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- Us Urges ‘De-Escalation of Tensions’ in Lebanon
- Lebanon’s PM Says Violence A Setback But Would Be Overcome
- Lebanon to Hold Day of Public Mourning on Friday, PM Says
- Lebanese Army Arrests Nine People After Beirut Violence
- Un Chief Calls For Halt to Lebanon Violence
- Events A Message to Hezbollah, Says Analyst
- Lebanese President Vows to Hold Accountable Those Behind Violence
- Kuwait Calls on Its Citizens to Leave Lebanon
- Lebanese Ex-Pm Hariri Says Beirut Violence Reminiscent of Civil War
- Escalation Reflects ‘Structural Weakness’
The United States called for an easing of tensions in Lebanon after deadly violence in Beirut sparked fears of a return to sectarian strife. “We join Lebanese authorities in their call for calm, their calls for a de-escalation of tensions,” State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters. 14 Oct 2021 - 17:20 GMT
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati told Reuters news agency that Thursday’s events were a setback to the government but would be overcome. “Lebanon is going through a difficult phase not an easy one. We are like a patient in front of the emergency room,” Mikati said in an interview. “We have a lot of stages after that to complete recovery.” 14 O...
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced on Twitter that Friday would be a day of public mourning for those killed in Beirut. Six people were shot dead in Beirut, in an attack on supporters of Hezbollah and an allied Lebanese party who were gathering to demand the removal of the judge investigating last year’s devastating Beirut port blast. 1...
Lebanon’s army said it arrested nine people, including a Syrian, after violence erupted earlier in the day in Beirut, leaving at least six killed and dozens wounded. The army said on Twitter that it remained deployed in the area to ensure violence did not break out again. 14 Oct 2021 - 16:29 GMT
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on all concerned in Lebanon to immediately halt acts of violence and refrain from provocative actions or inflammatory rhetoric, a UN spokesman said. Guterres reiterates the need for an impartial, thorough and transparent investigation into the 2020 explosion at the Beirut port, UN spokesman Stephane Duja...
Rami Khouri, director of global engagement at the American University of Beirut, told Al Jazeera that it was unusual for Lebanese people to openly stand up to Hezbollah. “I think what’s really new and significant, is you have people in Lebanon standing up to Hezbollah, openly, even with arms to a limited level … and this is a sign that Hezbollah’s ...
President Michel Aoun said in a brief address to the nation that the clashes were a “painful and unacceptable scene”. “It took us back to the days that we said we would never forget and never repeat,” he said in his televised address, referring to the country’s 15-year civil war from 1975 until 1990. 14 Oct 2021 - 15:45 GMT
Kuwait called on its citizens to leave Lebanon and told those wishing to travel there to wait, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The ministry said its embassy in Beirut “calls upon Kuwaiti citizens present there to exercise caution and to stay away from sites of gatherings and security disturbances in some areas and to stay in their residen...
Lebanon’s former prime minister, Saad al-Hariri, said on Twitter that the violence that erupted in Beirut was reminiscent of the 1975-1990 civil war and that it was “unacceptable on all levels”. “What happened in Beirut today, the scenes of shooting and shelling and the dispersion of armed groups brought us back to the memory and images of the civi...
Speaking from Doha, Rami Khouri, director of global engagement at the American University of Beirut, said Thursday’s violence was “another manifestation of underlying structural weaknesses” that have continued in Lebanon since the 1950s. “For years now, people in Lebanon threaten civil strife if their demands are not met. It is a terrible situation...
Oct 14, 2021 · Oct. 14, 2021. Share full article. Follow our latest coverage of the Beirut shootings. Here’s what we know: Gunfire erupted at protests over an inquiry into last year’s port explosion, with...
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Aug 6, 2020 · Lebanese hospitals have been overwhelmed after an explosion struck Beirut's port on Tuesday, killing at least 137 and wounding 5,000. Four hospitals were damaged in the blast. Lebanon...
Aug 3, 2023 · 16 Feb 2023. Beirut banks attacked as financial crisis deepens. Demonstrators lit fires and smashed windows over ongoing cash withdrawal restrictions. Middle East. 25 Jan 2023. Lebanon...
Oct 14, 2021 · BEIRUT, Lebanon — Armed clashes between sectarian militias transformed Beirut neighborhoods into a deadly war zone on Thursday, raising fears that violence could fill the void left by the...
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