BEIRUT—Lebanon’s navy and U.N. peacekeepers on Saturday rescued more than 200 migrants from a boat sinking in the Mediterranean Sea hours after it left northern Lebanon’s coast, the military said in a statement. Two migrants were killed in the incident. The army statement said the vessel was carrying people “who were trying to illegally leave…
Stray Bullet Hits Plane Landing in Beirut, No Casualties
BEIRUT—A stray bullet hit a Middle East Airlines jet while landing in Beirut on Thursday, causing some material damage. No one among the passengers or crew was hurt, the head of the Lebanese airline company said. The jet was landing on its way back from Jordan when the bullet hit the plane, said Mohamad El-Hout….
Part of Beirut Port Silos, Damaged in 2020 Blast, Collapses
BEIRUT—A section of Beirut’s massive port grain silos, shredded in the 2020 explosion, collapsed in a huge cloud of dust on Sunday after a weekslong fire, triggered by grains that had fermented and ignited in the summer heat. The northern block of the silos toppled after what sounded like an explosion, kicking up thick gray…
Hundreds of Guns Smuggled From Cleveland to Beirut in Used Cars, Indictment Says
Smugglers hid firearms inside used cars and then shipped them overseas, U.S. authorities said this week, revealing details of what they say was an international operation based in and near Cleveland, Ohio. The gun-running operation allegedly sent hundreds of guns to Beirut, Lebanon, where they were resold at a profit, a news release from federal…
Protesters Break Into Lebanese Ministry as Crisis Deepens
BEIRUT—A small group of protesters broke into a ministry building in Beirut early on Friday and removed a photo of the president from one of its main rooms, as the Lebanese pound hit a new low amid a worsening economic and political stalemate. The protesters who entered the Ministry of Social Affairs said conditions in…
Deadly Shooting Rocks Beirut as Tensions Over Blast Probe Erupt
BEIRUT—Six Shi’ites were shot dead in Beirut on Thursday, in an attack on supporters of Hezbollah and its ally who were gathering to demand the removal of the judge investigating the explosion that ripped through the city’s port last year. The shooting, which took place on a front-line of Lebanon’s 1975–90 civil war and evoked…
Lebanese PM-designate Mikati Aims to Form Government to Implement Reform Plan
BEIRUT—Lebanese businessman Najib Mikati secured enough votes in parliamentary consultations on Monday to be designated the next prime minister, and now faces the difficult challenge of forming a viable government to tackle a financial crisis. Mikati has been prime minister twice before and, unlike many Lebanese leaders, does not represent a political bloc or hail…
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