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Rights groups urge UN investigation into Beirut port explosion
A group of international and regional rights groups on Tuesday urged member states of the UN Human Rights Council to establish an investigative ... Middle East -
Germany to propose Beirut port reconstruction with strings attached: Reuters sources
Germany will next week present a multi-billion-dollar proposal to Lebanese authorities to rebuild the Port of Beirut as part of efforts to entice the ... Middle East -
Beirut blast victims' families protest after lead investigator removed from role
Families of people killed in the Beirut port explosion last August protested on Friday for a second day after a court removed the lead investigator ... Middle East -
Lebanon's Hezbollah rejects charges against caretaker PM in Beirut explosion
Lebanon’s Hezbollah group on Friday said recently filed charges were politically targeting the caretaker prime minister and three allied former ... Middle East -
After Beirut blast, displaced women left increasingly vulnerable amid crisis
In the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, a recession, political instability, and lingering effects from the Aug. 4 Beirut port explosion, women ... Features -
Photographer captures loss and hope following Beirut blast in new photo series
A few days after the August 4 Beirut port explosion that devastated Lebanon’s capital city, Lebanese photographer Joe Khoury walked through the ... Features -
Beirut blasts: Lebanon calls on Interpol to arrest 2 Russians over ammonium nitrate
The lead investigator into the August blast at Beirut’s port that killed and wounded many people issued two arrest warrants Thursday for the captain ... Middle East -
In Lebanon, blasted Beirut windows turned into traditional glassware
In the aftermath of the Beirut port explosion, armies of volunteers and activists have been working around the clock to clear the wreckage from their ... Features -
Families of victims reflect on tragedy one month after Beirut port explosion
On the one-month anniversary of the August 4 Port of Beirut explosions, families of the victims in Lebanon gathered on the side of the highway above ... Middle East -
Art emerges from rubble of destroyed Beirut gallery, proceeds to help with rebuilding
A week before the August 4 blast at the port that ripped apart downtown Beirut, Lebanese artist Abed Al Kadiri was celebrating his latest exhibition ... Features -
World Bank cancels $224M loan to Lebanon over government failures
The World Bank announced Saturday that it had canceled a $224 million loan to Lebanon’s government due to “non-completion of the tasks that are ... Home Page -
One month after the deadly Beirut port explosion, how is Lebanon coping?
“The brain does not forget.” Those were the words of one doctor when talking about the August 4 Beirut port explosion. One month on, Lebanese are ... Features -
Civil strife in Lebanon: The ground is fertile, time may be ripe
Security incidents around Lebanon over the last couple of weeks have raised deep concerns that Lebanon is on the verge of civil strife.Several ... Middle East -
Lebanon’s centennial is just another occasion for grief
“At the foot of these majestic mountains, which have been the strength of your country and remain the impregnable stronghold of its faith and freedom; ... Middle East -
Beirut explosion rescue team detects possible survivor under rubble: Reports
One month after the Beirut explosion, a rescue dog has indicated there may be a possible survivor under the rubble, according to local media ... Middle East -
Beirut explosion: Outgoing PM Diab interrogated for lack of action to prevent blast
The lead investigator of the catastrophic blast at the Lebanese capital’s port heard testimony from outgoing prime minister Hassan Diab on ... Middle East -
Beirut explosion: Lebanese army discovers 4.35 tonnes of ammonium nitrate near port
The Lebanese army said Thursday that it discovered over four tonnes of ammonium nitrate near the Port of Beirut, almost one month after the deadly Aug ... Middle East -
Lebanon: Tripoli port eyes increased traffic as economic boost after Beirut blasts
On a recent afternoon in Tripoli’s port in northern Lebanon, cranes were pouring grain from a docked ship onto waiting trucks, while elsewhere piles ... Features -
Schenker will not meet Lebanese officials in Beirut in sign of US frustration
A senior US diplomat who will visit Beirut this week will not meet with any Lebanese officials, sources with knowledge of the matter said Tuesday, in ... Middle East -
Further chaos feared in Lebanon as politicians fail to agree on new govt
Three weeks after the catastrophic explosion at Beirut port, Lebanon is drifting towards even more trouble as its politicians fail to agree a new ... Home Page -
Decades of stained glass artist’s work obliterated in Beirut blast
“Twenty years of my professional life has been broken and scattered on the ground. A week after the blast, I started getting phone calls about all the ... Features -
Beirut explosion: Lebanon's once-famous nightlife dealt final blow
A cozy Beirut bar, Tenno once hosted a dog’s birthday party, vinyl record nights and stand-up comedians.Those days are gone. Its doors collapsed and ... Features -
Coronavirus: Lebanese restaurants, hotels, resorts to ignore govt lockdown orders
A representative of Lebanon’s hospitality sector said on Tuesday that service and tourism businesses would defy a newly reinstated coronavirus ... Coronavirus -
France’s Macron will return to Beirut and reiterate need for change: Le Drian
Lebanon’s leaders should not use the explosion that destroyed parts of Beirut earlier this month as an excuse to hide the reality that the country was ... Middle East -
Lebanon’s leading candidate to form a new government withdraws from race
The leading candidate to form a new government in Lebanon withdrew his name and backed out of the race Tuesday, amid growing calls by protesters for ... Home Page -
After explosion, Lebanese say ‘Beirut is not for sale’ to corrupt developers
In Lebanon, property developers have spotted an investment opportunity after the deadly explosion at the Beirut port, and some have harassed tenants ... Features -
Lebanon explosion: Nearly 40 pct of Beirut severely damaged, new assessment shows
Around 40 percent of Beirut has been severely damaged due the August 4 port explosion, according to an impact assessment report by strategy consulting ... Middle East -
Former fighters, farmers in Lebanon step in to help Beirut after explosion
From former fighters repairing damaged buildings to rural women preparing meals, people from across Lebanon have stepped in to help businesses set up ... Features -
Lebanon explosion: Customs chief Badri Daher formally arrested over Beirut blast
The head of Lebanon's customs authority was formally arrested on Monday after being questioned over the massive explosion in Beirut earlier this month ... Middle East -
Beirut blast: Residents told to front repair costs by Lebanon’s landlords
Some Beirut residents, now with shattered homes, are being asked by their landlords to front the costs of repairs following the deadly explosion at ... Features