# lebanon - Friday 23 September, 2022
# Shipwreck
# Shipwreck
This is the deadliest such shipwreck from Lebanon in recent years.
# lebanon - Monday 5 September, 2022
# UNIFIL
# UNIFIL
The incident happened in south Lebanon where the troops are based.
# lebanon - Tuesday 23 August, 2022
# Lebanon
# Lebanon
The collapse left the silos’ southern part standing next to a pile of charred ruins.
# lebanon - Saturday 6 August, 2022
# Ukrainian Grain
# Ukrainian Grain
It will no longer arrive in the northern Lebanese port city of Tripoli on Sunday as planned.
# lebanon - Thursday 4 August, 2022
# Lebanon
# Lebanon
The blast was caused by a fire in a warehouse where a vast stockpile of the industrial chemical ammonium nitrate had been haphazardly stored for years.
# lebanon - Wednesday 3 August, 2022
# Food Supplies
# Food Supplies
A team of 20 inspectors boarded the Razoni today for a mandated inspection of the ship, which is carrying 26,000 tonnes of maize.
# lebanon - Monday 1 August, 2022
# Food Crisis
# Food Crisis
It is due to arrive in Lebanon .
# lebanon - Saturday 4 June, 2022
# Lebanon
# Lebanon
Reporter Niall O’Connor visited Beirut this week to see the crisis hit Lebanese capital two years after a massive explosion ripped through its streets.
# lebanon - Sunday 29 May, 2022
# Peacekeepers
# Peacekeepers
Reporter Niall O’Connor has been reporting from South Lebanon and visited Camp 6-52 today.
# Lebanon
# Lebanon
Reporter Niall O’Connor is accompanying the Taoiseach and reporting from Lebanon in the coming days.
# lebanon - Thursday 31 March, 2022
# UN Mission
# UN Mission
347 Irish troops will deploy to South Lebanon in May as part of the UN Peacekeeping mission.
# lebanon - Wednesday 1 December, 2021
# Defence Forces
# Defence Forces
A total of 341 Defence Forces personnel deployed with the 118th Infantry Battalion.
# lebanon - Thursday 14 October, 2021
# Lebanon
# Lebanon
Gunfire broke out at a protest against the judge investigating last year’s blast at the city’s port.
# lebanon - Monday 11 October, 2021
# Zahrani
# Zahrani
Firefighters are battling the blaze in a giant petrol tanker in the coastal town of Zahrani.
# lebanon - Sunday 15 August, 2021
# Crisis
# Crisis
The blast comes as Lebanon faces a critical fuel shortage.
# lebanon - Tuesday 10 August, 2021
# Organised Crime
# Organised Crime
The drugs were found onboard the Natalia off the coast of Fuerteventura, Spain.
# lebanon - Thursday 5 August, 2021
# Israel-Lebanon
# Israel-Lebanon
Israel said it had struck launch sites as well as installations which had previously been used to attack Israel.
# lebanon - Wednesday 4 August, 2021
# 2020 Explosion
# 2020 Explosion
At least 214 people were killed in the blast in Lebanon ’s capital.
# lebanon - Tuesday 6 July, 2021
# Poverty
# Poverty
Lebanon is facing “enormous challenges”, Minister Simon Coveney said.
# lebanon - Monday 5 July, 2021
# Lebanon
# Lebanon
He will also meet with political leaders, including the Defence Minister and acting Foreign Affairs Minister.
# lebanon - Friday 4 June, 2021
# Peacekeepers
Niall O'Connor speaks with returning UN Peacekeepers from the tension filled environment of South Lebanon. The exchange of fire between Palestinians and Israel saw them take to bunkers to protect them from stray rounds. The Irish troops, drawn from across the island, carried out humanitarian work and maintained the peace in the country.
# lebanon - Wednesday 26 May, 2021
# Opinion
# Opinion
Civilians who have survived the latest round of violence deserve better, writes Lee.
# lebanon - Thursday 21 January, 2021
# Covid19
# Covid19
Lebanon has been logging some 5,500 cases a day since the start of the year.
# lebanon - Saturday 26 December, 2020
# Carlos Ghosn
# Carlos Ghosn
The 66-year-old is facing a series of charges in Japan and France.
# lebanon - Tuesday 22 December, 2020
# Beirut
# Beirut
Private Thomas Barrett and Private Derek Smallhorne were killed while on a peacekeeping mission over 40 years ago.
# lebanon - Thursday 19 November, 2020
# The Old Country
From The42
# The Old Country
The Cedars will face Ireland in Group C at next year’s tournament, which will be hosted by England.
# lebanon - Saturday 17 October, 2020
# Beirut
# Beirut
The protesters held a candelit vigil in Beirut at the site of the port explosion in August.
# lebanon - Thursday 10 September, 2020
# Beirut
# Beirut
A column of black smoke billowed from the port.
# lebanon - Friday 4 September, 2020
# Lebanon
# Lebanon
A sniffer dog used by Chilean rescuers on Wednesday night responded to a scent from the site of a collapsed building.
# lebanon - Monday 31 August, 2020
# Beirut
# Beirut
His appointment comes weeks after a devastating explosion in Beirut.
# lebanon - Tuesday 18 August, 2020
# Lebanon
# Lebanon
One of four men were found guilty today.
# Hezbollah
# Hezbollah
The tribunal’s long-awaited decision comes two weeks after a cataclysmic blast at Beirut port.
# lebanon - Friday 14 August, 2020
# Emergency
# Emergency
Dozens of demonstrators shouted as lawmakers arrived at parliament to ratify the emergency measure.
# lebanon - Monday 10 August, 2020
# Beirut Explosion
# Beirut Explosion
The cabinet has been under increasing pressure after several ministers quit or expressed their intention to step down in recent days.
# lebanon - Sunday 9 August, 2020
# Lebanon
# Lebanon
Countries pledged financial aid and called for an independent inquiry at a virtual donor conference hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron today.
# lebanon - Saturday 8 August, 2020
# Lebanon
# Lebanon
At least 158 people were killed in the blast, and 6,000 have been injured.
# lebanon - Friday 7 August, 2020
# Lebanon
# Lebanon
Michel Aoun said he ordered action to be taken at the time but he has no authority over the port.
# Beirut
# Beirut
Michel Aoun today said a missile or negligence could have been responsible for the explosion.
# Lebanon
# Lebanon
Tear gas was used against those protesting against political leaders.
# lebanon - Thursday 6 August, 2020
# Beirut
# Beirut
It is unclear how much support the international community will offer the notoriously dysfunctional government.
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