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Trump says US will be there to help following explosion in Beirut
Aug 05, 2020 00:40President Donald Trump on Tuesday cast a massive explosion in Beirut as a possible attack, despite statements by Lebanese leaders that it was likely caused by highly explosive material that had been stored at warehouses in the capital for years.
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Beirut blast: Iran says ready to help Lebanon in any way necessary
Aug 05, 2020 00:34Immediately after a massive explosion rocked the Lebanese capital of Beirut, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has expressed the country's full readiness to render any necessary help.
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Over 70 killed, nearly 4,000 injured in massive blast in Beirut
Aug 04, 2020 23:03A massive explosion has ripped through the Lebanese capital of Beirut, leaving at least 73 people dead and thousands of others injured.
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Huge blast rocks Lebanese capital
Aug 04, 2020 12:15A massive explosion has shaken the Lebanese capital of Beirut, with a very high number of casualties expected.
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Lebanon appoints president's diplomatic advisor as new foreign minister
Aug 04, 2020 03:29Lebanon has appointed the diplomatic advisor of President Michel Aoun as the country’s new foreign minister, hours after Nassif Hitti surprisingly stepped down from the position in protest at the government's mishandling of a spiraling economic crisis.
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Hezbollah secretary general to deliver speech on domestic, intl. issues on Wednesday
Aug 03, 2020 09:54Secretary General of Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, is scheduled to deliver a speech on Wednesday night.
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Lebanon's foreign minister resigns amid economic crisis
Aug 03, 2020 09:19Lebanon's Foreign Minister Nassif Hitti has submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Hassan Diab in protest at what he described as the government's mishandling of the financial crisis.
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Lebanon dismantles Israeli spying device
Aug 02, 2020 12:25Lebanon has dismantled an Israeli spying device in South Province near the border with the occupied territories.
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Israel’s recent assault on southern Lebanon violates UN resolution: President Aoun
Aug 02, 2020 02:08Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun says his country is ready to defend itself against Israel’s acts of aggression, which are in violation of a 2006 resolution by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), a few days after Israel bombed a Lebanese border town.
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US cannot disarm Lebanon’s Hezbollah through sanctions: Russian ambassador to Beirut
Aug 01, 2020 02:25The Russian ambassador to Lebanon says Washington will not manage to disarm the popular Hezbollah resistance movement through sanctions, stating that US officials are under an illusion they can accomplish such an objective by means of punitive measures.