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In Lebanon, 'Soldiers of God' threaten the LGBT community and condemn civil marriage

At the end of June, a widely circulated video showed a floral display, installed for Pride Month in Beirut, being vandalised. The video was shot by the perpetrators themselves, a group who call themselves the "Soldiers of God". This group says they are fighting against civil marriage and the "abuses"…

France 24

Lebanon: Fires at Beirut Silos Spark Memory of Deadly Port Blast

Fires burning for days at Beirut's port, severely damaged in 2020 by an enormous explosion, have reignited trauma among Lebanese gearing up to mark the deadly blast's anniversary. On August 4, Lebanon will mark two years since the explosion that killed more than 200 people.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon: US Firm Named in Beirut Blast Lawsuit Denies Wrongdoing

A US firm targeted in a $250 million lawsuit over the 2020 port explosion in Beirut that killed more than 200 people has denied any wrongdoing in the tragedy. TGS, a US-Norwegian geophysical services group, said it is aware of the suit filed this week in a Texas court by…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Victims of Beirut port blast file complaint in U.S. court

Victims of the 2020 Beirut port blast have filed a $250 million claim against U.S.-based firm TGS, their advocates told Reuters on Thursday, saying the company is "liable" for damages caused by ammonium nitrate that detonated in the Lebanese capital.

Reuters

Beirut port fire revives trauma ahead of blast anniversary

A fire smouldering for days at Beirut port has revived painful memories of the explosion that devastated the Lebanese capital in 2020, with the government struggling to find a way to extinguish it as the second anniversary of the blast approaches.

Reuters

Lebanon minister: Silos destroyed in 2020 blast may collapse

A Lebanese minister is warning that the ruins of the Beirut Port silos, destroyed in a massive explosion two years ago, may collapse because of a recently ignited fire that is still smoldering

The Independent UK

US firm named in Beirut blast lawsuit denies wrongdoing

Washington (AFP) - A US firm targeted in a $250 million lawsuit over the 2020 port explosion in Beirut that killed more than 200 people has denied any wrongdoing in the tragedy.

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Fires at Beirut silos spark memory of deadly port blast

Beirut (AFP) - Fires burning for days at Beirut's port, severely damaged in 2020 by an enormous explosion, have reignited trauma among Lebanese gearing up to mark the deadly blast's anniversary.

AFP

Northern Ireland healthcare workers going to Beirut to help care for Syrian refugees

"What we can provide for them in a short trip is really a drop in the ocean"

Belfast Live

Victims of Beirut Blast File Lawsuit against US Firm

Victims of Lebanon's deadly 2020 port blast have filed a quarter-billion-dollar lawsuit against a US firm for its suspected links to the tragedy, a Swiss foundation assisting the plaintiffs said Wednesday. The nine plaintiffs are all US citizens and include Sarah Copland, the mother of two-year-old Isaac Copland, who was…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Foundation: $250 million lawsuit filed over Beirut blast

A Swiss foundation says the families of some of the victims of Beirut’s deadly port blast have filed a $250 million lawsuit against an American-Norwegian firm

The Independent UK

Lawsuit filed in US over Beirut blast for $250 mn

Beirut (AFP) - Victims of Lebanon's deadly 2020 port blast have filed a quarter-billion-dollar lawsuit against a US firm for its suspected links to the tragedy, a Swiss foundation assisting the plaintiffs said Wednesday.

AFP

Saudi dissident killed in Lebanon

Beirut (AFP) - A Saudi dissident living in Lebanon was killed in the Beirut suburbs and two of his brothers arrested in connection with the incident, Lebanese police and a security source said Monday.

AFP

Lebanon Telecoms Mark-up Threatens Migrants' Link to Jobs and Safety

Kenyan cleaner Noel Musanga survived Lebanon's economic meltdown, waves of COVID-19 and Beirut's port blast. But when her internet provider announced rates would double, she feared her last lifeline to family and work would snap. The freelance migrant worker already barely earned enough to survive.

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Lebanon telecoms mark-up threatens migrants' link to jobs and safety

Al Jazeera

Ongoing civil strikes further cripple everyday life in Lebanon

Lebanese may be sympathetic to public sector workers striking over wages, but frustration at inconvenience remains.

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Lebanon Expects to Receive 1 Mn Tourists this Summer

Lebanon expects to receive one million tourists this summer, with 600,000 visitors already arriving in the country, caretaker Tourism Minister Walid Nassar said. The latest data showed a 77 percent increase in travelers through Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut since the beginning of the year. Nassar expressed his "optimism…

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Lebanese Govt Ends Official Boycott of Damascus to Facilitate Return of Refugees

Lebanon’s caretaker Minister of the Displaced Issam Sharafeddine is set to visit Damascus after the Eid al-Adha holiday, ending Beirut's official boycott of the regime. The minister will make the first official visit by a Lebanese official to the war-torn country since 2011. He will discuss with officials means to…

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'Scary to be queer': Lebanon cracks down on LGBTQ rights

Beirut (AFP) - Lebanon's LGBTQ community, long among the most vocal and visible in the Middle East, has been targeted by a crackdown that has seen queer activists harassed and Pride gatherings cancelled.

AFP

Shutting Syria aid crossing would spell 'catastrophe': UN

Beirut (AFP) - A closure of the last aid corridor from Turkey into northwest Syria's rebel-held areas would spell "catastrophe" for millions of people, a UN aid official has warned.

AFP

Lebanon FM criticises Hezbollah drone mission near Israel gas rig

Beirut (AFP) - Lebanon's foreign minister said Monday any interference in US-mediated talks to demarcate its maritime border with enemy state Israel is "unacceptable".

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Yemeni FM: Lebanon’s Vowed Measures against Houthi Channels Remain Mere Ink on Paper

Yemeni Foreign Minister Ahmed bin Mubarak has heavily criticized Lebanon-based Hezbollah’s interference in the Yemeni crisis and demanded that the country take effective measures to shut-down Houthi satellite channels broadcasting from Beirut’s southern suburbs. “Lebanon has announced a policy of disassociation towards the Yemeni crisis.

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Arab Foreign Ministers Renew Confidence in Lebanon's Stability, Future

The Arab foreign ministers reaffirmed Arab support and solidarity with Lebanon, reflecting "confidence in Lebanon's stability and future," announced Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit. Arab foreign ministers arrived in Beirut to participate in the consultative meeting in preparation for the Arab Summit that will be held in Algeria in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Qatar Donates $60 Million to Lebanon’s Army During Crisis

Qatar has donated $60 million to the Lebanese army, hard hit by the Mediterranean nation's unprecedented economic meltdown, Qatar News Agency reported Thursday. The announcement came shortly after Qatar's Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdulrahman Al Thani arrived in Beirut, where he is expected to meet senior Lebanese officials. Lebanon's…

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Saudi Ambassador Visits Southern Suburbs, Underlines Lebanon’s Pluralism

Saudi Ambassador to Beirut Walid Bukhari visited on Monday Scholar Ali Fadlallah at his home in the southern suburbs of Beirut, offering condolences on the 12th anniversary of the passing away of his father, Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah. The two officials touched on recent developments in Lebanon and the region.…

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