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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…
Macron to meet iconic singer Fairuz in push for Lebanon reform
Middle East
August 31, 2020
Macron to meet iconic singer Fairuz in push for Lebanon reform
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron will next week meet iconic singer Fairuz and members of Lebanon’s political leadership as he…
Newly designated Lebanese PM urges immediate reforms, IMF deal
Middle East
August 31, 2020
Newly designated Lebanese PM urges immediate reforms, IMF deal
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s prime minister-designate Mustapha Adib called on Monday for the formation of a new government in record…
Turning 100: Lebanon, a nation branded by upheaval, crises
Middle East
August 31, 2020
Turning 100: Lebanon, a nation branded by upheaval, crises
BEIRUT (AP) — It was a century ago on Sept. 1, 1920, that a French general, Henri Gouraud, stood on…