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[10] [11] The border between Israel and Lebanon was at this time was nicknamed the Good Fence. Fearing loss of commercial access to the port of Beirut, in June 1976 Syria intervened in the civil war to support the Maronite-dominated government, [12] and by October had 40,000 troops stationed within Lebanon. The following year, however, Syria ...
From 1110 to 1291, the town and Lordship of Beirut was part of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. The city was taken by Saladin in 1187 and recaptured in 1197 by Henry I of Brabant as part of the German Crusade of 1197. John of Ibelin, known as the Old Lord of Beirut, was granted the lordship of the city in 1204.
The Sabra and Shatila massacre was the 16–18 September 1982 killing of between 1,300 and 3,500 civilians—mostly Palestinians and Lebanese Shias —in the city of Beirut during the Lebanese Civil War. It was perpetrated by the Lebanese Forces, one of the main Christian militias in Lebanon, and supported by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF ...
Lebanon’s health minister said on Saturday the death toll from an Israeli airstrike on a Beirut suburb the day before has risen to 31, including seven women and three children. Firass Abiad told ...
Death toll from Israeli strike on Beirut rises to 37, Lebanon's health ministry says. Hugo Bachega - BBC Middle East correspondent and Thomas Mackintosh - BBC News. September 21, 2024 at 12:26 PM.
In 2015, the U.S. placed a $7-million bounty on Akil’s head for his role in the twin bombings in 1983 on the U.S. embassy in Beirut and U.S. Marine barracks, which collectively killed 370 people.
The Lebanese Civil War (Arabic: الحرب الأهلية اللبنانية Al-Ḥarb al-Ahliyyah al-Libnāniyyah) was a multifaceted armed conflict that took place from 1975 to 1990. It resulted in an estimated 150,000 fatalities [5] and led to the exodus of almost one million people from Lebanon.
Emile Yanni takes office as Governor of Beirut. 1961 Orient-Institut Beirut established. Sursock Museum and Phoenicia Beirut Hotel open. 1963 – Gallery One (cultural space) opens. [11] 1964 – Saint Nicolas Garden opens. 1966 – Al Ahed football team established, headquartered in Beirut. 1967 – Chafik Abou Haydar takes office as Governor ...