Large blast in Beirut port area rocks Lebanon’s capital, many people hurt (VIDEO) Arab World 20:56 Volumes of six-month cargo shipment from Greece via Turkish ports announced Transport 19:48 …
Beirut explosion: huge blast engulfs port and rips through Lebanon capital
Scale and cause of blast still being assessed but multiple injuries expected Oliver Holmes Please bear in mind that this is a developing event and very little has been confirmed. Videos posted on …
Massive explosion in Beirut creates mushroom cloud over Lebanon’s capital
A massive explosion shook Lebanon’s capital Beirut on Tuesday wounding a number people and causing widespread damage.
Lebanon Is Collapsing and Urgent Reform Is Desperately Needed | Opinion
A direct consequence of Hezbollah’s political control is that Lebanon’s financial system is rife with corruption, money laundering, drug smuggling and other illicit finance. As a result, many of …
Lebanon tribunal: the case, suspects and evidence
Judges at The Special Tribunal for Lebanon are due to give their verdict on Friday in the trial of four men accused over the 2005 Beirut bombing that killed former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik …
Crisis-weary Lebanon braces for Hariri tribunal verdict
Fifteen years after a truck bomb killed Lebanon’s former Sunni leader Rafik al-Hariri in Beirut, triggering regional upheaval, a U.N.-backed court trying four suspects from Shi’ite Hezbollah delivers …
Lebanon’s foreign minister quits post – government source
BEIRUT, Aug 3 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Nassif Hitti submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Hassan Diab on Monday, a government source said. Hitti decided to quit over …
Lebanon’s foreign minister quits post – government source
BEIRUT, Aug 3 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Nassif Hitti submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Hassan Diab on Monday, a government source said. Hitti decided to quit over …
Spotlight: Moody’s latest downgrade to prevent Lebanon’s access to int’l markets: experts
Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded Lebanon’s issuer rating to C from Ca. The C rating reflects Moody’s assessment that the losses incurred by bondholders through Lebanon’s current default are …
Analysis: Often on brink, Lebanon headed toward collapse
Only this time, it’s different, Every day brings darker signs Lebanon has rarely seen in past crises: Mass layoffs, hospitals threatened with closure, shuttered shops and restaurants, crimes driven by …