Lebanon

The huge explotion near the Lebanese capital, Beirut, is under investigation. Nevertheless, officials have already asserted the possible cause of the disaster. The blast happened shortly afternoon in front of a Russian ship carrying large quantities...

Jordan is building a mobile hospital in Lebanon within 24 hours. Necessary equipment has been sent to build a mobile hospital by two aircraft of the country’s air force. The mobile hospital will have 160 medical...

Bangladesh Embassy in Lebanon today affirmed that at least two Bangladeshi citizens living in Lebanon were killed in yesterday’s explosion in Beirut while ISPR confirmed 21 Bangladesh Navy personal were wounded in the huge blast that...

A massive blast in Lebanon ripped through central Beirut on Tuesday, wounding and killing hundreds of people and blowing buildings across the city. The explosion near the gate in the Lebanese capital sent up a huge...

The Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) has received the prestigious Tang Award for its effective initiative in establishing the rule of law. The Taiwan-based The Tang Foundation have jointly nominated BELA of Bangladesh, Dejusticia of Colombia...

United Nations (UN) chief António Guterres announced the placement of Najat Rochdi of Morocco as his Deputy Special Coordinator for Lebanon, in the Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon and Resident Coordinator. Ms....

UNICEF has procured and delivered medical supplies to 194 Primary Health Care Centres to support the healthcare frontline workers and population at risk in Lebanon. This includes 650,000 pairs of gloves, 830,000 surgical masks, 34,000 N95...

Shakira and Elton John played one-off concerts in Lebanon in recent months but the summer music festivals that helped make the country a cultural lodestar for the Arab world are struggling. In the 1960s and 1970s,...

Shakira performed at the ancient cedars of Lebanon on Friday in a mountaintop concert in the land of her ancestors. The Colombian singer-songwriter delighted a crowd of thousands gathered under the stars near the “Forest of...

Saad al-Hariri, who resigned as Lebanon’s prime minister this month while in Saudi Arabia, said on Saturday he would clarify his position when he returns to Beirut next week. Hariri’s resignation on Nov. 4 threw Lebanon...