Lebanon
3rd Lebanon Cabinet member resigns over Beirut blast
Lebanon’s Justice Minister Marie-Claude Najm resigned from her post after last week’s explosion in Beirut that killed 160 people and wounded thousands.
Another Lebanese minister resigns
Kattar Demianos is the second Cabinet member to step down, reports AP.
Demianos said in a statement late Sunday that he's leaving the government in solidarity with the victims of Beirut blast.
The explosion killed 160 people and wounded 6,000. At least four Ba
GM Quader for protecting BD workers’ interest in blast-hit Lebanon
In the wake of massive blasts in Lebanon’s Beirut, Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader on Friday urged the authorities concerned to work sincerely for protecting the interests of Bangladeshi workers staying in that country.
Missing for 30 hrs after Beirut blast, port worker found alive
A worker of Beirut Port, who went missing after the huge blast in the Lebanese capital, was found alive at sea on Thursday, nearly 30 hours after the explosion, reported Alarabiya.net, a local online portal.
Beirut tragedy: Grieving, search for missing continue
Rescue teams were still searching the rubble of Beirut’s port for bodies on Friday, nearly three days after a massive explosion that ripped through Lebanon’s capital, killing about 150 people and wounding thousands.
Fireworks, ammonium nitrate likely fueled Beirut blast
Fireworks and ammonium nitrate appear to have been the fuel that ignited a massive explosion that rocked the Lebanese capital of Beirut, experts and videos of the blast suggest, reports AP.
100 killed, 4,000 injured in Beirut blast
At least 100 people were killed and several thousand injured in a massive explosion that rocked Beirut on Tuesday, officials said on Wednesday.
Lebanon looks to China as US, Arabs refuse to help
Lebanon’s cash-strapped government is hoping to secure investments from China after facing a worsening economic crisis and with little chance of Western or Arab countries providing assistance.
Coronavirus politicized in Lebanon as some blame Iran
Some in Lebanon are casting blame on Iran, the supporter of the country's powerful Hezbollah group, after the country's first case of the new virus was discovered on a flight from the Iranian city of Qom this week.
785 resturants shut down in Lebanon amid economic crisis
Tony Ramy, head of Lebanon's syndicate of restaurants owners, said on Tuesday that 785 restaurants and cafes have been closed in the country since last September, MTV TV channel reported.