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Ukrainian grain heading to Russia-ally Syria – Reuters

Posted on August 18, 2022August 18, 2022By Editor

The first vessel to raise anchor after the grain deal was struck has had to change course after a Lebanese buyer rejected the shipment. … Read More >Ukrainian grain heading to Russia-ally Syria – Reuters

World

WATCH first ship with Ukrainian grain depart after landmark deal

Posted on August 2, 2022August 2, 2022By Editor

It is hoped the Lebanon-bound vessel will help ease the global surge in food prices. … Read More >WATCH first ship with Ukrainian grain depart after landmark deal

Shows

Afghanistan humanitarian crisis: 24mn in need of humanitarian assistance, UN Refugee Agency spokesperson says

Posted on February 2, 2022February 2, 2022By Editor

On this episode of Going Underground we speak to UN Refugee Agency spokesperson Peter Kessler. He discusses the multitude of crises facing Afghans after the US occupation, including a liquidity crisis severely impacting the economy, a major loss of income wiping out the Afghan middle class, and investment and development grinding to a halt. … Read More >Afghanistan humanitarian crisis: 24mn in need of humanitarian assistance, UN Refugee Agency spokesperson says

Middle East

Hezbollah rejects Saudi pressure in Yemen comments row

Posted on November 15, 2021November 15, 2021By Editor

Hezbollah’s secretary-general has accused Riyadh of escalating tensions with Beirut and rejected calls for the resignation of a minister who sparked a diplomatic row over his comments on the Saudi-led intervention in Yemen. … Read More >Hezbollah rejects Saudi pressure in Yemen comments row

Middle East

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

Middle East

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

Middle East

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

Middle East

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

Middle East

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

Middle East

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

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