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Lebanese woman who held up bank to get frozen savings says she is not the criminal
On the run from authorities after forcing a bank to release her family savings at gunpoint to treat her cancer-stricken sister, 28-year-old Lebanese ... Features -
Bank holdups snowball in Lebanon as depositors demand their frozen money
Five Lebanese banks were held up by depositors seeking access to their own money frozen in the banking system on Friday in a spiraling spate of ... Middle East -
Lebanese woman takes hostages at Beirut bank, demands frozen deposits for ill sister
A Lebanese woman took hostages at gunpoint at BLOM bank in central Beirut to demand her frozen deposits and pay for her ill sister’s medical treatment ... Middle East -
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi launches new route to Beirut
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, the capital’s first low-cost carrier, has announced the launch of its new route from Abu Dhabi to Beirut in Lebanon.The new ... Aviation & Transport -
Lebanese man who held up bank to access his own savings released: Brother
A Lebanese judge has ordered the release from detention without charge of man who last week took hostages at a Beirut bank in an attempt to access his ... Middle East -
Armed man demanding frozen deposits of $200,000 takes hostages at Lebanese bank
An armed man demanding deposits frozen by his bank took five branch employees and one customer hostage on Thursday at the Federal Bank of Lebanon, ... Middle East -
Lebanon’s iconic Phoenicia hotel reopens following Beirut port blast renovations
Phoenicia, a landmark Beirut hotel, has re-opened to the public after two years of painstaking efforts to repair the damage inflicted during the ... Features -
Two grain silos collapse on Beirut Port explosion anniversary
A large section of Beirut’s giant port grain silos, shredded by a massive explosion two years ago, collapsed on Thursday as hundreds marched in Beirut ... Middle East -
Beirut Port Blast survivor still living with severe PTSD, moved to Dubai to feel safe
Two years went by since the Beirut Port explosion marked the country’s worst peacetime disaster and one of the world’s biggest non-nuclear explosions ... Features -
The ongoing battle to save Lebanon’s heritage damaged by the 2020 Beirut Port blast
The aftermath of the Beirut Port Blast in 2020 was nothing short of a nightmare. Many people lost their homes and businesses, but the biggest loss of ... Features -
US firm named in Beirut blast lawsuit denies wrongdoing
A US firm targeted in a $250 million lawsuit over the 2020 port explosion in Beirut that killed more than 200 people has denied any wrongdoing in the ... Middle East -
Beirut port blast victims’ families file lawsuit in US
Families of some of the victims of Beirut’s deadly port blast have filed a $250 million lawsuit against an American-Norwegian firm suspected of ... Middle East -
Saudi man stabbed to death in Beirut, Lebanon police arrest brothers for murder
Lebanese police arrested two Saudi citizens in al-Sfeir, south of the capital Beirut, for stabbing their brother to death, the National News Agency ... Middle East -
Lebanon to launch tender for $70 million airport terminal
Lebanon will soon launch an international tender for the construction of a new terminal at the country’s only international airport in Beirut, a ... Middle East -
Profile: Artist Magda Chaaban, whose work depicts history and seeks to instill hope
Visual artist Magda Chaaban seeks to instill hope and inspire people to see Lebanon’s capital Beirut through her eyes during these trying ... Art and culture -
Fearing civil war amnesia, activists fight to preserve Beirut port silos
Families of victims of the 2020 Beirut port blast are pressuring Lebanon’s government to keep its silos as a memorial, arguing the move would be a ... Features -
Lebanon thwarts three attacks by ISIS-linked militants
Lebanon has thwarted a plan by ISIS to carry out three suicide bombings targeting Shia religious compounds in Beirut’s southern suburbs, the interior ... Middle East -
Lebanon awards CMA CGM contract for Beirut port container terminal: Minister
Shipping group CMA CGM said on Thursday it will invest $33 million as part of a 10-year contract it won to operate the container terminal at Lebanon’s ... Middle East -
Rights group slams Lebanon for ‘flawed’ murder probes
Human Rights Watch accused Lebanon on Thursday of “flawed” assassination probes and urged donors to review millions of dollars in aid to security ... Middle East -
Vatican envoy slams Lebanese politicians during visit to Beirut
A Vatican envoy criticized Lebanon’s politicians on his visit to Beirut on Tuesday, calling for an end to “the few profiting of the suffering of many” ... Middle East -
Lebanon judges resign in protest against political interference
Three Lebanese judges have resigned over interference by politicians in the work of the judiciary, including a probe into last year’s Beirut blast, a ... Middle East -
Bahrain calls on citizens to leave Lebanon immediately: BNA
Bahrain’s foreign ministry on Tuesday called on citizens in Lebanon to leave immediately, the state news agency reported.For the latest headlines, ... Gulf -
Lebanese President Aoun asks Russian envoy for satellite images dating to port blast
Lebanese President Michel Aoun has asked Russian ambassador Alexander Rudakov for satellite images from Aug. 4, 2020, when a huge explosion rocked ... Middle East -
Lebanon’s Beirut blast probe judge suspends questioning of former PM Diab: Source
Lebanon’s Beirut blast probe judge Tarek Bitar suspended on Thursday the interrogation of former Prime Minister Hassan Diab after Diab filed a suit, a ... Middle East -
Geagea: Military court should first question Hezbollah’s Nasrallah on Beirut violence
The Leader of Lebanese Forces party Samir Geagea said on Thursday the military court should listen to Hezbollah’s chief Hassan Nasrallah’s statement ... Middle East -
Lebanon will hold parliamentary election in March amid economic meltdown
Lebanon’s parliament voted on Tuesday to hold legislative elections on March 27, giving Prime Minister Najib Mikati’s government only a few months to ... Middle East -
Soldier suspected of firing towards Beirut protesters is under probe: Army
A Lebanese soldier suspected of firing towards protesters in Beirut on Thursday is under investigation, the army said on Saturday. Seven ... Middle East -
Lebanese judiciary refuses to dismiss Beirut port blast judge: Judges association
The Lebanese Judges Association again rejected on Friday calls to dismiss the judge heading a probe into last year’s massive blast in Beirut and ... Middle East -
Top US Republican hits out at Hezbollah, voices concern over situation in Lebanon
A senior US official was in Beirut during the clashes and almost canceled a scheduled press conference, according to sources familiar with her trip. Middle East -
Hezbollah claims Lebanese Forces party behind sniper attacks on protesters
Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah group claims that protesters from its group and the Amal movement had been attacked by gunmen from the Lebanese Forces ... Middle East