Beirut blast
Egypt sends 3 airplanes loaded with supplies, doctors to Lebanon
Egypt
August 15, 2020
Egypt sends 3 airplanes loaded with supplies, doctors to Lebanon
Egypt’s ambassador to Beirut Yasser Elwi on Saturday received three Egyptian airplanes at Rafik Hariri Airport, containing 28 tons of…
US calls for credible probe into Beirut blast
Middle East
August 15, 2020
US calls for credible probe into Beirut blast
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A senior US official called on Saturday for a “thorough, transparent and credible” investigation into this month’s…
Hezbollah will respond if Israel behind Beirut blast, says Nasrallah
Middle East
August 15, 2020
Hezbollah will respond if Israel behind Beirut blast, says Nasrallah
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Friday that his group would wait for results of an…
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…