West Asia has been blanketed by snow. Libya, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Palestine & Saudi Arabia are all reporting snowfall. WION's Palki Sharma tells you why this is proof of climate change.

Gravitas: Why its snowing in West Asia

The prosecutor investigating last year's massive blast in Beirut was formally notified on Friday that he would no longer lead an enquiry into last year's deadly port explosion, state-run Lebanon's National News Agency reported.

Lebanese port blast investigator removed formally

Snow blanketed parts of Syria, Lebanon and Israel on Wednesday, blocking roads, disrupting traffic and postponing exams at some universities. Large parts of Syria were covered, including the capital Damascus, which is witnessing this winter's first snowfall.

Heavy snowfall hits Syria, Lebanon, Israel in winter storm

Lebanon, on February 14, kick-started its mass vaccination drive by inoculating the head of critical care at its biggest public hospital

Lebanon starts mass inoculation drive

Months after a monster port blast, a German firm has treated 52 containers of hazardous material at Beirut port and will ship them out of Lebanon, the German ambassador said on Saturday.

German firm to clear Beirut port of 52 hazardous containers

According to the security officials, a prominent Lebanese publisher and strong critic of the Shia militant Hezbollah group has been found dead in his car on Thursday morning.

Lebanese publisher-cum-Hezbollah critic found dead

Hezbollah said on Monday that it downed an Israeli drone after it flew over UN-demarcated Blu Line border. Israel has also acknowledged that an unmanned aircraft has crashed.

Hezbollah says it downed an Israeli drone

Violent protests have erupted in Tripoli. Protesters - outraged by the government's decision to impose a lockdown clashed with the military and set buildings on fire.

Gravitas: Tripoli: Lebanon's burning city

Firefighters struggled to contain flames at a government building in the Lebanese city of Tripoli on Thursday (Thursday 28), as anti-lockdown protests continued for the fourth night.

Lebanon: Tripoli government building up in flames amid anti-lockdown protests

The Wuhan virus pandemic has pushed over half of Lebanon's population into poverty. A quarter of the population is living in extreme poverty. Today, Lebanon fears poverty more than it fears the pandemic. WION's Molly Gambhir brings you a report.

Gravitas: 45 people injured in overnight clashes in Lebanon

Lebanese security forces clashed for the third night with protesters in Tripoli on Wednesday (January 27) angry about a coronavirus lockdown, with witnesses and local media reporting that riot police fired live bullets as protesters tried to storm the city's government building.

Security forces clash with anti-lockdown protesters in Lebanon's Tripoli

The Lebanese army has rolled out tanks to control the anti-lockdown protesters in Tripoli. Hundreds of protesters clashed with soldiers as they demonstrated against worsening economic conditions amid a nationwide lockdown

Lebanon: Hundreds of protesters clashed with soldiers in Tripoli

Syrian refugee camp in northern Lebanon was set on fire on Saturday night after a fight between members of the camp and a local Lebanese family, said state media.

Lebanon: Syrian refugee camp set on fire after fight between refugees and locals

It has been nearly 5 months since the deadly Beirut blast, far from recovering from their grief. Families of the victims are now leading a battle against the government as several questions remain unanswered.

Beirut blast victims' kin awaits answers from government

Near the wreckage of Beirut's port, a charity is bringing Christmas cheer to a city hammered by a devastating explosion, rising coronavirus infections and the worst economic crisis since Lebanon's 1975-1990 civil war.

'Glimmer of hope': Beirut seeks Christmas cheer after devastating year

Lebanese Parliament on Monday has passed a landmark law criminalising sexual harrasment, that can put worst offenders behind bars.

Your Story: Lebanon parliament passes landmark law, criminalises sexual harassment

Lebanon passed a domestic violence law in 2014, but it did not specifically outlaw marital rape.

Lebanon passes law criminalizing sexual harassment

In a historic decision, Lebanon's parliament has passed a bill criminalising sexual harassment, especially in the workplace, and has also brought a positive change in the infamous domestic violence law.

Historic ruling: Lebanon's parliament criminalises sexual harassment

A UN-backed tribunal will on Friday sentence a Hezbollah member convicted of the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese premier Rafic Hariri, with prosecutors demanding a life term.

UN-backed court to sentence killer of Lebanon's Hariri

The judge investigating the Beirut port explosion has charged Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab and three former ministers with negligence over the blast that killed 200 people and devastated swathes of the capital.

Lebanese judge charges PM, ex-ministers over Beirut port blast

A mob seized the equipment from a UNIFIL convoy in south Lebanon after blocking its route, the UN peacekeeping force has said. The Saturday incident, which required the intervention of the Lebanese army, took place on Friday as the UNIFIL convoy passed through the village of Kaouthariyet al-Saiyad on the way back to base, according to the statement.

Mob seizes UN peacekeeper equipment in south Lebanon

The prisoners of a Lebanon jail tried to break out of the detention centre on Saturday, leaving five of the fleeing prisoners dead. Lebanon's Internal Security Forces (ISF) reported in an official statement that more than 60 detainees tried to break out of the detention centre on Saturday.

Lebanon: More than 60 prisoners break free from jail; 5 dead

Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz has accused Lebanon of changing its position in talks on their disputed maritime border and warned it could lead to a "dead end" that would be damaging for the whole region.

'Dead end': Israel says Lebanon is changing stance on maritime border

The United States is planning to sanction prominent Lebanese Christian politician Gebran Bassil, head of the Free Patriotic Movement, which was founded by the president and is allied with Hezbollah, the Wall Street Journal reported late on Thursday.

US to sanction leader of Lebanon's Free Patriotic Movement

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