Beirut Blast

The death toll from the Beirut port blast has risen to 160, while 20 people are still missing until this moment, the Lebanese Ministry of Health said Monday. The Ministry of Health said that 6000 people were injured in the explosion that…

Lebanese Justice Minister Marie Claude Najm said in a statement on Monday she had presented her resignation from the government, citing the catastrophic explosion at the port of Beirut.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Saturday discussed Lebanon’s urgent humanitarian, medical and reconstruction needs following Tuesday’s devastating blast at Beirut port. “President Aoun thanked…

The death toll from Tuesday’s catastrophic explosion at the port of Beirut has risen to 158, the Lebanese health ministry media office said on Saturday. The number of people injured exceeds 6,000 and 21 are still reported missing, it…

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he will join a conference call with Lebanon’s president and other world leaders on Sunday to discuss aid to Lebanon in the wake of this week’s devastating Beirut port explosion. “We will be…

Arab League Chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit said on Saturday he would seek to mobilise Arab efforts to provide support to Lebanon after a massive explosion in the port of Beirut destroyed parts of the capital this week. Speaking after a meeting…

Turkish Vice-President Fuat Oktay said during a visit to Lebanon on Saturday, that Turkey is ready to help rebuild the port of Beirut, which was destroyed by a massive blast on Tuesday. Turkey’s port of Mersin, on the Mediterranean, is…

French President Emmanuel Macron will host a donor conference for Lebanon via video-link on Sunday, his office said, as countries mobilise to help rebuild Beirut after this week’s massive blast. The conference, which will be co-chaired…

French President Emmanuel Macron called for urgent support for Lebanon where he arrived on Thursday, two days after a devastating blast ripped through Beirut, killing 145 people and generating a seismic shock that was felt across the…