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WEBBeirut residents tell of harsh reality as Israel pummels Lebanon. Repeated Israeli strikes shake the city while people try to sleep on the streets and the rubbish piles up
New $122 million Beirut airport terminal planned amid economic …
WEBMar 20, 2023 — Beirut's Rafic Hariri International Airport will get a second terminal. Photo: AFP. Lebanon's only international airport will build a $122 million new terminal, officials said on Monday, as economic crisis grips the nation.
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WEBLive updates Seven paramedics killed in Israeli strike on central Beirut. Building hit in the heavily populated neighbourhood of Bashura
US envoy in Beirut faces major hurdles in efforts to prevent war
WEBAug 14, 2024 — Back-channel diplomacy has faced major hurdles in the wake of Mr Shukr's killing with growing frustration from Hezbollah's side. The commander's death shocked Lebanon, as the government publicly said it had received foreign assurances that Israel would not attack Beirut's suburbs.
At least nine dead in Beirut restaurant gas leak explosion
WEBApr 30, 2024 — At least nine people died and two were injured due to an explosion caused by a gas leak in a Beirut restaurant on Tuesday, Lebanese authorities said. The explosion happened at the Pizza Secrets restaurant in central Beirut, with the victims dying of suffocation from fumes, the city's fire department said.
US Beirut embassy shooting highlights regional security issues for ...
WEBJun 5, 2024 — The US embassy in Lebanon was closed on Wednesday after a possible ISIS shooting outside its heavily fortified entrance, an attack that highlighted America's troubled diplomatic presence in Beirut and underscored security risks to US personnel in the region.
Lebanese protesters set fires and break windows at Beirut banks
WEBFeb 16, 2023 — Frustrated Lebanese protesters caused damage at banks in Beirut on Thursday as Lebanon’s commercial banking institutions marked the 10th day of their strike. Protesters broke several windows and doors of at least five banks in the Badaro area of the city and set fire to tires outside.
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WEBRelentless Israeli bombings turn Beirut's Dahieh into ghost town; US would not support Israel in striking Iran nuclear sites, Biden says; How Iran became embroiled in Hezbollah's war with Israel; Comment: Iranian politicians rallying around the …
Irish UN peacekeeper killed in Lebanon after vehicles attacked
WEBDec 15, 2022 — A convoy of two (2) Armoured Utility Vehicles (AUVs) carrying eight (8) personnel travelling to Beirut came under small arms fire. Mr Coveney, who is in New York for a UN Security Council meeting, said he would meet Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday to discuss the incident.
‘Allo, Beirut?’ exhibition reconnects to forgotten past of Lebanon’s ...
WEBNov 25, 2022 — Visitors to Allo, Beirut? are encouraged to imagine how they would redesign the capital in the period immediately after the Lebanese Civil War