Tag: Lebanon
China, UK, EU, US, Qatar pledge €252m aid to Lebanon
Britain, Qatar, the United States, the European Union, China, the World Bank have pledged immediate humanitarian relief worth over 252…
Lebanon probes possible external interference in Beirut explosion
Lebanon’s president Michel Aoun said investigation into the biggest blast in Beirut’s history would examine whether it was caused by…
Beirut explosion: Lebanon running out of food, 250,000 homeless
Between 200,000 and 250,000 people have been rendered homeless after a massive blast at Beirut port destroyed many buildings, Beirut…
Updated: Dozens killed, thousands wounded in Beirut explosion
Dozens of people died in Tuesday's huge Beirut explosion in a port warehouse district near the centre of the Lebanese…
Lebanon unveils new government, amidst protest
Lebanon ended a painful wait Tuesday by unveiling a new cabinet line-up, but the government was promptly scorned by protesters…
Ghosn disgraced ex-Nissan chief flees from Japan
Carlos Ghosn, the former Nissan Motor chairman who faces numerous charges in Japan, is now a fugitive, after he fled…
Hundreds of Lebanese protest against U.S intervention
Hundreds of Lebanese protested near the U.S. embassy in Lebanon against U.S. intervention in Lebanon's affairs, Al Jadeed local TV…
Just IN: Lebanese PM Hariri resigns after week of protests
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri has tendered his resignation and that of his government, after over a week of protests…
Lebanon, Jordan sign agricultural cooperation agreement
Lebanese Agriculture Minister Hassan Lakkis on Friday signed a cooperation agreement with his Jordanian counterpart Ibrahim Shahahda.
2 suspected terrorists arrested in Lebanon
Lebanon’s state security on Monday arrested two Syrian nationals suspected to be members of terrorist groups, the National News Agency…
Protest in Lebanon as cabinet sets to discuss austerity budget
Retired Lebanese army and security personnel on Tuesday staged sit-ins and blocked roads in Beirut as the cabinet was set…
France warns of reallocating loans if Lebanon fails to form gov’t
Lebanon will not receive the 11 billion dollars of grants and soft loans promised at the CEDRE conference if it…
FEATURE: 12 Days in Lebanon
As the Egyptian plane descended on the tarmac of Beirut Airport on 1 September, 2018, many thoughts filled my heart,…
UN Chief calls for peace in Lebanon
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres declared the political situation in Lebanon “a matter of great concern’’ amid questions surrounding the resignation…
10 Nigerian writers recount experiences in Lebanon
Ten Nigerian writers who travelled to Lebanon to participate in an exchange programme under the Study Abroad In Lebanon (SAIL)…
10 Nigerian writers depart for Lebanon on Exchange Programme
At least, 10 Nigerian writers will depart Lagos for Lebanon on Tuesday on an exchange programme, under the Study Abroad…
Lebanon minister tops headlines with anti-corruption crusade
Lebanon is regularly ranked one of the most corrupt countries in the world, but one minister is breaking taboos with…
Lebanon detains wife, son of IS chief
Lebanese forces have detained a wife and son of Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi near the Syrian border,…
Lebanon army takes control after deadly Tripoli clashes
Lebanese troops retook a Tripoli neighbourhood Monday, where thousands of civilians had fled deadly fighting with Islamist militants who have…
Body of Lebanon man kidnapped by jihadists handed to family
The body of a Lebanese civilian kidnapped and killed by jihadists has been handed over to his family in Arsal,…
Israeli spy device kills Hezbollah man in Lebanon
A member of Lebanon’s Hezbollah was killed when an Israeli listening device exploded in the south of the country, the…
Lebanon plans law to stem growing child marriage trend
At 13, Samiha left school and the home she shared with 10 people near Baalbek in eastern Lebanon to live…
Lebanese wife-beater convicted under new law
A Lebanese man who beat his wife has been jailed for nine months in the first such conviction under a…
Lebanon extradites Berlusconi ally to Italy over mafia links
Lebanon extradited to Italy on Friday a 72-year old ally of former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi who is wanted by…
Saudi pledges $3 bn to Lebanese army
Saudi Arabia has pledged $3 billion for the Lebanese army to buy equipment from France, Lebanese President Michel Sleiman announced…
Nigeria’s Sand Eagles Win Copa Lagos 2013
Edwin Usoboh Nigeria’ Super Sand Eagles showed their supremacy in beach soccer as they won all their matches of the…
Car bombs at mosques kill 29 in Lebanon
Powerful car bombs exploded Friday outside two Sunni mosques in a Lebanese city riven by strife over the war in…
Israel hits Lebanon after rocket attack
The Israeli air force carried out an attack in Lebanon on Friday, the army said, hours after militants there fired…
Britain identifies citizen killed in Nigeria
Britain has revealed the identity of its citizen killed by Nigeria’s terror group, Anasaru. He was Brendan Vaughan. He was…