Can Lebanon rise from the rubble?
Aug 16,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – John Andrews WINCHESTER, UK — Haram Lubnan, poor Lebanon. As if hosting more than a million refugees from the Syrian war next door, an […]
Jordan Field Hospital Commences Operations in Beirut
Monday, August 10, 2020 A Jordanian field hospital dispatched to Beirut following a massive explosion that rocked the Lebanese capital a few days ago claiming hundreds of lives and leaving […]
So it’s a resignation after 200 deaths – but thousands lost to wars around the globe are a different matter?
Perhaps Lebanon’s citizens have a keener taste for political morality than those of us in the west, writes Robert Fisk @indyvoices 1 day ago The aftermath of the explosion in Beirut ( AFP […]
Planes heard, seen in skies of Beirut before blast
Source AT BEIRUT — Military aircraft were heard, and in some cases seen, flying in the sky in the moments before the apocalyptic Beirut explosion, war-hardened residents of the Lebanese capital told Asia Times this week. Araz Bedros, a resident of the Metn district overlooking Beirut, told Asia Times that […]
How do you save a truly corrupt country like Lebanon? It’s a question with an almost impossible answer
The poison that is killing the country will require an international reaction not seen in decades if it is to be leached out, writes Robert Fisk @indyvoices 13 hours ago The […]
Lebanon’s lessons for Israel
By Prof. Hillel Frisch August 11, 2020 BESA Center (Israel) Perspectives Paper No. 1,687, August 11, 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: True to form, liberals are hopeful that the Beirut explosion, Macron’s visit […]
‘Balance of terror’ drives Israel’s approach to Lebanon
Source: Arab News By Ramzy Baroud, who is a journalist and editor of The Palestine Chronicle. He is the author of five books. His latest is “These Chains Will Be […]
Lebanon’s ENTIRE government resigns over Beirut mega-blast amid corruption scandal
Henry Holloway 10 Aug 2020 LEBANON’S entire government has collapsed as officials have fallen on their swords over the colossal explosion that killed 160 people. Lebanon’s health minister Hamad […]
Beirut Tragedy – A Dark Cloud Looms Over a Diverse Nation
Fazal Ahmad – UK CONTEMPORARY AND SOCIAL ISSUES 5th August 2020 THE REVIEW OF RELIGIONS ©Pixabay Fazal Ahmad, UK Declared a ‘disaster city’ by Lebanese authorities, Beirut has been rocked […]
Macron tells donor conference: ‘Lebanon’s future is at stake’
French President Emmanuel Macron waves as he visits Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday Aug.6, 2020. (AP) Short Url https://arab.news/rc84k French president says emergency aid must come quickly Economists forecast the blast […]
Is France helping Lebanon, or trying to reconquer it?
French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his speech during a press conference in Beirut on Thursday, two days after a massive explosion devastated the Lebanese capital. (AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/rjjmx A […]
‘We need justice’: seething protesters descend on the streets of Beirut
Anger rises in the capital as crowd demands resignation of the Lebanese government following Tuesday’s explosion Martin Chulov and Bethan McKernan in Beirut Sat 8 Aug 2020 Tens of thousands of demonstrators […]
‘How can I help?’: Lebanon’s diaspora mobilizes in wake of blast
Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES: Lebanon’s diaspora, estimated at nearly three times the size of the tiny country’s population of five million, has stepped up to provide assistance following the […]
Beirut explosion: Protesters storm ruined streets and beg Macron to help topple ‘regime
Ryan Merrifield 1 hour ago © DALATI NOHRA HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock French President Emmanuel Macron visiting a devastated street of BeirutProtesters stormed the streets of Beirut and begged Emmanuel Macron to help them topple the “regime” they blame for Tuesday’s devastating blast.The visiting French President on Thursday promised aid to Lebanon as he […]
Ex-Israel MK declares Lebanon blast as ‘gift from God’
August 5, 2020 Former Israeli Member of the Knesset Moshe Feiglin, 13 April 2017 [safa] August 5, 2020 Former Israeli Member of the Knesset Moshe Feiglin gleefully hailed yesterday’s devastating […]
Beirut has suffered a catastrophe that will live long in the memory – and the repeated betrayal of its citizens is a travesty
Lebanon’s people face a terrible mix of long-term economic ruin, a pandemic and now a devastating explosion. All presided over by a ‘government’ unworthy of the name, says Robert Fisk @indyvoices 21 hours […]
Swiss offer help to Lebanon after deadly blast in Beirut
An estimated 4,000 people were injured in the explosion in Beirut’s port. Keystone/Ibrahim Dirani/dar Al Mussawir Switzerland has sent its condolences to the government of Lebanon following an explosion in the capital Beirut on Tuesday, which killed at least 100 people. This content was published on August 5, 2020 – 10:21August 5, 2020 – […]
‘Hunger crimes’ on the rise in crisis-hit Lebanon
Lebanon’s strict and early lockdown was imposed in March. (File/AP) Short Url https://arab.news/g5gck The small Mediterranean country is mired in an economic crisis marked by a steep currency fall and […]
Dumpster diving, blackouts and suicides. Lebanon’s woes laid bare as crisis deepens
By Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Updated 1336 GMT (2136 HKT) July 8, 20 Beirut, Lebanon (CNN)A young man with a swagger approaches a dumpster. An employee from a nearby restaurant has […]
‘People will die within months’: Lebanon heads for famine as pandemic accelerates hunger
Hit by its worst economic crisis in modern history, there are fears the country is about to repeat the 1915-18 famine by Abbie Cheesman 30.6.2020 Mohamad barely looks surprised when […]