Tag Archives: Lebanon

Special Desk At least five people were reported shot dead at a protest in Beirut the capital of Lebanon, against the judge investigating last year’s devastating port explosion. Heavy gunfire erupted as supporters of the Hezbollah and Amal movements demanded Judge Tarek Bitar’s removal. They said snipers on rooftops attacked …

Special Desk Its over an year now that previous administration had quit following Beirut explosion, a new government has finally taken over in Lebanon. The PM is now Najib Mikati, Lebanon’s richest man, a position he held twice before. His appointment, along with the naming of a new cabinet, ends …

Special Desk Lebanon is in the grip of one of the worst economic crises it has seen in recent years and the World Bank says the financial crisis could rank among the world’s three worst since the mid-1800s. The currency has lost more than 90% of its value and unemployment …

Special Desk On Wednesday Prime Minister Hassan Diab declared day of mourning in Lebanon after a powerful blast devastated the port in the capital city of Beirut, killing at least 73 people and injuring 3,700 others. Casualty figures may rise as crews worked their way through rubble of damaged buildings …

News Desk News is from refugee camp in Lebanon. A Palestinian woman from Syria putting up in a refugee camp in Lebanon has tested positive for the coronavirus. That’s first such case. UN agency for Palestinian refugees says that Palestinian woman from Syria has become the first refugee living in …