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US envoy in Beirut faces major hurdles in efforts to prevent war
WEBAug 14, 2024 · Back-channel diplomacy has faced major hurdles in the wake of Mr Shukr's killing with growing frustration from Hezbollah's side. The commander's death shocked Lebanon, as the government publicly said it had received foreign assurances that Israel would not attack Beirut's suburbs.
US Beirut embassy shooting highlights regional security issues for ...
WEBJun 5, 2024 · The US embassy in Lebanon was closed on Wednesday after a possible ISIS shooting outside its heavily fortified entrance, an attack that highlighted America's troubled diplomatic presence in Beirut and underscored security risks to US personnel in the region.
At least nine dead in Beirut restaurant gas leak explosion
WEBApr 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 happened at the Pizza Secrets restaurant in central Beirut, with the victims dying of suffocation from fumes, the city's fire department said.
New $122 million Beirut airport terminal planned amid economic …
WEBMar 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 Monday, as economic crisis grips the nation.
‘Exactly like the Mafia’: tangled inner workings of Beirut port could ...
WEBSep 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 the damage to Lebanon’s transport sector and port alone at between $580 million and $710 million.
Lebanese protesters set fires and break windows at Beirut banks
WEBFeb 16, 2023 · Frustrated Lebanese protesters caused damage at banks in Beirut on Thursday as Lebanon’s commercial banking institutions marked the 10th day of their strike. Protesters broke several windows and doors of at least five banks in the Badaro area of the city and set fire to tires outside.
Dozens of Hezbollah fighters injured by pager detonations in …
WEBSep 17, 2024 · Dozens of Hezbollah members in Beirut and south Lebanon as well as the Bekaa were injured on Tuesday by simultaneously exploding handheld pagers, security sources told The National.
Lebanon's Najib Mikati mistakes aide to Giorgia Meloni for Italian …
WEBMar 28, 2024 · Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati mistook an aide to Giorgia Meloni for the Italian Prime Minister herself when a delegation from Rome arrived in Beirut on Wednesday. Mr Mikati was waiting on the tarmac at Beirut airport for the Italian leader to descend the stairs from her plane.
EU foreign affairs chief arrives in Beirut in push for peace
WEBSep 12, 2024 · EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell arrived in Beirut on Wednesday in the latest effort to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza and peace in southern Lebanon. Mr Borrell began his trip by visiting the headquarters of the UN peacekeeping mission to Lebanon (Unifil) in Naqoura, on the border with Israel.