May Wehbe: Rebuilding the family home
The Aug. 4, 2020, Beirut blast was really “the apocalypse and the death of the Lebanon that we once knew,” in the words of Lebanese journalist Dalal Mawad. For many people, there will always be a...
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Kuwait asks Amin Salam to withdraw remarks about rebuilding port silos. Minister explains himself
BEIRUT — Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem al-Sabah Saturday criticized remarks made by Lebanon's caretaker Economy Minister Amin Salam on Thursday, calling for Kuwaiti aid to rebuild the...
Zeina ANTONIOS, 5 August 2023
Warehouse fire in Beirut southern suburbs burning since Monday
BEIRUT — A fire that broke out inside a textile warehouse near the airport road in Beirut's southern suburbs has been burning since Monday night, with Civil Defense teams battling the flames,...
5 August 2023
Mariana Wehbe: Fixing doors, windows and inspiring people
The Aug. 4, 2020, Beirut blast was really “the apocalypse and the death of the Lebanon that we once knew,” in the words of Lebanese journalist Dalal Mawad. For many people, there will always be a...
Yasmina ABOU-HAKA, 5 August 2023
What's behind the call for Saudi citizens to leave Lebanon?
BEIRUT — In a brief statement issued Friday evening, the Saudi Arabian embassy in Beirut called on its nationals to leave Lebanon quickly and avoid areas of armed conflict, without specifying the...
Zeina ANTONIOS/L'Orient-Le Jour, 5 August 2023
Blaze engulfs historic ministry building in central Cairo
CAIRO — A historic neo-Islamic ministry in central Cairo was engulfed in flames Saturday, only days after its employees had moved to premises in a new capital city under construction in the desert...
5 August 2023
Mikati: Security situation in Lebanon 'does not warrant concern and panic'
BEIRUT — Available intelligence indicates that the security situation in Lebanon "does not warrant concern and panic," the country's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said in a statement...
5 August 2023
The unfinished book of Aug. 4, 2020
BEIRUT — “I don't think we use the word resilience once.” Zeina Saab pauses. “We’re tired of that word. It’s not something we’re proud of, but the stories show people coming together, supporting...
Jim Quilty, 5 August 2023
Saudi Arabia urges its citizens to leave Lebanon quickly
BEIRUT — Saudi Arabia called on its citizens to quickly leave Lebanese territory and to avoid approaching areas where there have been armed clashes, the Saudi embassy in Lebanon said in a...
5 August 2023
Sentences double for Palestinians convicted of ‘sexual terrorism’ in Israel
Within the chaos surrounding the protests against the judicial overhaul, the measure nearly went unnoticed. With only seven MPs opposing and 39 in favor, the Knesset passed in third reading on...
