Explosions, deadly shooting rock Beirut as tensions over blast probe erupt (Update 3)
Gunfire in Beirut killed at least five Lebanese Shi’ites in what authorities said was an attack on protesters who were going to take part in...
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Another fire in Beirut unnerves shattered residents
A fire erupted in a landmark building in Beirut’s commercial district on Tuesday, the second blaze this month to send shudders through a capital still...
Cabinet decides to set up committee to aid Lebanese people
The cabinet on Friday decided to set up a committee aimed at helping Lebanese individuals carry out their business from Cyprus and help students wishing...
Cyprus’ ambassador to Lebanon returning to Beirut on Thursday
The ambassador of Cyprus to Lebanon, Panikos Kyriakou, is due to return to Beirut on Thursday, while an apartment has already been found which will...
Volunteer Doctors Cyprus depart for Beirut
A three-member team of Volunteer Doctors Cyprus departed on Sunday for Beirut to assist in providing healthcare to the injured following the blast in the...
Anastasiades pledges €5 million aid for Lebanon
“Our actions and tangible solidarity towards Lebanon and its people must speak louder than words,” President Nicos Anastasiades told an international conference on aid for...
Cyprus rescue teams set to return to the island (with video)
The Cyprus rescue teams sent to Beirut to help sift through rubble in the search for survivors will return to the island on Monday after...
President calls on people to donate to people of Beirut (updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday appealed to Cypriots to donate food to help residents of Beirut who lost homes and businesses after a huge explosion...
Cypriot rescue teams start work in Beirut
Two Cypriot rescue teams under the umbrella of the police force (MMAD) and the fire department (EMAK) have started digging through the rubble looking for...
Russian owner of ship full of ammonium nitrate questioned by Cypriot police (update 3)
Cypriot authorities said on Thursday they have located and spoken with the Russian businessman who owned the ship that had transported the 2,750 tonnes of...
Plane carrying Cypriots from Beirut expected Thursday
Some 70 Cypriots will be flown in from Lebanon on Thursday evening after losing their homes and businesses in a deadly blast that killed hundreds...
Collection points established for Lebanon aid
Volunteerism Commissioner Yiannakis Yiannaki said on Thursday they would be collecting dry and canned foods for people affected by the blast in Beirut. He said...
Experts model air mass after Beirut blast, Cyprus not affected
The toxic fumes emanating from the Beirut warehouse explosion are not blowing in Cyprus’ direction, experts have modelled. Video footage of the fire prior to...
Repatriation flight from Lebanon, Cyprus sends in rescue team (Update 3, with video)
Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides has announced that around 50 Cypriot citizens and permanent residents have expressed their interest in repatriating to Cyprus from Lebanon on...
Potentially harmful fumes released in Beirut blast have not reached Cyprus
The blast in Beirut has not affected the air quality in Cyprus for the time being, a senior official said on Wednesday. The head of...
President sends condolences after Beirut blast, embassy damaged (Update 3)
President Nicos Anastasiades expressed his condolences to Lebanon on Tuesday night after a large explosion in Beirut also shook Cyprus, with many people on the...
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...
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...