Aug 23 Watch 7:44 As Beirut rebuilds, trust in government is low By Leila Molana-Allen The explosion at the Port of Beirut on August 4th has resulted in deep human suffering and massive destruction to the Lebanese capital. But local volunteers asking for direct aid say it has also revealed a deeper and more devastating… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch 6:35 After Beirut blast, Lebanese must turn to each other to avoid crisis By Jane Ferguson It has been nearly three weeks since an enormous explosion at Beirut’s port tore through the city. With Lebanon already suffering from food scarcity, economic collapse and the coronavirus pandemic, the blast turned a grim situation to dire crisis. In… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 6:31 Conviction in Hariri case increases pressure on Hezbollah By Jane Ferguson 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… Continue watching
Aug 17 UN-backed court to issue verdicts in Lebanon’s Hariri case By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch 7:03 Blast plunges Beirut into homelessness, health care crisis By Leila Molana-Allen The massive explosion in Beirut that killed hundreds and injured thousands of people has created new crises in the city. Special Correspondent Leila Molana-Allen reports on the new homelessness and health care crisis in a country already reeling from the… Continue watching
Aug 14 Iran foreign minister accuses Western countries of using Beirut blast to dictate policies By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press Iran's top diplomat is accusing Western countries of taking advantage of Beirut's massive explosion last week that killed and injured thousands to dictate their own policies on Lebanon. Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch 5:50 News Wrap: Firefighters battle new blaze in Southern California In our news wrap Thursday, firefighters in Southern California braved blistering heat to battle a raging wildfire. It broke out Wednesday in dense forest north of Los Angeles and has already scorched more than 10,500 acres. Also, another riot was… Continue watching
Aug 13 Lebanon’s military gets sweeping powers after Beirut blast By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press Lebanon's Parliament on Thursday approved a state of emergency in Beirut in its first session since the catastrophic Aug. 4 explosion. Continue reading
Aug 12 Germany’s foreign minister says country ready to help Lebanon, but reforms necessary By Zeina Karam, Associated Press Minister 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. Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch 7:07 How deadly Beirut blasts pushed Lebanese to their breaking point By Jane Ferguson 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… Continue watching