Posts Tagged: Beirut explosion
Hezbollah Played With the Lives of the Lebanese People
The dramatic, massive explosions at Beirut's port on August 4 damaged 50% of the city's buildings, killing nearly 180 people and injuring 6,000 more. Within...
Lebanon Needs Two-Week Lockdown After ‘Shocking’ COVID-19 Rise, Minister Says
Lebanon must shut down for two weeks after a surge in coronavirus infections, the caretaker health minister said on Monday, as the country reels from...
US Calls for Credible Probe Into ‘Overwhelming’ Beirut Blast
The United States called on Saturday for a transparent and credible investigation into the massive port blast in Beirut and said the country would only...
Arabic Newspaper in Canada Falsely Blames Israel for Beirut Explosion
A Canadian Jewish advocacy group on Friday highlighted the misinformation campaign by an Arabic-language newspaper in Ontario that claimed Israel was to blame for the...
World Must Not Play Politics With Lebanon’s Pain, Iran Says
The global community should help Lebanon rather than impose its will on the country, Iran's foreign minister said while in Beirut on Friday, following the catastrophic blast...
String of Smaller Blasts Preceded Massive Beirut Explosion, Israeli Seismologist Says
The Beirut port explosion was preceded by a series of blasts, the last of which was a combustion of fireworks that apparently set off a...
In Call With France’s Macron, Israel’s Netanyahu Offers Humanitarian Aid to Lebanon
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday about the situation in Lebanon following last Tuesday's deadly blast in Beirut. Netanyahu,...
Who Owned the Chemicals That Blew Up Beirut? No One Will Say
In the murky story of how a cache of highly-explosive ammonium nitrate ended up on the Beirut waterfront, one thing is clear -- no one...
Lebanese Blogger’s Video Slamming Hezbollah Over Beirut Blast Goes Viral
A Lebanese blogger’s video attacking Hezbollah in the wake of the deadly explosion in Beirut last week has gone viral on social media. As of Monday,...
Lebanon Government Resigns Amid Outrage Over Beirut Blast
Lebanon's prime minister announced his government's resignation on Monday, saying a huge explosion that devastated the capital and stirred public outrage was the result of...
Was Beirut Explosion Intended for Israel?
JNS.org – Many of Israel’s modern military accomplishments have defied all odds and logic. Surprise victories in Israel’s War of Independence in 1948, Six-Day War...
Lebanon’s Cabinet Under Pressure as Ministers Quit and Anger Grows Over Beirut Blast
Lebanese called for protests outside Baabda palace on Monday to demand President Michel Aoun step down after a massive explosion that has ignited anti-government protests...
Lebanese Call for an Uprising After Protests Rock Beirut
Some Lebanese called on Sunday for a sustained uprising to topple their leaders amid public fury over this week's devastating explosion in Beirut, while the country's top Christian Maronite cleric...
Hezbollah Is Responsible for the Beirut Disaster
JNS.org - Hezbollah controls security at the Beirut port, which it uses for its smuggling operations and for storing weapons. The assessment in Lebanon is...
