Beirut blast

Lebanon orders 111 towns, villages closed to curb pandemic
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Lebanon orders 111 towns, villages closed to curb pandemic

BEIRUT (AP) — Authorities on Friday ordered the lockdown of more than 100 towns and villages across Lebanon after hundreds…
In Lebanon, women drive the fight for change
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In Lebanon, women drive the fight for change

While traffic seethed elsewhere in the city, crowds of angry people moved through central Beirut in protest at a government…
Lebanese Christian party offers idea to resolve dispute over new cabinet
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Lebanese Christian party offers idea to resolve dispute over new cabinet

BEIRUT (Reuters) – A party founded by Lebanon’s Christian president made a proposal to end a dispute that has blocked…
Macron calls Lebanese politician as cabinet deadline looms
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Macron calls Lebanese politician as cabinet deadline looms

BEIRUT (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron has held a call with Lebanon’s parliamentary speaker to try to remove an…
Lebanese protesters clash with army near presidential palace
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Lebanese protesters clash with army near presidential palace

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese soldiers on Saturday fired rubber bullets and live rounds in the air to disperse hundreds of…
Beirut fire brought under control after terrifying nation
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Beirut fire brought under control after terrifying nation

BEIRUT (AP) — White smoke rose from the smoldering wreckage of Beirut’s port on Friday hours after firefighters extinguished a…
‘Fateful times’: Lebanese patriarch says new cabinet must spurn old, corrupt ways
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‘Fateful times’: Lebanese patriarch says new cabinet must spurn old, corrupt ways

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s top Christian cleric said on Sunday a new government must deliver urgent economic and other reforms…
For Lebanese, recovery too heavy to bear a month after blast
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For Lebanese, recovery too heavy to bear a month after blast

BEIRUT (AP) — A month after Beirut’s devastating explosion, Ghassan Toubaji still sits under a gaping hole in his ceiling…
‘No signs of life’ in Beirut rubble after three-day search for blast survivors
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‘No signs of life’ in Beirut rubble after three-day search for blast survivors

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Rescue workers digging through the rubble of a Beirut building for the third day on Saturday said…
Rescuers search Beirut rubble for second day after pulse detected
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Rescuers search Beirut rubble for second day after pulse detected

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Rescue workers dug through the rubble of a Beirut building for a second day on Friday hoping…
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