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Hariri Meets Jumblat in Clemenceau

Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri held talks with leader of the Progressive Socialist Party, ex-MP Walid Jumblat at the latter’s residence in Clemenceau, Hariri’s media office said Sunday evening.

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Army Says Country Went through 'Dangerous Ordeal'

The Army Command on Sunday described Saturday's unrest as a "dangerous ordeal" and vowed that it will not be lenient with any security violator.

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Lebanon Records 11 New Virus Cases, Another Death

Lebanon on Sunday confirmed eleven more COVID-19 coronavirus cases and another death.

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Berri: Any Act Targeting Unity is an 'Israeli Act'

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Sunday warned that "sectarian strife is once again popping its head to assassinate the country and its national unity and target its civil peace."

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Aoun Evokes '1975-1976 Incidents' to Warn against Strife

President Michel Aoun on Sunday reminded the Lebanese of the 1975-1976 incidents to warn them against a renewed descent into civil strife, a day after the country was rocked by fast-moving sectarian unrest.

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Bassil Says Civil State is 'Salvation' after Sectarian Unrest

Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil announced Sunday that a “civil state” is the “salvation” for the country, a day after sectarian unrest incidents rocked the country.

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'Insults to Prophet's Wife' Spark Sunni-Shiite Unrest in Lebanon

Sunni and Shiite leaderships and parties called for calm late Saturday after insults against Prophet Mohammed's wife Aisha by young counter-demonstrators sparked angry protests and Sunni-Shiite tensions.

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Army Contains Shiyyah-al-Rummaneh Standoff

A stone-throwing clash erupted Saturday evening between young men from the Beirut suburbs of Shiyyah and Ain el-Rummameh, amid tensions in the country linked to an anti-government protest that was organized in the center of the capital.

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Clashes, Tear Gas in Beirut as Protests Turn to Riots

Lebanese riot police fired tear gas at protesters in central Beirut on Saturday, after a planned anti-government demonstration quickly degenerated into rioting and stone-throwing confrontations between opposing camps.

A few thousand demonstrators had gathered in Martyrs' Square hoping to reboot nationwide protests that began late last year amid an unprecedented economic and financial crisis. But tensions and divisions among protesters over the goals of the demonstration quickly became apparent as groups of protesters faced off, with the army standing between them.

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Protesters Flock into Martyr’s Square as Demos Gain Momentum

Hundreds of protesters from the south to the north of Lebanon joined the main demo in Martyr’s Square in Beirut on Saturday against the country’s political elite, corruption and a crumbling economy as the result of decades of mismanagement.

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