Beirut
Nightmares, flashbacks, fatigue: Beirut faces mental health crisis after blast
Middle East
August 24, 2020
Nightmares, flashbacks, fatigue: Beirut faces mental health crisis after blast
BEIRUT (Reuters) – More than two weeks after a massive explosion tore through Beirut killing 181 people and leaving entire…
Kuwait to rebuild Lebanon’s only large grain silo after blast: report
Middle East
August 23, 2020
Kuwait to rebuild Lebanon’s only large grain silo after blast: report
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Kuwait said it will rebuild Lebanon’s only large grain silo that was destroyed by the massive Beirut…
‘End of the world’: Countdown to Beirut’s devastating blast
Middle East
August 23, 2020
‘End of the world’: Countdown to Beirut’s devastating blast
BEIRUT (AP) — The 10 firefighters who received the call shortly before six pm — about a big fire at…
Lebanon begins partial lockdown amid spike in virus cases
Middle East
August 21, 2020
Lebanon begins partial lockdown amid spike in virus cases
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon on Friday began a two-week partial lockdown and nighttime curfew after coronavirus cases increased sharply following…
‘Rock bottom’ Lebanon must reform for long-term aid: US
Middle East
August 20, 2020
‘Rock bottom’ Lebanon must reform for long-term aid: US
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – There is no more foreign money for a Lebanese leadership that enriches itself and spurns the popular…
Lebanese lawyer files complaint against leaders over blast
Middle East
August 19, 2020
Lebanese lawyer files complaint against leaders over blast
BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese lawyer filed a legal complaint on Wednesday against the country’s president and prime minister for…
Fighters and farmers step in to help Beirut after the blast
Middle East
August 19, 2020
Fighters and farmers step in to help Beirut after the blast
AMMAN (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – From former fighters repairing damaged buildings to rural women preparing meals, people from across Lebanon…
Lebanese customs chief arrested over Beirut blast
Middle East
August 18, 2020
Lebanese customs chief arrested over Beirut blast
BEIRUT (AP) — The head of Lebanon’s customs authority was formally arrested on Monday after being questioned over the massive…
Egyptian star Mona Zaki launches charity campaign for Lebanese children
Cinema/TV
August 18, 2020
Egyptian star Mona Zaki launches charity campaign for Lebanese children
Egyptian actress Mona Zaki on Tuesday launched a charity campaign to support Lebanon’s children in the wake of the devastating…
A life’s work shattered: stained glass artist counts cost of Beirut blast
Middle East
August 17, 2020
A life’s work shattered: stained glass artist counts cost of Beirut blast
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Two decades of Maya Husseini’s work to restore stained glass windows destroyed in the Lebanese civil war…