BEIRUT, Feb 24 — Hundreds of thousands of people bid farewell to Hezbollah's slain leader Hassan Nasrallah at a mass funeral in Beirut yesterday, nearly five months after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike in a stunning blow to the Iranian-backed group.

BEIRUT, Nov 23 — A powerful Israeli airstrike targeted central Beirut early on Saturday, security sources said, shaking the Lebanese capital as Israel pressed its offensive against the Iran-backed Hezbollah group.

BEIRUT, Oct 23 — At least 18 people were killed, including four children, and 60 were wounded in an Israeli strike on Monday near Beirut's main government hospital, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.

BEIRUT, Aug 7 — Lebanese authorities have arrested 16 people in an investigation into the Beirut port warehouse explosion, state news agency NNA said on Thursday, and a judicial source and local media said the port's general manager was among those being held.

MOSCOW, Aug 7 — The chemicals that went up in flames in Beirut's deadliest peace-time explosion arrived in the Lebanese capital seven years ago on a leaky Russian-leased cargo ship that, according to its captain, should never have stopped there.

KUALA LUMPUR, August 5 — Malaysia stands ready to support Lebanon in any way possible in the aftermath of the massive explosion that rocked Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 — The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, today advised Malaysians in Beirut, Lebanon to remain vigilant and contact the Malaysian embassy for any assistance, enquiries and latest information as well as heed the advice of the local authorities.

BEIRUT, Aug 5 — Lebanon's main grain silo at Beirut port was destroyed in a blast along with the wheat inside, leaving the nation with less than a month's reserves of the grain although other vessels with supplies are on the way, the economy minister said on Wednesday.

BEIRUT, Aug 5 — Lebanese rescue workers dug through rubble on Wednesday looking for survivors after a massive warehouse explosion sent a devastating blast wave across Beirut, killing at least 100 people and injuring nearly 4,000.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 — Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has expressed Malaysia's readiness to extend any assistance needed by Lebanon following its capital rocked by a massive explosion that has left at least 70 people dead and more than 3,000 others injured so far.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 — The Embassy of Lebanon in Malaysia has clarified that there were no Malaysian soldiers who are currently deployed under the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) affected by the massive blast at a warehouse at Beirut's port area.

ISTANBUL/BEIRUT, Aug 5 — Lebanese President Michel Aoun cited ammonium nitrate as the source of a massive explosion Tuesday at the Port of Beirut which killed more than 60 people and injured close to 3,000, reported Anadolu Agency.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 — All Malaysians in Lebanon are reported safe, said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein.

by Sheeda Fathil SHAH ALAM, Aug 5 — Selangor Menteri Besar Dato' Seri Amirudin Shari expresses his condolences to the families of victims of the blast in Lebanon, Beirut. “Inalillah wainailaihi rajiun. My deepest sympathy over the heartbreaking tragedy in the Lebanese city of Beirut. "May...

BEIRUT, Aug 5 — A huge blast in port warehouses near central Beirut storing highly explosive material killed 78 people, injured nearly 4,000 and sent shockwaves that shattered windows, smashed masonry and shook the ground across the Lebanese capital.