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‘Fateful times’: Lebanese patriarch says new cabinet must spurn old, corrupt ways
Middle East
September 6, 2020
‘Fateful times’: Lebanese patriarch says new cabinet must spurn old, corrupt ways
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s top Christian cleric said on Sunday a new government must deliver urgent economic and other reforms…
For Lebanese, recovery too heavy to bear a month after blast
Middle East
September 6, 2020
For Lebanese, recovery too heavy to bear a month after blast
BEIRUT (AP) — A month after Beirut’s devastating explosion, Ghassan Toubaji still sits under a gaping hole in his ceiling…
‘No signs of life’ in Beirut rubble after three-day search for blast survivors
Middle East
September 6, 2020
‘No signs of life’ in Beirut rubble after three-day search for blast survivors
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Rescue workers digging through the rubble of a Beirut building for the third day on Saturday said…
Rescuers search Beirut rubble for second day after pulse detected
Middle East
September 5, 2020
Rescuers search Beirut rubble for second day after pulse detected
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Rescue workers dug through the rubble of a Beirut building for a second day on Friday hoping…
‘Never forgive, never forget’: Scarred survivor haunted by Beirut blast
Middle East
September 4, 2020
‘Never forgive, never forget’: Scarred survivor haunted by Beirut blast
BEIRUT (Reuters) – In the days that followed the Beirut port explosion, Shady Rizk played a video he had taken…
Rescue workers in Beirut hope to find survivor in rubble
Middle East
September 4, 2020
Rescue workers in Beirut hope to find survivor in rubble
BEIRUT (AP) — Rescue workers resumed search operations early Friday in a building that collapsed last month in Beirut’s deadly…
Lebanese leaders begin talks to form new crisis government
Middle East
September 2, 2020
Lebanese leaders begin talks to form new crisis government
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s prime minister-designate began consultations on Wednesday to form a new, crisis Cabinet, a day after French…
‘Now we are ruined’: Lebanon’s embattled savers try to rebuild
Middle East
September 2, 2020
‘Now we are ruined’: Lebanon’s embattled savers try to rebuild
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Like many Lebanese expatriates, Nadim Srour wired savings back as a nest egg for his return. Now…
Macron to mark Lebanon’s centenary as nation teeters on brink
Middle East
September 1, 2020
Macron to mark Lebanon’s centenary as nation teeters on brink
BEIRUT (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron will mark Lebanon’s centenary on Tuesday by planting a cedar tree, the emblem…
World Bank: Lebanon blast caused damage up to $4.6 billion
World
August 31, 2020
World Bank: Lebanon blast caused damage up to $4.6 billion
BEIRUT (AP) — The massive explosion in Beirut earlier this month that killed and injured thousands of people has caused…