Beirut blast
Lebanon orders 111 towns, villages closed to curb pandemic
Middle East
October 3, 2020
Lebanon orders 111 towns, villages closed to curb pandemic
BEIRUT (AP) — Authorities on Friday ordered the lockdown of more than 100 towns and villages across Lebanon after hundreds…
In Lebanon, women drive the fight for change
Middle East
September 20, 2020
In Lebanon, women drive the fight for change
While traffic seethed elsewhere in the city, crowds of angry people moved through central Beirut in protest at a government…
Lebanese Christian party offers idea to resolve dispute over new cabinet
Middle East
September 20, 2020
Lebanese Christian party offers idea to resolve dispute over new cabinet
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A party founded by Lebanon’s Christian president made a proposal to end a dispute that has blocked…
Macron calls Lebanese politician as cabinet deadline looms
Middle East
September 13, 2020
Macron calls Lebanese politician as cabinet deadline looms
BEIRUT (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron has held a call with Lebanon’s parliamentary speaker to try to remove an…
Lebanese protesters clash with army near presidential palace
Middle East
September 13, 2020
Lebanese protesters clash with army near presidential palace
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese soldiers on Saturday fired rubber bullets and live rounds in the air to disperse hundreds of…
Beirut fire brought under control after terrifying nation
Middle East
September 12, 2020
Beirut fire brought under control after terrifying nation
BEIRUT (AP) — White smoke rose from the smoldering wreckage of Beirut’s port on Friday hours after firefighters extinguished a…
‘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…