Beirut explosion
Hundreds of disillusioned doctors leave Lebanon, in blow to healthcare
Middle East
November 12, 2020
Hundreds of disillusioned doctors leave Lebanon, in blow to healthcare
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Fouad Boulos returned to Beirut in 2007 from the United States having trained there in pathology and…
Lebanese president to hold consultations on new PM next week
Middle East
October 7, 2020
Lebanese president to hold consultations on new PM next week
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun has called for binding consultations with members of parliament next week to name…
AP Analysis: Dark days ahead for Lebanon as crisis bites
Features/Interviews
September 29, 2020
AP Analysis: Dark days ahead for Lebanon as crisis bites
BEIRUT (AP) — The past year has been nothing short of an earthquake for Lebanon, hit by an economic meltdown,…
‘The port came to us’: Story behind AP photo of Beirut blast
Middle East
September 23, 2020
‘The port came to us’: Story behind AP photo of Beirut blast
JIYYEH, Beirut (AP) — When Mustafa Kinno felt the ground shake and heard the deafening blast toward the port, he…
Explainer: Lebanon’s financial meltdown and how it happened
Middle East
September 17, 2020
Explainer: Lebanon’s financial meltdown and how it happened
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon is grappling with a deep economic crisis after successive governments piled up debt following the 1975-1990…
Fire erupts in building near Beirut’s port, cause unclear
Middle East
September 15, 2020
Fire erupts in building near Beirut’s port, cause unclear
BEIRUT (AP) — A fire broke out Tuesday in a downtown Beirut building near the city’s port where an explosion…
Egypt dispatches 4th military airplane loaded with aid to Lebanon
Egypt
August 12, 2020
Egypt dispatches 4th military airplane loaded with aid to Lebanon
Egypt on Wednesday dispatched a fourth military airplane loaded with humanitarian aid to Lebanon, in accordance with Egyptian President Abdel…