Events in the year 2021 in

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

Michel Aoun Michel Naim Aoun ( ar, ميشال نعيم عون ; born 30 September 1933) is a Lebanese politician and former military general who served as the President of Lebanon from 31 October 2016 until 30 October 2022. Born in Haret Hreik to a Mar ...

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

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Hassan Diab Hassan Diab ( ar, حسان دياب, Ḥassān Dyāb; born 1 June 1959) is a Lebanese academic, engineer and politician who served as the 37th Prime Minister of Lebanon, prime minister of Lebanon from 21 January 2020 to 10 September 2021. He was ...

Najib Mikati Najib Azmi Mikati ( ar, نجيب عزمي ميقاتي; born 24 November 1955) is a Lebanese politician and businessman, and three-time Prime Minister of Lebanon whose current term began in September 2021. He also serves as the acting President ...

Events

Ongoing –

COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon The COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon is a part of the ongoing worldwide Coronavirus pandemic (), which is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The virus was confirmed to have reached Lebanon in February 2020. Backgrou ...

January

* January 25 – Protests and clashes in Tripoli erupt against nationwide COVID-19 lockdown measures.

February

* February 16 – An oil spill in the Mediterranean caused hundreds of

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tar Tar is a dark brown or black viscous liquid of hydrocarbons and free carbon, obtained from a wide variety of organic materials through destructive distillation. Tar can be produced from coal, wood, petroleum, or peat. "a dark brown or black bit ...

to wash up on beaches including environmentally sensitive areas such as the Tyre Coast Nature Reserve, an important nesting site for endangered sea turtles.

March

* March 26 – The first 50,000

Sputnik V Sputnik V (russian: Спутник V, the brand name from RDIF) or Gam-COVID-Vac (russian: Гам-КОВИД-Вак, the name under which it is legally registered and produced) is an adenovirus viral vector vaccine for COVID-19 developed by t ...

COVID-19 vaccine doses arrived in Lebanon, adding to the 224,640 Pfizer-BioNTech doses received over the previous six weeks.

May

* May 13 – Three rockets launched from the Qlaileh region towards Israel, landing in the Mediterranean Sea. This comes amidst the 2021 Israel-Palestine crisis. * May 14 – One person killed by Israeli fire during demonstrations along the Blue Line. * May 17 – Six rockets fired from the

Rachaya Al Foukhar Rachaya Al Foukhar (also spelled Rashaya Al Foukhar, ar, راشيا الفخار) is a Lebanese village in the district of Hasbaya in the Nabatiye Governorate in southern Lebanon. It is located on the western slopes of Mount Hermon at an altitu ...

area towards Israel, with all falling within Lebanon. In response, 22 shells were launched by the Israeli army towards the source. * May 18 – Four rockets fired from Siddikine towards Israel, causing no damage.

July

* July 15 – Lebanese Prime Minister

Saad Hariri Saad El-Din Rafik Al-Hariri ( ar, سعد الدين رفيق الحريري, translit=Saʿd ad-Dīn Rafīq al-Ḥarīrī; born 18 April 1970) is a Lebanese-Saudi politician who served as the prime minister of Lebanon from 2009 to 2011 and 2016 t ...

resigned from his position, further deepening the country's political crisis.

August

* August 1 ** Clashes reported in

Khalde Khaldah ( ar, خلدة) is a coastal town located south of Beirut, Lebanon. It is famous as a tourist destination in the summer, especially for its various beach resorts. The southern portion of Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport is loca ...

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Hezbollah Hezbollah (; ar, حزب الله ', , also transliterated Hizbullah or Hizballah, among others) is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group, led by its Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah since 1992. Hezbollah's parami ...

supporters and a rival group killed at least 5 people. * August 4 ** Lebanon marked one-year anniversary since the

2020 Beirut explosion On 4 August 2020, a large amount of ammonium nitrate stored at the Port of Beirut in the capital city of Lebanon exploded, causing at least 218 deaths, 7,000 injuries, and United States dollar, US$15 billion in property damage, as well as lea ...

which killed more than 200 people. ** Clashes reported in Beirut following Lebanon's anniversary of the 2020 explosion. Dozens of people reportedly injured. * August 5 – Israeli military launched air strikes in South Lebanon following rocket attacks from Hezbollah. * August 9 – Fighting over fuel shortages across Lebanon caused the death of 3 people as Lebanon's economic crisis worsened. * August 15 – At least 20 people killed and more than 7 injured after a fuel tanker exploded in

Akkar District Akkar District ( ar, قضاء عكار) is the only district in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon. It is coextensive with the governorate and covers an area of . The UNHCR estimated the population of the district to be 389,899 in 2015, including 106,935 ...

September

* September 10 – Government of Lebanon announces a new cabinet formation, with the re-appointment of former Lebanese Prime Minister

as the country's prime minister.

October

* October 9 – The country's two largest power stations shut down due to a fuel shortage resulting in a nationwide power cut. * October 14 -

2021 Beirut clashes The 2021 Beirut clashes, also known as the 2021 Beirut massacre, Tayouneh Incident or Mini 2008 Lebanon conflict, May 7, were a series of clashes that erupted in the Tayouneh neighborhood of the Lebanon, Lebanese capital of Beirut on 14 October ...

Deaths

* 4 January –

Elias Rahbani Elias Hanna Al Rahbani ( ar, إلياس حنا الرحباني; 26 June 1938 – 4 January 2021) was a Lebanese musician, composer, songwriter, orchestra conductor, and reality television personality, sitting as judge on a number of talent sho ...

, lyricist and composer (b. 1938). * 4 February –

Lokman Slim Lokman Mohsen Slim (; 17 July 1962 – 4 February 2021) was a Lebanese Shiite publisher, political activist and commentator, who promoted a Culture of Remembrance to cope with the many past and present conflicts of Lebanon and the whole region. ...

, publisher and political activist (born 1962).

References

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