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
Aug 11 A week after blast, Beirut pauses to remember the dead By Andrea Rosa, Zeina Karam, Associated Press The shattered city of Beirut marked a week since the catastrophic explosion that killed at least 171 people, injured thousands and plunged Lebanon into a deeper political crisis. Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch 6:17 News Wrap: More than 100 arrested in Chicago looting spree In our news wrap Monday, Chicago police are beefing up their presence downtown after widespread looting there overnight. The unrest broke out after police shot a man who had fired at them on the city’s South Side. Mayor Lori Lightfoot… Continue watching
Aug 10 Lebanese PM steps down in wake of Beirut explosion, protests By Associated Press In a brief televised speech after three of his ministers resigned, Prime Minister Hassan Diab said that he is taking “a step back” so he can stand with the people “and fight the battle for change alongside them.”… Continue reading
Aug 10 Lebanon health minister: Cabinet resigns over Beirut blast By Associated Press The minister, Hamad Hassan, spoke with reporters at the end of a Cabinet meeting on Monday, which came after two days of demonstrations over the weekend that saw clashes with security forces firing tear gas at protesters. Continue reading
Aug 09 World donors demand change before money to rebuild Beirut By Sarah El Deeb, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press Donors on a teleconference discussing emergency aid to Beirut warned that the money would not be made available until Lebanese authorities “fully commit themselves to timely measures and reforms expected by the Lebanese people.”… Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch 6:48 Violent protests, anger in Beirut over blast By Leila Molana-Allen Protests in Beirut over the Lebanese government’s response to the deadly blast on Tuesday, which killed at least 158 people and injured 6,000, turned violent with security forces firing several rounds of tear gas as some demonstrators set fires and… Continue watching
Aug 08 Protests in Beirut amid public fury over massive blast By Sarah El Deeb, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press 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. Continue reading