Beirut: – Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri has resigned, saying ‘President Michelle Aon’s demands are unacceptable. Henceforth let the only god take care of the country’. Hariri’s resignation was followed by violent protests and arson in the capital, Beirut. The Lebanese pound has fallen to record levels against the US dollar in international markets. Meanwhile, […]
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Haig/Beirut: The international court has held Hezbollah guilty of assassinating former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri in a suicide attack. The verdict of the international court, delivered after 15 years, was welcomed by Hariri’s son and former Prime Minister Saad Hariri. Whereas, Israel and Saudi Arabia have appealed to the international community to take harsh […]
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Riyadh / BEIRUT : Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri resigned on Saturday, saying he believed there was an assassination plot against him and accusing Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah of planning a strife within the gulf region. Saad also mentioned that the current atmosphere in Lebanon is similar to the atmosphere that prevailed before […]
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Dubai: – The political and economic crisis in Lebanon has taken a terrible turn. As a result, a think tank in Lebanon warned that millions of Lebanese were preparing to flee to Western or Arab countries. Meanwhile, a senior Lebanese leader appealed that a government should be formed, within a week, if the country has […]
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Jerusalem: – Two rocket attacks hit Israel from the Lebanese border on Tuesday. The Israeli army then responded with artillery fire on the Lebanese border. Israel has blamed Lebanon for the rocket attacks carried out by terrorists. At the same time, Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz announced that the Lebanese crisis would not be allowed […]
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Beirut – Interim Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab warned, ‘Lebanon is just a few days away from a social outburst. The international community should make efforts to save Lebanon from this crisis. As the effects of the social outburst in Lebanon will be felt all around the globe.’ The world bank expressed concerns over the […]
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Beirut: – Four hundred people were injured in the police action taken to crush the public protests against the government in Lebanon. The police freely used tear gas and water cannons at this time. Incidents of angry protestors attacking the police also have been reported from some places. Meanwhile, President Aoun ordered military deployment to control the […]
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Beirut: The peaceful protests in Lebanon, going on for the last two months, turned violent on Monday night. A hundred and thirty people were injured in action taken by the Lebanese security agencies, using rubber bullets and tear gas. Fifteen people are said to be in critical condition. Infuriated by the actions of the security […]
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Beirut: Various groups have been joining the protests initiated by the youth of Lebanon, over the issues of corruption, unemployment and economic policies of the country. The employees of gas stations in Lebanon declared a strike, in support of the protests. The analysts have been expressing concern that the government ignoring the demands of the […]
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Jerusalem: Strong demonstrations are being held against the Iranian control over the Iraqi government, and they have destabilised the Iraqi government. Therefore, the control over Iraq is claimed to be no more with the government but has been taken over by Iranian military official General Qassem Soleimani. An Israeli army website reported the information. The […]
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