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This handout picture released by the Lebanese presidency shows President Joseph Aoun (R) posing for a picture with US deputy special envoy to the Middle East Morgan Ortagus after their meeting at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut on February 7, 2025. (Lebanese Presidency / AFP)
February 7, 2025, 5:21 pm
US envoy says Hezbollah ‘defeated,’ must not be in Lebanon government
Morgan Ortagus warns this would violate ‘clear red lines’ set by Washington; says US ‘very committed’ to February 18 Israeli withdrawal date
By AFP and ToI Staff
Riad Salameh the former governor of Lebanon's Central Bank, listens to a journalist's question during a press conference, in Beirut, Lebanon, November 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
September 3, 2024, 7:32 pm
Lebanon’s former central bank chief arrested over financial crimes
Riad Salameh said to have been charged with embezzlement, money laundering and fraud after years of accusations marred his 30-year term as bank governor
By Laila Bassam and Timour Azhari
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri opens the session to elect a president at the parliament building in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, September 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
September 29, 2022, 1:58 pm
Lebanon’s parliament fails to elect president as political paralysis continues
Beirut has not had a functioning government since May, and currently operates in a limited caretaker capacity under Prime Minister Najib Mikati
By Kareem Chehayeb
Dust is seen rising from the grain silos in the port of Beirut after a portion of them collapsed after a fire on July 31, 2022. (AP Photo)
July 31, 2022, 11:50 pm
Iconic Beirut port silos damaged in 2020 blast partially crumble
Structure had been burning for over a week as fermented grain inside ignited; sister of man killed in the explosion two years ago says the collapse ‘shows the state’s failure’
By Kareem Chehayeb
Ibrahim Mneimneh, a 46-year-old architect and one of 13 independent newcomers who won a seat in the latest parliamentary elections, poses for a selfie with one of his supporters during an event celebrating the election outcome, in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, May 21, 2022 (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
May 26, 2022, 11:12 am
Lebanon’s nascent, fragmented reform movement faces tough road ahead
Newcomers say they plan to form a unified bloc in parliament, but remain divided on many issues, from the economy to their attitude toward Hezbollah
By Zeina Karam
Posters expressing support for the leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah, hang on a main road in the capital Beirut, on May 14, 2022, on the eve of parliamentary elections. (LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)
May 17, 2022, 6:42 am
Despite Lebanon election setbacks, Hezbollah remains a growing threat to Israel
Shiite group and its allies lost their parliamentary majority, but Israel’s northern neighbor remains a dysfunctional state in which Nasrallah’s terror faction does what it pleases
By Lazar Berman
Electoral billboards overlook a bridge in Lebanon's capital Beirut, on May 14, 2022, on the eve of parliamentary elections. (LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)
May 15, 2022, 6:34 am
Lebanon votes in first election since crisis, with little hope for change
Political class blamed for country’s woes is expected to hold onto levers of power
By Rouba El Husseini
Hezbollah supporters wave portraits of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and their group flags, during an election campaign, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
May 14, 2022, 6:20 pm
Hezbollah’s weapons divide Lebanon as it holds parliamentary elections Sunday
Calls to dismantle terror group have dominated campaigns of rival factions ahead of vote, the first since economic collapse and deadly Beirut port blast
By Agencies
Protesters gather in front of the 'Revolution fist' symbol of Lebanon's October 2019 uprising, during a rally in the capital Beirut's Martyrs Square, on October 17, 2021. (ANWAR AMRO / AFP)
October 17, 2021, 9:32 pm
Small crowd marks second anniversary of Lebanon’s protest movement
Protester says low turnout is due to ‘fear and weariness’ and because ‘people are exhausted’
By AFP
Shiite fighters from Hezbollah and Amal terror movements take aim with (L to R) a Kalashnikov assault rifle and a rocket-propelled grenade launcher amidst clashes in the area of Tayouneh, in the southern suburb of the capital Beirut, on October 14, 2021 (IBRAHIM AMRO / AFP)
October 16, 2021, 7:54 am
A who’s who of the groups involved in Beirut violence that left 7 dead
Deadly street battles after rally demanding removal of judge from port blast probe involved several of the same players as the 1975-1990 civil war, including Hezbollah terror group
By AFP
Supporters of the Shiite Hezbollah and Amal groups chant slogans against Judge Tarek Bitar who is investigating last year's deadly seaport blast, during a protest in front of the Justice Palace in Beirut, Lebanon, on Thursday, October 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
October 14, 2021, 12:12 pm
Lebanon court dismisses Hezbollah bid to remove Beirut blast judge
Lawsuits of two ex-ministers who were summoned by Judge Tarek Bitar on suspicion of criminal negligence are tossed, as Shiiite activists continue to demand his replacement
By AFP
Then-Lebanese Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil listens to Lebanese Information Minister Jamal Jarrah while he speaks to a journalist at the Government House in Beirut, Lebanon, May 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
October 12, 2021, 3:00 pm
Lebanese judge issues arrest warrant for MP over port blast after no-show
But Tarek Bitar is forced to put case on hold as Ali Hassan Khalil, the warrant’s target, formally asks for the judge to be replaced
By Agencies
In this July 17, 2020 file photo, a woman looks at a homeless Lebanese man sleeping on the ground in Hamra street, in Beirut, Lebanon (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
October 6, 2021, 12:28 pm
As Lebanese got poorer, politicians stashed wealth abroad, Pandora Papers show
Members of political class were sending assets abroad for years, even as they urged people to deposit money in Lebanon’s banks, assuring them it was safe
By Bassam Mroue
In this Aug. 4, 2021 file photo, a monument that represents justice stands in front of towering grain silos that were gutted in the massive August 2020 explosion at the port in Beirut, Lebanon (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
October 4, 2021, 3:53 pm
Beirut blast probe to resume after court rejects challenges to judge’s authority
Ruling political class, accused of knowing about the explosive material stored at the port and doing little to stop it, has closed ranks against judge and his predecessor
By AP
In this photo from October 24, 2015, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah addresses a crowd during the holy day of Ashoura, in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
August 28, 2021, 3:25 pm
Nasrallah: Beirut port blast judge’s subpoena of caretaker PM is ‘unacceptable’
Hezbollah chief claims summons to Hassan Diab proves probe into explosion is ‘based on targeting and politicization’
By Agencies
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