Lebanese confront devastation after massive Beirut explosion
Scores of people are missing, with relatives pleading on social media for help locating loved ones.
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Fireworks, ammonium nitrate likely fueled Beirut explosion
Lebanese Interior Minister Mohammed Fahmi, in comments to a local TV station, made no mention of ignited fireworks but said ...
Haifa residents after Beirut explosion: We could be next
Environmental scientists, local activists say petrochemical facilities in Haifa Bay must go, and sooner rather than later.
Iran offers to treat people injured in Beirut blast
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani offered on Wednesday to send medical aid to Lebanon and treat people injured in the massive ...
At least 100 dead, thousands injured as massive blast obliterates Beirut port
Lebanese president says 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate, used in fertilizers and bombs, had been stored for six years at ...
Storm topples wall, graves in old Jewish cemetery in Beirut
The cemetery in Beirut's Sodeco district, which dates back to the early 1820s and is Lebanon's only Jewish cemetery, has ...
Lebanese help each other as economic crisis crushes lives
The suicide of a father of two has stunned the public and raises the alarm over how dire Lebanon’s economic ...
Hourslong clashes between police, protesters engulf Beirut
The violence around the epicenter of the protest in Beirut was some of the worst since the demonstrations began two ...
Lebanese protests continue despite PM's emergency economic reforms
Demonstrators blast reforms promised by Saad Hariri, which include halving salaries of top officials, overhauling electricity sector, working to scrap ...
Lebanese bank denies doing banking activities for Hezbollah
Jammal Trust Bank, which the US recently added to its list of global terrorist organizations, insists it abides by international ...