Posts Tagged: beirut
Lebanon Sees Possible ‘External Interference’ in Port Blast
Lebanon's president said on Friday its investigation into the biggest blast in Beirut's history would examine whether it was caused by a bomb or other...
Head of Hospital in Galilee Pleads With Lebanon to Send Beirut Disaster Victims to Israel
The head of one of the largest hospitals in northern Israel called on the Lebanese government on Wednesday to accept an Israeli aid offer after...
‘Total Chaos’ in Beirut After Massive Blast Rocks Lebanese Capital
A huge explosion in a port warehouse district near the center of Beirut killed more than 50 people, injured over 2,750 others and sent shock waves across...
Security Forces Fire Tear Gas, Dozens Wounded in Beirut Protest
Security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets at Lebanese protesters in central Beirut on Saturday in clashes that went on into the night and...
Hezbollah Said to Be Planning ‘Calculated Strike’ Against Israel After Beirut Drone Incident
Hezbollah is preparing a "calculated strike" against its enemy Israel after drones crashed in Beirut but it seeks to avoid a new war, two sources allied to...
Hezbollah: Two Israeli Drones Fall in Beirut Suburbs, One Explodes
An Israeli drone fell in the Hezbollah-dominated southern suburbs of Beirut and a second one exploded near the ground early on Sunday, the Lebanese army...
Hariri Says Israeli Drones in Beirut Attempt to Stir Middle East Tensions
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said two Israeli drones that crashed in a suburb of Beirut dominated by the Iranian-backed Hezbollah were designed to stir...
Nasrallah Denies Hezbollah Using Beirut Port to Smuggle in Iranian Weapons
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah denied on Friday an Israeli claim that his organization was smuggling Iranian weapons into Lebanon via the Port of Beirut. Earlier this...
Kissinger Warns: ‘Iranian Radical Empire’ Could Emerge in a Post-ISIS Middle East
The downfall of ISIS could be a boon for Iran, former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger cautioned in an article published by CapX this...
Israel ‘Greatest Threat to Humanity,’ Iranian FM Tells Palestinian Terrorist Leaders in Beirut
Israel is the greatest threat to humanity, Iran’s top diplomat said on Tuesday, during a meeting in Beirut with leaders of Palestinian terrorist groups. According to...
Iranian Ambassador in Beirut Says Tehran to Pay Families of Palestinian Terrorists Who Attack Israelis
Iran's ambassador to Lebanon said his country would begin providing financial support to the families of Palestinian terrorists who attacked Israelis, Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Ahed News reported on Thursday. During a...
Pro-Western Lebanese Lawmakers Accuse Hezbollah of Exploiting Beirut’s Political Paralysis to Benefit Iran
Lebanese lawmakers accused Hezbollah of using Beirut’s political paralysis to benefit Iran, the Lebanese daily An-Nahar reported on Wednesday. The pro-Western Future Movement party released a...
Lebanese Politicians Fear Hezbollah Exploitation of ‘Trash Crisis’ to Overthrow Government
Politicians in Lebanon are increasingly concerned that local terror group Hezbollah has hijacked the country's ongoing garbage crisis in an effort to overthrow the government...
Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif Pledges Continued Support for Hezbollah Terror Against Israel
During his visit to Lebanon, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that Iran will continue its unwavering support for its Lebanese proxy Hezbollah in...
