Beirut
'Nothing left': in crisis-hit Lebanon bread too is scarce
Lebanese flocked to bakeries before dawn on Friday, desperate to find affordable bread in a country where fuel and medicine are already in critically short...
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One year on, political interference besets Beirut blast probe
The domestic investigation has yet to determine what triggered the blast, where the chemicals originated from or why they were left unattended for six years.
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A year after the mushroom cloud, Lebanon still bleeds
Shortly after 6:00 pm on that ill-fated Tuesday, hundreds of tonnes of poorly stored ammonium nitrate caught fire and caused what has been described as one of the largest ever non-nuclear explosions.
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Lebanon protesters try to storm ministry over currency crisis
"We are killing each other for a bag of diapers and a carton of milk," one protester told a local TV station.
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Hezbollah says border talks not 'normalisation' with Israel
Lebanon and Israel, which are still technically at war, last week said they had agreed to begin UN-brokered negotiations over the shared frontier, in what Washington hailed a "historic" agreement.
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Terrified mothers-to-be adjust after Beirut blast
Lebanon had already been mired in its worst economic crisis in decades and battling the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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Lebanon to compensate for Beirut blast lost homes, businesses
The compensation will go to owners of homes and businesses damaged in the explosion that left more than 190 dead and devastated swathes of the capital, a source at the presidency said.
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US accuses Hezbollah of ammonium nitrate stockpiles in Europe
"Since 2012, Hezbollah has established caches of ammonium nitrate throughout Europe by transporting first aid kits whose cold packs contain the substance," US counterterrorism coordinator Nathan Sales said.
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Huge fire at Beirut port weeks after deadly blast
It was not immediately clear what caused the blaze just over a month after the August 4 blast which killed more than 190 people, wounded thousands and ravaged much of the capital.
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France's Macron to head to Beirut to pressure Lebanese political elite
The official added it was time for Lebanese political parties to temporarily step aside and ensure a government of change was put into place.
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Arrest warrant against top customs official over Lebanon blast
Customs director-general Badri Daher has been in detention for more than ten days over the 4 August explosion that killed 177 people, wounded at least 6,500 others, and devastated swathes of the capital.
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Diplomatic flurry in blast-hit Lebanon as aid effort expands
The explosion revived a street protest movement that had first erupted in October last year against government corruption and a lingering economic crisis.
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Lebanon assembly ratifies state of emergency after deadly Beirut blast
The state of emergency formally approved by the parliament allows the army to close down assembly points and prohibit gatherings deemed threats to national security.
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Who owned the chemicals that blew up Beirut? No one will say
There are many unanswered questions surrounding last week’s huge, deadly blast in the Lebanese capital, but ownership should be among the easiest to resolve.
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Lebanese call for downfall of president, other officials over Beirut blast
Reuters reported that the president and prime minister were warned in July about the warehoused ammonium nitrate, according to documents and senior security sources.
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Lebanon's PM announces resignation of government after blast
Lebanon's premier Hassan Diab stepped down Monday amid fury within and outside his government over the deadly Beirut port blast.
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Lebanon finance minister quits in 4th govt resignation
The resignation of the minister, Ghazi Wazni, brings the entire government of Prime Minister Hassan Diab closer to collapsing over the 4 August explosion that has reignited angry street protests.
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World leaders pledge 250mn euros for Lebanon's people: France
Fifteen government leaders including US President Donald Trump took part in the virtual conference hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and the UN, pledging solidarity with the Lebanese people.
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Trump calls for Lebanon to hold 'transparent investigation' into blast
The explosion that hit Beirut's port devastated large parts of the Lebanese capital, claiming over 150 lives and wounding some 6,000 people.
