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Exclusive Lebanon seeks US envoy's clarity on four points before accepting ceasefire. Amos Hochstein's visit to Beirut for talks has renewed optimism that a US-mediated solution can be …
At least nine dead in Beirut restaurant gas leak explosion
Apr 30, 2024 · At least nine people died and two were injured due to an explosion caused by a gas leak in a Beirut restaurant on Tuesday, Lebanese authorities said. The explosion …
Live: Israel strikes southern Beirut suburbs after new eviction …
Nov 14, 2024 · At least 43,712 killed in Gaza and 3,243 in Lebanon since October 7, 2023. LIVE UPDATES. VIDEO. MAPS. Updated: November 14, 2024, 1:21 AM. The Israeli army ordered …
Netanyahu threatens Lebanon with 'destruction like we see in …
Oct 8, 2024 · UN chief writes to Netanyahu over proposed bills to outlaw the UNRWA. Hezbollah says it supports ceasefire. UN intervention needed to stop Lebanon becoming a new Gaza, …
New $122 million Beirut airport terminal planned amid economic …
Mar 20, 2023 · Beirut's Rafic Hariri International Airport will get a second terminal. Photo: AFP. Lebanon's only international airport will build a $122 million new terminal, officials said on …
Lebanon's state electricity company runs out of fuel, sparking …
Aug 17, 2024 · Lebanon's state electricity company (EDL) announced on Saturday that it could no longer supply power after its last operational power plant exhausted its fuel reserves. The …
Lebanon's business conditions hit four-month high in February
Mar 3, 2023 · Business conditions in Lebanon’s private sector improved in February to a four-month high, indicating a slower pace of deterioration, amid a relative increase in new orders …
‘Exactly like the Mafia’: tangled inner workings of Beirut port could ...
Sep 6, 2020 · But amid the flurry of activity to make the port safe, many are wondering who will restore its infrastructure and the devastated districts around it. A World Bank report estimated …
Beirut airport arrests Lebanese man carrying 11kg of cocaine after …
Apr 27, 2021 · Security officials at Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport arrested a Lebanese national carrying 11 kilograms of cocaine on Tuesday, Lebanon’s state-run National News …
Lebanon’s business conditions hit seven-month high amid rise in …
Apr 5, 2023 · Lebanon, in the grip of its worst economic crisis in decades, continues to suffer from hyperinflation, which hit an annual rate of 190 per cent in February. Inflation surged to 171.2 …