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Politics Oct 18
Iraqis still blame Powell for role in Iraq warFor many Iraqis, the name Colin Powell conjures up one image: the man who as U.S. secretary of State went before the U.N. Security Council in 2003 to make the case for war against their country.
World Sep 24
WATCH: His country mired in crises, Lebanese leader calls for helpLebanon's president is asking the international community for assistance to help the country recover from one of the worst financial crises the world has seen in modern history.
World Sep 10
Lebanon’s new prime minister pledges to stabilize economic meltdownThe new government headed by billionaire businessman Najib Mikati was announced Friday by the office of President Michel Aoun.
World Aug 13
Afghan women fear return to ‘dark days’ amid Taliban sweepThe Taliban's lightning advance across Afghanistan has stirred fears they will reimpose their fundamentalist interpretation of Islam and all but eliminate women's rights.
World Aug 04
Grieving and angry, Lebanese mark year since horrific blastUnited in grief and anger, families of the victims and several thousand Lebanese marked one year since the horrific explosion at Beirut's port with a moment of silence and prayers at the foot of the silos that was shredded by…
World Jan 28
Unrest grows in crisis-hit Lebanon amid coronavirus lockdownLebanese security forces fired volleys of tear gas at rock-throwing youth in the northern city of Tripoli on Thursday amid outrage over the country’s coronavirus lockdown and inaction of the political class in the face of economic collapse.
World Jan 14
At virus tipping point, Lebanon imposes all-day curfewIt was a choice between containing a spiraling virus outbreak and resuscitating a dying economy in a country that has been in steady financial and economic meltdown over the past year. Authorities in Lebanon chose the latter.
World Dec 11
Charges in Beirut port blast stir controversy in LebanonTop Lebanese politicians and the militant Hezbollah group rallied on Friday against charges of negligence levelled against the caretaker prime minister and three former ministers over the massive explosion in Beirut’s port.
World Sep 10
Huge fire breaks out at Beirut port a month after explosionA huge fire broke out Thursday at the Port of Beirut, triggering panic among residents traumatized by last month's massive explosion there that killed and injured thousands of people.
World Aug 12
Germany’s foreign minister says country ready to help Lebanon, but reforms necessaryMinister for Foreign Affairs Heiko Maas spoke after a tour of Beirut's devastated port, where thousands of tons of ammonium nitrate exploded Aug. 4, obliterating the facility, killing at least 171 people and wounding thousands in the capital city.