Police fired tear gas and clashed with demonstrators in Lebanon’s capital on Saturday at the start of a planned protest over this week’s massive explosion that devastated large parts of the capital …
Clashes Erupt in Beirut at Blast Protest as Lebanon’s Anger Boils Over
The demonstration was fueled by fury over the corruption and negligence of the country’s ruling elite. Security forces fired tear gas to push back the protesters.
‘Execute Them’: Lebanon Protesters Demand Revenge After Blast
Lebanese protesters on Saturday clamoured for bloody revenge against a leadership they blame for the massive blast that engulfed their capital. “There is hatred and there is blood between us and our …
Protesters Seize Lebanon Foreign Ministry After Deadly Blast
Lebanese protesters stormed the foreign ministry in Beirut on Saturday as anger exploded over a deadly blast that made hundreds of thousands homeless and shocked the world. Thousands of demonstrators, …
Protesters take over Lebanon foreign ministry
Another group of demonstrators attempted a similar move against the headquarters of the Association of Banks in Lebanon that has in recent months been a focus of protesters’ ire. Load Error The …
What does France owe Lebanon, and can it deliver?
Those words — a deliberate echo of the famous explanation of friendship by the writer Michel de Montaigne — contain an elusive truth about the relationship between France and Lebanon. Though a number …
Is France helping Lebanon, or trying to reconquer it?
It was almost as if Emmanuel Macron forgot that Lebanon is no longer a French protectorate. Visiting explosion-ravaged Beirut this week, France’s leader comforted …
Bahrain dispatches urgent relief aid to Lebanon
Bahrain on Friday dispatched the first urgent relief aid consignment to Lebanon to help the country deal with the ordeal and alleviate the pain in the aftermath of the massive blast which rocked the …
UNRWA highlights the needs of vulnerable Palestine refugee families in the wake of the Beirut explosion
English News and Press Release on Lebanon about Protection and Human Rights and Technological Disaster; published on 07 Aug 2020 by UNRWA …
Show of solidarity as Lebanon braces for protests after deadly chemical explosion
Senior officials from the Middle East and Europe started arriving in Lebanon Saturday in a show of solidarity with the tiny country that suffered a deadly explosion this week that caused large-scale …