The leader of Hezbollah has said the group is not involved in the sentencing of a United Nations-backed tribunal over the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri on August 18. The Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) is expected to deliver its verdict on Tuesday to four suspects, …
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BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Friday that his group would wait for results of an investigation into the Beirut port explosion, but if it turns out to be a sabotage operation by Israel, it would “pay an equal price”. The leader of the powerful Iran-backed …
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Some 60 historic buildings in Beirut are at risk of collapsing following last week’s devastating port explosion, Lebanese officials have warned, as the UN’s cultural agency promises to lead the international campaign to restore and restore Beirut’s heritage. At least 8,000 buildings, many concentrated in the historic districts of Gemayzeh …
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The FBI will cooperate with Lebanese and other international investigators in the probe of the enormous explosion at the port of Beirut that killed more than 170 people, causing thousands of wounded and widespread destruction, a U.S. diplomat said on Thursday. Lebanese authorities have invited the FBI to take part, …
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The FBI will join Lebanese and international authorities investigating last week’s massive explosion in Beirut that killed at least 172 people, left some 6,000 wounded and left large parts of the capital in ruins, a U.S. official said Thursday. “The FBI will soon be joining the Lebanese and international investigators, …
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