Middle East
Renewed Lebanon protests as pressure mounts on government
Apart from several MPs, Lebanon's information minister and environment minister both announced their resignations on Sunday
Lebanon information minister quits in first government resignation over blast
The head of Lebanon's Maronite church meanwhile called on the entire government to step down over the August 4 explosion
Afghan's traditional council frees 400 Taliban prisoners
The move also looks to bring the United States a little closer to bringing its troops home and ending its longest military engagement
Lebanese protesters storm ministry buildings as anger grows over Beirut blasts
Protesters set up symbolic nooses at Beirut’s Martyrs’ Square to hang politicians whose corruption and negligence they blame for explosion
Iran asks UN to hold US accountable for plane interception
Iran's UN ambassador say a Mahan Airlines Airbus A310 en route to Beirut on July 23 was intercepted by two US F-15 fighter jets
Lebanon president rejects global investigation into Beirut port blast
"There are two possible scenarios for what happened: it was either negligence or foreign interference through a missile or bomb," he said
Traditional Afghan council meets to decide on release of 400 Taliban prisoners
The decision will be the last step towards starting negotiations between Kabul’s political leadership and Taliban under a peace deal with US
Saudi Arabia seeks to tame nationalist cyber armies
Their posts frequently tag Saudi security agencies, and their collective roar often leads to detentions, sackings and harassment
The ship with ammonium nitrate cargo was not meant to stop at Beirut
The chemicals came to Beirut on a leaky Russian-leased cargo ship that, according to its captain, should never have stopped there
Lebanese government orders house arrest of several Beirut port officials
Probe is focusing on how 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate came to be stored at the facility for 6 years and why nothing was done about it