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Lahoud Angered France by ‘Backtracking’ on Pledge to Deploy Army in S. Lebanon

A series of recently declassified British documents reveal details of meetings held by late Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri with British officials in 1997 and 1999, as well as letters exchanged between then UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and the Lebanese presidency.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon Court Charges 7 over Attack That Killed Irish UN Soldier

Lebanon's military tribunal on Thursday charged seven people over an attack last month that killed one Irish soldier serving in a United Nations peacekeeping force, three Lebanese judicial sources told Reuters. On Dec.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon charges seven over killing of UN peacekeeper

Lebanon's military tribunal on Thursday charged seven suspects in last month's attack that killed an Irish peacekeeper when a group of armed local residents ambushed his convoy and opened fire, officials said.

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Lebanon charges 7 suspects in killing of UN peacekeeper

Lebanon’s military tribunal has charged seven suspects in last month’s attack that killed an Irish peacekeeper when a group of armed local residents ambushed his convoy and opened fire

The Independent UK

French Defense Minister Celebrates New Year with French Troops in Lebanon

French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu on Saturday checked on the UNIFIL’s French peacekeepers in southern Lebanon upon his arrival in Beirut. The minister, on a several-day official visit to Lebanon, spent New Year’s Eve with the French troops and will inspect the Beirut Port explosion site. He is also scheduled…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanese and UN troops rescue migrants vessel, 2 killed

Lebanon’s navy and U.N. peacekeepers have rescued more than 200 migrants from a boat sinking in the Mediterranean Sea hours after it left northern Lebanon’s coast, the military said in a statement

The Independent UK

Two Migrants Die, 232 Rescued after Boat Capsizes off Lebanon

Two migrants died and 232 others were rescued after the boat they were travelling on capsized off the coast of Lebanon on Saturday, the Lebanese Army said. Three naval vessels and a boat operated by the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) took part in a rescue operation off…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Suspect Arrested in Killing of UN Peacekeeper in Lebanon

The Lebanese army has arrested a suspect in the killing earlier this month of a peacekeeper in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) from Ireland who died when his convoy was shot at in southern Lebanon, officials said Tuesday. The area of the Dec. 14 shooting attack, near…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Suspect arrested in killing of UN peacekeeper in Lebanon

The Lebanese army has arrested a suspect in the killing earlier this month of a U.N. peacekeeper from Ireland who died when his convoy was shot at in southern Lebanon

The Independent UK

Hezbollah ‘supporter’ detained in probe of UN peacekeeper killing

A Hezbollah spokesperson says the detained suspect is a supporter of the group but not a member.

Al Jazeera

Lebanon Detains Hezbollah Supporter in Probe of Irish UN Peacekeeper’s Killing

The Lebanese army detained over the weekend a main suspect in the recent killing of an Irish UN peacekeeper in a move coordinated with the Hezbollah party, two security sources and a Hezbollah spokesperson said. The man is a supporter of the Iran-backed party, but not a member of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon detains Hezbollah supporter in probe of Irish U.N. peacekeeper's killing

The Lebanese army detained over the weekend a main suspect in the recent killing of an Irish U.N. peacekeeper in a move coordinated with powerful armed group Hezbollah, two security sources and a Hezbollah spokesperson said.

Reuters

Hezbollah terror group 'hands over man suspected of killing Irish soldier Sean Rooney'

It comes just days after the Lebanese authorities vowed that they would do everything to catch Sean’s killers

Irish Mirror

Hezbollah Reportedly Turns Over Suspect in Shooting of UNIFIL Convoy in Lebanon

Hezbollah reportedly turned over a suspect in the shooting of a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) convoy that left one peacekeeper dead last week. An informed source told Asharq Al-Awsat that the incident “called for raising the level of coordination between the Lebanese army and international forces”. Pvt.…

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Lebanon Pursues Suspect in Killing of Irish Peacekeeper

Lebanese military intelligence held on Thursday a number of people for their testimony and narrow down suspects in the attack on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) last week that left an Irish peacekeeper dead. Pvt. Seán Rooney, 23, was killed and three others wounded when their unidentified…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Wounded Irish Peacekeeper Will Be Evacuated from Lebanon

A wounded Irish UN peacekeeper in Lebanon was transferred on Wednesday from a hospital to Beirut's international airport to be medically evacuated to Ireland. Unidentified attackers opened fire on 22-year-old Pvt. Shane Kearney and three other Irish soldiers with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) last week as…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon Pledges to 'Punish' Killers of Irish Soldier

Lebanon on Monday pledged, through its caretaker Defense Minister, Maurice Sleem, to punish “everyone responsible” for last Wednesday’s fatal shooting of an Irish soldier. The convoy of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) came under fire near the village of al-Aaqbiya late Wednesday, also wounding three other peacekeepers.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon: Rahi Urges State Control of Illegitimate Weapons after Assault on UNIFIL

Lebanon’s Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi urged on Monday the Lebanese state to seize all illegal weapons in the country and embark on implementing UN resolution 1701. Rahi’s calls came following a deadly incident that claimed the life of an Irish soldier of the UN peacekeepers (UNIFIL) operating in southern Lebanon.…

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Dublin Live

Body of brave Irish soldier killed in ambush to arrive in Dublin today

Sean Rooney, 23, was shot dead while on United Nations peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon last week

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN and Lebanon Hold Memorial for Killed Irish Peacekeeper

The Lebanese army and UN peacekeepers held a memorial at the Beirut airport on Sunday for an Irish soldier killed by a mob that opened fire last week at two vehicles belonging to the UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon. The attack that killed 24-year-old Pvt.

The Independent UK

UN and Lebanon hold memorial for killed Irish peacekeeper

The Lebanese army and U.N. peacekeepers have held a memorial at Beirut airport for an Irish soldier killed in southern Lebanon last week

Asharq Al-Awsat

Washington Condemns in ‘Strongest Terms’ Attack on UNIFIL in Lebanon

The United States condemned in the strongest terms the violent attack on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers on Wednesday that left one Irish service member dead and three wounded. It called upon the Lebanese government to urgently investigate the attack, hold those responsible accountable, and prevent…

Irish Mirror

Childhood friend of Irish soldier killed in Lebanon ambush 'felt heart break' at news

Sean Rooney was murdered on Wednesday after his vehicle was ambushed by a violent mob in Lebanon.

Irish Mirror

Fiance of slain Irish soldier tells of heartbreaking last interaction as mission to track down killer begins

Grieving Holly McConnellogue says brave Sean, who was gunned down in the Lebanon while on a UN peacekeeping mission, was doing a second stint in the war-torn Middle Eastern country so that he could save for their wedding day.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia Condemns Attack on UNIFIL in Southern Lebanon

Saudi Arabia condemned on Friday the attack against a convoy of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). The Foreign Ministry called for an immediate and transparent probe into the attack that left an Irish soldier dead. It stressed the Kingdom’s rejection of all forms of violence, underling its…

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