French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Lebanon on early hours of Tuesday as Lebanese political parties reached consensus on the next Prime Minister of Lebanon.

French President Macron arrives in Lebanon as Mustapha Adib named next PM

Timeline: From devastating Beirut blast to new Lebanese government

French President Emmanuel Macron has warned Lebanese politicians they risk sanctions if they fail to set the nation on a new course within three months, stepping up pressure for reforms in a country collapsing under the weight of an economic crisis.

Macron warns Lebanese leaders of sanctions if reforms are not swift

Lebanon's leaders have designated the Mustapha Adib, as the new Prime Minister, to steer the country through a deep crisis after the Beirut explosion compounded a sharp economic downturn.

Lebanon names Mustapha Adib, its Germany envoy, as new prime minister

Lebanon`s ambassador to Germany Mustapha Adib is poised to be designated prime minister on Monday after winning the support of major parties to form a new government facing a crippling financial crisis and the aftermath of the Beirut port explosion.

Lebanese ambassador Adib poised to be designated PM

Hezbollah chief Hasan Nasrallah on Sunday said that his Shiite movement is "open" to a French proposal for a new political pact for Lebanon as long as there is national consensus.

Hezbollah ‘open’ to French proposal for new political order in Lebanon

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday warned that Lebanon risks a return to civil war if it is left alone to deal with the crisis that followed the deadly Beirut port explosion this month.

French President Macron warns of new civil war in Lebanon

French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that Lebanon is on the risk of civil war if not helped in the crisis. Macron has asked global community to help Lebanon. French Prez has pushed to establish a news government in the country.

Emmanuel Macron says Lebanon on the risk of Civil War if not helped in crisis

The Lebanese presidency will convene consultations with parliamentary blocs on Monday to designate a new prime minister, after the government quit earlier this month following the catastrophic explosion at Beirut port.

Lebanese presidency to convene consultations on Aug 31 to designate new PM

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Thursday said that Lebanon is at "risk of disappearing". He urged emergency reforms under a new government. "The risk today is of Lebanon disappearing so these measures have to be taken," he told RTL radio ahead of President Emmanuel Macron's return visit to Beirut next week to push reform and reconstruction after the devastating port blast.

Lebanon at 'risk of disappearing', French Foreign Minister warns

At least 150 people have become permanently disabled as a result of the devastating August 4 port explosion.

A mental health emergency in Lebanon

The Israeli military struck what it said were posts belonging to Lebanon`s Shi`ite Hezbollah movement early on Wednesday after shots were fired from the other side of the border towards its troops.

Israel strikes Hezbollah posts in Lebanon after firing at troops, military says

The deadly Beirut explosion that killed 181 people, wounded thousands more and devastated swaths of the city, left many maimed, mostly because of flying shards of glass and debris.

Nightmares, flashbacks, fatigue: Beirut faces mental health crisis after blast 

Hours after a catastrophic blast ripped through Beirut on Aug. 4, hundreds of volunteers fanned out across devastated neighborhoods, caring for the wounded, assessing damaged buildings and clearing rubble

Beirut survivors: The scars and the struggle | Lebanon | Beirut Ground report

Two weeks ago, the cataclysmic explosion, which killed nearly 180 people and injured 6,000, ripped Beirut apart.

300,000 people rendered homeless | Saving Beirut's heritage after blast | WION News

Lebanese Designers Count the Damage of Massive Blast in Beirut. The Designers reported no victims from the explosion, which destroyed their headquarters

Beirut blast aftermath | Elie Saab workshop destroyed In blast

Lebanon's leading Sunni cleric on Wednesday joined calls for early parliamentary elections and an international investigation into the explosion at the Beirut port, which he said deepened the country's existential crisis.

Lebanon's top Sunni cleric urges international investigation into blast

The massive blast that hit Lebanon's capital on August 4 damaged much of the city and sparked violent protests against the authorities.

Lebanon: Blast prompts exodus from Beirut | WION Ground Report | World News

The deadly Beirut explosion that killed 177 people, wounded thousands more and devastated swaths of the city, left many maimed, mostly because of flying shards of glass and debris.

Your Story: Beirut blast | Stories of loss & suffering | World News

A United Nations-backed tribunal is all set to deliver the long-awaited verdict in the former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri's assassination.

UN-backed court to issue verdict today: Rafik Hariri assassination verdict

Residents of Beirut held Sunday mass at the site of a devastating blast nearly two weeks ago. The residents mourned the lives lost in the blast. Watch report.

Mass held at site of Beirut blast: Residents mourn lives lost

Lebanon has issued an arrest warrant for a customs official in connection with the blasts in Beirut which shook the city. AFP reported that a Lebanese judge has put out a warrant against customs director-general Badri Daher.

As interrogations begin in Beirut blast probe, arrest warrant put out for customs official

Two decades of Maya Husseini's work to restore stained glass windows destroyed in the Lebanese civil war was lost in an instant in the seismic port explosion in Beirut.

A life’s work shattered: stained glass artist counts cost of Beirut blast

Residents of Beirut on Sunday (August 16) held mass at the site of the blast that devastated the Lebanese capital almost two weeks ago.

Sunday mass held near Beirut port in memory of blast victims

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