World 19 hours ago Hezbollah militant guilty of 2005 assassination of Lebanon's ex-PM A U.N.-backed tribunal on Tuesday convicted one member of the Hezbollah militant group and acquitted three others of involvement in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
U.S. 19 hours ago American man who was detained in Lebanon for six months dies of cancer, family says Amer Fakhoury, the New Hampshire man who was beaten and tortured after being detained during a family vacation in Lebanon nearly a year ago, died of cancer earlier Monday, according to his family.
Opinion 19 hours ago Schanzer, Badran: Why we must steer clear of the Lebanon aid trap Nearly everyone in the U.S. government wants to help this tiny and embattled country on the Mediterranean Sea. But exactly how to help is where opinions diverge.
Entertainment 19 hours ago Russell Crowe makes ‘very generous’ donation to damaged Beirut restaurant on behalf of Anthony Bourdain Russell Crowe made a “very generous” donation to the Beirut restaurant Le Chef.
World 19 hours ago Beirut blast: UNESCO warns 60 historic buildings at risk of collapse The United Nations’ cultural agency said Thursday it will lead the international campaign for the recovery and restoration of Beirut's heritage, citing local officials who said that around 60 historic buildings in the Lebanese capital were at risk of collapse following last week’s devastating explosion at the Beirut port.
World 19 hours ago Macron warns Iran not to ‘interfere’ in Lebanese government shakeup Lebanon's Prime Minister, Hassan Diab, and his entire cabinet resigned earlier this week as reports surfaced that officials had been aware for years of the 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in Beirut's port, which caught fire and triggered the deadly explosion.
World 19 hours ago Beirut blast: US official says FBI will join investigation The FBI will join Lebanese and other international investigators in the probe of the massive explosion at Beirut's port that killed more than 170 people, injured thousands and caused widespread destruction, a U.S. diplomat said Thursday.
World 19 hours ago Lebanon activists fear military crackdown under state of emergency declaration The order gives the army broad power to curb free speech, freedom of assembly and freedom of the press, as well as to enter homes and arrest anyone deemed a security threat under the guise of protecting a city in turmoil.
World 19 hours ago Lebanon's leaders were warned in July that explosives 'could destroy' Beirut, report says Lebanese security officials who were concerned about the massive stockpile of ammonium nitrate in Beirut’s port had sent a letter to the country’s prime minister and president two weeks before the blast warning that the material “could destroy” the capital city if it exploded, a report says.
World 19 hours ago Police, protesters clash in Beirut: Fox News' Trey Yingst reports amid gunfire, tear gas There is "growing frustration" among demonstrators clashing with security forces in Beirut one week after the deadly explosion that killed at least 171 people, injured thousands, and plunged Lebanon into political chaos, Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst reported on "America's Newsroom" Tuesday.
Lifestyle 19 hours ago Couple slammed for sexy photoshoot near Beirut explosion site An unidentified couple ventured out to a bridge near the Beirut explosion site in Lebanon and snapped modelesque photos of themselves mere yards from where 220 people were killed and thousands were injured on Tuesday.
World 19 hours ago Trey Yingst reports from Lebanon after prime minster, Cabinet resign following Beirut blast Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst reported Monday that demonstrators in Lebanon say the resignations of the country's prime minister and his cabinet following last week's deadly explosion at Beirut’s port are “not enough.”
World 19 hours ago Lebanon prime minister resigns after Cabinet steps down amid fallout of Beirut explosion Lebanon's Prime Minister Hassan Diab announced at a news conference Monday he's resigning just hours after his entire Cabinet stepped down amid the fallout of last week's devastating explosion at Beirut's port.
World 19 hours ago Beirut cop killed in anti-government clashes as Macron calls on world to help A police officer was killed Saturday as thousands of protesters in Beirut stormed government buildings and called for an uprising days after a massive explosion in the Lebanese capital’s port left at least 158 dead and some 6,000 wounded.
Media 19 hours ago Esper on aid to Lebanon after deadly Beirut blast: US doing 'everything we can' The U.S. government will do everything it can to help the Lebanese people in the wake of Tuesday's massive explosion at a port in Beirut that killed more than 100 people and wounded thousands, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Saturday night.
World 19 hours ago Lebanese protesters storm government buildings as prime minister vows early elections Protesters in Lebanon stormed government ministries as violence gripped Beirut Saturday night.
