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Bahrain tells its citizens to leave Lebanon immediately after minister’s Yemen comments anger Gulf states

Posted on November 2, 2021November 2, 2021By Editor

Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry has called on its citizens to leave Lebanon, warning their safety could be at risk if they remain, amid a deepening diplomatic rift between the states. Bahrain had already expelled Lebanon’s envoy. … Read More >Bahrain tells its citizens to leave Lebanon immediately after minister’s Yemen comments anger Gulf states

Beirut scrambles to mend ties with Saudi Arabia after Riyadh expels Lebanese envoy & bans imports

Posted on October 30, 2021October 30, 2021By Editor

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. … Read More >Beirut scrambles to mend ties with Saudi Arabia after Riyadh expels Lebanese envoy & bans imports

Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry summons Lebanon’s ambassador over criticism of Saudi Arabia & UAE in Yemen conflict

Posted on October 28, 2021October 28, 2021By Editor

Lebanon’s ambassador to Bahrain was summoned by the kingdom’s Foreign Affairs Ministry and handed a letter of protest over remarks made by a Lebanese minister about the role of the UAE and Saudi Arabia in the civil war in Yemen. … Read More >Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry summons Lebanon’s ambassador over criticism of Saudi Arabia & UAE in Yemen conflict

Dozens charged in Lebanon over deadly Beirut clashes amid protests against port blast judge

Posted on October 25, 2021October 25, 2021By Editor

A Lebanese judge has charged dozens of people for this month’s deadly unrest in the capital of Beirut, which saw seven people killed and more wounded in the worst street violence to have gripped the city in years. … Read More >Dozens charged in Lebanon over deadly Beirut clashes amid protests against port blast judge

WATCH: Troops fire from armored vehicles as Beirut descends into chaos, resembling warzone

Posted on October 14, 2021October 14, 2021By Editor

Armored vehicles have rolled into Beirut as the Lebanese capital descended into chaos, with crowds led by Hezbollah and Amal groups demonstrating against Tarek Bitar, the lead judge of the port blast investigation … Read More >WATCH: Troops fire from armored vehicles as Beirut descends into chaos, resembling warzone

Death toll in Beirut’s heavy gunfire rises to 5 as violent protests against port blast judge sweep capital, Lebanese army deployed

Posted on October 14, 2021October 14, 2021By Editor

Violent clashes involving heavy gunfire have claimed at least five 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. … Read More >Death toll in Beirut’s heavy gunfire rises to 5 as violent protests against port blast judge sweep capital, Lebanese army deployed

Beirut blast probe frozen for second time in weeks after top judge issues warrant to arrest former finance minister

Posted on October 13, 2021October 13, 2021By Editor

The judge leading the probe into last year’s explosion in Beirut port has had to pause his investigation, for the second time in weeks, shortly after handing out an arrest warrant for Lebanon’s ex-finance minister. … Read More >Beirut blast probe frozen for second time in weeks after top judge issues warrant to arrest former finance minister

Lebanon in COMPLETE DARKNESS after 2 power stations shut down, blackout will ‘continue for few days’

Posted on October 10, 2021October 10, 2021By Editor

Due to fuel shortages, two of Lebanon’s biggest power stations were forced to shut down on Saturday, leaving the crisis-hit country in the dark, an official source has said. … Read More >Lebanon in COMPLETE DARKNESS after 2 power stations shut down, blackout will ‘continue for few days’

Lebanon to receive $1.1bn from IMF reserve to help its struggling economy after forming government following 13-month deadlock

Posted on September 28, 2021September 28, 2021By Editor

The Lebanese government has said it will receive $1.135 billion in International Monetary Fund (IMF) Special Drawing Rights as the newly formed government tries to tackle the worst economic collapse in decades. … Read More >Lebanon to receive $1.1bn from IMF reserve to help its struggling economy after forming government following 13-month deadlock

Lebanese judge issues subpoena for caretaker PM after he refuses to appear at Beirut blast inquiry

Posted on August 31, 2021August 31, 2021By Editor

A Lebanese judge has issued a subpoena demanding the appearance of the country’s caretaker prime minister, Hassan Diab, after he refused to appear before an inquiry into the devastating 2020 Beirut port explosion. … Read More >Lebanese judge issues subpoena for caretaker PM after he refuses to appear at Beirut blast inquiry