Tag: Beirut
From Tokyo to Beirut, the agony of French bookstores abroad
If times are tough for bookstores in France, they are even tougher for French bookstores abroad. It is an understatement to say that the 250 points of sale of French…
Lebanon: high tensions in Beirut after an armed clash near the capital
A member of Hezbollah and a resident of a predominantly Christian locality southeast of Beirut were killed in an armed clash early Wednesday evening. The incident occurred in the locality…
3 years after the explosion of the port of Beirut, meditation, immense emotion and anger
Hundreds of Lebanese gathered around the families of victims to commemorate the three years of the double explosion at the port of Beirut, which killed more than 200 people. Their…
inauguration of a new part of the public hospital in Beirut, three years after the explosion
Three years ago, during the gigantic explosion that devastated Beirut, the human toll was extremely heavy with more than 220 dead and 6,500 injured. The hospitals of the capital had…
Lebanon three years after the explosion in Beirut
Friday, August 4, marks three years since the blast in Beirut port, one of the largest non-nuclear blasts ever recorded, which killed at least 220 people, injured thousands and damaged…
Explosion of the port of Beirut in Lebanon: the impossible investigation?
It was three years ago, on August 4, 2020, a double explosion destroyed the port of Beirut and part of the Lebanese capital. The blast left 220 dead and more…
Hamas and Hezbollah have held a meeting in Beirut
Ismail Haniyeh, who leads the Palestinian Hamas that rules the Gaza Strip, arrived in Beirut already on Wednesday. Israel accuses Hamas of firing 34 rockets from southern Lebanon – where…
Hamas and Hezbollah have held a meeting in Beirut
Published: Just now full screen Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh is visiting Lebanon. Archive image. Photo: Dalati Nohra/AP/TT The leaders of the Hezbollah and Hamas movements held a meeting in Lebanon’s…
crisis-stricken Beirut airport expansion project sparks outcry
A project to build a new terminal at Beirut airport has raised an outcry in the country, as Lebanon is going through an unprecedented economic and financial crisis. Local and…
new demonstration in front of the Central Bank in Beirut
In Lebanon, the economic plunge seems endless, but society is no longer mobilizing. Several demonstrations this week have suddenly created a surprise. On Wednesday March 22, former soldiers, whose retirement…