The Lebanese government is forming a special group to heal a rift in relations with Riyadh that saw Saudi Arabia giving 48 hours for Lebanon’s ambassador to leave and banning all Lebanese imports. Riyadh has recalled its ambassador to Lebanon for consultations and gave the Lebanese envoy 48 hours to leave the kingdom on Friday. […]
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France calls for Lebanese judiciary to be allowed independently & impartially investigate Beirut port blast
The French government has called on Lebanese authorities to ensure the country’s judiciary is able to conduct its probe into the 2020 Beirut port blast disaster in an independent and impartial manner. The statement from France’s Foreign Affairs Ministry comes after a Lebanese court dismissed an attempt to remove the judge tasked with investigating last […]
Death toll in Beirut’s heavy gunfire rises to 6 as violent protests against port blast judge sweep capital, Lebanese army deployed
Violent clashes involving heavy gunfire have claimed at least six lives in Beirut amid protests against the lead judge investigating last year’s deadly port blast. The Lebanese army has been deployed to quash the unrest. On Thursday, scenes of unrest uploaded to Twitter showed people running frantically throughout the Justice Palace area of Beirut, with […]
Inferno engulfs Lebanese oil facility just days after country plunged into total darkness from shortages
A large blaze broke out at a fuel storage tank near the Zahrani power station in southern Lebanon, just days after the country was plunged into complete darkness after the same facility, as well as one other, shut down. The Lebanese army rushed to evacuate the area on Monday due to concerns that the inferno […]




