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US considering sanctions against Lebanon officials: Top diplomat
The top two US House Foreign Affairs Committee lawmakers slammed Lebanon’s central bank governor, Riad Salameh, as well as those responsible for the catastrophic Beirut Port blast in 2020. Middle East -
US bemoans Beirut blast probe, calls for judicial reform in Lebanon
“One way or another, they deserve a peaceful path to justice,” the US ambassador said. Middle East -
UN rights chief calls for ‘serious’ Lebanon blast investigation
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights called for a “serious investigation” into the disastrous 2020 Beirut port explosion in a call ... Middle East -
Lebanese MP delivers petition to US: Sanction obstructers of Beirut blast probe
The letter, signed by more than 30 groups and organizations inside and outside of Lebanon, called for the governments of EU countries, Australia, Canada, Japan, the UK, and the US to take measures and sanction “perpetrators accountable” in the 2020 Beirut blast. Middle East -
Beirut blast judge postpones interrogations over dispute
The Lebanese judge leading the investigation into the deadly 2020 Beirut port explosion said Monday he has postponed questioning of officials over a ... Middle East -
Lebanese elite bury blast probe, pushing fragile state closer to edge
In their move to bury an investigation into the Beirut port blast, Lebanon’s ruling elite have driven another nail in the coffin of the collapsing ... Middle East -
Judge investigating Beirut blast files charges against eight officials
The judge investigating the deadly August 2020 Beirut port blast has filed charges against eight high and mid-level Lebanese officials, according to a ... Middle East -
French judges denied access to Lebanese blast investigation, Lebanese source says
A top Hezbollah official said in 2021 the group would remove Bitar from the probe, while Hezbollah’s leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said was biased and should be replaced. Middle East -
Police question Lebanese relatives of 2020 blast victims
Several relatives of the victims of the massive 2020 explosion at Beirut’s port showed up on Monday to answer questions by police after they were ... Middle East -
Northern part of damaged Beirut grain silos collapses: Media
The northern section of the grain silos damaged two years ago by a blast at the Beirut port collapsed early on Tuesday after warnings the structure ... Middle East -
Order to seize Hezbollah-allied Lebanon MPs’ property over port blast
Officials close to the powerful Hezbollah movement have also curtailed Judge Bitar’s work with a series of lawsuits. Middle East -
Groups ask UN to investigate Beirut’s massive 2020 blast
Official correspondence between political, security and judicial officials reveal that many were aware about the hazardous substances unloaded in the port a decade ago without taking meaningful action to remove it. Middle East -
Two years since Beirut blast, why has no top official been held to account?
Lebanon on Thursday marks the second anniversary of the Beirut port explosion which killed at least 215 people, wounded thousands and damaged swathes ... Middle East -
Beirut blast victim’s parents wage lonely battle for justice ahead of 2nd anniversary
Paul and Tracy Naggear have lived in grief since the massive explosion that tore through the Lebanese capital in 2020 killed their three-year-old ... Features -
Chile arrests Portuguese man sought over Beirut blast
Chilean police said Wednesday they had arrested a Portuguese man wanted by Interpol over the 2020 Beirut port blast that killed over 200 people.For ... Middle East -
Faltering Beirut port blast probe faces risk of new obstruction
An investigation into the devastating 2020 explosion at Beirut port, which has struggled to make progress amid resistance from top politicians, may ... Middle East -
Beirut blast probe suspended for fourth time
The powerful Shia movement Hezbollah is leading demands to remove Bitar. Middle East -
UN Secretary-General on solidarity visit to crisis-hit Lebanon
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Lebanon on Sunday, on a high-profile visit he said will focus on supporting the people of ... Middle East -
Lebanon prosecutor orders arrest next year of politician charged over Beirut blast
He is a right-hand man of Speaker Nabih Berri and one of several current and former senior politicians and security officials charged in connection with the blast that killed more than 215 people. Middle East -
Beirut blast probe judge cleared to continue investigation
The probe into last year’s deadly Beirut port blast has been cleared to resume after being suspended for more than a month on legal claims against its ... Middle East -
Lebanon’s president says disagrees with Hezbollah on dismissing Beirut blast judge
Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Monday he did not agree with the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah on dismissing the judge investigating the ... Middle East -
Lebanon receives Beirut blast satellite images from Russia
The imagery would be the first received by Lebanon of the day of the blast, a Lebanese judicial official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief the media. Requests to other countries have not be answered, with some saying their satellites were not directed at Lebanon at the time of the blast. Middle East -
Russia will send satellite images to Lebanon from day of Beirut’s port blast
Russia’s space agency Roscosmos will send Lebanon the satellite images it has for Beirut’s port before and after a huge explosion rocked it last year, ... Middle East -
The judge leading Lebanon’s Beirut blast probe: Discreet and defiant
For eight months, he has quietly investigated one of the world’s worst non-nuclear explosions with only four assistants — and a lot of powerful ... Middle East -
Lebanon top politicians agree solution to political tensions, cleric says
Lebanon’s top Christian cleric on Tuesday said the country’s three leading politicians agreed to a “solution” to political tensions and government ... Middle East -
Lebanon’s Beirut blast victims deserve justice, accountability needed: White House
The White House on Thursday called for a swift and transparent investigation into the Port of Beirut blast, hours after deadly clashes broke out in ... 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 -
Six killed in Beirut following protest clashes involving Hezbollah supporters
At least six people were killed and many more injured Thursday during a protest in Beirut by the Iran-backed group Hezbollah and its allies against ... Middle East -
Lebanon’s former fin. minister says Beirut blast arrest warrant against him not legal
Lebanon’s former finance minister Ali Hassan Khalil said on Tuesday the arrest warrant issued against him by the lead investigator of the Beirut port ... Middle East -
Beirut blast judge issues arrest warrant for ex-FM Khalil; probe paused again
The lead judge investigating last year’s catastrophic Beirut port blast issued an arrest warrant on Tuesday for former finance minister Ali Hassan ... Middle East