Topic - Lebanon

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  New York Times correspondent Anthony Shadid dies in Syria

  New York Times correspondent Anthony Shadid, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner whose dispatches captured untold stories from Baghdad under "shock and awe" bombing to Libya wracked by civil war, died Thursday of an apparent asthma attack in Syria.

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  Al Qaeda urges Muslims to help Syrian rebels

  Al Qaeda's chief has called on Muslims from other countries to support rebels in Syria seeking to overthrow President Bashar Assad, saying they cannot depend on the West for help.

• SANDERS: The world's great wait for resolutions

  In a look around the world, the striking characteristic is the number of crises awaiting resolution. Their outcomes seem almost artificially suspended, and their interactions and their ultimate effects on the world are major question marks.

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  BOOK REVIEW: 'Reagan on War'

  After World War II, the United States veered from one strategic military policy to another. The "mutual assured de- struction" of President Eisenhower and the Dulles brothers gave way to the "graduated escalation" of Robert McNamara during the Vietnam era.

• Israeli film industry makes huge strides

  The budgets are bare-bones and the talent pool is limited, but Israel has emerged as a surprising powerhouse in the foreign film industry.

• Israeli film industry is a surprising powerhouse

  The budgets are bare-bones and the talent pool is limited, but Israel has emerged as a surprising powerhouse in the foreign film industry.

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  Syrian exiles smuggling weapons, goods to revolutionaries

  Syrian dissidents based in Lebanon have stepped up efforts to help the opposition in their country by smuggling medicine, satellite phones, cameras and weapons into Syria — and refugees and injured fighters out.

• Ex-Miss USA appears in Mich. court on DUI charge

  A Michigan beauty queen who made headlines two years ago by becoming the first Arab-American crowned Miss USA will stand trial in March on a drunken-driving charge unless a plea deal is reached, a judge said Wednesday.

• Assad insists no foreign troops will be allowed in

  Syria "absolutely rejects" any plans to send foreign Arab troops into the country, the foreign ministry said Tuesday, as the death toll mounted from the 10-month-old uprising against President Bashar Assad.

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  U.S. military chief to head to Israel as Iran tension grows

  The top U.S. military commander is scheduled for talks in Israel this week, Israel said Sunday, at a time when the United States is concerned that Israel might be preparing to attack Iran over its nuclear program.

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  U.S. military chief to head to Israel as Iran tension grows

  The top U.S. military commander is scheduled for talks in Israel this week, Israel said Sunday, at a time when the United States is concerned that Israel might be preparing to attack Iran over its nuclear program.

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  Joint Chiefs chairman plans talks in Israel

  The top U.S. military commander is scheduled for talks in Israel this week, Israel said Sunday, at a time when the U.S. is concerned that Israel might be preparing to attack Iran over its nuclear program.

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  Lebanese held as terror warning issued in Bangkok

  Thai police were questioning a Lebanese man with alleged links to Hezbollah militants as the U.S. Embassy and Israel warned Friday of a "real and credible" terrorist threat against Americans and Israelis in Bangkok. Police said a bombing had been planned and another suspect was at large.

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  Israel, U.S. to stage major defense drill

  The Israeli military is gearing up with U.S. forces for a major missile-defense exercise, the Israeli military announced Thursday as tension between Iran and the international community escalates.

• Palestinians block show by Israeli-Arab singer

  A popular Israeli-Arab singer had to cancel a show on New Year's Eve in the West Bank because of threats from Palestinian activists opposed to coexistence with Israel, the performer and police said.

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