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Part of damaged Beirut port silos collapses after weeks-long fire

The collapse has revived trauma and anger just ahead of the two-year anniversary of the port explosion.

Al Jazeera · Jul 31, 2022

US Envoy Pushes Lebanon-Israel Talks over Maritime Dispute

US envoy Amos Hochstein arrived in Beirut Sunday to push talks to resolve a bitter maritime border dispute between Lebanon and Israel over Mediterranean waters with offshore gas fields. "Reaching a resolution is both necessary and possible, but can only be done through negotiations and diplomacy," the US State Department…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 31, 2022

Part of Beirut Port Silos, Damaged in 2020 Blast, Collapses

A section of Beirut's massive port grain silos, shredded in the 2020 explosion, collapsed in a huge cloud of dust on Sunday after a weekslong fire, triggered by grains that had fermented and ignited in the summer heat. The northern block of the silos toppled after what sounded like an…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 31, 2022

Lebanon Optimistic on Reaching Maritime Border Deal with Israel

Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib said on Friday there is more optimism than ever on reaching a deal to delineate the country's maritime border with Israel via US mediation, according to a tweet from the ministry's account. "There has never been optimism to the extent that there is today,"…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 29, 2022

As Lebanese staple runs short, tempers flare at bakeries

Mohamed Abu Khodr had been waiting for hours outside a Beirut bakery in hopes of buying two bags of subsidised bread he needs to feed his family. But there was no sign of the doors opening for him or the dozens of other people outside.

Reuters · Jul 28, 2022

Silos at Blast-Hit Beirut Port at Risk of Collapse, Warns PM

Grain silos at Beirut's blast-hit port are at risk of collapsing after a fire this month, Lebanon's caretaker prime minister said Wednesday, a week before the explosion's second anniversary. "The northern group of silos are now in danger of falling," Najib Mikati announced in a statement that said the silos…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 27, 2022

Political Forces Warn of Nasrallah’s Monopoly over Lebanon’s Decision of War and Peace

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasralla’s recent remarks over the marine demarcation dispute between Lebanon and Israel have raised alarm in Beirut that he would act alone should disagreements remain unresolved. Nasrallah had set a September deadline for an agreement to be reached over the marine border, warning that he would act…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 27, 2022

Aoun Stresses Importance of Cooperation between UNIFIL, Lebanese Army

President Michel Aoun has told United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka that Beirut is committed to implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1701 because it is willing to maintain stability and security on the southern borders. Aoun and Wronecka discussed at Baabda Palace on Tuesday last week's Security Council…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 27, 2022

Smoldering Beirut Port Silo Risks Total Collapse amid Fire

Lebanon's prime minister on Friday warned that the ruin of a massive grain silo risks total collapse due to an ongoing fire that's expanding amid the summer heat at the Beirut port where a devastating blast two years ago tore through the Mediterranean city. A fire in the structure has…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 22, 2022

Smoldering Beirut port silo risks total collapse amid fire

Lebanon's government says one of the massive silos that withstood a deadly blast at Beirut's port two years ago risks collapsing

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2022