BEIRUT (AP) – The Latest on the explosion in Beirut (all times local): 5:40 p.m. The emir of energy-rich Qatar has said that the Beirut blast is a “dire circumstance” that Lebanon cannot get over on …
World pledges aid for Lebanon, to be delivered ‘directly’ to population
World leaders on Sunday pledged “timely, sufficient” emergency aid for disaster-struck Lebanon which they vowed to deliver “directly” to a population reeling from the deadly port blast in Beirut. Fift …
Beirut explosion: As the people of Beirut clean up, France’s Macron urges world leaders to come together for Lebanon
French President Emmanuel Macron urged everyone “to come together in support of Lebanon and its people,” as he opened an international donors’ conference Sunday, five days after the devastating …
How Does the Lebanon Disaster Impact Syria?
An aerial view of ruined structures at the port, damaged by an explosion a day earlier, on August 5, 2020 in Beirut, Lebanon. (Getty Images) The impact of the Beirut blast on Damascus will not be …
Lebanese-Canadian business leaders pledge to raise $2.5M for Beirut relief
Canadian business leaders in Toronto say they plan to raise $2.5 million to support relief efforts in Beirut after a deadly explosion devastated Lebanon’s capital on Tuesday.
Qatar Charity continues delivering relief aid to Lebanon blast victims
English News and Press Release on Lebanon about Contributions, Food and Nutrition, Technological Disaster and more; published on 09 Aug 2020 by …
Beirut explosion bares pitfalls of sending aid to Lebanon
Hospitals and schools, then shattered and bent water pipes, then the crater that once was Lebanon’s port. The rebuilding needs of Lebanon are immense, but so is the …
How the Beirut blast will fuel a further economic downfall in Lebanon
With economic and political reforms and adequate support from the international community, Lebanon could navigate the current crisis” …
One dead, dozens injured in night of Lebanon protests after blast
A group led by retired army officers took over the foreign ministry and declared the building a ‘headquarters of the revolution’ …
Chain reaction: disaster hastens Lebanon’s moment of reckoning
A corruption-riddled government has presided over rising poverty for decades. Could the anger released after the catastrophe in Beirut’s docks finally topple it?