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The funeral of Nazar Najarian, the general-secretary of the Kataeb party who was killed in the blast at the port of Beirut, was held in Beirut
Thousands of people had poured into Beirut's main square on Saturday hanging up symbolic nooses that they say officials should be hanged on over this week’s blast.
Over 40 Syrians killed in Beirut blast: embassy
The embassy did not specify if the Syrian fatalities were included in the 154 death toll announced by Lebanese authorities.
A father, a sister, a son: Mourning Beirut's victims
A twin sister, a doting father attending his daughter's cancer treatment, and a student working double-shifts at the port: Families begin to ...
Is France helping Lebanon, or trying to reconquer it?
'France will never let Lebanon go,' said Macron during his visit to Beirut following the port disaster, which has prompted accusations of ...
Israel's Lebanon aid offer unlikely to find a taker
Humanity or hypocrisy? Israel has offered aid to Lebanon following the port explosion, 14 years after it destroyed swathes of Beirut and killed thousands in the 2006 war
Lebanon braced for massive anti-government protests as anger mounts
Lebanon is braced for large anti-government protests on Saturday, amid popular anger against the country's political leadership.
Officials long warned of explosive chemicals at Beirut port
Lebanese authorities had raised the alarm on the dangerous stockpile of explosive material at Beirut's port at least 10 times prior to the ...
Children among 20 killed in Yemen strike: reports
Twenty people, most of them women and children, were killed in an air strike in northern Yemen.
The Iraq Report: Beirut blast sends political shockwaves
The tragedy in Beirut has reignited calls by Iraqis for militant factions and groups linked to the government to remove their weapons stockpiles ...
Lebanon president 'knew' of chemicals at port in July
Michel Aoun has revealed that he knew about the huge stockpile of ammonium nitrate at the port last month.
MbS encouraged Russia's military intervention in Syria, lawsuit claims
A lawsuit filed by a former Saudi intelligence official says that in 2015, MbS was in communications with Putin, 'encouraging Russian ...
Biden 'removed condemnation of Israeli occupation from campaign'
Biden allegedly told his advisors not to include “any reference to Israeli occupation” into a draft of his campaign’s platform days before it ...
Turkey announces resuming eastern Mediterranean energy search
Turkey announced its intention to search for energy in the eastern Mediterranean, despite conflict with Greece in the past.
Libya slams Egypt-Turkey maritime deal
Turkey's Foreign Ministry also slammed the 'so-called agreement' between Egypt and Greece.
First Covid-19 cases reported in Syria's notorious Al-Hol camp
Fears are growing over an impending health crisis after three health workers were diagnosed with Covid-19 in Syria's Al-Hol camp, where conditions have been described as 'apocalyptic'
Lebanon police fire tear gas at angry demonstrators
Protesters gathered near parliament on Thursday to protest a government widely seen as corrupt and incompetent.
Lebanon ambassador to Jordan resigns over government 'negligence'
Tracy Chamoun said she was resigning in protest against 'negligence, theft and lying' by the government.
US calls for political solution in Libya, targets smugglers
Washington has called for a UN-backed ceasefire and the withdrawal of foreign military personnel from Libya.
IMF urges Lebanon to break reform 'impasse' after blast
Talks with the IMF this year have so far failed to yield promises of reform from Lebanon's government.
The Dictatorship Syndrome by Alaa Al Aswany
Book Club: Alaa Al Aswany explains dictatorship as a disease whose causes and symptoms must be thoroughly studied if we wish to eradicate it.
Egypt, Greece sign maritime deal to counter Libya-Turkey one
Greece's Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias has hailed the Egypt-Greece deal as 'an exemplary agreement.'
UN rights chief decries attacks on press in Yemen
Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, urged all parties to the conflict in Yemen to release detained ...
Iraq to list hazardous materials after Beirut blast
An emergency committee says it will complete an inventory of all hazardous materials at ports and airports within 72 hours.
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