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A $2.1 million relief and recovery fund will be sent to Lebanon from Facebook, the social networking giant confirmed on Wednesday.
Top foreign diplomats kept streaming into traumatised Beirut to show solidarity as Lebanon continues to bury more of its dead.
Good riddance to Lebanon's government, radical change begins now
Comment: Diab's government was built to fail and based on impossible promises. Its resignation is far from enough for a devastated people looking for justice and change, writes Nizar Hassan.
Lebanon's justice minister demands international probe into 'unforgivable' blast
Marie-Claude Najm called the Beirut explosion an 'unforgivable crime' and called for international experts to investigate, seeminly striking out ...
Lebanese angry at politicians' blame game after deadly blast
Members of Lebanon's entrenched political elite are pointing fingers at one another, after an explosion ravaged Beirut. But ordinary Lebanese ...
Beirut Explosion: Be angry, not just sad, for Lebanon
The New Arab's Managing Editor, Karim Traboulsi, writes a scathing indictment of the Lebanese government and its negligence over the devastating Beirut explosion.
Scores dead after massive explosion rocks Beirut
Authorities have blamed the devastating blast on a years-old store of ammonium nitrate fertiliser at the Beirut port.
Lebanese party leader blames Hezbollah, allies for crisis
Samir Geagea warned the alliance between of Hezbollah and Aoun's party had "brought Lebanon to where it is".
Struggling Lebanon records rising suicide cases
A 26-year-old in Lebanon became the fifth person to commit suicide in the economy-stricken country.
Lebanese official confirmed positive Covid-19 during French FM meeting
The head of the Lebanese foreign minister's office was shocked to receive untimely news of a positive Covid-19 result during a meeting with the ...
IMF is way out of Lebanon crisis, says France
The International Monetary Fund may be the only way out of Lebanon's financial crisis, France advised.
Lebanon: Adrift in stormy seas
Comment: With its currency in free-fall, half the population plunged into poverty, and IMF talks in disarray, Lebanon appears to be lurching ...
Missile hit near convoy of ex-Lebanon PM Hariri: report
Hariri's office confirmed the report, saying it was "generally correct".
Lebanese government holds emergency meeting after raging protests
Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab has chaired an emergency meeting of the government after a night of raging protests against an exacerbating ...
Lebanese protesters demand independent judiciary, amid political deadlock
A new government sworn in earlier this year has failed to meet anti-sectarian demands, with judicial appointments representing the latest ...
Lebanon weighs impact of Caesar Act as economy nosedives
Cash-strapped Lebanon is weighing its response to a new US sanctions law targeting the Syrian regime.
Lebanon denies rumoured death of ageing President Aoun
Rumours that circulated on WhatsApp claimed the 86-year-old president had died.
The Fakhoury fiasco and US-Lebanese relations
Comment: While Amer Fakhoury has been freed from detention, the ramifications of his case are far from over in Lebanon, writes Joe Macaron.
Locked-down Lebanon to allow expats to come home
Lebanese citizens abroad who wants to return home amid the coronavirus pandemic will be allowed on flights from Sunday onwards.
Beyond Covid-19: Lebanon's unemployment outbreak
On top of the coronavirus outbreak, Lebanon is also facing its worst economic crisis since the 15-year civil war several decades ago.
Lebanon needs more than social distancing to beat coronavirus
Comment: A track record of 'deliberate inaction' when it comes to policymaking has left Lebanon completely ill-equipped to tackle the ...
MbS' lust for power could sink Saudi Arabia
Comment: Mohammed bin Salman is erratically pursuing short-term gains in a desperate and dangerous bid to secure his own ambitions, writes ...
Lebanon mustn't use Trump's 'deal' to continue mistreating Palestinians
Comment: Lebanon must put solidarity with Palestinians, and their right of return at the heart of efforts to support refugees and resist Trump's ...
Lebanon cabinet approves economic plan despite protesters’ misgivings
Lebanon’s new cabinet has approved a political and economic plan to steer the country out of crisis, but protesters have called the statement ...
Prime Minister Hassan Diab's cabinet of 20 ministers was announced on Tuesday.
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