Scores wounded as security forces, protesters clash in Beirut
Cat-and-mouse clashes between Lebanon’s security forces and protesters wounded scores of people on a night of violence that rocked central Beirut on Saturday. Riot police...
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Lebanon deploys security forces in Beirut before parliamentary session
Lebanese security forces scuffled with protesters as they sought to prevent lawmakers from attending a session of parliament on Tuesday, continuing a month-long wave of...
Protesters block roads in Beirut, other parts of Lebanon (Update)
Protesters blocked roads in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon on Monday, pressing a wave of demonstrations against the ruling elite that have plunged the...
IMF stresses urgency of reforms in Lebanon to restore economic stability
By Davide Barbuscia DUBAI, Oct 28 (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it is assessing an emergency reform package announced by Lebanon‘s government last...
Lebanon PM Hariri agrees reform package in bid to resolve economic crisis
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri has agreed a package of reforms with government partners to ease an economic crisis that has sparked nationwide protests, official...
Ryanair launch Paphos to Beirut route
Ryanair announced a new Paphos to Beirut route on Wednesday as part of the low cost carrier’s extended Paphos Winter 2019 schedule and a seat...
Film review: Beirut ****
By Preston Wilder What happens in Beirut? People act “in ways that might be subject to a variety of legitimate interpretations,” explains someone at the...
Cyprus Airways launches Beirut flight
Larnaca-based Cyprus Airways launched its first flight to Beirut, the airline announced on Tuesday. The flight departed from Larnaca at 10.40am and landed in Beirut...
Palestinian stabs Israeli; anti-Trump protest flares in Beirut
A Palestinian stabbed an Israeli security guard at Jerusalem’s main bus station on Sunday, police said, and violence flared near the US Embassy in Beirut over...
Cobalt to launch Larnaca-Beirut flights from May 1
Cypriot airline Cobalt announced on Thursday the introduction of a new route to the company’s flight schedule, which connects Cyprus via direct flights to Beirut....
Documentary remembers the Greeks of Beirut
By Annette Chrysostomou Sixteen years ago, young George Eid made an oath to his dying Greek grandfather in Beirut: to find the roots of his...
Security forces lock down Beirut ahead of meeting, protest
By John Davison Lebanese security services locked down central Beirut on Wednesday ahead of a meeting of politicians aimed at discussing ways out of a...
Lebanese police raid prison after bomb attacks
By Laila Bassam Lebanese forces stormed the country’s largest prison on Monday where Islamist militants are detained, security sources said, as authorities searched for those...
Beirut flights diverted to Larnaca
Five flights destined for Beirut in neighbouring Lebanon were diverted to Larnaca International Airport on Tuesday night according to Hermes Airports spokesman Adamos Aspris. Aspris...
Four killed in Beirut blast near Iran Culture Centre (update 2)
A twin suicide bombing hit the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs of Beirut on Wednesday during the morning rush hour, killing at least four people and wounding...
Cyprus Airways’ customers have voted with their feet
By Nathan Morley So far, out of a desire not to spoil anyone’s Sunday, this column has avoided the subject of Cyprus Airways. However, as...
Syria talks in disarray before they begin
Syrian and international delegates arrived in Switzerland on Tuesday for peace talks that few believe can succeed as the three-year-old civil war and geopolitical acrimony it has brought show...
Beirut bomb kills anti-Assad Lebanese Former Minister, at least 4 others (update 2)
(R) – Former Lebanese Minister Mohamad Chatah, who opposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and four other people were killed in a massive bomb blast that...
Hezbollah says commander killed in Beirut, blames Israel
By Laila Bassam and Dominic Evans Lebanon’s Shi’ite militant Hezbollah group said on Wednesday one of its commanders was killed outside his Beirut home in...
Two blasts target Iranian embassy in Beirut, kill 23 (updated)
By Laila Bassam and Erika Solomon Two suicide bombings rocked Iran’s embassy compound in Lebanon on Tuesday, killing at least 23 people including an Iranian...
