BEIRUT—Lebanon’s prime minister-designate abandoned his efforts to form a government, thwarting a French-led initiative that sought to end a political impasse and unlock international aid after a massive explosion destroyed nearly half the capital last month. Prime Minister-Designate Mustapha Adib on Saturday said his resignation came after the collapse of a consensus among Lebanon’s political … Read more
BEIRUT—A large explosion shook a Hezbollah stronghold in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, sending a thick plume of smoke over a country still reeling from the deadly Beirut explosion last month that devastated parts of the capital. Smoke was seen rising from the area surrounding the towns of Ain Qana and Kafarfila, the state-run National News … Read more
BEIRUT—A large fire broke out Thursday at Lebanon’s main port, near the site of last month’s massive explosion that devastated a swath of the country’s capital and killed nearly 200 people. Lebanese living in the vicinity of the port rushed to get away as firefighters tackled the blaze at a warehouse. The army said the … Read more
The Trump administration on Tuesday blacklisted two former Lebanese government ministers it says have aided Iran-backed Hezbollah and are part of systemic corruption that the U.S. says is contributing to the country’s economic and political crises. The Trump administration said the action against Yusuf Finyanus, a former minister of transportation and public works, and Ali … Read more
BEIRUT—The search for a possible survivor of the Beirut port explosion was ended Sunday after more than three days of combing through the rubble of a collapsed building by a Chilean rescue team. A sniffer dog first alerted members of the 14-person team that someone might be under the rubble of the building and a … Read more
BEIRUT—A rescue team stepped up a search Friday for a possible survivor of the Beirut port explosion, after detecting a pulse among the rubble caused by the massive blast one month ago. The rescue effort, which began on Thursday and continued overnight, has transfixed a country desperate for a glimmer of hope after the Aug. … Read more
BEIRUT—The Lebanese army found more than four tons of ammonium nitrate near Beirut’s port, where a larger cache of the same highly explosive material caused last month’s deadly explosion that ripped through much of the capital’s central districts. An engineering team discovered the chemical during a search of a warehouse that was requested by the … Read more
I trace the arc of the scar on my shoulder with a finger and wonder what created the U-shaped gash. I obsessively watch videos of the Beirut blast and try to figure out how it engulfed us in shattered glass, splintered wood and jagged stone. Sometimes, I still feel the energy of the shock wave … Read more
BEIRUT—On a May morning last year, Rosemary Nyambura fled the Lebanese household where she had worked as a maid for nearly a year, leaving behind her passport, which her employer had confiscated. But the 25-year-old Kenyan’s departure from one household—where she said she had suffered abuse—led to another traumatic chapter as a domestic worker in … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron pressed Lebanon’s leaders to form a government and deliver long-delayed reforms, promising international aid in return that would help the tiny Mediterranean nation stave off an economic collapse. On Tuesday, Mr. Macron met with the country’s president, Michel Aoun, and was slated to meet with other political leaders, many of whom … Read more