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Lebanon: Israeli strike flattens multi-storey residential building in Beirut, 11 die

Nov 23, 2024, at 09:47 pm

Israeli strike flattened a multi-storey residential building in central Beirut which left at least 11 people dead.

Middle East Crisis: Israel claims Hezbollah hiding USD 500 million in gold and silver in bunker under Beirut hospital

Oct 22, 2024, at 03:10 pm

Israel has accused Hezbollah of allegedly hiding over USD 500 million in gold and silver in a secret bunker located beneath a Beirut hospital, media reports said.

Israel hits Hezbollah's arms facility in Beirut, Gaza after drone attack on Benjamin Netanyahu's house

Oct 20, 2024, at 02:37 pm

Israel Saturday claimed to hit the arms facilities of the Iran-backed group Hezbollah in Beirut and "Hamas terror target" in Gaza in a retaliatory action against a drone attack on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence.

Iran threatens retaliatory strikes on Israel's energy facilities if Tel Aviv makes a 'mistake'

Oct 06, 2024, at 08:47 pm

Tehran: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has issued a stern warning to Israel, threatening to target the country’s oil refineries and gas fields if Tel Aviv initiates an attack on Tehran. 

Middle East conflict: Israel confirms elimination of Hezbollah’s medium-range rockets unit's commander

Oct 01, 2024, at 07:19 am

The Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday confirmed the killing of the commander of Hezbollah’s medium-range rockets unit during an airstrike in Beirut.

Middle East Conflict: Palestinian armed group says three members killed in Israeli airstrike

Sep 30, 2024, at 02:44 pm

At least three Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) members died in an airstrike conducted by Israel in Beirut's Kola region on Monday.

Hezbollah chief Nasrallah’s death: Joe Biden calls Israel’s action a 'measure of justice'

Sep 30, 2024, at 07:03 am

Iran has called for an emergency United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting over Israel's military actions in Lebanon and the broader region.

Iranian spy revealed Hezbollah leader Nasrallah’s location before Israeli airstrike: Report

Sep 30, 2024, at 06:45 am

An Iranian informant allegedly tipped off Israeli authorities about Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's whereabouts, leading to his death in an airstrike in Beirut, according to the French newspaper Le Parisien.

Iran’s Khamenei urges Muslims to confront Israel after Hezbollah leader Nasrallah’s death in strikes

Sep 29, 2024, at 02:51 am

Dubai: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday called on Muslims to "stand by the people of Lebanon and the proud Hezbollah with whatever means they have and assist them in confronting the... wicked regime (of Israel)," Reuters reported.

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah killed in Beirut strike: Israeli military

Sep 28, 2024, at 09:02 pm

Hassan Nasrallah, the chief of Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and military-resistance organization Hezbollah, has been killed in a strike launched on Beirut by the Israeli military, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed on Saturday.

Israel carries out fresh strikes in Beirut targeting Hezbollah headquarters

Sep 28, 2024, at 06:35 am

Beirut/IBNS:  Moments after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to keep fighting Hezbollah, Israel carried out fresh air strikes on the south of Lebanon's capital Beirut targeting the militant outfit's headquarters, media reports said.

Israel claims to kill top Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon strikes

Sep 21, 2024, at 06:02 am

Jerusalem/IBNS: Israel Friday announced it had killed Hezbollah's elite unit commander in a strike on southern Lebanon earlier in the day that according to officials left 12 dead and dozens wounded in the outfit's stronghold across Beirut.

14 killed, 300 injured in Beirut walkie-talkie blasts targetting Hezbollah units a day after pager explosions

Sep 19, 2024, at 05:27 am

Beirut/IBNS: At least 14 people have died and more than 300 others wounded as walkie-talkies blew up in places regarded as the militant outfit Hezbollah stronghold, media reports said Tuesday.

Day after pager explosion, walkie-talkies blow up in Hezbollah strongholds of Beirut; several casualties feared

Sep 19, 2024, at 03:25 am

Beirut/IBNS: A day after pagers exploded across Lebanon, killing nine people and injuring more than 2,800 others, walkie-talkie blasts were reported across Beirut in places regarded as the militant outfit Hezbollah stronghold, media reports said.

UN appeals for ‘maximum restraint’ following Israeli strikes in Beirut

Aug 01, 2024, at 12:55 am

The United Nations has voiced grave concern over Israeli strikes in the densely populated southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, on Tuesday, which resulted in scores of civilian casualties.

