The following are a selection of stories from Lebanese newspapers that may be of interest to Daily Star readers. The Daily Star cannot vouch for the accuracy of these reports. Al-Akhbar. UNHCR acting independently from the government: Derbas.

The following are a selection of stories from Lebanese newspapers that may be of interest to Daily Star readers. The Daily Star cannot vouch for the accuracy of these reports. Al-Akhbar. UNHCR acting independently from the government: Derbas.

The following are a selection of stories from Lebanese newspapers that may be of interest to Daily Star readers. The Daily Star cannot vouch for the accuracy of these reports. Al-Akhbar. UNHCR acting independently from the government: Derbas.

The following are a selection of stories from Lebanese newspapers that may be of interest to Daily Star readers. The Daily Star cannot vouch for the accuracy of these reports. Al-Akhbar. UNHCR acting independently from the government: Derbas.

BEIRUT: The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees denied reports that it was seeking to naturalize Syrian refugees Wednesday. On July 9, Al-Liwaa newspaper had quoted Social Affairs Minister Rashid Derbas as saying the UNHCR had requested the ...

Smoke trails are seen after missiles were fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza City towards southern Israel July 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa). Connect; Tweet; RSS; Follow; Email; Print; Share. Agence France Presse. CAIRO: Egypt urged Israel and ...

Israeli missiles hit smuggling tunnels between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, in Rafah July 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali). Connect; Tweet; RSS; Follow; Email; Print; Share. Yasser al-Banna. OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli Deputy Defense Minister Danny ...

“I was only answering a journalist question who said he has learned about this intention on the UNHCR website,” Derbas said. (The Daily Star/Dalati Nohra, HO). Connect; Tweet; RSS; Follow; Email; Print; Share. The Daily Star. BEIRUT: Social Affairs Minister ...

“I was only answering a journalist question who said he has learned about this intention on the UNHCR website,” Derbas said. (The Daily Star/Dalati Nohra, HO). Connect; Tweet; RSS; Follow; Email; Print; Share. The Daily Star. BEIRUT: Social Affairs Minister ...

“I was only answering a journalist question who said he has learned about this intention on the UNHCR website,” Derbas said. (The Daily Star/Dalati Nohra, HO). Connect; Tweet; RSS; Follow; Email; Print; Share. The Daily Star. BEIRUT: Social Affairs Minister ...

has warned that as many as 324,000 Lebanese will be without jobs by the end of 2014 if the state does not reduce the competition from the refugees. (The Daily Star/Mohammad Azakir). Connect; Tweet; RSS; Follow; Email; Print; Share. The Daily Star.

The pictures show from bottom (R-L) in ascending order Klose's 5 goals scored from the 2002 World Cup, 5 goals from the 2006 World Cup, 4 goals from the 2010 World Cup and 2 in the 2014 World Cup. AFP PHOTO. Connect; Tweet; RSS; Follow; Email ...

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel beefed up its forces along its frontier with the Gaza Strip and launched airstrikes against militant Hamas targets there Thursday in response to persistent Palestinian cross-border rocket attacks. There was also a second day of ...

The Canadian stunner was flooded with wedding proposals after booking a spot in the Wimbledon final. The 20-year-old, named after Princess Eugenie, saw off Simona Halep in straight sets to book a title showdown with Petra Kvitova. Within minutes of ...

Belgium's head coach Marc Wilmots celebrates after Kevin De Bruyne scored his side's first goal in extra time during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Belgium and the USA at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, Tuesday, July 1, 2014.

File - Syrian refugees arrive on an army truck in Iraq after crossing the Iraqi-Syrian border at Albu Kamal-Qaim,the main border post between the two countries, July 25, 2012. (REUTERS/Ali al-Mashhadani). Connect; Tweet; RSS; Follow; Email; Print; Share.

A glimpse of the passionate loyalty inspired by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the insurgent group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria, comes in a recent video made by a 20-year-old Muslim recruit from the British city of Cardiff, Wales.

BAGHDAD: The Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) attacked one of Iraq's largest air bases and seized control of several small oilfields Wednesday, as Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who is fighting for his job, rejected calls for an interim “national ...

IRBIL, Iraq: Iraqi soldier Bassil Hasan says he wept as he abandoned his base in the face of a Sunni militant advance and is desperate to redeem himself by returning to the fight. He stands outside the Iraqi Airways office in the northern city of Irbil, clamoring ...

BEIRUT: As senior figures from both sides of the U.S. political divide are calling for Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to quit, analysts warned that while it was unlikely for the current crisis to recede with him still in power, it might be too early for the Obama ...