Lebanon

August 10, 2020

In Belarus, the opposition has refused to concede that incumbent Alexander Lukashenko won Sunday’s presidential election, leaders around the globe are offering aid to Lebanon, and on Sunday, the US topped 5 million recorded coronavirus cases.

‘Our house is your house’: Locals open their homes after Beirut blast

The World

August 06, 2020

The massive blast that rocked Beirut in Lebanon on Tuesday left at least 300,000 people without homes. But shortly after the blast, residents started a campaign to offer their homes to those in need.

Global Politics

Lebanon probes blast amid rising anger, calls for change

Associated Press

August 06, 2020

Lebanese officials targeted in the investigation of the massive blast that tore through Beirut sought to shift blame for the presence of explosives at the city's port, and the visiting French president warned Thursday that without serious reforms the country would "continue to sink."

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Mourning and anger amid devastation after Beirut explosion; One-third of Afghanistan may have had COVID-19; 75-years since Hiroshima bombing

The World

August 06, 2020

Many Lebanese are turning toward anger and frustration over corrupt Lebanese officials for the presence of a warehouse full of ammonium nitrate at the center of a massive explosion. And, in Afghanistan, the country’s health minister said an antibody survey revealed almost one-third of the nation may have been infected with the coronavirus. Also, with Hiroshima marking the 75th anniversary of the 1945 nuclear blast on Thursday, the survivors were a diminished presence due to the threat of the coronavirus and their old age.

Conflict

Negligence blamed for huge Beirut chemical blast

Associated Press

August 05, 2020

As international aid and rescue efforts converge on Lebanon, investigators point to careless storage of highly explosive material as the explosion's cause.

Global Politics

Lebanese confront devastation after massive Beirut explosion

Associated Press

August 05, 2020

Residents of Beirut confronted a scene of utter devastation on Wednesday, a day after a massive explosion at the port rippled across the Lebanese capital, killing at least 100 people, wounding thousands and leaving entire city blocks flooded with glass and rubble.

Large blast in Beirut port area rocks Lebanon's capital, many people hurt

Associated Press

August 04, 2020

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08/04/2020 - 2:30pm

A large explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, injuring many people as glass shattered and balconies collapsed from the impact, witnesses said.

Top of The World

Trump denies knowledge of Russian bounties in Afghanistan; pandemic death toll reaches half a million; attack in Karachi

The World

June 29, 2020

US President Donald Trump accused The New York Times of a possible "fabricated Russia Hoax" regarding a report that a Russian military intelligence unit offered Taliban-linked militants bounties for killing US service members in Afghanistan. Congress has demanded answers. The pandemic has infected more than 10 million people worldwide, as deaths surpass 500,000.

Business, Economics and Jobs

As Lebanon’s financial crisis worsens, migrant workers are being dumped on the streets like ‘trash’

The World

June 26, 2020

Human rights advocates say the migrants have little to no recourse, and that the situation is bound to deteriorate further as more people in the country cannot afford to pay domestic workers. The coronavirus restrictions also complicate matters.

Identity

‘We need to talk about racism,’ these Middle Easterners say

The World

June 17, 2020

In the wake of George Floyd's death and the protests in the US, some in the Middle East are highlighting anti-black racism at home.

Lebanon

Election protests erupt in Belarus; Lebanon remains on the brink; US tops 5 million COVID-19 cases

‘Our house is your house’: Locals open their homes after Beirut blast

Lebanon probes blast amid rising anger, calls for change

Mourning and anger amid devastation after Beirut explosion; One-third of Afghanistan may have had COVID-19; 75-years since Hiroshima bombing

Negligence blamed for huge Beirut chemical blast

Lebanese confront devastation after massive Beirut explosion

Large blast in Beirut port area rocks Lebanon's capital, many people hurt

Updated

Trump denies knowledge of Russian bounties in Afghanistan; pandemic death toll reaches half a million; attack in Karachi

As Lebanon’s financial crisis worsens, migrant workers are being dumped on the streets like ‘trash’

‘We need to talk about racism,’ these Middle Easterners say

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