Beirut
Egypt dispatches two additional tons of medical aid to Lebanon
Egypt
August 14, 2020
Egypt dispatches two additional tons of medical aid to Lebanon
Egyptian ambassador to Lebanon Yasser Elwy visited the Karantina governmental hospital in Beirut, where he inspected damage caused by the…
Families of Lebanese blast victims plead for outside inquiry
Middle East
August 14, 2020
Families of Lebanese blast victims plead for outside inquiry
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s judicial investigation of the Beirut port explosion started with political wrangling over the naming of a…
In Beirut, Iran’s Zarif says up to Lebanon to decide future government
Middle East
August 14, 2020
In Beirut, Iran’s Zarif says up to Lebanon to decide future government
BEIRUT (Reuters) — The Lebanese should be the only party who should decide their future government, Iran’s Foreign Minster Mohammad…
Lebanese have little hope blast probe will lead to truth
Middle East
August 14, 2020
Lebanese have little hope blast probe will lead to truth
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s judicial investigation of the Beirut port explosion started with political wrangling over the naming of a…
Lebanon’s military gets sweeping powers after Beirut blast
Middle East
August 13, 2020
Lebanon’s military gets sweeping powers after Beirut blast
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s Parliament on Thursday approved a state of emergency in Beirut in its first session since the…
Lebanon Parliament meets after blast, government resignation
Middle East
August 13, 2020
Lebanon Parliament meets after blast, government resignation
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s Parliament met Thursday in the first session since the tragic explosion last week that changed the…
Abandoned by state after explosion, Lebanese help each other
Middle East
August 13, 2020
Abandoned by state after explosion, Lebanese help each other
BEIRUT (AP) — In the southern Lebanese town of Haris, a newlywed couple is living in one of Safy Faqeeh’s…
Stranded Lebanese desperate to rebuild after blast
Middle East
August 12, 2020
Stranded Lebanese desperate to rebuild after blast
BEIRUT (Reuters) — Sitting amid the debris, Lebanese on Wednesday expressed their frustration at the state for abandoning them in…
Top German diplomat: Lebanon needs ‘reboot’ to regain trust
Middle East
August 12, 2020
Top German diplomat: Lebanon needs ‘reboot’ to regain trust
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon needs a “strong reboot” and far-reaching economic reforms to rebuild trust with its citizens, Germany’s foreign…
After multiple crises, this time Lebanese feel broken
Middle East
August 12, 2020
After multiple crises, this time Lebanese feel broken
BEIRUT (AP) — For nearly a week, Mona Zahran had to sleep on a couch pulled across her apartment’s front…