Officials said the explosion was caused by 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate after lying unsecured in a warehouse at the city's port for six years. ( read original story ...)
Macron Visits Traumatised Lebanon After Deadly Mega-blast
French President Emmanuel Macron visited shell-shocked Beirut Thursday, pledging support and urging change after a massive explosion devastated the Lebanese capital in a disaster that has has sparked ... ( read original story ...)
French President Macron lands in Lebanon, US and French citizens dead
French President Emmanuel Macron landed in Beirut on Thursday as the first foreign leader to visit since the explosion, and will meet with Lebanese political leaders. ( read original story ...)
What Political Fallout From The Lebanon Blast?
With public anger now boiling over the epic destruction caused by a disaster blamed on official negligence, in a country choking from its worst ever economic crisis, what will be the political impact? ( read original story ...)
Captain Who Delivered Beirut Explosives Blames Lebanon Officials for Blast
The ammonium nitrate that caused the massive explosion had been stored at the port since 2013, when it was confiscated from a Russian-owned ship. ( read original story ...)
Can Lebanon Survive? Massive Beirut Explosion Follows ‘Crisis Upon Crisis’
"We have nothing here, and it keeps getting worse by the day. I have wasted my youth," Mohammad Hijazi told Newsweek. ( read original story ...)
After days of tension, Israel offers aid for devastated Beirut
Investigators said a stockpile of more than 2,500 tons of ammonium nitrate has been identified as the immediate cause of the blast that devastated a port area of the city. The vol ... ( read original story ...)
Israel’s special agriculture program aims to create a better world
Israel has been running an agricultural studies program headed by the Foreign and Agriculture ministries. The program – part of the international development activity of the State of Israel – seeks to ... ( read original story ...)
Tajikistan’s Parliament Sets October 11 As Date For Presidential Election
Tajikistan's parliament has set October 11 as the date for the country's next presidential election. Central Election Commission Chairman Navruz Samadzoda told RFE/RL that the resolution on the ... ( read original story ...)
Tajik Villager Killed By Kyrgyz-Tajik Cross-Border Shooting
A villager in Tajikistan has been killed in a shooting incident across t. Both Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan also report that a soldier from their border-guard services was injured by cross-border gunfire ... ( read original story ...)