Israeli Airstrike on Lebanon’s Ein el-Hilweh Camp Kills 13

Lebanese authorities report 13 deaths after an Israeli drone strike on the Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp near Sidon.
Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project

Bulgaria Delays Extradition of Beirut Blast Suspect Pending Death Penalty Assurances

Bulgarian court delays extradition of Beirut blast suspect, seeking assurances he will not face the death penalty.
UNHCR

Beirut blast death toll includes dozens of refugees, emergency response ramps up

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is saddened to report that the list of more than 200 fatalities and missing in the deadly and destructive explosion which rocked Beirut on 4 August also includes at least ...

Bulgaria Adjourns Extradition Hearing For Beirut Blast Shipowner

A Bulgarian court on Monday adjourned an extradition hearing for a shipowner wanted over a devastating blast at Beirut port in 2020, asking Lebanon to confirm he would not face the death penalty.

In blast-hit Beirut, 'invisible' elderly women face destitution

Thousands of elderly women in Beirut whose lives were upended by a huge blast in August now face destitution, as Lebanon buckles under financial crisis and a COVID-19 lockdown, charities said.