Israel carries out air strike on senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut's southern suburbs

Jul 31, 2024, at 05:46 am

Beirut (Lebanon)/IBNS: An Israeli air strike targeted a senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut's southern suburbs late on Tuesday in what the Israeli military said was carried out in retaliation for a cross-border rocket attack three days ago that killed 12 children and teenagers, media reports said.

Rights expert denounces interference in Beirut explosion probe

Apr 07, 2023, at 11:32 pm

New York: Judges investigating the deadly August 2020 explosion at the port in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, must be free to do their job in peace, a UN independent human rights expert said on Wednesday.

Human rights experts call for international investigation into 2020 Beirut explosion

Aug 05, 2022, at 11:12 pm

New York: A cohort of independent UN experts has called on the Human Rights Council to launch an international investigation into the massive explosion in Beirut two year ago, with a view to securing justice for those who died and were injured.

UN calls for end to violence in Lebanon following deadly Beirut clashes

Oct 15, 2021, at 07:43 pm

New York: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for an immediate end to violence in Lebanon following deadly sectarian violence in the capital, Beirut, surrounding the on-going investigation into the August 2020 blasts in the port area.

Lebanese army looking for people who attacked protesters in Beirut post explosions

Oct 14, 2021, at 10:54 pm

Beirut/UNI/Sputnik/IBNS: The Lebanese military is looking for criminals who opened fire at protesters in Beirut on Thursday.

Families still struggling one year after Beirut explosion: UNICEF

Aug 04, 2021, at 06:39 pm

New York: A year after the devastating explosions in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, a staggering 98 per cent of families are still in need, according to a survey published on Tuesday by the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF.

Beirut blast aftermath: Healing underway, city needs more support to cleanse ‘deep wounds’

Nov 13, 2020, at 03:32 pm

New York: Those affected by the devastating explosions that tore through Beirut 100 days ago, killing more than 200 people, remain in need of crucial support, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Wednesday.

Explosion at fuel depot in Beirut kills 3 people, injures over 50 0thers: Reports

Oct 10, 2020, at 02:17 pm

Beirut/Sputnik: A blast at a fuel depot in the Lebanese capital killed three people and injured more than 50 others on Friday, Lebanon’s Al Jadeed TV channel reported.

Lebanon: Fire breaks out at oils and tires warehouse in Beirut

Sep 10, 2020, at 11:46 pm

Beirut/IBNS: A major fire broke out at an oils and tires warehouse in the duty-free market of Lebanon capital Beirut's port on Thursday.

Beirut facing acute environmental crisis, warns UN energy specialist

Sep 02, 2020, at 03:38 pm

New York: Contamination from hazardous chemicals, landfill sites at capacity, and water pollution, are among the most urgent challenges faced by the Lebanese authorities and UN teams tackling the huge task of clearing up Beirut, following the massive explosion in the city’s port on 4 August.

Kickstarting economies without COVID-19 plan, ‘a recipe for disaster’: Tedros

Sep 01, 2020, at 03:56 pm

New York: Eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic, countries want to “get their economies going again”, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, advising on the measures that governments, communities and individuals should take, to do so safely.

UNESCO launches Beirut recovery fund for culture, heritage and education

Aug 28, 2020, at 10:16 pm

New York: To support the rehabilitation of schools, historic heritage buildings, museums and the creative economy, which suffered extensive damage in the deadly explosions that shook Beirut earlier this month, the head of the UN cultural agency on Thursday launched an international fund-raising appeal.

Experts call for accountability following Beirut’s ‘unprecedented’ lethal explosion

Aug 14, 2020, at 03:19 pm

New York: The catastrophic blast which led to the deaths of more than 200 in Beirut on 4 August, has prompted more than three dozen independent rights experts on Thursday, to issue a call for justice and accountability on behalf of the Lebanese people.

Refugees also affected by Beirut blast as UN relief efforts continue

Aug 12, 2020, at 10:14 pm

New York: Dozens of refugees were among the victims of the deadly explosions at Beirut’s port a week ago that destroyed large areas of the Lebanese capital, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, reported on Tuesday.

Over 40 Syrians died in Beirut blast : Embassy

Aug 09, 2020, at 02:42 am

Moscow/Sputnik: At least 43 Syrian nationals have died in Tuesday's mammoth blast in Beirut, the Syrian Embassy in Lebanon said Saturday.