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Lebanon: Saudi dissident killed in Beirut, police arrest two of his brothers

The victim was stabbed to death on Saturday in his home in a southern Beirut area known to be under the security control of Hezbollah, a Shiite organisation backed by Saudi arch-foe Iran

Lebanese students struggle to complete their education after fleeing Ukraine war

Beirut said in late March that around 1,000 students had managed to leave Ukraine, long a destination for Lebanese seeking more affordable universities

Beirut: Street violence that left seven dead, dozens hurt over port blast probe resurrects spectre of civil war

France, the US and United Nations have appealed for a de-escalation but also insisted on the need to allow the port explosion probe to continue unhindered

Beirut: At least six dead, dozens hurt after protests over last year's port blast probe turn violent

Hezbollah and Amal have blamed the Lebanese Forces, a Christian party staunchly opposed to them, and accused them of firing sniper shots with the aim to kill. The latter has denied the charges

Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahri, rumoured to be dead, resurfaces in video on 9/11 attacks anniversary

Al-Zawahri’s speech was recorded in a 61-minute, 37-second video produced by the group’s as-Sahab Media Foundation.

From Shebaa Farms to Iran angle, Israel's more hate, little love for Hezbollah is unsurprising

The disputed Shebaa Farms area, Iran-backed Hezbollah doctrine to destroy Israel and Hezbollah's numerous attacks on Israel and Jewish targets globally have always kept things very fluid

Mired in pandemic-induced crises, Lebanon hopes for economic revival and relief with the arrival of summer

For weeks, frustrated citizens have been lining up to fill up at gas stations, with occasional fistfights and shootings amid frayed nerves. More than half the population has been plunged into poverty, and with sectarian tensions on the rise, Lebanon feels ready to erupt.

Lack of healthcare, retirement schemes leads Lebanon's elderly to struggle for basic necessities during pandemic

Lebanon is one of only 16 countries in the world with no pension scheme for private sector workers in case of old age, disability and death, according to the ILO. The national social security program covers only 30 percent of the labor force, mainly giving one-time payments at retirement, and is dangerously underfunded.

Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong leads bike tour around Beirut to help blast victims of August explosion

The Beirut blast killed 193, wounded about 6,500 and caused billions of dollars in damage. It decimated the port facility and thousands of apartments in the city.

Fire breaks out at Beirut port a month after deadly blast killed 190; army helicopters to join fire-fighting ops

The 4 August blast caused widespread outrage after reports said that authorities had been aware of the huge stockpile of ammonium nitrate fertiliser at the port