EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Beirut, Lebanon
The Dora area north Beirut, Lebanon. Photo: EPA-EFE/WAEL HAMZEH
11
Apr
03
Apr
UK crime agency considers investigating Lebanon corruption report, sources say
Britain's organised crime agency is reviewing a report by a group of London-based lawyers which accuses Lebanon's central bank governor Riad Salameh and associates of money laundering and corrupt practices,…
02
Apr
Germany to propose Beirut port reconstruction with ‘strings attached’ – sources
Germany will next week present a multi-billion-dollar proposal to Lebanese authorities to rebuild the Port of Beirut as part of efforts to entice the country's politicians to form a government…
02
Apr
Lebanon’s top Christian cleric criticises Hezbollah in leaked video
Lebanon's most senior Christian cleric has made unusually direct comments criticizing the Shi'ite Hezbollah movement, accusing it of harming the country by dragging it into regional conflicts. A leaked video…
29
Mar
France says EU to raise pressure on Lebanese officials
France's foreign minister on Monday warned key Lebanese officials that the European Union was now exploring ways to exert pressure on those who have obstructed finding a solution to the…
17
Mar
Lebanon’s president asks PM-designate to form government or go
BEIRUT, March 17 (Reuters) - Lebanese President Michel Aoun called on prime minister-designate Saad al-Hariri on Wednesday to form a new cabinet immediately or else make way for someone who…
16
Mar
Photo Story – Anti-government protest in Lebanon
An anti-government protester shouts slogans as other demonstrators burn tires to block the road during a rally against the power cuts, the high cost of living and the low purchasing…
10
Mar
Lebanese army starts clearing roadblocks after week of protests
The Lebanese army said on Wednesday it had started clearing roadblocks eight days after protesters burnt tyres to block roadways across the country in anger over the country’s economic meltdown…
08
Mar
Lebanon enters seventh day of street protests
Demonstrators burnt tyres to block main roads all over Lebanon for the seventh straight day on Monday in anger at more than a year of economic crisis and six months…
07
Mar
Lebanon on edge as protests persist
Demonstrators blocked various roadways across Lebanon for the fifth day in a row on Saturday, and a heavy army presence filled parts of the capital as anger simmered over the…
25
Feb
Photo Story: Protests in Beirut
Families and relatives of those arrested in anti-government protests from Tripoli, Beqaa and Beirut shout slogans and block the roads with burning tires in front the house of Judge Fadi…
19
Feb
Photo Story: Snowstorm hits Lebanon
People take selfie at snow covered area of Sawfar village eastern Beirut, Lebanon. According to the Lebanese meteorology authority, Lebanon is under the effect of a snowstorm for several days,…
15
Feb
Lebanon starts its COVID-19 vaccination drive, PM says will wait his turn
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon started its COVID-19 vaccination drive on Sunday by inoculating the head of critical care at its biggest public hospital, followed by 93-year-old celebrated Lebanese actor and…
14
Feb
Lebanon starts its COVID-19 vaccination drive
Lebanon started its COVID-19 vaccination drive on Sunday by inoculating the head of critical care at its biggest public hospital, followed by 93-year-old celebrated Lebanese actor and comedian Salah Tizani.…
23
Jan
UK-registered firm possibly linked to Beirut blast
Two senior British parliamentarians called on Friday for an investigation into a British-registered company possibly linked to last year’s devastating explosion in Beirut, after Reuters found that the firm had…
17
Jan
Beirut blast chemicals possibly linked to Syrian businessmen – report, company filings
BEIRUT/LONDON/MOSCOW, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The company that bought the ammonium nitrate which exploded in Beirut last August had possible links to two Syrian businessmen under U.S. sanctions for ties…
30
Dec
Lebanon can stretch reserves for six more months of subsidies, PM says
BEIRUT, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Lebanon can ration $2 billion in reserves left for subsidies to last six more months, the caretaker prime minister said on Tuesday, as the country's…
28
Dec
Lebanon secures COVID-19 vaccines for 20% of its citizens – health minister
BEIRUT, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Lebanon has secured about 2 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine, which will cover 20% of the country's nationals, the health minister said on Monday.…
28
Dec
Hundreds of Syrians flee Lebanon camp after tents torched
BEIRUT, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Syrian refugees fled their makeshift camp in north Lebanon after their tents were torched when fighting broke out between local youths and camp…
21
Dec
Photo Story: A Christmas tree with a difference in Beirut
