Tag: Lebanon
Lebanon’s second power plant shuts down, country in darkness
The first power plant at Deir Ammar shut down on Friday. The second Zahrani power station followed today, after diesel…
Tycoon Najib Mikati leads Lebanon’s new govt
The agreement followed a year of feuding over cabinet seats that has exacerbated a devastating economic collapse.
Black Sunday: Fuel explosion claims 22 lives
Lebanon Health Minister, Hamad Hassan said that at least 22 people died in a fuel tank explosion early today in…
‘God save Lebanon’: PM designate Saad Hariri quits
Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri has stepped down after nine months of deadlock in forming a government.
Protests in Lebanon over harsh economy, many injured
Lebanon witnessed a night of protests and riots against worsening living conditions, which left several protesters and 10 soldiers injured.
Breaking: Mustapha Adib quits as Lebanon’s Prime Minister designate
Lebanon’s prime minister-designate, Mustapha Adib quit on Saturday after trying for almost a month to line up a non-partisan cabinet.
27 Nigerian girls return from Lebanon with tales of woes
Another batch of 27 stranded Nigerian girls evacuated from Lebanon arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on…
Mustapha Adib favourite to be Lebanon’s new PM
Lebanon’s ambassador to Germany, Mustapha Adib, is poised to be designated prime minister on Monday and then he will form…
Ghana evacuates 2000 citizens from Lebanon
The Ghanaian government has begun the evacuation of 2000 citizens stranded in Lebanon, following the deadly explosions in its capital…
UNGA President Muhammad-Bande urges support for Lebanon
President of the UN General Assembly, Amb. Tijani Muhammad-Bande has urged the international community to stand by the people of…
Lebanon’s Prime minister Hassan Diab, government resign
Lebanon’s prime minister Hassan Diab announced his government’s resignation on Monday, saying a huge explosion that devastated Beirut and triggered…
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…