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The army carried out a survey of tens of thousands of building units to assess the damage caused by the blast.
Turkey condemned a headline in a Greek newspaper that insulted the president.
Lebanon PM presses on with crisis cabinet line-up effort
Prime Minister-designate Mustapha Adib has said he will continue attempts to form an emergency cabinet despite missing a French deadline.
What's powering France's amoral alliance with UAE?
Comment: Paris has kept its extensive collaboration with the Emiratis curiously quiet. The 2019 revelations on UAE's shadowy behaviour in Yemeni ...
Turkey's Erdogan lashes out at 'incapable' Macron
Erdogan and Macron have frequently found themselves in wars of words over conflicts ranging from Libya and Syria to Turkey's maritime ...
France 'regrets' Lebanon has not yet formed government
France 'regrets' Lebanon has not formed a government as per President Emmanuel Macron's deadline.
In op-ed, Pompeo urges France to stand against Iran
In an op-ed published by French daily Le Figaro, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticised France's stances regarding Iran and Hezbollah.
US sanctions 'slow down' Lebanon government formation: report
US sanctions have made it hard for Prime Minister-designate Moustapha Adib to change leadership in the finance ministry and others where donors ...
Al-Qaeda threatens Charlie Hebdo for republishing Mohammed cartoons: SITE
The extremist group warned Charlie Hebdo that it would be mistaken if thought the 2015 massacre would be a 'one off' attack.
Turkey blasts southern EU leaders' 'biased' sanctions threat
Turkey called a statement by southern European leaders threatening sanctions on Ankara 'biased, disconnected from reality and lack a legal basis'
Aegean angst: Greece and Turkey's dangerous Eastern Mediterranean game
Tensions between Greece and Turkey have ignited a geopolitical storm in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Lebanon's security chief in talks with Macron aides
Lebanon's security chief held talks with top Elysee aides in Paris as Beirut's government formation process - a key step to unlock international ...
Turkey slams Macron's 'arrogant' comments on eastern Med
Macron's comments about Turkey were a sign of 'his own weakness', Ankara said in a statement.
Macron urges EU to unite over Turkey's 'unacceptable' conduct
Turkey is 'no longer a partner' in the eastern Mediterranean region, Macron said.
The Iraq Report: France asserts itself as US withdraws
France is eyeing a role in Iraq as the United States continues to drawdown its presence in the country.
Italy's premier urges Lebanon to form cabinet, start reforms
Giuseppe Conte is the latest senior foreign official to visit Lebanon after the August 4 blast in Beirut's port that killed 192 people, wounded more than 6,000.
Iran's Khamenei says Mohammed cartoons 'unforgivable'
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said republishing cartoons of the prophet Mohammed is 'unforgivable'.
In Lebanon, Paris and Washington at odds over Hezbollah
France and the US are at odds over Hezbollah as Lebanon's crisis continues.
Greece to boost military amid tension with neighbour Turkey
A tense stand-off with neighbouring Turkey has led to concerns of open conflict between the two NATO allies.
Macron backs Iraq 'sovereignty' on first Baghdad visit
French President Emmanuel Macron met Iraqi leaders, stressing the country's 'sovereignty'.
Macron's neo-colonial theatrics throw lifeline to Lebanon's corrupt elite
Comment: The 'new contract' Macron proposes for Lebanon will allow corrupt elites to remain in power, while selling the country out to ...
Macron lashes out at French journalist over Lebanon articles
French President Emmanuel Macron has been criticized after losing his temper with Georges Malburnot, a veteran journalist who ...
US says new Lebanese government must pursue ‘real change’
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says that any new Lebanese government must conduct ‘significant reforms’ and that ‘business as usual’ will be ...
Turkey, Pakistan, Al-Azhar condemn Charlie Hebdo's Mohammed cartoons
'The insistence on the criminal act to republish these offensive cartoons embeds hate speech further and inflames the emotions of faithful ...
The French president reportedly met the Hezbollah official last month.
Macron's visit to Lebanon has been seen as a vital to the country's economic and political future.
Lebanon's Nabih Berri called for a change to the country's confessional political system.
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