Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Lebanon political crisis brews over fate of blast judge

Lebanon protest chaos revives civil war ghost

BEIRUT – Lebanon’s month-old government called off a cabinet session Wednesday as a political crisis brewed within its ranks over whether to remove a judge investigating the massive August 2020 Beirut port blast. The debate comes at a time when Lebanese are desperately waiting for the government, formed in September after protracted horse-trading, to tackle Lebanon’s … Read more

Large fire erupts in Beirut’s port area, month after massive explosion

Seoul fire

A store of tires and oil at the Beirut port caught fire on Thursday, almost after a month when a massive explosion devastated the port and the surrounding residential area of the capital city of Beirut, according to a military source. The military source added that the fire erupted in the duty-free zone of the … Read more

Beirut Port Blast: Death toll rises to 190

Beirut explosion: Lebanon's army finds 4.35 tonnes more explosive chemicals

Lebnon’s caretaker government has issued a report on Sunday stating that the death toll from Beirut’s port blast has risen to 190 with more than 6,500 people injured, and three of the victims are still missing. The Lebanese authorities are still searching the cause of the highly explosive material stored unsafely for years that caused … Read more