A Christmas tree is decorated with uniforms of firefighters and rescuers of the Civil Defense to pay tribute to those who died at the Beirut port explosion on 04 August,…
14
Dec
Lebanon’s collapse is like the Titanic’s sinking, only without the music – Le Drian
PARIS (Reuters) - French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Lebanon's political and economic collapse was like the sinking of the Titanic, only without the music. "Lebanon is the Titanic…
05
Dec
Businessman linked to Sarkozy corruption allegations detained in Beirut
Lebanon detained a French-Lebanese businessman linked to allegations of covert Libyan financing for former French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s 2007 election campaign, two Beirut security sources said on Friday. The sources…
04
Dec
Lebanon investigates death of former customs official
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese authorities are investigating the killing of a retired customs officer in what a leading politician described as a "terrible incident". Colonel Munir Abu Rjeili was found…
03
Dec
Lebanon says COVID cases rising, beds won’t suffice
Lebanon will not have enough hospital beds to cope with increasing COVID-19 cases, the health minister in the caretaker government warned on Thursday, saying compliance with a two-week lockdown that…
21
Nov
More than 60 prisoners escape Lebanese jail, say security sources
More than 60 prisoners broke out of a Lebanese jail on Saturday and five of them were killed when their car hit a tree while under pursuit, security sources and…
22
Oct
UPDATED: Hariri named as Lebanon’s new prime minister
Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun designated Sunni Muslim politician Saad al-Hariri as prime minister on Thursday to form a new government to tackle the worst crisis since the country’s 1975-1990 civil…
14
Oct
FBI says it has reached no conclusion on cause of Beirut blast
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation said it has reached no firm conclusion about what caused the Aug. 4 explosion in the port of Beirut that killed nearly 200 people…
14
Oct
Lebanon, Israel to meet again October 28 after brief border talks
Israeli and Lebanese negotiators met briefly on Wednesday for talks on their disputed maritime border, ending their meeting after only an hour and agreeing to meet again on Oct. 28,…
12
Oct
Al-Hariri calls for restoration of French plan for Lebanon
Lebanon's leading Sunni Muslim politician, former Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, called for the restoration of a French plan to lift the nation out of its worst financial crisis since its…
10
Oct
UPDATED: Beirut hit by another tragedy
Four people were killed and several more were wounded when a fuel tank exploded in a Beirut building on Friday, the Lebanese Red Cross said. The explosion caused a large…
09
Oct
Fears of civil strife in Lebanon as financial crisis hardens
Lebanon’s leading Sunni Muslim politician, former premier Saad al-Hariri, said he feared civil strife as the country sinks into its worst financial crisis since a 1975-1990 civil war. “I fear…
02
Oct
Lebanon asks Interpol to arrest Russian ship captain, owner over port explosion
Lebanon has asked Interpol to issue arrest warrants for the Russian captain and owner of the ship that brought the explosive material that detonated at Beirut port in August, killing…
27
Sep
Macron says he won’t give up on Lebanon
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday he would not give up on an initiative to save Lebanon from collapse, but said he was "ashamed" of the country's leaders and…
27
Sep
Two members of Lebanese security forces killed in armed clashes
Two members of the Lebanese Security Forces were killed in an exchange of gunfire with militants in the north of the country late on Saturday, the army said. They were…
27
Sep
France will not let Lebanon down – source close to Macron
France will not let Lebanon down, a source close to French president Emmanuel Macron told Reuters on Saturday, following the decision of its prime minister-designate to quit after trying for…
26
Sep
Lebanon’s prime minister-designate steps down after failing to form cabinet
Lebanon's prime minister-designate quit on Saturday after trying for almost a month to line up a non-partisan cabinet, failing despite French pressure on sectarian leaders to rally together to deal…
22
Sep
Arms depot of Iran-backed Hezbollah explodes in south Lebanon, source says
An arms depot of the Iran-backed Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah exploded in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, a security source said, injuring several people and sending a new shockwave across a…
21
Sep
Lebanese PM urges efforts to make French initiative succeed
Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Mustapha Adib said on Monday all parties should cooperate to facilitate the formation of a new government and urged everyone to work so that a French initiative…
19
Sep
Beirut-born singer Mika to live-stream concert to raise funds for victims of Beirut’s blast
