Beirut blast
Lebanon pauses amid tense calm after deadly gun battles
Middle East
October 15, 2021
Lebanon pauses amid tense calm after deadly gun battles
BEIRUT (AP) — Schools, banks and government offices across Lebanon shut down Friday after hours of gun battles between heavily…
Six killed in Beirut clashes as tensions over blast probe soar
Middle East
October 14, 2021
Six killed in Beirut clashes as tensions over blast probe soar
BEIRUT (AP) — Armed clashes erupted Thursday in Beirut during a protest organized by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and…
Gunfire in Beirut as Hezbollah supporters protest against blast investigator
Middle East
October 14, 2021
Gunfire in Beirut as Hezbollah supporters protest against blast investigator
BEIRUT, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Heavy gunfire was heard in Beirut on Thursday near an area where supporters of the…
Tension over Beirut blast probe nudges Lebanon into new crisis
Middle East
October 13, 2021
Tension over Beirut blast probe nudges Lebanon into new crisis
BEIRUT, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Growing tension over a judicial probe into last year’s Beirut port blast threatens to push…
Hezbollah leader wants investigator in Beirut blast replaced
Middle East
October 12, 2021
Hezbollah leader wants investigator in Beirut blast replaced
BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah group Monday escalated his attack on the judge leading the probe…
Angry relatives of Beirut blast victims protest probe delays
Middle East
September 29, 2021
Angry relatives of Beirut blast victims protest probe delays
BEIRUT, Sept 29 (Reuters) – Hundreds of relatives of victims of last year’s Beirut port explosion, some chanting and some…
Judge suspends probe into Lebanon port blast amid challenges
Middle East
September 27, 2021
Judge suspends probe into Lebanon port blast amid challenges
BEIRUT (AP) — The lead judge investigating last year’s massive blast in Beirut’s port suspended his work in the case…
Judge seeks arrest of ex-minister charged in Beirut blast
Middle East
September 16, 2021
Judge seeks arrest of ex-minister charged in Beirut blast
BEIRUT (AP) — The lead judge investigating Lebanon’s massive port explosion last year issued an arrest warrant Thursday for a…
Lebanon’s ex-PM leaves to US despite subpoena for port blast
Middle East
September 15, 2021
Lebanon’s ex-PM leaves to US despite subpoena for port blast
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s former prime minister left the country for the United States on Tuesday, his advisor said, despite…
FBI probe shows amount of chemicals in Beirut blast was a fraction of original shipment
Middle East
July 31, 2021
FBI probe shows amount of chemicals in Beirut blast was a fraction of original shipment
July 30 (Reuters) – The amount of ammonium nitrate that blew up at Beirut port last year was one fifth…