State media says several people were injured in protests as country’s ambassador to Jordan resigns over ‘state negligence’ …
“The whole city is shattered”: Lebanon’s U.N. ambassador describes the aftermath of Beirut explosions
Beirut is flooded with grief and outrage after the catastrophic explosions that left at least 149 people dead and more than 5,000 wounded. Lebanon’s U.N. ambassador, Amal Mudallali, told CBS News that …
After recent tensions, Israel offers aid for devastated Beirut
Israel has offered aid and support to Lebanon following Tuesday’s devastating port explosion in Beirut, a quick turn of sentiment after a recent exchange of attacks with Lebanese militants along a …
Beirut Explosion Destroys Tons of Lebanon’s Food Stocks
The huge explosion in Lebanon’s capital of Beirut tore through major grain silos, stoking fears of shortages in a nation that imports nearly all its food and is already reeling from economic …
Lebanon was already cash-strapped and on the brink. The Beirut explosion could shatter its residents.
The explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday could not have come at a worse time for the country in economic crisis.
The Latest: Cyprus to send more medics, equipment to Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the explosion in Beirut (all times local): 4:30 p.m. Cyprus’ foreign minister says a team of Cypriot doctors will travel to Lebanon Sunday to help treat the wounded from …
French President Macron Calls for a ‘New Political Order’ in Lebanon as He Visits a Ravaged Beirut
(BEIRUT) — Residents of Beirut vented their fury at Lebanon’s leaders Thursday during a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron, blaming them for the deadly explosion that ravaged the capital.
Macron says aid to blast-stricken Lebanon won’t go to “corrupt hands”
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday promised aid to Lebanon but reassured angry citizens reeling from a lethal blast that killed 145 people that no blank cheques will be given to its leaders …
Fact check: The Central Bank of Lebanon was not destroyed by the Beirut port explosion
A number of posts on social media claim that the August 4 explosion in Beirut affected the Central Bank of Lebanon and that this bank has links to the Rothschild family. This is inaccurate and part of …
The Latest: Macron says France doesn’t want to run Lebanon
France’s president has denied he’s seeking to pull the strings in Lebanon and revive France’s colonial-era influence over the country reeling from the deadly explosion …