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steers his car during the Formula One Grand Prix it in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, March 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) DV123 DV123

March 25, 2022 at 8:43 am

Yemen rebels strike oil depot in Saudi city hosting F1 race VIEW

Online videos show a raging fire at an oil depot in Jiddah ahead of a Formula One race there Sunday. Yemen's Houthi rebels have been...

October 4, 2020 at 8:40 am

Lance Armstrong leads Beirut bike tour to help blast victims VIEW

BEIRUT (AP) — Former American professional cyclist Lance Armstrong led a bike tour around Beirut on Sunday to raise awareness and funds for organizations helping...

Sports

September 29, 2020 at 11:05 am

Israeli PM to UN: Hezbollah storing missiles in Beirut VIEW

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday accused the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah of maintaining a "secret arms depot" in a residential...

September 22, 2020 at 11:00 pm

‘The port came to us’: Story behind AP photo of Beirut blast VIEW

BEIRUT (AP) — When Mustafa Kinno felt the ground shake and heard the deafening blast toward the port, he frantically called his brother living nearby....

September 22, 2020 at 10:57 pm

‘The port came to us’: Story behind AP photo of Beirut blast VIEW

JIYYEH, Lebanon (AP) — When Mustafa Kinno felt the ground shake and heard the deafening blast toward the port, he frantically called his brother living...

Nation & World

Black smoke rises from a fire at warehouses at the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Sept. 10. 2020. A huge fire broke out Thursday at the Port of Beirut, triggering panic among residents traumatized by last month’s massive explosion that killed and injured thousands of people. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) XHM104 XHM104

September 10, 2020 at 3:54 am

Huge fire at Beirut port sows panic after last month’s blast VIEW

A huge fire broke out at the Port of Beirut, raising new panic among traumatized residents after last month's catastrophic blast at the same site...

Nation & World

August 17, 2020 at 11:09 pm

AP PHOTOS: Scars from Beirut blast capture moment of horror VIEW

BEIRUT (AP) — Their scars capture the horrific moment when every window shattered. The explosion in Beirut blew out windows for miles around and sent...

Nation & World

August 8, 2020 at 5:12 am

AP PHOTOS: In flash, Beirut blast tore up thousands of homes VIEW

BEIRUT (AP) — The gigantic explosion in Beirut on Tuesday tore through homes, blowing off doors and windows, toppling cupboards, and sent flying books, shelves,...

May 1, 2020 at 11:40 am

Lebanese protest despite government’s economic rescue plan

BEIRUT (AP) — Hundreds of Lebanese rallied Friday outside the central bank in Beirut and elsewhere in the country, a day after the prime minister...

Business

May 1, 2020 at 8:42 am

Lebanese protest despite government’s economic rescue plan VIEW

BEIRUT (AP) — Hundreds of Lebanese rallied Friday outside the central bank in Beirut and elsewhere in the country, a day after the prime minister...

Business