Beirut-born pop star Mika will livestream a concert this weekend to raise funds for victims of the Aug. 4 port blast in the Lebanese capital, and Mexican actress Salma Hayek…
19
Sep
Form government without delay, France tells Lebanese politicians
France's foreign ministry said on Friday that Lebanon's political forces need to assume their responsibilities and immediately form a government under the auspices of Prime Minister Mustapha Adib. "As Lebanon…
16
Sep
French initiative is last chance to save Lebanon, Jumblatt says
Leading Lebanese politician Walid Jumblatt said on Wednesday it seemed some people did not understand that French-led efforts to lift Lebanon out of crisis were the last chance to save…
15
Sep
Pompeo says Hezbollah weapons risk torpedoing French efforts in Lebanon
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday warned France that its efforts to resolve the crisis in Lebanon would be in vain without immediately tackling the issue of Iran-backed…
15
Sep
Fire briefly erupts in central Beirut commercial district
A fire erupted in a landmark building in central Beirut's commercial district on Tuesday before being put out, a civil defence official and Reuters witness said. The fire erupted in…
11
Sep
Lebanese firefighters douse remains of Beirut port fire
Lebanese firefighters and army helicopters on Friday put out the remains of a huge fire at Beirut's port that had flared up a day earlier, barely a month after a…
10
Sep
Massive fire erupts in Beirut port area
A massive fire is raging at the port of Lebanon's capital, Beirut, a little more than a month since a huge explosion devastated the port facilities and surrounding area. There…
08
Sep
Italy adds to European calls for change in Lebanon amid crisis
Italy's prime minister said it was time for Lebanon to rebuild trust between the people and its institutions, joining France's call for change in a nation devastated by a year-long…
06
Sep
Lebanese patriarch says new cabinet must spurn old, corrupt ways
Lebanon's top Christian cleric said on Sunday a new government must deliver urgent economic and other reforms in the national interest, rather than returning to past corrupt ways that have…
06
Sep
‘No signs of life’ in Beirut rubble after search for blast survivors
Rescue workers digging through the rubble of a Beirut building for the third day on Saturday said there was no longer hope of finding someone alive more than a month…
05
Sep
Hope – Rescue workers searching for life in Beirut’s rubble
Rescuers on Saturday morning continued digging through the rubble of a building in Beirut after sensors detected possible signs of life, despite hopes of finding anyone fading. "The search has…
04
Sep
Frantic search in Beirut as rescuers detect ‘heartbeat in the rubble’
Rescuers in Beirut are continuing to search through the rubble of a building amid reports a person could be alive, one month after a massive blast devastated the Lebanese capital.…
01
Sep
Macron sees Lebanon’s support and aid as a ‘risky bet’ worth taking
Emmanuel Macron says he’s making a “risky bet” by working to avoid a political collapse in Lebanon, but is limited in what he can achieve. "It's the last chance for…
01
Sep
EU delivers additional assistance following explosion in Lebanon
A second EU Humanitarian Air bridge flight landed in Beirut, Lebanon, yesterday. The aircraft delivered 12 tonnes of essential humanitarian supplies and medical equipment, including a mobile hospital and face…
31
Aug
Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate calls for immediate reforms
Lebanon's prime minister-designate Mustapha Adib called on Monday for the formation of a new government in record time and urged immediate reforms as a step towards securing an agreement with…
30
Aug
Lebanon’s ambassador to Germany Adib designated as PM
Lebanon’s ambassador to Germany Mustapha Adib is poised to be designated prime minister on Monday after winning the support of major parties to form a new government facing a crippling…
30
Aug
Beirut explosion death toll rises to 190
The death toll from this month's Beirut port blast has risen to 190 with more than 6,500 injured and three people missing, Lebanon's caretaker government said in a report dated…
29
Aug
After port blast, rudderless Lebanon drifts towards the rocks
Three weeks after the catastrophic explosion at Beirut port, Lebanon is drifting towards even more trouble as its politicians fail to agree a new government that can arrest a financial…
28
Aug
Lebanese presidency to convene consultations on Monday to designate new PM
The Lebanese presidency will convene consultations with parliamentary blocs on Monday to designate a new prime minister, the presidency said, after the government quit earlier this month following the catastrophic…
27
Aug
Lebanon warns it could ‘lose control’ of coronavirus outbreak
Caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab said on Wednesday that Lebanon was at risk of losing control over the coronavirus outbreak after a rise in the number of cases following the…