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Lebanon prime minister resigns after Cabinet steps down amid fallout of Beirut explosion

August 10, 2020

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.

Beirut cop killed in anti-government clashes as Macron calls on world to help

August 9, 2020

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.

Esper on aid to Lebanon after deadly Beirut blast: US doing 'everything we can'

August 9, 2020

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.

Lebanese protesters storm government buildings as prime minister vows early elections

August 8, 2020

Lebanese protesters storm government buildings as prime minister vows early elections

Protesters in Lebanon stormed government ministries as violence gripped Beirut Saturday night.

Fox News reporter gets firsthand look at Beirut blast aftermath as Lebanese citizens demand answers

August 7, 2020

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.

Lebanese authorities fire tear gas as protesters chant 'Revolution' after Beirut blast

August 7, 2020

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.

Beirut explosion: US military sends 3 cargo planes to Lebanon filled with medical supplies

August 6, 2020

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.

Beirut explosion linked to Russian ship storing ammonium nitrate left in port, called 'floating bomb'

August 6, 2020

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.”

Beirut explosion: France's Macron promises foreign aid won't fall into 'corrupt hands' as outrage mounts over negligent Lebanon 'regime'

August 6, 2020

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.

Ex-NSC spokesman Michael Anton describes Beirut explosion as 'accident waiting to happen'

August 6, 2020

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.