2021 in Lebanon
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Events in the year 2021 in Lebanon.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon
January
[edit]- January 25 – Protests and clashes in Tripoli erupt against nationwide COVID-19 lockdown measures.[1]
February
[edit]- February 16 – An oil spill in the Mediterranean caused hundreds of tons of tar to wash up on beaches including environmentally sensitive areas such as the Tyre Coast Nature Reserve, an important nesting site for endangered sea turtles.[2]
March
[edit]- March 26 – The first 50,000 Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine doses arrived in Lebanon, adding to the 224,640 Pfizer-BioNTech doses received over the previous six weeks.[3]
May
[edit]- May 13 – Three rockets launched from the Qlaileh region towards Israel, landing in the Mediterranean Sea. This comes amidst the 2021 Israel-Palestine crisis.[4]
- May 14 – One person killed by Israeli fire during demonstrations along the Blue Line.[5]
- May 17 – Six rockets fired from the Rachaya Al Foukhar area towards Israel, with all falling within Lebanon. In response, 22 shells were launched by the Israeli army towards the source.[6]
- May 18 – Four rockets fired from Siddikine towards Israel, causing no damage.[7]
July
[edit]- July 15 – Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri resigned from his position, further deepening the country's political crisis.[8]
August
[edit]- August 1
- August 4
- Lebanon marked one-year anniversary since the 2020 Beirut explosion which killed more than 200 people.[11]
- Clashes reported in Beirut following Lebanon's anniversary of the 2020 explosion. Dozens of people reportedly injured.[12]
- August 5 – Israeli military launched air strikes in South Lebanon following rocket attacks from Hezbollah.[13]
- August 9 – Fighting over fuel shortages across Lebanon caused the death of 3 people as Lebanon's economic crisis worsened.[14]
- August 15 – At least 20 people killed and more than 7 injured after a fuel tanker exploded in Akkar District.[15]
September
[edit]- September 10 – Government of Lebanon announces a new cabinet formation, with the re-appointment of former Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati as the country's prime minister.[16]
October
[edit]- October 9 – The country's two largest power stations shut down due to a fuel shortage resulting in a nationwide power cut.[17]
- October 14 - Clashes break out in the Eastern Beirut neighborhood of Tayouneh between insurgents at the Justice Palace of Hezbollah and the Amal Movement, during a Hezbollah protest and allies against Tarek Bitar, the lead judge probing the 2020 explosion in the city's port, accused of being partisan, along unidentified gunmen allegedly associated with the Lebanese Forces, and the Lebanese Armed Forces, that resulted in the death of seven people and injury of 32 others, and the arrest of nine by the Lebanese Armed Forces, a resurgence of the 2008 May 7 conflict.[18][19][20][21]
Deaths
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- 4 January – Elias Rahbani, lyricist and composer (b. 1938).[22]
- 4 February – Lokman Slim, publisher and political activist (born 1962).[23]
References
[edit]- ^ huaxia (26 Jan 2021). "Protest clashes injure 8 in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli". Xinhua. Retrieved 11 Apr 2021.
- ^ Sherlock, Ruth (March 28, 2021). "Amid Myriad Crises, Lebanon Now Confronts An Ecological Disaster On Its Shores". NPR News. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ "Lebanon receives Russian vaccines imported by private sector". The Daily Star. 27 March 2021. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Three rockets launched toward Israel from Lebanon, no damage -Israeli military". Reuters. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ TOI Staff (14 May 2021). "Lebanese man killed as protesters rush Israeli border fences". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Israel shells Lebanon after failed launches toward Israeli territory -Israeli military". Reuters. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Israel fires at south Lebanon after cross-border rocket launches". Reuters. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Lebanon's PM-designate Saad Hariri resigns as crisis escalates". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Lebanon: Five people killed during armed clashes in Khalde south of Beirut, Aug. 1 /update 1". Lebanon: Five people killed during armed clashes in Khalde south of Beirut, Aug. 1 /update 1 | Crisis24. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- ^ "'A declaration of war': tensions in Lebanon's Khalde after Hezbollah clashes". The National. 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- ^ "Beirut explosion: Lebanon marks 1 year since devastating blast". NBC News. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Dozens hurt in Beirut clashes on port explosion anniversary". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Israeli jets launch air raids on southern Lebanon". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Brawls over scarce fuel in Lebanon turn deadly, 3 killed". ABC News. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "At least 20 killed in fuel truck explosion in Lebanon". The Guardian. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Lebanon's presidency announces government formation". Al Jazeera.
- ^ "Lebanon left without power as grid shuts down". BBC News. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Sayyed Nasrallah: Samir Geagea's remarks on "Mini May 7 events" represent a clear claim of responsibility of the massacre in Tayouneh". almanar.com. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ Mostafa, Salem; Qiblawi, Tamara (14 October 2021). "Beirut's worst street violence in more than a decade kills at least 6". CNN.
- ^ Mroue, Bassem (16 July 2021). "Riots in Lebanon as West calls for quick Cabinet formation". Associated Press.
- ^ Karam, Zeina; El Deeb, Sarah (14 October 2021). "5 killed in Beirut during protest over judge in blast probe". Associated Press. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "Lebanese Musician Elias Rahbani Passes Away at 83". lomazoma.com. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "Hezbollah critic Lokman Slim found dead in Lebanon". theguardian.com. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.