomb kills at least 4 in Lebanese Shi’ite town
Vehicle explodes near gas station and charity school in latest spillover from Syrian civil war, injuring 18
By Diaa Hadid
Lebanese Army soldiers at the site of a car bomb explosion outside the Salam Mosque, in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, on August 24, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Bilal Hussein)
December 2, 2013, 9:13 pm
Lebanon puts army in control of Tripoli
Following three days of sectarian violence, government orders city come under martial law
By AP
An illustrative photo of a Sunni gunman firing his weapon during clashes that erupted between pro and anti-Syrian regime gunmen in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon in December 2012. (photo credit: AP/Hussein Malla)
From the WebOctober 28, 2013, 8:44 am
Ongoing Lebanon clashes leave over a dozen dead
Former Lebanese prime minister calls out Syria’s Assad for inciting clashes in Tripoli, government and army for failing to restore peace, Daily Star reports
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