Beirut, Lebanon News

Two died Tuesday in Lebanon when clashes erupted between supporters and opponents of the government in Syria, Lebanese police said, dpa reported.

A member of the Syrian army checks the trunk of a car at a checkpoint in Damascus on June 17, 2013.

Free Syrian Army fighters run for cover from snipers loyal to Syria's President Al-Assad, in Deir al-Zor ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland/BEIRUT - Differences between Russia and the West mean an international peace conference on Syria is now unlikely to be held before August, a source at a meeting of Group of Eight leaders said on Tuesday as heavy ... (more)

Lebanon's Beshara Boutros al-Rai is greeted by US cardinal Bernard Francis Law upon arrival for a ceremony where the pontif will appoint him as one of the six new cardinals on November 24, 2012 at St Peter's basilica at the Vatican.

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri gestures during a parliament session in Beirut, Friday, May 31, 2013.

John Dunn, a member of the For The Love of Paws Animal Rescue is shown Monday, June 17, 2013, in Windsor, Ont.

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblatt leaves the Parliament in Beirut, Tuesday, July 5, 2011.

A Lebanese doctor checks a Syrian refugee at a mobile clinic for Doctors Without Borders, in the eastern Lebanese town of Marj near the border with Syria, May 20, 2013.

Injured Hezbollah fighters listen to a speech by Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah on a screen via a video link during a rally to mark "wounded resistant's day," in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, June 14, 2013.

This file picture shows Lebanese policemen standing near burning tires on the airport highway in Beirut.

America's newest Miss USA is leaving a white collar job behind for a world of glamour in her new role - and she can't wait.

Lebanese President Michel Sleiman arrives to attend a Cabinet session at the presidential palace in Baabda, Wednesday, Sept.

Animation occupies a peculiar niche on the pop culture landscape. Most mainstream image consumers prefer the term "cartoon" to "animated film" .

A picture shows destruction in Sbeneh, south of the Syrian capital Damascus, on June 16, 2013.

A delegation of Druze clerics from al-Sweida province waves the Syrian flag during their visit to Qusair, in the province of Homs, Syria, June, 16, 2013.

Sunni protesters wave Islamist flags while others chant slogans at an anti-government rally in Fallujah, Iraq, Friday, May 3, 2013.

WAM BEIRUT, June 16th, 2013 -- Gebran Bassil, the Lebanese Minister of Energy and Water in the caretaker government, has launched a Land Survey for oil and gas in cooperation with the British oil technology company, Spectrum.

Hezbollah supporters clash with supporters of the Lebanese Option Party during a protest in front of the Iranian Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, June 9, 2013.

Future bloc MP Ahmad Fatfat attends a press conference at the Parliament in Beirut, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013.

Legendary Egyptian actress Yousra is in Beirut to film the outdoor scenes of her new television drama "Nikadib Law Qulna Ma Nihibish" .