Published: 11 August 2020
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Beirut explosion: France's Macron calls for speedy progress to prevent 'chaos' in Lebanon (Middle-East Eye)
French president makes call at international conference on aid for Lebanon where world leaders pledge $298m for immediate humanitarian relief
'Israel wants to help Lebanon,' Macron tells donor conference (Ynet)
The French president tells world powers during a video-link conference that Israel 'signalled it is willing to help' Lebanon following the port explosion in Beirut, which killed 158 people; 'I guarantee you, this aid will not go to corrupt hands,' says Macron
Lebanese minister, officials resign in wake of deadly Beirut port blast, mass protests (Haaretz)
Resignation comes after a night of demonstrations against ruling elite, blamed for chronic mismanagement and corruption believed to have contributed to the disastrous ramifications of the Beirut explosion
‘We’re at war with our government’: Protesters briefly storm Beirut ministries (Times of Israel)
Troops use rubber bullets, tear gas to force group led by ex-army officers out of several ministries and a bank HQ, as anger over port explosion surges
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Australian TV show the Project refuses to apologise over Israel slur (Times of Israel)
'Allowing such wild and unfounded accusations that defame Israel to go unchallenged by the interviewer, and then to post it online was highly irresponsible'
Photo: Lebanese protesters destroy the interior of the headquarters of the Lebanese association of banks in downtown Beirut on August 8 (Anwar Amro/AFP)
