The Weeknd donates $300,000 to Beirut explosion relief effort

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLebanese-British singer-songwriter Mika will stage a livestreamed concert to raise funds and awareness for relief in the wake of the explosion in Beirut last month that killed more than 200 people and devastated a large area in the country’s capital.His “I Love Beirut” benefit concert will take place on Saturday 19 September and will be live-streamed across four time zones via YouTube.

Russell Crowe made a “very generous” donation to the Beirut restaurant Le Chef following the devastating explosions in Lebanon’s capital city. The “Robin Hood” actor revealed on Twitter that he made the donation “on behalf of the late Anthony Bourdain,” who was a big fan of food in Beirut.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterAfter the devastating explosion in the Lebanese capital of Beirut on August 4, thousands of buildings were destroyed including the staple Le Chef, a restaurant that the late, great Anthony Bourdain visited while in the capital city.

The Weeknd has donated $300,000 (£230,0000) to Global Aid for Lebanon to help the relief effort following last week's warehouse explosion that levelled a large part of Beirut.The singer's Lebanese manager, Wassim 'Sal' Slaiby, has announced the donation, revealing the cash will be split evenly between the World Food Programme, the Lebanese Red Cross and the country's Children's Center.

The Weeknd continues to support causes he believes in, after his generous donation to the BLM movement earlier this year, the music icon recently made another sizable donation to charities in Beirut. It was revealed yesterday that the 30-year-old Bright Lights musician had donated USD 300,000 to Global Aid for Lebanon, which will go to assist victims of the explosion that happened in Beirut last week.

The Weeknd has donated $300,000 to victims of the devastating explosion in Beirut, Lebanon. The 'Starboy' hitmaker made the whopping donation to citizens of Lebanon's capital city who were affected by the shocking blast in a warehouse in the city last week, which killed over 200 people, and left more than 6,000 people injured.

A massive explosion that killed more than 200 people in Beirut on Aug. 4 nearly destroyed the offices of Lebanon’s oldest LGBTQ advocacy group.

The Weeknd continues to put his money to good use.

The Weeknd is continuing to open his heart and wallet with another big donation this week.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Weeknd has been on a philanthropy bender in recent months, with major donations to coronavirus relief, Black Lives Matter and social justice organizations — and on Wednesday he donated $300,000 to Global Aid for Lebanon to assist victims of the horrific explosion in the country’s capital of Beirut on Aug.

Lebanon’s prime minister has stepped down amid public fury sparked by the Beirut port explosion, saying he has come to the conclusion that corruption in Lebanon is “bigger than the state”.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorMiddle East distributor Front Row Filmed Entertainment and the Kuwait National Cinema Company are partnering with Gulf arthouse venue Cinema Akil for the Beirut Disaster Relief Screenings.Ziad Doueiri’s West Beirut and Nadine Labaki’s Where Do We Go Now? will screen today at Cinema Akil with repeat screenings this coming weekend, Friday 14 August and Saturday 15 August.

Mika has penned an emotional letter to the people of Lebanon following the giant explosion that took place in Beirut last week.The explosion, which happened in the Lebanon capital on Tuesday (August 4), has killed nearly 80 people and injured 4,000.The New York Times reported that the explosion was caused by a fire at a warehouse at Beirut’s port, and that “highly explosive materials” that the government seized years ago were found at the blast site.British singer-songwriter Mika, who was born

George and Amal Clooney have donated $100,000 to three charities in support of those affected by the devastating explosion in Beirut on Tuesday.More than 130 people are known to have died, with thousands more injured, following the deadly explosion in Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon.It's believed that the explosion may be linked to 2,750 tons of highly explosive ammonium nitrate, which was being stored in a warehouse near the port, per The New York Times.George and Amal Clooney are showing

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticGeorge and Amal Clooney have donated $100,000 to three charitable organizations providing relief for Beirut, where a massive explosion on Tuesday obliterated a city port, injured more than 5,000 people and killed at least 145.According to Unicef, the homes of 100,000 children had been damaged, many to the point of being uninhabitable.“We’re both deeply concerned for the people of Beirut and the devastation they’ve faced in the last few days,” the

George and Amal Clooney have just announced that they are making a whopping donation to help in the relief efforts in Lebanon after over 100 people were killed in a massive explosion in Beirut last week. Beirut is obviously a place that the couple holds close to their heart, keeping in mind that Amal Clooney was born there.

In today's edition of how awesome the BTS ARMY is, V aka Kim Taehyung's fanbase unites to raise funds working towards the relief activities of the Beirut blasts. Earlier this week, the world was left in shock when a massive blast took place in the Lebanese capital.