Lebanon leaders name favourite for PM before Macron’s visit
Beirut, LebanonAP Lebanon’s ambassador to Germany appeared slated to become the crisis-stricken country’s next prime minister after getting the support of senior Sunni politicians on Sunday. Mustapha Adib was named by four former prime ministers on the eve of binding consultations between the president and parliamentary blocs on their choice for the post. In this […]
After Beirut explosion, helpers tend to shock and trauma
AP When a massive explosion ripped through Beirut this month, Yorgo Younes scurried to flee his building. He saw children crying and adults screaming as they scrambled for safety, one running barefoot over jagged pieces of glass in a state of shock and fear. A clinical psychologist, Younes thought of the toll this moment would […]
Fighters and farmers step in to help Beirut after the blast
Amman, JordanThomson Reuters Foundation From former fighters repairing damaged buildings to rural women preparing meals, people from across Lebanon have stepped in to help businesses set up to do good after the seismic port explosion in Beirut. The 4th August blast, which officials have blamed on more than 2,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate being stored […]
Lebanon faces “biggest danger”, needs elections, says patriarch
Beirut, LebanonReuters Lebanon’s top Christian cleric called on Sunday for early parliamentary elections and a government formed to rescue the country rather than the ruling “political class” after the vast explosion in Beirut’s port threw the nation into turmoil. The now-caretaker cabinet resigned amid protests over the 4th August blast that killed more than 172 […]
Lebanese government quits amid fury over Beirut blast
Beirut, LebanonReuters Lebanon’s Prime Minister announced his government’s resignation on Monday, saying a huge explosion that tore through Beirut and caused public outrage was the result of endemic corruption. While the move by Prime Minister Hassan Diab attempted to respond to popular anger about the 4th August blast, many Lebanese calling for a complete overhaul […]