World Aug 17 UN-backed court to issue verdicts in Lebanon’s Hariri case More than 15 years after the truck bomb assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in Beirut, a U.N.-backed tribunal is announcing verdicts this week in the trial of four members of the militant group Hezbollah allegedly involved in…
World Aug 08 Protests in Beirut amid public fury over massive blast Thousands of people poured into Beirut’s main square, where they set up symbolic nooses to hang politicians whose corruption and negligence they blame for Tuesday's explosion at the Port of Beirut.
World Aug 06 Macron promises help, Beirut residents vent fury at leaders After talks with Lebanese leaders, France’s Macron announced his country will organize a conference in the next few days to raise money for food, medicine, housing and other urgent aid.
World Aug 06 Lebanon investigates blast amid rising anger, calls for change BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese officials targeted in the investigation of the massive blast that tore through Beirut sought to shift blame for the presence of explosives at the city’s port, and the visiting French president warned Thursday that without serious…
World Aug 05 Negligence probed in deadly Beirut blast amid public anger International help began to arrive as Lebanon's leaders struggled with the widespread damage and shocking aftermath of Tuesday's blast.
World Aug 05 A shattered Beirut emerges from the rubble after deadly explosions Residents of Beirut — stunned, sleepless and stoic — emerged from the aftermath of a catastrophic explosion searching for missing relatives, bandaging their wounds and retrieving what’s left of their homes.
World Aug 04 Deadly explosion rocks Lebanon’s capital, causing widespread damage Lebanese Red Cross official Georges Kettaneh said there were dead and wounded, but did not have an exact figure, just saying there were hundreds of casualties.
Health Mar 23 War-torn Syria braces for lockdown after first virus case is confirmed The arrival of the global pandemic in Syria as well as the Gaza Strip has raised concerns it could run rampant in some of the most vulnerable areas in the Middle East.
World Feb 27 29 Turkish soldiers killed in northeast Syria airstrike The casualties mark the largest death toll for Turkey in a single day since Ankara first intervened in Syria in 2016.
World Feb 27 Syrian opposition fighters retake key town from government The retaking of Saraqeb which sits on the highway is a setback for Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces who have scored major gains in a weeks long Russian-backed campaign in the last rebel stronghold in Idlib province.