"A great piece of journalism, if you are interested in understanding/knowing more about the current multi-layered crisis in Lebanon, read this highly informative and deeply disheartening piece about how corruption ruined Lebanon. Please _...Read More_

>"A fierce political dispute over a probe into Beirut's August 2020 port blast prompted the worst violence Lebanon has witnessed in more than 10 years on Thursday, after a protest descended into deadly street battles. At least six people _...Read More_

"At least four people have died in clashes in Beirut. The violence broke out after protests linked to an investigation into last year’s port explosion."

"Forced to choose between generator power, food, medicine and education, Lebanese families are struggling through a worsening crisis"

>"Lebanese political leadership has accused Judge Tarek Bitar of bias after charging senior officials."

No one in authority has yet been held accountable for the port blast and politicians have shown little appetite for a robust _...Read More_

[https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/04/world/lebanon-crisis.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/04/world/lebanon-crisis.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage) >"The small Mediterranean country is in the throes of a financial crisis that the World Bank has said could rank among _...Read More_

>"BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese troops deployed in the northern city of Tripoli early Sunday taking positions around major state institutions _...Read More_

>"Auto magnate-turned-fugitive Carlos Ghosn is campaigning to clear his name, and hopes a visit by French investigators to his home in exile in Lebanon will be his first real opportunity to defend himself since the bombshell arrest that _...Read More_

Shula Cohen, aka The Pearl, spied for Israel in Lebanon for 14 years, smuggling Jews into Palestine. This is her story: [https://t.co/yrXkDRtWt9](https://t.co/yrXkDRtWt9) [https://t.co/9wmJ0vbAZe](https://t.co/9wmJ0vbAZe)

Beirut blast was 'historically' powerful By Jonathan Amos and Paul Rincon BBC News _...Read More_

[https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/10/middleeast/beirut-port-fire-intl/index.html](https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/10/middleeast/beirut-port-fire-intl/index.html)

"A store of oil and tires at Beirut port burst into flames on Thursday" But there were no immediate reports of injuries, a little more than a month after a massive blast devastated the port and surrounding residential area of the Lebanese _...Read More_