Posts Tagged: Beirut explosion
Beirut Blast Investigator Resumes Work After More Than a Year – Lebanese Media and Source
The judge investigating the August 2020 Beirut port explosion has resumed his work after the probe was frozen for more than one year, Lebanese media reported and a judicial source said on Monday. The investigation into the explosion that killed 220 people and shattered Beirut has...
Deadly Shooting Rocks Beirut as Tensions Over Blast Probe Erupt
Gunfire in Beirut killed at least five Lebanese Shi'ites in what authorities said was an attack on protesters who were going to take part in...
With Rising Influence, Hezbollah Stands Ready to Exploit Chaos in Lebanon
Lebanon is going through one of the gravest economic depressions in modern history. More than half of the country's population now lives in poverty, and...
New Report Exposes Shadowy Network of Hezbollah’s ‘Weapons Point Man’
A Lebanese businessman with reportedly close ties to Hezbollah's weapons procurement network has established new "business shields" to disguise his activity, a new report released...
Syrian Businessman Haswani Denies Links to Beirut Blast Chemicals
Syrian businessman George Haswani denied any links on Wednesday to last year's explosion that killed 200 people in Beirut, telling Reuters that he knew nothing...
Beirut Blast Chemicals Possibly Linked to Syrian Businessmen: Report, Company Filings
The company that bought the ammonium nitrate which exploded in Beirut last August had possible links to two Syrian businessmen under US sanctions for ties...
Interpol Red Notices Issued for Ship Captain, Owner Over Beirut Blast: Lebanese State Media
Interpol has issued red notices for the captain and owner of the ship that carried the chemicals which devastated Beirut in an explosion in August,...
Charges in Beirut Blast Inquiry Hit Political Pushback
Leading Lebanese parties lambasted charges brought against the prime minister and three former ministers over the Beirut port explosion on Friday, highlighting the political minefield...
A Year on, Lebanon’s Protests Have Faded and Life Has Got Worse
One year after Lebanese erupted in rage against politicians they blamed for economic collapse, squares once packed with angry demonstrators are empty and camps set...
‘Not Yet Too Late’: France Says Lebanon Must Act to Deliver New Cabinet
France said on Wednesday it was not too late for Lebanon's politicians to form a government to save the nation from a crippling economic crisis, after...
Hezbollah is Coming Under Increased Scrutiny in Wake of Beirut Blast
JNS.org - Lebanon is in a deep crisis on many levels following the two explosions, one massive and that rocked the city to its core,...
Report: Ammonium Nitrate Behind Beirut Blast Traced to Hezbollah-Linked Bank
JNS.org - The massive explosion in Beirut on Aug. 4 has been traced back to a cargo ship, the Rhosus, that arrived in the city’s...
‘Enough Is Enough’: Bahraini Diplomat Says Lebanese People Fed Up With Hezbollah
Bahrain’s ambassador to the US said on a program sponsored by the American Jewish Committee (AJC) earlier this week that the Lebanese people were fed...
‘Impossible’ That Beirut Port Blast Was Caused by Hezbollah Arms, Says President
Lebanese President Michel Aoun dismissed as "impossible" the chance that a vast explosion in Beirut's port this month was caused by a blast from a...
