BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s prime minister was set on Monday to announce the resignation of his government, the health minister said, after a devastating explosion…
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Beirut blast: Macron urges world leaders to speed aid to Lebanon after explosions
PARIS (NYTIMES) – French President Emmanuel Macron of France called on world leaders to fast-track financial and humanitarian aid to Lebanon on Sunday (Aug 9)…
Donors pledge 'major' emergency aid for blast-stricken Lebanon
FORT BREGANCON, France (Reuters) – World powers agreed at an emergency donor conference on Sunday to provide “major resources” to help Beirut recover from the…
Beirut protesters hurl rocks as anger over devastating blast reignites
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese protesters hurled rocks at security forces blocking a road near parliament on Sunday in a second day of anti-government demonstrations after…
Lebanon PM Hassan Diab to call for early vote after port blast
Prime minister’s comments come as anger swells over devastating explosion that wrecked much of Beirut and killed scores. Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab has said…
Lebanese protesters storm ministry buildings as anger over Beirut blast grows
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese protesters stormed government ministries in Beirut and trashed the offices of the Association of Lebanese Banks on Saturday as shots rang…
France's Macron told Trump that US sanctions on Lebanese groups counterproductive
PARIS (REUTERS) – French President Emmanuel Macron has told US President Donald Trump that US sanctions that have targeted Iran-backed Shi’ite group Hezbollah are playing…
Beirut blast: Lebanese say country was already in crisis before explosion
It was 6pm on Tuesday (Aug 4) when Mr Georges Jabbour was at the National Evangelical Church of Beirut, helping out at his cousin’s wedding…
Lebanon sees possible 'external interference' in port blast
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s president said on Friday its investigation into the biggest blast in Beirut’s history would examine whether it was caused by a…
Exclusive: Lebanon navigates food challenge with no grain silo and few stocks
DUBAI/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Beirut’s blast destroyed Lebanon’s only large grain silo, with plans for another in the country’s second biggest port Tripoli shelved years ago…