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WEBLebanon. Hezbollah spymaster Wafic Safa reportedly target of Israeli bombings in Beirut. The Lebanese Health Ministry reported 18 deaths and 92 injuries in the Israeli attacks on the capital. Sheikh Mohammed directs urgent aid to help 250,000 people in Lebanon.
Lebanese protesters set fires and break windows at Beirut banks
WEBFeb 16, 2023 · Frustrated Lebanese protesters caused damage at banks in Beirut on Thursday as Lebanon’s commercial banking institutions marked the 10th day of their strike. Protesters broke several windows and doors of at least five banks in the Badaro area of the city and set fire to tires outside.
At least nine dead in Beirut restaurant gas leak explosion
WEBApr 30, 2024 · Police and residents gather outside the burnt restaurant in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
US envoy in Beirut faces major hurdles in efforts to prevent war
WEBAug 14, 2024 · Back-channel diplomacy has faced major hurdles in the wake of Mr Shukr's killing with growing frustration from Hezbollah's side. The commander's death shocked Lebanon, as the government publicly said it had received foreign assurances that Israel would not attack Beirut's suburbs.
‘Exactly like the Mafia’: tangled inner workings of Beirut port could ...
WEBSep 6, 2020 · But amid the flurry of activity to make the port safe, many are wondering who will restore its infrastructure and the devastated districts around it. A World Bank report estimated the damage to Lebanon’s transport sector and port alone at between $580 million and $710 million.
New $122 million Beirut airport terminal planned amid economic …
WEBMar 20, 2023 · Beirut's Rafic Hariri International Airport will get a second terminal. Photo: AFP. Lebanon's only international airport will build a $122 million new terminal, officials said on Monday, as economic crisis grips the nation.
Slight progress made in presidential deadlock as French envoy …
WEBSep 16, 2023 · Lack of action on urgent reforms weighing heavily on Lebanon's economy, IMF says. France has been actively involved in Lebanon's affairs in the years following the devastating Beirut port blast in 2020.
Lebanon's state electricity company runs out of fuel, sparking …
WEBAug 17, 2024 · Lebanon's state electricity company (EDL) announced on Saturday that it could no longer supply power after its last operational power plant exhausted its fuel reserves. The company said the situation would affect “essential facilities such as the airport, port, water pumps, sewage systems, and prisons.”.
Beirut airport arrests Lebanese man carrying 11kg of cocaine after …
WEBApr 27, 2021 · Security officials at Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport arrested a Lebanese national carrying 11 kilograms of cocaine on Tuesday, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported.
Surge in demand for flights out of Lebanon amid fears of wider …
WEBAug 5, 2024 · As foreign nationals, including visitors and people working for embassies and international companies, sought to leave Beirut, they found outbound airline tickets in short supply. Emirates, Etihad, Flydubai and Turkish Airlines are among the airlines still flying out of …