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London-based company used to ship the ammonium nitrate that caused last August’s devastating explosion in Beirut has been linked to three individuals known to have ties to Syrian President Bashar Assad. (AP/File Photo)

Probe suggests links between Assad regime, Beirut blast

  • 3 people close to Syrian president connected to ammonium nitrate that detonated in Lebanese capital
By Arab News ·
Update First Aleppo to Beirut flight in a decade touches down

First Aleppo to Beirut flight in a decade touches down

By NAJIA HOUSSARI ·
Shops shut and streets empty as Lebanon enters strictest COVID-19 lockdown

Shops shut and streets empty as Lebanon enters strictest COVID-19 lockdown

By AP ·
Daily low flying Israeli jets over Lebanon spreading jitters

Daily low flying Israeli jets over Lebanon spreading jitters

By AP ·
Special Hezbollah threatens Lebanese journalist working with US-funded Alhurra News channel

Hezbollah threatens Lebanese journalist working with US-funded Alhurra News channel

By TAREK ALI AHMAD ·
Lebanese social media erupts in frustration over Soleimani monument

Lebanese social media erupts in frustration over Soleimani monument

By Arab News ·
Special French authorities to question Carlos Ghosn in Lebanon

French authorities to question Carlos Ghosn in Lebanon

By NAJIA HOUSSARI ·
Israeli jets fly over Beirut, explosions reported in Syria

Israeli jets fly over Beirut, explosions reported in Syria

By AP ·
Lebanon’s collapse is like the Titanic’s sinking, only without the music — Le Drian

Lebanon’s collapse is like the Titanic’s sinking, only without the music — Le Drian

By Reuters ·
Special The Lebanese prosecutor probing this summer's port explosion in Beirut filed charges against Diab, and three former ministers, Lebanon's official news agency said. All four were charged with negligence leading to deaths over the Aug. 4 explosion at Beirut port, which killed more than 200 people and injured thousands. (AP/AFP/File Photos)

Lebanese judge charges caretaker PM Diab, ex-ministers over Beirut port blast

By NAJIA HOUSSARI ·
Lebanese creative fashions traditional tableware from Beirut blast’s broken glass

Lebanese creative fashions traditional tableware from Beirut blast’s broken glass

By Rawaa Talass ·
Special Lebanon health crisis looms with drug stocks under threat

Lebanon health crisis looms with drug stocks under threat

By NAJIA HOUSSARI ·
Special Hezbollah legal representative Ibrahim Mussawi, right, walks outside the Justice Ministry as he arrives to speak with journalists in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday. (AP)

Lebanese security services warn of terror plot to destabilize country

By NAJIA HOUSSARI ·

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