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Lebanon crises: Here’s what you need to know

At least six people were shot dead in Beirut on Thursday as demonstrations related to a probe into last year's catastrophic port blast prompted...

Deadly shooting rocks Beirut as tensions over blast probe erupt

BEIRUT: At least six were shot dead in Beirut on Thursday, in an attack on protesters who were heading for a demonstration to demand...

Where has the Beirut blast aid gone?

Six months after a massive explosion ripped through Beirut, donors say that most of the emergency aid they pledged for Lebanon's needy has been disbursed

Interpol red notices issued for ship captain, owner over Beirut blast

Interpol has issued red notices for the captain and owner of the ship that carried the chemicals which devastated Beirut in an explosion in August

Adorable video: Cat interrupts journalist reporting from Beirut street

She posted the video on her Twitter account with a caption: "My most loyal follow."

Lebanese artist turns blast debris into symbol of hope

The unnamed statue by Lebanese artist Hayat Nazer is made of broken glass and twisted materials that belonged to people’s homes before the explosion that killed 200 and injured 6,000

Large fire erupts in Beirut port area, a month after massive blast

The fire erupted in the duty free zone of the port, sending a huge column of smoke above the city. The military source said the cause of the blaze was not immediately clear

Signs of life detected under rubble a month after Beirut blast

Rescue workers in Lebanon detected signs of life on Thursday in the rubble of a building in a residential area of Beirut that collapsed after the huge Aug. 4 explosion

Beirut port blast death toll rises to 190

The Aug 4 explosion left 300,000 people homeless and caused $15 billion in direct damage

Does this viral photo show aftermath of Beirut blast?

A photo of a massive crater has been shared thousands of times in multiple Facebook posts that claim it was taken at the site of an explosion in the Lebanese capital of Beirut in August 2020

World Food Programme to send 50,000 tonnes of wheat flour to Lebanon

The World Food Programme (WFP) will send 50,000 tonnes of wheat flour to Lebanon after last week’s blast at Beirut’s port destroyed its only silo

Lebanon’s leaders warned in July about explosives at Beirut port

Lebanese security officials warned the prime minister and president last month that 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored in Beirut’s port posed a security risk

Lebanese army officers storm foreign ministry, declare it headquarters of revolution

A group of protesters led by retired Lebanese army officers stormed the foreign ministry in Beirut Saturday and declared it the headquarters of the revolution

Lebanon sees possible ‘external interference’ in Beirut blast

“I lived through part of the civil war. I saw people being shot in front of me. But never has there been such a horror,” said Dr. Assem Al Hajj at Beirut’s Clemenceau hospital, which he said had treated 400 victims

Beirut blast: Lebanon gives investigating committee four days to find culprits

The government of Lebanon has given an "investigative committee" four days to determine responsibility for the devastating explosion in Beirut port on Tuesday

Awaiting disaster?: Ammonium nitrate was stored at Beirut port for years

The odourless crystalline substance commonly used as a fertiliser has caused numerous industrial explosions over the decades

Massive blast rips through Beirut, killing 50 and injuring thousands

A large explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday, shattering windows of surrounding buildings and sending a huge plume of smoke billowing into the sky

After Jerusalem, West Bank; anti-Trump protests flare in Beirut

JERUSALEM: After anti-Trump protests waned in the occupied West Bank and in the Gaza Strip on Sunday the protests flared near the US embassy...

Hariri back in Lebanon for first time since quitting as PM

BEIRUT: Saad al-Hariri returned to Beirut on Tuesday for the first time since he resigned as Lebanon’s prime minister in a broadcast from Saudi...

Bike-sharing launched in congested Beirut

BEIRUT: Lebanon launched a bike-sharing programme in its capital, Beirut, on Sunday, hoping to cut down on its notorious traffic and pollution. The scheme aims to...

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