News: Lebanon

We have started to collect the most important news related to Lebanon in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Lebanon – overview

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• December 16th 2020 – August 12th 2020
• August 12th 2020 – August 5th 2020
• August 5th 2020 – October 30th 2019
• October 29th 2019 – July 19th 2018
• July 7th 2018 – October 28th 2016
• October 7th 2016 – January 4th 2016
• December 28th 2015 – July 26th 2015
• July 21st 2015 – December 2nd 2014
• November 26th 2014 – March 27th 2014
• March 23rd 2014 – December 23rd 2013
• December 21st 2013 – August 23rd 2013
• August 23rd 2013 – April 30th 2013
• April 29th 2013 – October 23rd 2012
• October 22nd 2012 – July 3rd 2012
• June 8th 2012 – January 16th 2012
• January 16th 2012 – June 24th 2011
• June 13th 2011 – November 2nd 2010
• November 2nd 2010 – July 9th 2010
• July 9th 2010 – January 26th 2010
• January 25th 2010 – September 8th 2009
• August 23rd 2009 – April 20th 2009
• April 16th 2009 – November 2nd 2008
• October 27th 2008 – July 25th 2008
• July 21st 2008 – May 22nd 2008
• May 21st 2008 – February 18th 2008
• February 17th 2008 – November 29th 2007
• November 29th 2007 – August 22nd 2007
• August 14th 2007 – June 11th 2007
• June 11th 2007 – May 1st 2007
• April 30th 2007 – January 17th 2007
• January 9th 2007 – November 2nd 2006
• November 2nd 2006 – September 7th 2006
• September 6th 2006 – August 21st 2006
• August 20th 2006 – August 11th 2006
• August 10th 2006 – July 31st 2006
• July 31st 2006 – July 22nd 2006
• July 22nd 2006 – July 12th 2006
• July 12th 2006 – December 28th 2005
• December 28th 2005 – November 12th 2005

Lebanon: news

The architect rebuilding Beirut's homes for free

Wednesday, December 16th 2020, 0:25
related places: Beirut

Joe Salloum and his team are bringing hope, and homes, back to people who live in the poorest areas of Beirut.
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Hezbollah militant Salim Ayyash given life sentences for Hariri killing

Friday, December 11th 2020, 10:33

Salim Ayyash had been convicted of assassinating Lebanon's former PM with a massive car bomb in 2005.
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Lebanon: 'Bread riots' in Beirut over reports subsidies on basic goods will end

Tuesday, December 8th 2020, 0:00
related places: Beirut

Crowds burn tyres in the capital, as the UN warns of a social catastrophe for the poorest families.
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Beirut explosion: The abandoned ship in the blast 'war zone'

Saturday, December 5th 2020, 0:06

This is what happened to Lebanon's only cruise ship, which was docked in the explosion's epicentre.
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Lebanon inmates break doors and die in car crash after jail-break

Saturday, November 21st 2020, 12:49
related places: Beirut

They are among 69 prisoners who managed to escape from a jail near the capital, Beirut.
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Beirut protests: 'A year of rising and fading hopes'

Saturday, October 17th 2020, 21:54
related places: Beirut

The BBC's Lina Sinjab looks back at one year of protests calling for change in Beirut, Lebanon.
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The dogs trained to sniff out Covid-19

Monday, October 12th 2020, 23:01

Specially trained dogs in Lebanon are learning to detect coronavirus as part of a research project.
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Lebanon explosion: Deadly fuel tank blast rocks Beirut

Friday, October 9th 2020, 21:25
related places: Beirut

The blast in a busy area of Lebanon's capital shook residents on edge after August's huge explosion.
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Beirut blast was 'historically' powerful

Monday, October 5th 2020, 11:27
related places: Beirut

The port area of Beirut was destroyed by one of the biggest non-nuclear explosions in history.
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Beirut blast: Lebanon seeks arrest of ship owner and captain

Friday, October 2nd 2020, 10:00

Interpol is asked to detain the owner and captain of the ship which brought the deadly cargo.
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Lebanon's PM-designate Adib fails to form new government after blast

Saturday, September 26th 2020, 13:24
related places: Beirut

The previous cabinet resigned in August amid angry calls for reform after the Beirut port explosion.
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Bulgaria court convicts two over 2012 Burgas bus attack on Israelis

Monday, September 21st 2020, 18:05
related countries: Israel

The Lebanese dual nationals were tried in absentia over the attack that killed five Israeli tourists.
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Lebanon crisis: Fire erupts in Zaha Hadid-designed shopping centre in Beirut

Tuesday, September 15th 2020, 12:11
related places: Beirut

The blaze is the third in a week in a city still reeling from a devastating explosion in August.
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Beirut fire: Large blaze erupts in port a month after explosion

Thursday, September 10th 2020, 19:00
related places: Beirut

Officials are investigating what started the fire at an oil and tyre warehouse in Lebanon's capital.
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Beirut fire: Blaze in port area a month after explosion

