The Latest Breaking News from Beirut

The Latest: UAE briefly closes airspace as Israel strikes Beirut and Tehran

State media in the United Arab Emirates reports that a drone attack sparked a fire at an oil tank farm in the emirate of Fujairah

The Independent UK · Mar 17

In war-torn Iran, air pollution from burning oil depots and bombed buildings unleashes invisible health threats

The waves of U.S. and Israeli bomb strikes in Tehran and Beirut, and Iran’s missile and drone attacks on neighboring countries in response, are damaging more than buildings – they are sending toxic debris into the air in cities that are home to millions of people.

The Conversation · Mar 16

Iran hits Gulf neighbors and keeps stranglehold on oil shipping as concerns rise of energy crisis

Israel has launched new attacks on Beirut and Tehran, while Dubai's airport suspended flights after an Iranian drone hit a nearby fuel tank and sparked a fire

The Independent UK · Mar 16

War has already displaced nearly a million Lebanese, and aid groups warn of a humanitarian crisis

Hundreds of thousands of people in Lebanon have fled their homes since Israel issued mass evacuation orders and ramped up its airstrikes on the militant group Hezbollah

The Independent UK · Mar 14

'We're caught between Israel & Hezbollah': Beirut prof who lost 2 colleagues in bombing, on war’s toll

Two professors were killed in a bombing at Beirut's Lebanese University, leaving faculty like Habib Al-Badawi deeply shaken. He described daily life on campus as overtaken by anxiety, with routines fraught with uncertainty due to the ongoing conflict. Despite the immense psychological toll, he noted people finding ways to support…

The Times of India · Mar 13

Thousands of leaflets dropped over Beirut urge disarming Hezbollah

Residents in Beirut reported thousands of leaflets dropped over several neighborhoods, calling on Lebanese people to remove the weapons of Hezbollah and warning against turning Lebanon into an arena for Iran’s proxy forces.

Euronews · Mar 13

The Latest: US hits Iran with intense strikes as Iranian air campaign drives oil prices higher

As American and Israeli strikes pound the Islamic Republic and Iran attacks Persian Gulf shipping and energy infrastructure with no sign of an end to the war, oil prices have soared back above $100 a barrel

The Independent UK · Mar 13

Photos of a central Beirut district struck by Israeli bombs

Israel's military bombed a busy residential and commercial district in central Beirut after issuing a warning for residents to evacuate, saying it was targeting Hezbollah sites. The strikes hit a building in the Bashoura district twice, in the closest attack to downtown since the start of the war on Iran…

The Independent UK · Mar 12

Israel threatens to take Lebanese territory as it ramps up Beirut bombing in escalating war

ON THE GROUND: As the US-Israeli war with Iran continues to spread, Lebanon’s capital city has become the latest target. Chief international correspondent Bel Trew reports from Beirut on a city under fire

The Independent UK · Mar 12

Lebanon's displaced face soaring rent, tepid state response and fears of all-out war

Hundreds of thousands flee southern Lebanon after Hezbollah fires on Haifa, facing chaotic evacuations, profiteering landlords and limited state aid.

Euronews · Mar 12