Archiv: Beirut (city)


14.10.2020 - 14:25 [ Xinhuanet ]

Lebanon signs agreement with Germany on Beirut Naval Base reconstruction

The protocol was signed by German Ambassador to Lebanon Andreas Kindl and Armed Forces Commander General Joseph Aoun.

24.08.2020 - 00:20 [ CTV News ]

Foreign minister to tour Beirut aid efforts on first overseas trip since COVID

Champagne is also scheduled to visit Switzerland, Italy and Britain during his overseas trip for meetings with UN officials and several of his European counterparts.

09.08.2020 - 06:42 [ AnNahar.com ]

Is France helping Lebanon, or trying to reconquer it?

Macron himself firmly rejected the idea of reviving the French mandate.

“You can’t ask me to substitute for your leaders. It’s not possible,” he said. “There is no French solution.”

But he made a point of noting that he plans to return to Lebanon to verify that promised reforms are being undertaken on Sept. 1, the 100th anniversary of the declaration of Greater Lebanon – and the beginning of French rule.

09.08.2020 - 06:30 [ ZDF ]

Nach Demonstrationen im Libanon – Märtyrer-Platz in Beirut geräumt

Am Abend haben Sicherheitskräfte mit Tränengas Demonstranten vom Märtyrer-Platz abgedrängt. Hier fand bis zum Abend eine Trauer- und Protestkundgebung statt. „Es ist mittlerweile ruhig“, berichtet ZDF-Korrespondent Uli Gack aus Beirut. Zuvor hatten Demonstranten das libanesische Außenministerium gestürmt. An den Protesten gegen die politische Elite des Landes nahmen Tausende teil.

09.08.2020 - 06:27 [ Haaretz ]

Anti-government Protesters Storm Lebanese Ministry Buildings in Aftermath of Beirut Blast

Prime Minister Diab calls for early parliamentary elections as over 200 protesters wounded, one police officer killed in clashes

06.08.2020 - 05:48 [ BBC ]

Beirut explosion: Moment blast hit BBC bureau

BBC Arabic reporter Maryem Taoumi was interviewing Faisal Al-Aseel, project manager at the Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy when the explosion took place.

04.08.2020 - 19:58 [ Patrick Aouad / Twitter ]

Not a hollywood movie, not a science fiction scene, that’s Lebanon few minutes ago.

Beirut totally crashed amid 1. Economic inflation and 2. Covid19 outbreak. God bless the people and keep them safe. I am shocked #Lebanon #لبنان_ينهار

04.08.2020 - 19:46 [ Times of Israel ]

Israel not behind Beirut blast, sources on both sides say; at least 10 killed

Hundreds said injured, hospitals overwhelmed amid massive damage to Lebanon’s capital; explosion said caused by highly explosive materials seized from ship, stored at port

25.08.2019 - 09:50 [ DailyStar.com.lb ]

Hezbollah: Israeli drone falls, another explodes over Beirut

BEIRUT: An Israeli drone went down over Beirut’s southern suburbs, and another exploded in the air overnight Sunday near Hezbollah’s media offices, a source from the party told The Daily Star.

Throughout the morning, following the incident, Israeli reconnaissance hovered over south Lebanon and the capital’s southern suburbs – a Hezbollah stronghold.

Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah is expected to comment on the issue in a speech scheduled for late afternoon.