Thursday, September 10th 2020, 17:37
related places: Beirut

A blaze breaks out in Beirut's port area, just a month after an explosion there killed scores of people.
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Beirut blast: 'I love you, don’t leave me'

Monday, September 7th 2020, 11:32

One family is coming to terms with the death of a brother, and the destruction of its family home.
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Beirut blast: The rowers left with nothing cling to Olympics dream

Sunday, September 6th 2020, 23:01

Based at Beirut's port, a small cash-strapped rowing team lost everything - apart from their lives.
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Beirut explosion: 'No signs of life' in search for blast survivors

Saturday, September 5th 2020, 21:34

Teams have been searching the rubble of a building after sensors detected possible signs of life.
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Beirut blast: Victims remembered in vigil one month on

Saturday, September 5th 2020, 13:02

It is one month since a port explosion caused devastation in Lebanon's capital city.
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Beirut explosion: Hopes fade in search for survivor

Saturday, September 5th 2020, 10:18

Rescue workers are searching for a third day but with no sign of a person beneath the rubble.
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Beirut explosion: Rescuers investigate ‘heartbeat in the rubble’

Friday, September 4th 2020, 14:28

Crowds gather after signs of life are reported in a building destroyed by a huge blast on 4 August.
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Beirut aftermath: The blast that was felt around the world

Thursday, September 3rd 2020, 23:00
related countries: Ethiopia, Syria
related places: Beirut

The emotional impact of the city's deadly port explosion has been felt as far away as Ethiopia and Syria.
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Beirut explosion: Macron ready to host Lebanon aid conference

Tuesday, September 1st 2020, 13:53
related places: Beirut

The French president says the next six weeks are crucial for the future of the disaster-hit country.
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Searching for the lost dogs of the Beirut blast

Saturday, August 29th 2020, 23:20
related places: Beirut

Many pets ran away after a massive explosion in Beirut, leaving Leila Molana-Allen pining for a missing puppy.
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Beirut residents fear they may lose their homes to gentrification after blast

Tuesday, August 25th 2020, 23:03
related places: Beirut

Mrs Beaini has lived in the same Beirut house for more than 60 years, but she can't afford repairs.
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Beirut glass artist's years of work shattered

Saturday, August 22nd 2020, 23:03
related places: Beirut

Many of Beirut's painstakingly restored stained glass windows were destroyed in moments in the massive blast.
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Syrian refugees left feeling helpless - again - by Beirut blast

Friday, August 21st 2020, 23:12
related countries: Syria
related places: Beirut

Thousands of Syrian refugees living in Lebanon were among those worst affected by the disaster.
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Senegal seeks to move huge ammonium nitrate stock from Dakar port

Friday, August 21st 2020, 14:58
related countries: Senegal
related places: Beirut, Dakar

The Dakar stockpile is almost as big as that which exploded in Beirut, causing massive destruction.
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Singer Mika on raising money for Lebanon

Friday, August 21st 2020, 13:45
related places: Beirut

Mika, born in Beirut, is hosting a virtual concert to raise money for Lebanon after the the devastating explosion.
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Coronavirus: Lebanon to impose lockdown as cases spike after explosion

Wednesday, August 19th 2020, 11:13
related places: Beirut

Hospitals are already struggling to treat those injured by the explosion in Beirut two weeks ago.
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Beirut blast: Born without a father

Tuesday, August 18th 2020, 23:37
related places: Beirut

Two weeks after the explosion that shattered Beirut, we meet families whose lives changed forever.
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Rafik Hariri tribunal: Guilty verdict over assassination of Lebanon ex-PM

Tuesday, August 18th 2020, 17:26

One of four men on trial over the killing of Rafik Hariri in a 2005 bomb attack has been convicted.
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Beirut explosion: The story of Platoon Five

Sunday, August 16th 2020, 23:23
related places: Beirut

Nine firefighters and paramedic Sahar Fares were the first on the scene when a large fire was reported at Beirut's Warehouse 12, on the city's northern Mediterranean coast.
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Beirut blast: Picking up the pieces of a shattered city

Thursday, August 13th 2020, 23:27

The destruction goes for miles, but Beirutis are slowly picking up the pieces in a broken city.
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Beirut explosion: Russell Crowe donates to Le Chef restaurant

Thursday, August 13th 2020, 22:53

The donation was made for late chef Anthony Bourdain, who featured the restaurant in a documentary.
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Beirut explosion: Children dealing with the trauma of the explosion

Thursday, August 13th 2020, 13:43

Thousands of injured, displaced and traumatised children are dealing with the aftermath of the port explosion.
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Beirut blast: WHO warns dozens of health facilities 'non-functional'

Wednesday, August 12th 2020, 18:32

Of 55 health facilities assessed by the World Health Organization, half are "non-functional".
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