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The Beirut Bar alongside several victims of the Aug. 4 port blast has filed a complaint in London against Savaro Ltd, the firm suspected of importing the ammonium nitrate that exploded at Beirut’s port last year, Beirut Bar Association president Melhem Khalaf has announced
2 August 2021
Holding bay, refuge, dumping ground, home, war zone, community: The storied past of blast-devastated Karantina
BEIRUT — On Karantina’s western edge, piles of concrete and debris remain where buildings were mowed down by the shockwave that radiated out from the nearby Port of Beirut one year ago Wednesday,...
Abby Sewell, 2 August 2021
Tourism Ministry ‘health pass’ for entry to bars, restaurants and other establishments goes into effect
BEIRUT — The “health pass” regulation announced by the Tourism Ministry on Friday officially went into effect Monday, but businesses that fail to comply with it will receive nothing more than a...
2 August 2021
Army arrests Sheikh Omar Ghosn and his son: reports
BEIRUT — Sheikh Omar Ghosn and his son were arrested by the intelligence services of the Lebanese Army on Monday evening, local media outlets report and video footage received by our sister...
2 August 2021
The Amal Movement has issued a statement asking authorities to put the Khaldeh neighborhood under the control of the army and security forces. At least two people were killed Sunday when gunmen fired on a funeral, leading to an exchange of fire between feuding groups in the area
2 August 2021
Mikati says no cabinet for blast anniversary
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s newly designated prime minister Najib Mikati said Monday that a cabinet lineup would not be announced by midweek to coincide with the anniversary of the deadly Beirut port blast....
2 August 2021
The Higher Defense Council today discussed “the need to protect demonstrators” as well as “public and private property” during anticipated protests over the port blast anniversary. Rights groups last year said the state used excessive force at protests following the Aug. 4 blast
2 August 2021
After meeting Michel Aoun this afternoon, Premier-designate Najib Mikati commented from Baabda that while he had hoped a cabinet would be formed by Aug. 4, the president “had other engagements.” Mikati added that the two will meet again on Thursday
2 August 2021
New fires break out in several regions
BEIRUT — New fires broke out Monday in a number of regions of Lebanon as the country continues to experience high temperatures and dry weather conditions. Here’s what we know: •...
2 August 2021
Lebanese Army detains man after deadly funeral attack
BEIRUT — The Lebanese Army said on Monday it had detained a man wanted over an attack on Shiite Muslim mourners at a funeral where three people were killed, after the powerful Shiite group...
2 August 2021
Jean Kahwaji, a former Lebanese Army head, rejects lawyer’s claim that missing ammonium nitrate was smuggled to Syria
BEIRUT — Jean Kahwaji, a former Lebanese Army head, has rejected a claim by his lawyer that ammonium nitrate that reportedly did not blow up during the Beirut port explosion and had apparently gone...
2 August 2021
FPM leader Gebran Bassil has called on Speaker Nabih Berri to convene a parliamentary session “in the next 48 hours” to vote on lifting immunity for MPs in relation to the port blast probe. Article 40 of the constitution says Parliament must grant permission to lift MPs’ immunity
2 August 2021
Lebanon’s top Sunni authority, Dar al-Fatwa, has announced that the Hijri New Year will fall on Monday, Aug. 9
2 August 2021
The Lebanese Army announced that it has arrested a shooter suspected of involvement in yesterday’s clashes between Hezbollah supporters and members of the Sunni al-Arab clan in Khaldeh, south of Beirut. At least two people were gunned down in the shooting
2 August 2021
The committee of families of victims of the port explosion has called for authorities to lift immunity from officials within 30 hours. “We are done with ... peaceful protests and we are moving toward more confrontational movements,” said Ibrahim Hoteit, a committee spokesperson
2 August 2021
For Beirut blast survivor leaving Lebanon, every day is Aug. 4
BEIRUT — For Shady Rizk, a Beirut blast survivor, time has stopped since Aug. 4 of last year, when a huge stockpile of ammonium nitrate exploded in the Lebanese capital’s port, opposite his...
Yara ABI NADER, 2 August 2021
Lebanon timeline: A year since the Beirut blast
BEIRUT — As Lebanon marks a year since the devastating Beirut port blast, here is a timeline of its 12 months of crisis: Devastation On Aug. 4,...
2 August 2021
Gunfire in Khaldeh, new COVID-19 ‘health pass,’ Mikati to Baabda: Everything you need to know to start your Monday
Gunmen ambushed a funeral procession in Khaldeh, south of Beirut, killing at least two people and setting off an hourslong firefight. The violence erupted during the funeral of Ali Chebli, a...
