Beirut

Lebanon president urges judiciary to issue Beirut port blast indictment

The massive Beirut port explosion on August 4, 2020, killed more than 220 people
The case had been bogged down by political and legal wrangling since 2023

By AFP · 03 August 2026

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Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam places a national flag along a damaged street in the southern village of Zawtar Al-Gharbiya.

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Lebanon plants flag in Zawtar Al-Gharbiyeh as Hezbollah questions next steps

By NAJIA HOUSSARI · 22 July 2026

Families of Beirut strike victims vow to fight for justice

By AFP · 20 May 2026

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From Gaza to Beirut, surgeon Ghassan Abu Sitta describes harrowing injuries in children after Israeli strikes

By NAJIA HOUSSARI · 11 April 2026

Beirut is bursting as over 1 million people flee Israeli strikes and evacuation orders

By AP · 02 April 2026

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Israel says targeting Hezbollah in Beirut as south Lebanon struck

By AFP · 21 March 2026

Iran says four of its diplomats were killed in weekend strike on Beirut hotel

By AFP · 10 March 2026

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Israel strikes Beirut’s southern suburbs after warning

By AFP · 09 March 2026

Beirut’s Commodore Hotel, a haven for journalists during Lebanon’s civil war, shuts down

By AP · 14 January 2026

Lebanon approves release of former minister accused of corruption

By AFP · 16 December 2025

Relatives of victims of the deadly 2020 Beirut port explosion hold portraits of their loved ones and a giant Lebanese flag.

Hundreds gather to mark five years since Beirut blast, but justice still elusive

By Reuters · 04 August 2025

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Can Beirut’s new bus network succeed where past reform efforts in Lebanon failed?

By ANAN TELLO · 15 July 2025

More than 50 ‘terror targets’ hit in Lebanon in past month says Israeli army

By AFP · 28 April 2025

Beirut

Lebanon president urges judiciary to issue Beirut port blast indictment

Lebanon plants flag in Zawtar Al-Gharbiyeh as Hezbollah questions next steps

Families of Beirut strike victims vow to fight for justice

From Gaza to Beirut, surgeon Ghassan Abu Sitta describes harrowing injuries in children after Israeli strikes

Beirut is bursting as over 1 million people flee Israeli strikes and evacuation orders

Israel says targeting Hezbollah in Beirut as south Lebanon struck

Iran says four of its diplomats were killed in weekend strike on Beirut hotel

Israel strikes Beirut’s southern suburbs after warning

Beirut’s Commodore Hotel, a haven for journalists during Lebanon’s civil war, shuts down

Lebanon approves release of former minister accused of corruption

Hundreds gather to mark five years since Beirut blast, but justice still elusive

Can Beirut’s new bus network succeed where past reform efforts in Lebanon failed?

More than 50 ‘terror targets’ hit in Lebanon in past month says Israeli army

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