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Senior Hezbollah commander killed by Israeli airstrike in Beirut
The security sources identified him as Wissam al-Tawil, the deputy head of a unit within the Radwan force. They said he and another Hezbollah terrorist were killed when their car...
Top Hamas leader Saleh Arouri killed in Beirut explosion
Arouri, one of the founders of Hamas' military wing, had headed the group's presence in the West Bank. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had threatened to kill him even before...
Fact-based drama 'Ghosts of Beirut' about 'worst terrorist in the world'
"Imad Mughniyeh was the worst terrorist in the world. He was the guy who invented suicide bombing in the Middle East." -- "Ghosts of Beirut" co-creator/co-writer Lior Raz.
Entrepreneur squeezed by Lebanon's economic collapse threatens to burn down bank — to get his own money out
Abdallah Al-Saii spilled gasoline over the floors of his hometown bank, and threatened to use his lighter to burn it down unless he got his cash. “I had $400,000 deposited...
Six dead, dozens injured as Beirut protest erupts into heavy gunfights
The violence continued to escalate into the afternoon, with Lebanon's Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi saying snipers in buildings were shooting people in the head.
Clock ticking for Lebanese cancer patients as shortages hinder treatments
Lebanese healthcare workers have warned for months of declining stocks of vital medical supplies. Many pharmacy shelves are empty as the country's foreign reserves are depleted.
Grieving and angry, Lebanese mark 1 year since horrific blast
The explosion killed at least 214 people, according to official records, injured and maimed thousands and devastated entire neighborhoods of the Lebanese capital.
Lebanese group gives a home away from home to health workers
BEIRUT — In the middle of the destroyed Beirut neighborhood of Gemmayzeh, a small team in masks and gloves were sanitizing and packing oxygen machines to be sent to those...
Huge fire breaks out at Beirut port a month after massive explosion
A huge fire broke out Thursday at the port of Beirut, sparking fears among residents in the Lebanese capital a little more than a month after a massive blast in...
'No signs of life' in Beirut rubble after three-day search
BEIRUT - Rescue workers digging through the rubble of a Beirut building for the third day on Saturday said there was no longer hope of finding someone alive more than...
Dog detects possible heartbeat under Beirut rubble month after blast
A search-and-rescue dog detected signs of life beneath the rubble of Beirut on Thursday, raising hopes that there could still be a survivor buried there — a month after a...
Nightmares, flashbacks, fatigue: Beirut faces mental health crisis after blast
BEIRUT - More than two weeks after a massive explosion tore through Beirut killing 181 people and leaving entire neighborhoods in ruins, Sandra Abinader still jumps at the slightest sound....
Sofia Vergara, Courteney Cox support Zuhair Murad's Beirut relief efforts
Following the deadly explosion in Beirut on August 4 that killed nearly 200 people and injured thousands more, the Lebanese designer is lending a helping hand to his home country.
Lebanon needs nationwide lockdown after COVID-19 surge, health minister says
BEIRUT - Lebanon must shut down for two weeks after a surge in coronavirus infections, the caretaker health minister said on Monday, as the country reels from the massive Beirut...
Abandoned by state after explosion, Lebanese help each other
BEIRUT — In the southern Lebanese town of Haris, a newlywed couple is living in one of Safy Faqeeh’s apartments for free. He’s never met them before and they aren’t...
Three firefighters from same family likely suffered tragic fate after Beirut explosion
Three Beirut firefighters -- all from the same family and best friends — are still missing and presumed dead after responding to last week’s catastrophic explosion at the city’s port....
Ghoulish gals are taking sexy snaps in front of Beirut explosion carnage
A couple of ghouls posed for sexy snaps in Beirut over the weekend -- in front of the devastated section of city leveled by an explosion that killed at least...
Lebanon PM resigns on live national TV
Lebanon's embattled prime minister announced his resignation on live national TV on Monday -- as his cabinet headed for the door amid widespread unrest over the deadly explosion at Beirut's...
Lebanon's entire government resigns over Beirut blast, minister says
Lebanon's health minister said Monday “the whole government resigned” in the wake of last week’s massive explosion, which claimed at least 220 lives and injured about 6,000. Speaking with reporters...
World donors demand change before money to rebuild Beirut
BEIRUT — World leaders and international organizations pledged nearly $300 million in emergency humanitarian aid to Beirut in the wake of the devastating explosion, but warned on Sunday that no...