(Reuters) – Imagine throwing a giant explosion on the floor, removing a falling closet in your house, cutting your forehead by flying glass – and then brushing the blood and it to film news. TV producer Yara Abi Nader is pictured with her face covered in blood, in a selfie …
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At least 728 people have been injured in clashes with authorities as thousands of Protestants took to the streets of central Beirut as insurgent police fired tear gas at those trying to break through a barrier to the parliament building. One police officer was also killed. Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan …
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Investors in Turkey are no strangers to volatility, which has plagued one of the Middle East’s largest economies for years. But not everyone can surround this time. De lira tumbled until Friday a record low, even though the central bank has spent billions in the past year to clean up. …
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The Banking Association, which blames Protestants for exacerbating the country’s banking crisis, was also taken over by protesters and set on fire. Hours after the protests shook Beirut for the first time, Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab has vowed to hold early elections as his beleagured government calls for his …
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Thousands of protesters marched on Beirut’s Martyrs’ Square, calling for “revenge” against the ruling class of politicians, who were widely blamed for the blast that swept large areas of Lebanon’s capital. The protesters set up mock gallows in what were called “Judgment Day” protests, as grief gave way to anger …
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