Plumes of white smoke cover Beirut port, triggers panic among residents
According to local media reports, the smoke covered the port, where a major fire broke out on September 10, on Saturday night.
Sep 13, 2020, 13:13 PM IST
Lebanon set to designate new PM ahead of French President Emmanuel Macron visit
Lebanon's ambassador to Germany Mustapha Adib is set to be designated prime minister on Monday ahead of a visit to Beirut by the French president who will press for long-delayed reforms to steer the Middle East nation out of its deep crisis.
Aug 31, 2020, 13:18 PM IST
Lebanon's Mustapha Adib set to be designated as new Prime Minister
Lebanese leading Sunni politician Saad al-Hariri nominated the country`s ambassador to Germany Mustapha Adib to be the next prime minister in formal consultations on Monday, major Lebanese broadcasters reported.
Aug 31, 2020, 13:05 PM IST
Nightmares, flashbacks, fatigue: Beirut faces mental health crisis after blast
More than two weeks after a massive explosion tore through Beirut killing 181 people and leaving entire neighbourhoods in ruins, Sandra Abinader still jumps at the slightest sound.
Aug 24, 2020, 14:25 PM IST
'Impossible' that Beirut port blast was caused by Hezbollah arms, says Lebanon President Michel Aoun
Lebanese President Michel Aoun dismissed as "impossible" the chance that a vast explosion in Beirut`s port this month was caused by a blast from a deposit of Hezbollah arms, but said that all possibilities would be investigated.
Aug 18, 2020, 14:12 PM IST
Lebanon: Woman goes into labour in Beirut as explosion shatters hospital room
The devastating explosion that rocked Beirut, earlier this week, left a pregnant woman rattled when the blast ripped through her hospital delivery room. Despite the deadly blast, doctors and staff helped the woman successfully deliver the baby boy.
Aug 13, 2020, 08:52 AM IST
Lebanon Cabinet resigns over Beirut blast that left 160 dead, says Health Minister
Lebanon Cabinet on Monday (August 10) resigned over last week's devastating explosion at the Beirut port which left 160 people dead and almost 6,000 injured.
Aug 10, 2020, 20:50 PM IST
Lebanon : Beirut police fire tear gas as protesters regroup
"After the enormous Beirut catastrophe, I announce my resignation from government," Lebanon's information minister Manal Abdel said in a statement.
Aug 10, 2020, 12:08 PM IST
French President Emmanuel Macron to host donor conference to raise emergency relief for Lebanon's capital Beirut
President Macron visited Beirut on Thursday becoming the first world leader to do so after explosions rocked Lebanon's capital.
Aug 09, 2020, 15:24 PM IST
NASA maps damage due to explosions that shook Lebanon's capital Beirut on August 4; see picture
As per NASA, such maps can help identify badly damaged areas where people may need assistance.
Aug 08, 2020, 16:19 PM IST
US President Donald Trump to join international aid conference call for Lebanon on Sunday
The US Agency for International Development on Friday said it would provide more than $15 million in assistance, including food aid for 50,000 people for three months. It said it had also asked the US military to transport enough medical supplies and pharmaceuticals to support up to 60,000 people for three months.
Aug 08, 2020, 07:57 AM IST
Viral: Domestic help saves little girl in nick of time as Beirut explosion shakes their house, netizens call her 'real hero' - Watch
The world is praying for Beirut, Lebanon after a massive explosion at the port city killed as many as 100 and several thousand injured on Tuesday. Soon after the Beirut city was hit by this devastation, social media was abuzz with videos of how a massive cloud-like structure engulfed a major portion of the Lebanese capital.
Aug 05, 2020, 13:24 PM IST
Donald Trump says US generals feel Beirut explosion 'looks like a terrible attack'
After two explosions ripped across Lebanon killing more than 70 and injuring several others, US President Donald Trump said his country's military generals have told him that they think the explosion was likely due to a bomb.
Aug 05, 2020, 06:45 AM IST
No Indian hurt in Beirut explosions, shared our helpline numbers: Indian envoy to Lebanon
The latest media reports said that as many as 10 people have died in the explosions and over hundreds have been injured
Aug 04, 2020, 23:26 PM IST
Huge explosions in Lebanon's Beirut kill 10, injure hundreds; watch
Lebanon`s state news agency NNA and two security sources said the blast had occurred in the port area where there are warehouses housing explosives.
Aug 04, 2020, 22:22 PM IST
100 injured in clashes between protesters, riot police in Lebanon
The clashes broke out following the attempts by protesters to break barbed barriers set up by security forces at the entrance of the roads leading to the Parliament's headquarters.
Jan 19, 2020, 09:57 AM IST
Carlos Ghosn flees to Lebanon, says won't be 'held hostage' by Japan's justice system
Ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn was in his childhood home of Lebanon on Tuesday after fleeing what he said was a "rigged" justice system in Japan, raising questions about how one of the world`s most-recognised executives slipped away while on bail.
Dec 31, 2019, 19:07 PM IST
Lebanon PM Saad al-Hariri resigns as crisis turns violent
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri addressed the nation in a televised address after a mob loyal to Shi`ite Muslim groups Hezbollah and Amal attacked and destroyed a protest camp set up by anti-government demonstrators in Beirut.
Oct 29, 2019, 21:19 PM IST
Lebanon forms new government after months of deadlock
Lebanon has long had a power-sharing political system between the different religious denominations.
Feb 01, 2019, 11:24 AM IST
Sushma Swaraj's visit to Syria deferred due to prevailing tension
Swaraj was scheduled to visit Syria and Lebanon on a three-day visit from September 11.
Sep 08, 2018, 20:27 PM IST
