The Latest Breaking News from Sidon

Fighting has intensified in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp claiming the life of another person as stray bullets and shells hit residential areas in the country's third-largest city

Some 20 people injured as armed confrontations between Fatah and hardline groups begin again in Ein al-Hilweh camp.

Prime Minister Mikati told Palestinian President Abbas the clashes were a ‘flagrant violation of Lebanese sovereignty’.

Nasrallah warns of ‘repercussions’ of ongoing clashes in Ein el-Hilweh, the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon.

Feminists and human rights activists in Lebanon are speaking out against attempts to impose increasing restrictions on their lives in the name of "conservative values". This follows an attack on a woman at a beach in the southern city of Sidon, when an Islamic cleric and his followers told Mayssa…

Incident renews debate about modesty and women in public spaces under the hashtag #Sidon.

Joe, a Lebanese man in his 30s, is determined to "seek revenge" against his country's ruling elite by voting for forces of change and the opposition in Sunday's parliamentary elections. Joe, who hails from the region of Jezzine, east of the southern city of Sidon, told Asharq Al-Awsat: "I want…

Lebanon's government has agreed to disburse $15 million to temporarily resolve growing bread shortages in the country, Economy Minister Amin Salam told Reuters, while saying that the funds would only last a few weeks. Long lines had begun forming outside bakeries across the country since Monday after industry insiders warned…

At least one person was killed and seven were injured in an explosion at a scout center affiliated with the Amal Movement near Sidon in southern Lebanon, officials told Reuters early on Tuesday. The blast demolished the building and army personnel were searching through the rubble for any further casualties,…

At least one person was killed and three were injured in an explosion near a scout centre affiliated with the Shi'ite, Hezbollah-allied Amal Movement near Sidon in southern Lebanon, a security source told Reuters early on Tuesday.