World AFP Five years after Beirut port blast, Lebanese demand justice

The loved ones of those killed in a catastrophic explosion at Beirut's port five years ago gathered to demand justice on the anniversary of the blast Monday, as Lebanon's president vowed to hold those responsible to account. The August 4, 2020...

Five years after Beirut port blast, Lebanon’s president vows justice ‘without exceptions’

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun vowed Monday to apply justice as he marked the 5th anniversary of the Beirut port explosion. In a statement shared by the Lebanese presidency on X, Aoun described the Aug. 4, 2020 blast – one of the world’s most...

Lebanon passes banking restructuring law to secure funds from the IMF

Lebanon advances financial recovery efforts with a new banking restructuring law, a pivotal step toward meeting IMF reform demands. Lebanese lawmakers approved crucial banking restructuring legislation on Thursday night, establishing a framework...

Lebanon mourns beloved artist Ziad Rahbani

Food being prepared on the exterior of premises: Lebanon County restaurant inspections, Aug. 4, 2025

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, 866-366-3723, uses a risk-based inspection reporting process for restaurants and other food handlers. READ: What do restaurant inspectors look for and can they close a restaurant? Canteen @ Bayer...

I was ordered out of a swimming pool just for being a nanny – my whole body was shaking

Jane Tiozen, a domestic worker from the Philippines, was banned from swimming at a beach club in Lebanon (Picture: Getty/Metro) The uncomfortable looks came first. As Jane Tiozen, a domestic worker from the Philippines, dipped her feet in the...

Hezbollah vows to ignore Lebanese state’s disarmament plan, calls it a ‘gift for Israel’

A pro-Iranian Hezbollah supporter, holding a poster that reads: "We will not abandon the weapons" attends a mass rally to mark Ashoura, commemorating the martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad grandson Hussein. July 6, 2025, Beirut, Lebanon. Photo:...

Survivors of Israel’s pager attack on Hezbollah struggle to recover

BAZOURIEH, Lebanon (AP) -- Her head heavy with a cold, Sarah Jaffal woke up late and shuffled into the kitchen. The silence of the apartment was pierced by the unfamiliar buzzing of a pager lying near a table. Annoyed but curious, the 21-year-old...

Disarmament rift deepens between Lebanese gov’t, Hezbollah

BEIRUT TOPSHOT - People inspect the damage at the site of an overnight Israeli strike in the southern Lebanese village of Deir Seryan, in the Nabatieh district, on August 7, 2025. Israeli strikes in south Lebanon killed two people on August 6,...

With end to housing subsidies, evacuated northern residents return home, still unsettled

DOVEV — Marcel Vaknin and Etti Peretz stood at the Moshav Dovev observation point this week, only 700 meters (0.4 miles) from the border with Lebanon. They gazed out at Mount Hermon and the Lebanese village of Yaroun and dreamt of the future. “I...

Beirut rebukes Iranian FM over Hezbollah remarks

2025-08-07T10:38:21+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Beirut Lebanon’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday condemned recent remarks by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi regarding Hezbollah’s role in the country,...

Social media erupts over AP coverage of Hezbollah's 'struggle' after pager attack

U.S. envoy Tom Barrack met with Lebanon's president and said he was unbelievably satisfied with Beirut's response to a proposal to disarm the Hezbollah terrorist group. (ASSOCIATED PRESS, LEBANESE PRESIDENCY HANDOUT.) NEWYou can now listen to Fox...

Lebanese military kills three drug traffickers

(MENAFN) The Lebanese army announced on Wednesday that it killed three notorious drug traffickers during a pursuit in eastern Lebanon. According to a military statement, the army chased a vehicle carrying the suspects in the Al-Sharawneh area of...

World Associated Press A father's grief and a nation's hope: Lebanon awaits justice 5 years after Beirut blast

BSALIM, Lebanon (AP) — George Bezdjian remembers searching for his daughter, Jessica, after a massive explosion at Beirut's port five years ago. He found her at the St. Georges Hospital where she worked as a nurse. The hospital was in the path of...

A father’s grief and a nation’s hope: Lebanon awaits justice 5 years after Beirut blast

BSALIM, Lebanon (AP) — George Bezdjian remembers searching for his daughter, Jessica, after a massive explosion at Beirut’s port five years ago. He found her at the St. Georges Hospital where she worked as a nurse. The hospital was in the path of...

Seneca all-stater Jeremy Gagnon set to wrestle at McKendree University

Seneca graduate and Times All-Area Wrestling first-teamer Jeremy Gagnon has committed to continue his education at McKendree University in Lebanon, Illinois, and his wrestling career at the NCAA Division II level with the Bearcats. Pictured at his...

Bahaa Hariri rejects Iranian FM’s remarks, says disarmament is a Lebanese decision

Bahaa Hariri wrote on X: “The statement by Iran’s Foreign Minister that ‘the Lebanese government’s plan to disarm Hezbollah will fail’ is an unacceptable interference in our internal affairs and a direct assault on Lebanon’s sovereignty.’’ He...

Philanthropist does it again

George Saliba, a well-known philanthropist to Oldham County residents, has extended his commitment to improve every community he touches. On July 30, Saliba, a first-generation immigrant from Lebanon, celebrated the renovation of the historic...

Five years after Beirut blast, US embassy says Lebanon needs justice—not elite impunity

The U.S. Embassy in Beirut marked the fifth anniversary of the devastating Beirut Port explosion with a statement of solidarity and a renewed call for accountability. “Today marks five years since the tragic Beirut Port explosion that claimed over...

World AFP Lebanon president promises justice 5 years after Beirut port blast

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday vowed that "justice is coming", five years after a catastrophic explosion at Beirut's port for which nobody has been held to account. The blast on August 4, 2020 was one of the world's largest non-nuclear...