BeirutVoice – Voice of Beirut

Egyptian political activist Sanaa Seif was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Wednesday for spreading “false information” relating to Covid-19, her sister and lawyers said.

After a yearlong investigation, Iran’s civil aviation agency on Wednesday released its final report on the crash of a Ukrainian passenger plane that killed 176 people last year, revealing no … Read More

Holders Bayern Munich cruised into the Champions League quarterfinals as a 2-1 win over Lazio in Wednesday’s last-16 second leg sealed a 6-2 aggregate victory.

Chelsea reached the Champions League quarterfinals for the first time since 2014 as Hakim Ziyech ended his goal drought to inspire a 2-0 win against Atletico Madrid in the last … Read More

France and its international partners will seek to increase pressure on Lebanon’s politicians in the coming months, a French diplomat said on Wednesday, although he did not envisage sanctions against … Read More

President Michel Aoun Wednesday gave Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri the choice to either immediately form a new national rescue government to cope with the dangerous situation in the country, or … Read More

While Lebanon appeared Wednesday to be edging rapidly toward a total economic collapse as a result of the Lebanese pound’s unchecked plunge, local pressure mounted on top leaders to meet … Read More

President Michel Aoun invited Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri to meet at Baabda Palace to form a new Cabinet, or to make way for another candidate if is not able to … Read More

Aoun calls on Hariri to step down as PM-designate if he can’t form Cabinet quickly

Ambassador of Switzerland in Lebanon Monika Schmutz Kirg?z inaugurated Wednesday 19 newly rehabilitated Lebanese public schools, in a handover ceremony that took place at Laure Moughayzil Secondary School in Achrafieh.