Lebanon
Sharp rise in virus cases in Lebanon after deadly port blast
Middle East
August 17, 2020
Sharp rise in virus cases in Lebanon after deadly port blast
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon is facing a surge in coronavirus cases after a devastating blast at the Beirut port earlier…
UN-backed court to issue verdicts in Lebanon’s Hariri case
Middle East
August 17, 2020
UN-backed court to issue verdicts in Lebanon’s Hariri case
BEIRUT (AP) — More than 15 years after the truck bomb assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in…
US says no bailout for Lebanon, calls for change
Middle East
August 16, 2020
US says no bailout for Lebanon, calls for change
BEIRUT (AP) — There can be no financial bailout for Lebanon, a senior US official said Saturday, calling on the…
Egypt dispatches medical delegation of university professors to Lebanon
Egypt
August 16, 2020
Egypt dispatches medical delegation of university professors to Lebanon
Egypt’s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research dispatched a medical delegation of 21 medical professors from various Egyptian universities,…
Lebanon faces ‘biggest danger’, needs elections, says patriarch
Middle East
August 16, 2020
Lebanon faces ‘biggest danger’, needs elections, says patriarch
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s top Christian cleric called on Sunday for early parliamentary elections and a government formed to rescue…
Lebanese president says Beirut aid should go where needed
Middle East
August 16, 2020
Lebanese president says Beirut aid should go where needed
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Saturday that international aid pledged following a massive explosion in Beirut…
Egypt sends 3 airplanes loaded with supplies, doctors to Lebanon
Egypt
August 15, 2020
Egypt sends 3 airplanes loaded with supplies, doctors to Lebanon
Egypt’s ambassador to Beirut Yasser Elwi on Saturday received three Egyptian airplanes at Rafik Hariri Airport, containing 28 tons of…
Egypt dispatches two additional tons of medical aid to Lebanon
Egypt
August 14, 2020
Egypt dispatches two additional tons of medical aid to Lebanon
Egyptian ambassador to Lebanon Yasser Elwy visited the Karantina governmental hospital in Beirut, where he inspected damage caused by the…
Families of Lebanese blast victims plead for outside inquiry
Middle East
August 14, 2020
Families of Lebanese blast victims plead for outside inquiry
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s judicial investigation of the Beirut port explosion started with political wrangling over the naming of a…
In Beirut, Iran’s Zarif says up to Lebanon to decide future government
Middle East
August 14, 2020
In Beirut, Iran’s Zarif says up to Lebanon to decide future government
BEIRUT (Reuters) — The Lebanese should be the only party who should decide their future government, Iran’s Foreign Minster Mohammad…