Maps: 7.8-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Turkey, Syria, Lebanon and Israel
See where the earthquakes caused major damage across dozens of cities.
Lebanon
Lebanon Devalues Its Currency By 90%
The Lebanese pound has crashed since a financial meltdown in 2019 [File: Mohamed Azakir/Reuters] Reuters: Lebanon to devalue currency by 90% on Feb. 1, central bank chief says BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon will adopt a new official exchange rat…
Beirut port blast probe in chaos as judges row and suspects released
Sudden restart of investigation sets off developments leaving doubts justice for victims will be deliveredMore than two years since the huge explosion that levelled Beirut’s port and horrified the world, a blazing row has broken out that has seen Leban…
Lebanon ex-PM, 2 former ministers charged in Beirut blast probe
The judge investigating the 2020 Beirut port explosion has charged Lebanon’s then-Prime Minister, Hassan Diab, and two former ministers with homicide with probable intent, according to a court summons seen by the Reuters news agency.