Beirut

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Scouts mobilise to clean up rubble and debris in Beirut

Armed with brooms and shovels, the scouts have been working tirelessly to remove debris and rubble from the streets and building entrances, helping to restore some appearance of order and normalcy to the affected areas.

03/12/2024

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Israel launches heavy airstrikes on southern suburbs of Beirut

In retaliation for Hezbollah launching over 200 rockets into Israel, Israeli airstrikes on Sunday targeted and destroyed several buildings in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon.

25/11/2024

Lebanon

US envoy arrives in Lebanon as Israeli airstike hits central Beirut

Recent Israeli strikes targeted government and diplomatic buildings in a densely populated area of the Lebanese capital, killing at least five people.

19/11/2024

Lebanon

Israeli strikes devastate Dahiyeh, claim 45 lives in northeast Lebanon

Early Friday airstrikes on Dahiyeh, following a four-day period with no reported strikes in the suburb, destroyed dozens of buildings and sparked fires in the area.

01/11/2024

Lebanon

Israeli army says it killed top Hezbollah leader in Beirut airstrike

Hashem Safieddine, a powerful cleric within the party ranks, was expected to succeed Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in a different Israeli airstrike in September.

23/10/2024

Lebanon

Dozens killed in airstrikes as Israel ramps up attacks on Lebanon

Israeli airstrikes pounded areas across Lebanon, killing at least 27 people on Wednesday, while UNIFIL says Israeli troops fired at their watchtower in southern Lebanon.

17/10/2024

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Israel hits Beirut’s southern suburbs with a dozen airstrikes

Meanwhile tens of thousands of people in Lebanon, including Palestinian refugees, continued to flee the widening conflict.

05/10/2024

Lebanon

Belgian journalists injured while reporting in Beirut await evacuation

Journalists Robin Ramaekers and Stijn De Smet were assaulted by a group of men in Beirut on Wednesday night. Ramaekers was hospitalised for facial injuries, and De Smet was treated for gunshot wounds.

04/10/2024

Lebanon

Israel targets Beirut in a fresh wave of strikes

The attacks on Lebanon's capital come as Israeli troops battle Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon.

03/10/2024

Lebanon

Landlords force displaced Lebanese people to pay exploitative rents

Between overcrowding and impossibly high upfront costs, people displaced by an accelerated war are finding it hard to secure temporary homes.

27/09/2024

Lebanon

Is it war? Why the Israel-Hezbollah conflict remains hard to define

Experts previously generally agreed that any future war between Israel and Hezbollah would look like the war they fought in 2006 — but much, much worse.

23/09/2024

Lebanon

Walkie-talkies explode across Lebanon a day after pager attack

In the Lebanese capital, multiple explosions went off during the funeral of four Hezbollah fighters who were killed the day before, sources confirmed.

18/09/2024

World News

Life goes on in Israel and Lebanon despite looming threat of war

Despite a climate of fear across the Middle East, everyday residents have little to do but get on with their lives.

07/08/2024

Lebanon

In Lebanon, residents brave a week that could change everything

As anxieties of a wider war in the Middle East loom, Euronews spoke to Beirut residents and experts to break down the latest events.

02/08/2024

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Aftermath of Israeli strike in Beirut, killing one and injuring dozens

Israel's military retaliated after 12 children and young people were killed in a strike on Israeli-controlled Golan Heights.

31/07/2024

Lebanon

Israeli airstrike hits Beirut in 'targeted strike on Hezbollah'

The Israeli military says it has struck Beirut, targeting a senior Hezbollah commander allegedly behind the deaths of 12 youths in Golan Heights.

30/07/2024

Lebanon

'Nobody will win' from wider Middle East conflict - Borrell

The EU foreign policy chief said escalating violence in the region was getting more concerning.

06/01/2024

Lebanon

Lebanon's LGBTQ+ community under threat as leaders ramp up campaign

The Middle Eastern nation is traditonally seen as fairly liberal in comparison to many of its neighbours but recent verbal, legal and physical attacks are creating a toxic environment for LGBTQ+ residents.

02/09/2023

Lebanon

Protests as Beirut marks three years since catastrophic port blast

Three years after Beirut’s massive port blast, attempts to prosecute those responsible are mired in political intrigue and many Lebanese have less faith than ever in their disintegrating state institutions.

04/08/2023

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Watch: Retired army members clash with security forces in Lebanon

Watch: Lebanese security forces fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters, mainly retired members of the army, in downtown Beirut.

23/03/2023