World 19 hours ago Fox News reporter gets firsthand look at Beirut blast aftermath as Lebanese citizens demand answers Rescue teams pulled more bodies from the rubble of Beirut's port as more than 300,000 Lebanese are displaced after a massive explosion Tuesday sent a wave of destruction through Lebanon's capital, killing nearly 150 people and wounding thousands.
World 19 hours ago Lebanese authorities fire tear gas as protesters chant 'Revolution' after Beirut blast The blast killed at least 154 people and injured at least 5,000 others, with dozens of people still unaccounted for.
World 19 hours ago Beirut explosion: US military sends 3 cargo planes to Lebanon filled with medical supplies The U.S. military is sending three cargo planes to Lebanon filled with food, water and medical supplies, the U.S. Central Command announced in a statement Thursday two days after a massive explosion in the capital city of Beirut left at least 157 dead and some 5,000 injured.
World 19 hours ago Beirut explosion linked to Russian ship storing ammonium nitrate left in port, called 'floating bomb' Investigators probing the devastating blast in Beirut that killed at least 135 people and injured 5,000 more are pointing to a Russian ship docked in the city's port for nearly 7 years without appropriate security precautions that officials warned was “a floating bomb.”
World 19 hours ago Beirut explosion: France's Macron promises foreign aid won't fall into 'corrupt hands' as outrage mounts over negligent Lebanon 'regime' As outraged protesters gathered in central Beirut on Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron assured that foreign aid dollars would not fall into corrupt hands on the second day since a massive explosion devastated the Lebanese capital, leaving so far at least 157 dead and 5,000 injured.
Media 19 hours ago Ex-NSC spokesman Michael Anton describes Beirut explosion as 'accident waiting to happen' If Tuesday's massive explosion in Beirut was an accident -- as authorities claim --- "it was an accident waiting to happen," former Trump national security spokesman Michael Anton told "Bill Hemmer Reports" Wednesday.
World 19 hours ago Heartstopping video shows Lebanese bride posing for shoot moments before massive explosion rocked capital A stunning video recorded Tuesday captures a Lebanese bride in Beirut moments before a massive explosion that killed 135 people and injured thousands of others.
Politics 19 hours ago Trump walks back claim that Beirut explosion was caused by bomb President Trump on Wednesday hedged his comments from the previous day that the massive explosion in Beirut was caused by a bomb – saying that the blast that left more than 70 dead and thousands injured could have been an accident.
Politics 19 hours ago Defense Secretary Esper contradicts Trump on Beirut tragedy: 'Most believe it was an accident' The massive explosion that tore through Beirut killed at least 135 people and left some 300,000 homeless
World 19 hours ago Beirut blast devastation seen in new satellite images The scale of devastation from Tuesday's Beirut blast can be seen in new satellite images that provide a sobering perspective of the pair of explosions that killed more than 100 people, injured 4,000 others and leveled several warehouses and buildings nearby.
World 19 hours ago Beirut explosion: Pompeo says US is ready to help, Australia donates $1.4M as international community responds Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was one of a number of high-ranking international officials to offer help to Lebanon in the wake of a devastating explosion that tore through Beirut on Tuesday, leaving at least 100 people dead and injuring thousands more.
World 19 hours ago Beirut explosion: Rescue workers frantically search for survivors as Lebanon capital confronts massive devastation Rescuers on Wednesday are working frantically to search for survivors in Beirut a day after a massive explosion rocked the Lebanese capital, leaving at least 100 dead and some 4,000 injured.
World 19 hours ago At least 100 dead, more than 4,000 injured in Beirut explosion: Lebanese Red Cross At least 100 people are dead and more than 4,000 injured in an explosion that rocked Beirut Tuesday, a Lebanese Red Cross official said.
Media 19 hours ago Keane urges caution on Trump suggestion bomb caused Beirut explosion: 'Don't have enough facts' Tuesday's deadly explosion in Beirut impacted every person in the Lebanese capital, Fox News senior strategic analyst Gen. Jack Keane told "The Story" Tuesday.
World 19 hours ago Trump description of Beirut blast as ‘attack’ is premature, some US officials say Soon after President Trump called Tuesday’s massive explosion in Beirut an “attack” and “a bomb of some kind,” citing information from “some of our great generals,” multiple U.S. officials told Fox News that so far no evidence suggests that is true.