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Hamas Deputy Leader Killed by Israel in Beirut Drone Attack
Israel assassinated the deputy leader of Hamas Saleh al-Arouri on Tuesday by a drone strike in Beirut, Lebanese and Palestinian security sources said.
Arouri, 57, was the first senior Hamas political leader to be assassinated since Israel launched an air...
Greek church
The Turbulent History of the Greek Cathedral of Saint George in Beirut
The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Saint George holds a special place in the hearts of many Lebanese because of its unique location overlooking Parliament Square right in the heart of Beirut’s city center.
The Cathedral of Saint George is the...
Diaspora
Beirut’s Sursock Museum Illuminated in Blue and White on Greek Bicentennial
Lebanon celebrated the Greek Bicentennial as Sursock Palace and Museum glowed in the blue and white to commemorate the Greek Bicentennial.
Art
Lady Sursock, Matriarch of Beirut Family, Dies of Blast Injuries
Yet another victim of the senseless explosion in Beirut caused by the improper storage of seized ammonium nitrate, Lady Yvonne Sursock Cochrane passed away on Monday from injuries sustained in the blast.
The oldest living member of the aristocratic Sursock...
Greek news
Greece Offers Restoration Expertise to Lebanon for Monuments Destroyed in Explosion
The Culture and Sports Ministry of Greece has offered Lebanon help with the necessary restoration work in museums and monuments in their capital city of Beirut following last week's deadly explosion at the port, according to a statement released...
Greek news
Lebanese Government Resigns in Wake of Explosion
The government of Lebanon stepped down on Monday evening, just seven says after the enormous explosion at the city's port which leveled a large portion of the city, killing more than 160 and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless.
Prime Minister...
Diplomacy
Pompeo Releases Statement on Beirut Explosion
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo released an official statement on Friday, August 7, expressing the country's reaction towards the terrible destruction throughout Beirut, Lebanon.
A devastating explosion had taken place in the capital city of Beirut on Tuesday, August...
Culture
Beirut Blast Damages Palace Built by Prominent Greek-Orthodox Family in 1700’s
Last week's explosion in Beirut, the result of the improper storage of 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate at the city's port, laid waste to swaths of the once-beautiful city which was called "The Pearl of the Orient" during its...
Greek news
French President Macron Tours Beirut Devastation, Promises Support
Search teams from around the world pulled four more bodies from the rubble of Tuesday's gigantic explosion in the port area of Beirut, bringing the death toll to nearly 150, according to a report from the Associated Press.
Thousands more are...
Diplomacy
Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Visits Beirut, Views "Bombed Landscape" of City
Greece will do whatever it can to help Lebanon, Greece's Deputy Foreign Minister Kostas Fragogiannis told Greek TV station ANT1 in Beirut on Wednesday. The official was part of a delegation which accompanied a Special Disaster force (EMAK) unit...