Lebanon

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…

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday he was shocked by the blast in Beirut and that Britain would continue to focus on the needs of the people of Lebanon. “I was absolutely apalled and shocked by the scenes from Lebanon, from…

An employee at the German embassy in Beirut died in Tuesday’s blast at the Lebanese capital’s port that killed at least 145 and injured 5,000, the German foreign ministry said on Thursday. “Our worst fear was confirmed. A member of our…

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Beirut on Thursday at the start of an official visit following the warehouse explosion that killed over 100 people in the city. He was greeted on the tarmac by Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun.