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Six months post-blast Beirut, the city once known as the Paris of the Middle East, remains in tatters. Large parts of the historic Middle Eastern capital were destroyed on August 4 when 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate exploded in the port. The explosion, which was felt 264km away in Cyprus, left 204 people dead, over 6,500 … Read more
Chemical stockpile that caused Beirut explosion ‘was shipped by business with ties to figures linked to Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad’ Three figures with ties to the Syrian regime shared London office with Savaro Ltd Savaro reportedly purchased 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate that blew up George Haswani and Imad and Mudalal Khuri are Syrian-Russian nationals They … Read more
Israel ‘launches air strikes against Iranian military targets in Syria killing six’ Syria’s official news agency reported explosions in the central town of Masyaf Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said attack killed six foreign paramilitaries Israel has previously acknowledged carrying out dozens of airstrikes in Syria By Joe Davies For Mailonline Published: 16:51 GMT, 26 … Read more
Arab Pop Idol judge’s husband is charged by police after shooting dead a masked intruder armed with a fake gun in Lebanon Fadi El-Hachem shot Syrian Mohammed Hassan al-Moussa 16 times in January Dentist Mr El-Hachem is the husband of former-Arab Idol judge Nancy Ajram Mr El-Hachem charged with ‘intentional killing, but in legitimate self-defence’ Mr … Read more
Born in the Syrian capital Damascus and educated in Beirut, he was a child of the Middle East, without a single tie to Britain. But in the decades since then, Wafic Said, now 80, has become one of this country’s most munificent philanthropists — as he has yet again demonstrated. The billionaire financier and businessman … Read more
He’s one of the breakout stars on Gogglebox Australia. And now Jad Nehmetallah has revealed that he has an exciting and charitable new project in the works, with some of MasterChef’s biggest names. Jad, 34, is launching a new cookbook called Bake for Beirut, which will help raise funds for those devastated by the Beirut … Read more
He’s one of the breakout stars on Gogglebox Australia. And now Jad Nehmetallah has revealed that he has an exciting and charitable new project in the works, with some of MasterChef’s biggest names. Jad, 34, is launching a new cookbook called Bake for Beirut, which will help raise funds for those devastated by the Beirut … Read more
Socialite Sabine Getty launches charity campaign with other creatives to help rebuild Lebanon’s communities after revealing her mother was in Beiruit at the time of the explosion which killed more than 200 Tatler’s Editor-at-large Sabine Gett, 36, has created a charity to unite Lebanese Creatives for Lebanon aims to help the Lebanese people displaced by … Read more
Another explosion rocks Beirut killing four people and leaving more wounded as a fuel tank explodes in Lebanese capital – two months on from blast that destroyed the city’s port Fuel tank explosion caused a large fire to break out in the Tariq al-Jadida area Several people have been treated for smoke inhalation, Red Cross confirmed … Read more
Lebanon is hit by ANOTHER explosion: Hezbollah arms depot destroyed after massive blast caused by ‘technical error’ weeks after Beirut disaster Hezbollah operatives surrounded the blast site after a fire broke out in Al Qana Sources said there were injuries but Hezbollah has not confirmed any casualties It comes weeks after the blast which killed … Read more