At least 28 people were killed and 79 were wounded when a fuel tank in the northern Lebanese city of Akkar blew up, the health ministry said. The explosion occurred early on
MoreOn Thursday, a public session to discuss last year’s massive explosion at the port of Beirut in the Lebanese Parliament was postponed due to the lack of a quorum. Adnan Daher, the
MoreLebanon’s President Michel Aoun summoned the governor of the Lebanese central bank, Riad Salameh, after his decision to considerably cut fuel subsidies. As the central bank’s foreign currency reserves touched a critical
MoreLebanon’s most admired university, the American University of Beirut, has begun limiting electricity on campus as the country’s fuel crisis worsens. The campus, made up of 64 buildings, including the American University
MoreMore than half of Lebanon’s migrant workers are in need of “urgent humanitarian assistance” to survive the country’s economic crisis, which has led most of the population into poverty, the UN warned
MoreTwo separate clashes over limited fuel in northern Lebanon have killed three people, as scarcities have led to a wave of confrontations at gas stations, state media and security sources said. On
MoreLebanese authorities announced that the country will file an official complaint to the UN Security Council (UNSC) over Israeli aggression on Wednesday, according to a government statement. Prime Minister Hassan Diab asked
MoreOn Thursday, Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati reported that progress, although it is with low pace, has been achieved towards forming a permanent cabinet in Lebanon, noting that donor states would not
MorePope Francis resumed his work early on Wednesday following a colon operation, urging the international community to help a crisis-hit Lebanon. The 84-year-old took time to bless children and pose for selfies
MoreAround $357 million in essential aid was collected at an international conference on Lebanon to meet the country’s humanitarian needs, one year after the massive blast at Beirut’s port. President Joe Biden,
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