Beirut - Clashes raged in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli Wednesday between followers of the ruling minority and the majority led by Hezbollah, leaving at least two people dead and more than

Tel Aviv - The Israeli government said Tuesday it will only give the final go-head for an announced prisoners swap with Lebanon's Hezbollah militant movement after it receives a final, satisfactor

Beirut - Progress has been achieved in negotiations on a national unity cabinet in Lebanon but it will not be formed over the weekend, Prime Minister-designate Fouad Seniora said Saturday.

Beirut - A German judicial team has met with Jihad Hamad, a prime suspect in the failed 2006 attempt to bomb trains in Germany, in the presence of a Lebanese judge, judicial sources said Friday.

"Jihad Hamad was questioned on Thursday night by a Lebanese prosecutor in the presence of a German judicial team," the lawyer of Hamad, Fawaz Zakriyeh told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa.

Zakariyeh, who was present at the questioning along with his client, told dpa the questions focused on "links between Hamad and Youssed al-Hajj Deeb," who is currently held in Germany.

Beirut  - At least two people were killed and scores wounded in a bomb blast that rocked an apartment building in the northern city of Tripoli early Saturday, police reported.

Tel Aviv  - Israel on Wednesday officially offered peace talks to Lebanon.