Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Lebanon

Shiite Muslims in Iraq, Lebanon mark festival of Ashoura

Shiites in Iraq and Lebanon have marked Ashoura with chanting, parading and beating their chests in one of the most important dates on the religious calendar

The Independent UK

Public sector strike cripples cash-strapped Lebanon

Tens of thousands of Lebanese public sector workers are on strike for a sixth week as they struggle to cope with the country's crippling economic crisis, further eroding what's left of the country's state institutions

The Independent UK

Lebanese Officials Begin Mulling Names of Presidential Candidates

Lebanese political blocs have kicked off “cautious” efforts to discuss potential presidential candidates to succeed Michel Aoun, whose term ends in around 80 days. In general terms, the president is expected to be “open” to all parties and blocs, enjoy “internal political consensus”, and be able to address the international…

Asharq Al-Awsat

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Palestinian official assassinated in Lebanon -security sources

A Palestinian security official was shot dead late on Monday in a refugee camp in southern Lebanon, three Palestinian security officials said, just hours after a truce between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza.

Reuters

Rahi: Shameful Delay in Cabinet Formation Causing Lebanon's Decay

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi said on Sunday it is "shameful" that Lebanese politicians have yet to form a new cabinet nearly three months after elections, blaming their chronic feuding for the country's "decay". In his weekly sermon, Rahi drew an unfavorable comparison between Lebanon's progress in securing a maritime boundary…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Fadia’s Tree review – moving documentary of Palestinian displacement

Film-maker Sarah Beddington accompanies a Palestinian refugee in Lebanonon on a pilgrimage to the home village she has never seen

The Guardian - UK

'Shameful' delay in cabinet formation causing Lebanon's decay, top Christian cleric says

Lebanon's top Christian cleric said on Sunday it is "shameful" that politicians have yet to form a new cabinet nearly three months after elections, blaming their chronic feuding for the country's "decay".

Reuters

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Ukraine grain headed for Lebanon under wartime deal delayed

A Lebanese Cabinet minister and the Ukrainian embassy say the scheduled arrival of the first grain ship to leave Ukraine and cross the Black Sea under a wartime deal has been delayed

The Independent UK

Public Sector Strike Leaves Lebanese Newborns without Registration

As thousands of public sector workers continue their strike in Lebanon, hundreds of the country’s newborns are being left undocumented. In Lebanon, civil workers have been on strike for more than a month and a half, exacerbating the crises experienced by the Lebanese on different levels. Because of the walkout,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hezbollah Reveals Strategic Weapon, Escalates Position against Israel

A Hezbollah top official announced that the party possesses a "strategic weapon," which Israel couldn't prevent it from obtaining.

Asharq Al-Awsat

First Ukraine ship under grain deal will not dock in Lebanon on time -embassy

The first grain ship to leave a Ukrainian port under a deal brokered last month will not arrive in Lebanon on Sunday as planned, the Ukrainian embassy in Lebanon said.

Reuters

1st Ukraine Grain Shipment's Arrival in Lebanon 'Postponed'

The first shipment of Ukrainian grain since Russia's invasion will no longer arrive in the northern Lebanese port city of Tripoli on Sunday as planned, Ukraine's embassy in Beirut said. "Tomorrow's arrival of (the) Razoni ship is postponed," the embassy told AFP in a message on Saturday. Updates regarding an…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon-Bound Ship Brings Hope, Not Solution to Food Crisis

A ship bringing corn to Lebanon’s northern port of Tripoli normally would not cause a stir. But it's getting attention because of where it came from: Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa. The Razoni, loaded with more than 26,000 tons of corn for chicken feed, is emerging from the edges…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon-bound ship brings hope, not solution to food crisis

A ship bringing tons of corn for chicken feed to Lebanon’s northern port of Tripoli normally would not cause a stir

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Three Grain Ships Set to Leave Ukraine; NATO Chief Says Russia Must Not Win

Three ships carrying a total of 58,041 tons of corn have been authorized to leave Ukrainian ports on Friday as part of a deal to unblock grain exports, as a Russian offensive forced Ukraine to cede territory in the east. The first vessel carrying Ukrainian grain allowed to leave port…

Daily Mirror

Woman, 30, brutally raped and murdered by Uber driver while working abroad

Rebecca Dykes, 30, had been working for the Department for International Development since January 2017, helping Lebanon to cope with refugees from the war in Syria

Al Jazeera

Families demand justice two years on from Beirut port blast

Thousands gather in Lebanon’s capital to commemorate two years since a deadly port explosion, demanding accountability.

Manchester Evening News

Manchester university graduate, 30, brutally raped and murdered by Uber driver on way home from night out

Rebecca Dykes was found by a roadside in Lebanon in December 2017 - just before she was due to fly home for Christmas

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Reuters

Lebanese woman sees son for first time since blast two years ago

Lebanese mother Liliane Cheaito, stuck in the hospital since the Beirut blast two years ago, saw her son for the first time on Thursday following a court ruling in a protracted family dispute with her husband.

The Guardian - UK

‘The pain gets worse’: Lebanese mark second anniversary of Beirut port explosion

Further collapse of city’s grain silos, almost to the minute of blast, seen as symbol of failure to bring anyone to justice

The Conversation

Ukraine Recap: grain and gas were problems the west should have seen coming

There was a perceptible sense of relief on Monday when the Razoni, a Sierra Leone-flagged vessel, left the port of Odesa with 26,000 tons of grain bound for Tripoli in Lebanon. This was the first ship out of the port city since Vladimir Putin sent his military machine into Ukraine…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Thousands of Protesters Mark 2 Years Since Beirut Port Blast as Part of Silos Collapse

Thousands of protesters marched in the Lebanese capital on Thursday to mark the second anniversary of a cataclysmic explosion at the Beirut port, with chants denouncing the government's failure to uncover the truth behind the blast. In a grim reminder of the disaster, several grain silos that were left heavily…

ABC News

Two years after the Beirut explosion rocked Lebanon, the remaining grain silos continue to collapse

At least two remaining silos at Beirut's port collapse, as crowds gather at the site to mark two years to the day since the deadly explosion.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syrian Ship Carrying Suspected Stolen Ukrainian Grains Leaves Lebanon

The Syrian ship carrying suspected stolen Ukrainian grain left Lebanon's northern port of Tripoli on Thursday and was on its way to Syria, Lebanon's caretaker transport minister Ali Hamie tweeted. The Laodicea had docked in Tripoli on July 27 with some 5,000 tons of barley and 5,000 tons of flour…

Al Jazeera

Infographic: How big was the Beirut explosion?

It has been two years since a massive explosion shook Lebanon’s capital, killing 218 people and injuring 7,000.

1 … 238 239 240 241

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

University of Manchester

131 stories

World Food Program

56 stories

Manchester University

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.