Topic: Hassan Diab

The investigation into the Beirut port explosion has taken a new turn, with the judge overseeing the probe charging a former prime minister and two other former ministers with homicide with probable intent.

A year after an explosion at the Port of Beirut devastated much of the city, survivors and families of victims remain traumatized -- as much by a lack of accountability as their visceral memories of the violence.

Saad Hariri, Lebanon's prime minister-designate, announced his resignation Thursday after saying President Michel Aoun rejected his efforts to form a government.

Lebanon could face targeted sanctions if its political leaders don't stop obstructing the establishment of a new reform government, the European Union's foreign policy chief warned Saturday. 

The removal of a judge who charged four senior politicians with negligence in the Beirut port explosion has raised fears of "political interference" and prompted renewed calls for an international investigation.

More than four months after the blast at the Beirut port, inhabitants of the devastated areas are still recovering, finding comfort in relentless support by local groups and renewed international aid.

A judge in Lebanon on Thursday charged outgoing Prime Minister Hassan Diab and three former department ministers with negligence in connection with the deadly explosions at the Port of Beirut four months ago.

Lebanon's government is fighting a surge of COVID-19 cases amid a shortage of medical staff and equipment with a new two-week lockdown. But many people, desperate to earn money for food, are not staying home.

The return of veteran politician Saad Hariri as Lebanon's prime minister was met with mixed reactions as the country plunges deeper into economic crisis and despair grows among an exhausted population.  

Saad Hariri, who resigned as Lebanon's prime minister a year ago, was appointed Thursday to lead the country again during one of its most tumultuous times decades.