Beirut

• Israel airstrikes hit southern Beirut cutting off key crossing into Syria

  The overnight blasts in Beirut's southern suburbs sent huge plumes of smoke and flames into the night sky and shook buildings kilometers away in the Lebanese capital.

  World

  Oct 4, 2024
  
• Lebanon: Fleeing families sleep on streets after Israeli strikes shake Beirut

  Hundreds of families were sleeping in public squares, on beaches or in cars around Beirut after Israel bombarded the capital city's souther suburbs with airstrikes.

  World

  Sep 28, 2024
  
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• Israel targets Hezbollah leader with massive strike on Beirut headquarters

  The strike came shortly after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the U.N., vowing that Israel's campaign against Hezbollah would continue.

  World

  Sep 27, 2024
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• Top Hezbollah leader was among the 37 people killed in Israeli strike in Beirut

  Hezbollah leaders were among those killed in an Israeli airstrike on a Beirut suburb, Israel’s military said Saturday, as Lebanon raised the death toll from the attack to 37.

  World

  Sep 21, 2024
• Israel says it targeted Hezbollah commander in Beirut strike

  The Israeli Defence Forces said in a statement on Tuesday it had carried out a targeted strike in Beirut against a Hezbollah commander.

  World

  Jul 30, 2024
• U.S. envoy due in Beirut to continue de-escalation talks

  The Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah and Israel have been locked in hostilities for months in parallel to the Gaza war.

  World

  Mar 3, 2024
• 5 dead in Beirut after shootings break out during protests over blast investigation

  Gunfire broke out in Beirut, Lebanon Thursday which saw at least five people killed, the country's interior minister told reporters.

  World

  Oct 14, 2021
• Victims seek justice as Lebanon marks 1 year since fatal Beirut explosion

  The anniversary comes amid an unprecedented economic and financial meltdown, and a political stalemate that has kept the country without a functioning government for a full year.

  World

  Aug 4, 2021
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• Multiple Lebanese officials ‘criminally negligent’ for Beirut blast: Human Rights Watch

  Human Rights Watch is calling for a U.N. investigation into the explosion, which was caused by the chemicals stored unsafely at the port for years and killed more than 200 people.

  World

  Aug 3, 2021
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• Quebec’s Lebanese community worried about families as Lebanon grapples with economic, health crisis

  Lebanon has seen tens of thousands of people lose their jobs in recent months and the local currency has lost 90 per cent of its value against the dollar.

  Canada

  Mar 31, 2021