World Aug 18 Conviction in Hariri case increases pressure on Hezbollah A special international tribunal has found a Hezbollah agent guilty of assassinating former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri in a deadly blast 15 years ago. Although the decision doesn’t implicate Hezbollah explicitly, it comes at a tense moment for the…
World Aug 11 How deadly Beirut blasts pushed Lebanese to their breaking point It has been one week since an earth-shattering explosion ripped through Beirut, killing at least 220 and injuring thousands more. Since then, Lebanese have experienced sadness, rage and recrimination, with many blaming the blast on decades of government corruption and…
World Aug 06 Beirut authorities detain port employees amid explosion investigation Authorities in Beirut have detained 16 employees at the city’s port as they investigate Tuesday’s catastrophic explosion. The blast killed at least 135 people, injured more than 5,000 and fueled a new wave of public fury in a country already…
World Aug 05 Beirut blast means more suffering for a country on the brink of collapse Lebanon’s capital city is suffering the aftermath of a cataclysmic explosion that killed at least 135 people and injured 5,000. On Tuesday, a fire started at Beirut’s port -- followed by a detonation so powerful it sent a shockwave through…
World Jul 10 Lebanon, already bankrupt, contends with pandemic’s rising threat Lebanon recorded its highest one-day tally of new coronavirus cases Friday, after easing extended lockdowns. The country, already in economic freefall and suffering under a paralyzed, corrupt and bankrupt government, cannot afford another crisis. But now, hunger and despair are…
World Jun 23 War-ravaged Yemen facing deadly new threat in COVID-19 Violence in Yemen is surging after a six-week cease-fire prompted by the coronavirus pandemic ended in May. The war-ravaged nation has been facing disease and hunger for six years already, and COVID-19 is now pushing a devastated health infrastructure to…
World Apr 20 As the longest war grinds on, Afghanistan now faces pandemic enemy The scourge of COVID-19 is even more severe in less-developed nations -- and the presence of military conflict makes it worse still. Afghanistan is among the countries facing this heightened threat, as thousands of cases of the virus collide with…
World Apr 06 How the fragile health care systems of the Middle East are bracing for COVID-19 The number of coronavirus cases in the Middle East has risen to nearly 60,000, doubling in a single week. Governments in the region are scrambling to try to prevent the virus' spread, knowing that their fragile health care systems stand…
World Apr 03 Across parts of the Middle East, coronavirus compounds strain after years of war While some countries were grappling with how to enforce social distancing while people were still out in public spaces, the citizens of many Middle East nations watched these images on the news from their homes.
World Jan 05 Anger in Beirut as Hezbollah supporters mourn Soleimani Members of Hezbollah and their supporters gathered on Sunday in Beirut, Lebanon, to mourn the death of Iran's top military leader, General Qassem Soleimani, who was killed by a U.S. military airstrike on Friday in Iraq. NewsHour Weekend Special correspondent…