Maronite Patriarch Beshara el-Rahi said Saturday that his calls for a UN-sponsored international conference for Lebanon are meant to face a “coup situation” in the country. “Our calls for a UN-sponsored international conference are to face a coup situation. Leaving the situation as it is while the state collapses and …
Read More »Evening skirmishes as hundreds march in Beirut to mark year of protests
Hundreds marched in Lebanon’s capital Saturday to mark the first anniversary of a non-sectarian protest movement that has rocked the political elite but has yet to achieve its goal of sweeping reform. A whirlwind of hope and despair has gripped the country in the year since protests began, as an …
Read More »Lebanese president in hot water over tea theft
Another act of shame by embattled Lebanese president Michel Aoun, this time for stealing a large quantity of tea meant for the poor and needed. Aoun is in hot water after it was revealed that tea donated by Sri Lanka for victims of the Beirut blast was distributed to families …
Read More »Ex-minister: ‘Independent International Investigation only way for justice in Beirut blast’
An independent international investigation is the only way to bring to justice those who were directly or indirectly responsible for the massive blast at the port of Beirut on August 4, former Lebanese minister of state for administrative development May Chidiac said in an interview. “If the Lebanese are calling …
Read More »Panic in Iran following the explosions in Beirut
The Beirut explosions on August 4, resulting from 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate igniting along with other explosive materials present in far lesser quantity in a warehouse, left more than 200 dead, dozens missing and around 300,000 homeless. The explosions raised global concern and empathy for Lebanon. Importantly, the explosions …
Read More »Questions swirl around the explosive cargo that destroyed the Lebanese capital
The explosion in Lebanon leads back to an abandoned ship in Beirut that had arrived in the city carrying 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate. Reporting by DER SPIEGEL and OCCRP has determined that the shipâs owner has connections to Hezbollahâs bank. By Maximilian Popp, Christoph Reuter und Fritz Schaap In …
Read More »Two new arrest warrants issued over Beirut explosion raise detainees to 19
Judicial investigator into the Beirut port blast Judge Fadi Sawan issued two new arrest warrants on Friday, the National News Agency reported. “The investigating judge, Fadi Sawan, continued his investigations, and today issued two arrest warrants,” the source said. According to the official National News Agency, the subjects of the …
Read More »BREAKING NEWS: The explosive trail in the Beirut port explosion leads to Hezbollah
After the disaster in the port of Beirut earlier this month, Hezbollah came under suspicion of having been involved in the storage of the explosive ammonium nitrate. Online news platform WELT has exclusive information from Western secret services. According to this information, Hezbollah bought large quantities of the dangerous substance. …
Read More »France: world pledges 250 million euros for Lebanon’s people
World leaders on Sunday pledged more than 250 million euros for disaster-struck Lebanon, conference host France said, with the emergency aid to be delivered “directly” to a population reeling from the deadly port blast in Beirut. Fifteen government leaders including US President Donald Trump took part in the virtual conference …
Read More »#PrayforBeirut
The Levant News publishes voices from a wide variety of people with different backgrounds. After stories from Italy, Saudi Arabia, America today Erwin Sanders writes about the tragic events in Beirut earlier this week.. Not Covid-19 but an enormous explosion in Beirutâs harbor is main topic of this weekâs global …
Read More »Shattered glasses, shattered dreams
The Levant News publishes voices from a wide variety of people with different backgrounds. After stories from the Netherlands, America, Saudi Arabia and Italy today reporter Alberto de Luca writes about the tragic events in Beirut earlier this week.. Tuesday the 4th was a day awaited by many Lebanese in …
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