The long-awaited verdict is due in the trial of four men allegedly involved in the killing of former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri and 21 others in a 2005 bombing. The defendants – suspected members of the …
Sharp rise in virus cases in Lebanon after deadly port blast
Lebanon is facing a surge in coronavirus cases after a devastating blast at the Beirut port earlier this month killed scores and wounded thousands, prompting medical officials …
UN-backed court to issue verdicts in Lebanon’s Hariri case
More than 15 years after the truck bomb assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in Beirut, a U.N.-backed tribunal in the Netherlands is announcing verdicts …
Post-blast Lebanon Says Hospitals Nearly At COVID-19 Capacity
Lebanon’s health minister warned Monday that hospitals are reaching maximum capacity to treat coronavirus patients after the deadly Beirut blast overwhelmed clinics and as COVID-19 cases have mounted.
Lebanon Needs Two-Week Lockdown After ‘Shocking’ COVID-19 Rise, Minister Says
Rise, Minister Says “We declare today a state of general alert and we need a brave decision to close (the country) for two weeks,” Hamad Hassan told Voice of Lebanon radio. Lebanon on Sunday …
The Latest: Lebanon reports record high number of new cases
Lebanon, still grappling with the aftermath of the Aug. 4 blast that killed 180 people and wounded thousands, has registered a record daily number of coronavirus infections, with 439 people contractin …
The Guardian view on Lebanon’s blast: a cabinet resigns, a system must go
Without meaningful political change the country could slide into sectarian strife …
Lebanon’s political bosses are the real problem
For years, many feared that Lebanon’s divisions would erupt once again. Today, the divisions that have erupted are not between Lebanon’s sects but between the people and the “zu’ama,” or “bosses.” …
RPT-INSIGHT-State of collapse: Can Lebanon’s troubled leadership save the country?
Beirut’s seismic explosion propelled the scarred Lebanese capital 30 years back in time with a violence scarcely imaginable even to a country that has endured so many wars, invasions, occupations, air …
Lebanon president hedges over eventual peace with Israel in interview
Lebanese President Michel Aoun, ally of Israel’s arch-foe Hezbollah, seemed to leave the door open to eventual peace with the Jewish state, in an interview with French news channel BFMTV. Lebanon has …