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Tuesday's deadly Beirut blast rocked Lebanon at a time when it was already on its knees, having defaulted on its massive debt and seen poverty increase.
Many Lebanese want their reviled leaders to bite the dust over the August 4 explosion, which killed at least 160 people and disfigured the capital.
Pompeo cleared over Saudi arms sales
An internal probe has cleared US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of wrongdoing in a disputed arms sale to Saudi Arabia, a senior State Department official said.
Fourth Lebanese minister resigns as security chiefs questioned
Lebanese Finance Minister Ghazi Wazni resigned on Monday, bringing the embattled government closer to collapse, as a judge questioned security ...
Lebanon government on brink over blast fallout
The under-fire cabinet, struggling to weather the political storm, was due to meet in the afternoon amid widespread demands for an end to an ...
Lebanese justice minister resigns amid outrage over Beirut blast
Justice Minister Marie-Claude Najm has become the third Lebanese cabinet member to resign as angry protests continue over the deadly Beirut blast which killed scores of people.
Sudan imposes curfew after tribal clashes kill 4
At least four people were killed and 35 others injured after clashes erupted in Port Sudan.
Renewed Lebanon protests as ministers quit
Two members of Lebanon's government have quit over a deadly blast that unleashed public rage against the country's ruling class.
World pledges direct aid to Lebanon's people, bypassing government
World leaders pledged more than 250 million euros for disaster-struck Lebanon, conference host France said, with the emergency aid to ...
One dead, 230 injured in protests following Beirut explosion
Described by activists as "Saturday of revenge" and "Judgement Day", wide-scale demonstrations in Beirut turned violent leaving one ...
Beirut port blast crater 43 metres deep: security official
The blast on Tuesday, which was felt across the county and as far as the island of Cyprus, was recorded as having the power of ...
India airliner crash leaves at least 16 dead
A passenger jet repatriating Indians stranded abroad due to the Covid-19 pandemic crashed upon landing, leaving at least 16 dead.
Lebanon's Hezbollah 'categorically denies' storing arms at blast site
Hezbollah has denied that it was storing weapons at the blast site, as investigators search the debris for a cause for the Beirut explosion.
World Bank intends to help fund Beirut after explosion
The World Bank has offered to look into ways of aiding Lebanon as the country sinks further into financial crisis.
Turkish lira hits record low as forex reserves dwindle
The new fall comes as markets worry about a meltdown in the foreign currency reserves at Turkey's central bank.
HRW calls for 'impartial, expert probe' into Beirut blast
Human Rights Watch called on Lebanese authorities to invite international experts to conduct an independent probe into the explosion that rocked Beirut on Tuesday.
Macron visits Lebanon after deadly mega-blast
Macron's visit was the first by a foreign head of state since Tuesday's unprecedented tragedy.
Macron to push for Lebanon aid after Beirut blast
France is set to send urgent aid to Lebanon as the country struggles to respond to a deadly blast that has destroyed entire neighbourhoods in ...
Lebanon declares two-week state of emergency in Beirut
Lebanon's government has said it wants officials placed under house arrest over the cataclysmic blast.
World offers support, condolences to Lebanon after devastating blasts
Lebanon's Prime Minister Hassan Diab called on "friendly countries" to support the country already reeling from its worst economic crisis in ...
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.
To fix Arab societies, just listen to Arab citizens
Comment: International actors like the UN who want to help should listen more earnestly to what Arab men, women, and desperate youth have been ...
Iran targets dummy US aircraft carrier in Gulf exercises
Footage of the war games broadcast on state television showed the Guards' air and naval forces readying for an attack off the ...
Palestinian prisoners NGO to close due to funding withdrawal
The Palestinian Prisoners' Club, an NGO which has led efforts to support prisoners in Israeli jails, is to close most of its branches ...
Anti-Netanyahu demonstrators in Jerusalem are calling for the Israeli Prime Minister's resignation.
The Israeli president has criticised the unity government of in-fighting ahead of the elections.
The first doctor in Lebanon to die from Covid-19 has been reported.
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