Tag: Lebanon
Report: Lebanese leaders knew explosives in the Beirut port could flatten the city
Lebanese security officials warned the country’s prime minister and president just last month that the 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in Beirut’s port could potentially destroy the city, according to Reuters.
The detonation of the...
How to help a failed state?
Last week’s disaster in Beirut epitomizes everything that is wrong with Lebanon. But we didn’t have to wait for an investigation into the explosion at the Beirut port that left more than 150 people...
Lebanese Cabinet resigns after massive explosions devastate Beirut
Lebanon’s Cabinet has announced its resignation in the aftermath of the chemical explosions in Beirut on Aug. 4, said Health Minister Hamad Hassan on Monday.
“The whole government resigned,” and Prime Minister Hassan Diab will “hand over...
Gantz: Hezbollah chief Nasrallah ‘Lebanon’s biggest problem’
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Monday that while Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah is Israel’s “biggest enemy from the north,” he is “Lebanon’s biggest problem.”
Referring to...
Lebanese information minister resigns amid unrest following Beirut disaster
Lebanese Information Minister Manal Abdul-Samad resigned on Sunday as the public outcry against the Lebanese government intensified in the aftermath of the massive Beirut port explosion on Aug. 4, international news agencies reported.
Some 160...
Ex-Swedish premier faces backlash for comments on Israeli aid to Lebanon
Former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt faced backlash for expressing surprise at Israeli assistance following multiple explosions that ripped through Lebanon’s capital of Beirut on Tuesday.
In addition to immediately sending humanitarian and medical aid to its...
Full scope of Beirut disaster ‘still not understood,’ states former Israeli military intelligence chief
A day after two blasts—one of them an enormous—ripped through Beirut, causing untold destruction, it’s still not possible to grasp the true scope of the calamity, a former Israeli Military Intelligence chief has said.
Speaking...
In wake of Beirut explosion, Israeli scientists urge closure of Haifa petrochemical facilities
The explosion in Beirut on Tuesday that killed at least 100 people and injured thousands, revived concern among residents of the greater Haifa area that a similar fate could befall them if the petrochemical...
Israel offers Lebanon humanitarian and medical aid following Beirut disaster
Israel has offered Lebanon humanitarian aid following a huge explosion in Beirut on Tuesday that killed at least 78 people and left more than 4,000 injured.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved medical and...
Massive explosions rock Beirut, killing dozens and injuring hundreds in Lebanese capital
A massive fire, followed by an enormous explosion, rocked Beirut on Tuesday, causing a mushroom-cloud-shaped shockwave damaging nearby buildings, including the official residence of the Lebanese president, Michel Aoun. It shattered windows, overturned cars...