Angry relatives of Beirut blast victims protest probe delays
Hundreds of relatives of victims of last year’s Beirut port explosion, some chanting and some silent, took to the streets on Wednesday angry that an...
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Lebanon interior minister rejects request to question security chief over Beirut blast
Lebanon’s caretaker interior minister has rejected a request by the lead investigator into the Beirut port explosion to question one of its top security chiefs,...
Cyprus committing €5m to aid Lebanon, President Anastasiades says
President Nicos Anastasiades said that national authorities are in the process of committing the €5m that Cyprus pledged in support of the people of Lebanon,...
Lebanon asks Interpol to arrest Russian ship captain, owner over port explosion
Lebanon has asked Interpol to issue arrest warrants for the Russian captain and owner of the ship that brought the explosive material that detonated at...
Cyprus businessman denies link to Beirut blast
A Cypriot businessman categorically denied on Monday that the ship carrying the ammonium nitrate that exploded at the port of Beirut last month killing around...
Second shipment of aid for Beirut blast victims
More than 170 tonnes of items are expected to be shipped to Lebanon in aid of the people affected by the blast in Beirut on...
Kuwait to rebuild Lebanon’s only large grain silo after blast – report
Kuwait said it will rebuild Lebanon’s only large grain silo that was destroyed by the massive Beirut port explosion, raising fears of food shortages in...
World must not play politics with Lebanon’s pain, Iran says
The global community should help Lebanon rather than impose its will on the country, Iran’s foreign minister said while in Beirut on Friday, following the...
100 mile mountain run to raise funds for Beirut
Three long-distance runners will cover 100 miles (161 km) for humanitarian aid for thousands of people in Beirut affected by the recent massive blast. Money...
Donations to be shipped to Lebanon on Tuesday, 20 tons collected (update)
Twenty tons of dry food have been collected so far in Cyprus to help the Lebanese people after last week’s blast that devastated the port...
President to participate in Lebanon donor conference
President Nicos Anastasiades will take part in a donor conference for Lebanon, organised by the French President Emanuel Macron and the UN on Sunday. The president...
Plane brings back Cypriots from traumatised Lebanon
A plane returning with around 50 Cypriots who are permanent residents in Lebanon touched down at Larnaca airport late on Thursday evening. The plane landed...
Cyprus link to devastating Beirut blast (Updated)
International media on Wednesday linked the explosive cargo of nearly 3,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate that was sitting in Beirut port since 2013 to a...
