Lebanon

What is the Sabra and Shatila massacre?

38 years ago, Lebanese Phalangist militia stormed the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps in Beirut, killing an estimated 800-3500 Palestinians and Lebanese civilians, as Israel’s army watched on. The massacre has been laballed an ‘act of genocide’ by the UN commission

Lebanon economic crisis

Lebanon crisis: The long arm of French neocolonialism is back

Hicham Safieddine

More than 200 coronavirus cases at Lebanon's biggest prison, union leader says

Sudan in Transition

Sudan seizes explosives large enough to 'blow up the entire capital’

Fire hits landmark building in central Beirut

Lebanon economic crisis

'Death trip': Lebanese risk the Mediterranean to escape living hell

Beirut explosion

Syrian refugees feel double the loss after Beirut port explosion

Israel-UAE deal

Call to turn Arab League HQ into wedding hall over response to Israel-UAE deal

Art and photography

Beirut, broken and bruised: How photographers capture the trauma of their shattered city

Lebanese army says it shot down Israeli drone near border

Beirut explosion

Beirut port fire hits warehouse storing critical food aid

US and France disagree on approach to Hezbollah, American official says

Beirut explosion

Fire in Beirut’s port triggers trauma for Beirut citizens

Beirut explosion

Beirut explosion: Trouble brewing for Lebanon's president after Sri Lankan tea gift

US imposes sanctions on two former Lebanese ministers over ties to Hezbollah

Beirut explosion

A city of shattered glass: Beirut residents struggle to rebuild after explosion

Hamas and Hezbollah leaders meet in Lebanon

Gambian migrant workers repatriated after months stranded in Lebanon

Beirut explosion

Beirut blast rescue team says no longer a chance of finding anyone alive

World Bank cancels loan for Lebanon's controversial Bisri dam project

Beirut explosion

Possible sign of life as rescue teams detect faint heartbeat under Beirut rubble