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I think up to 300,000 people are now homeless: Beirut’s governor
Aug 05, 2020 08:39“I think there are between 250,000 and 300,000 people who are now without homes.”
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Iran begins sending food supplies, medical aid to Lebanon after deadly blast
Aug 05, 2020 06:22Tehran has begun sending food supplies and medical aid to Lebanon, with senior Iranian officials voicing readiness to provide all sorts of humanitarian assistance to Beirut, which is reeling from a massive explosion.
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Beirut blast: Two-week state of emergency declared in ‘disaster-stricken’ city
Aug 05, 2020 03:38Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun has called for a two-week state of emergency in Beirut following a huge explosion that claimed more than a hundred lives, injured thousands more and sent seismic shockwaves through the capital, with the country’s top defense body describing Beirut as a “disaster-stricken” city.
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Iran sympathizes with Lebanon over blast, offers help
Aug 05, 2020 02:19A host of Iranian ministries and senior officials have expressed solidarity with Lebanon after a huge blast rocked Beirut on Tuesday evening, expressing readiness to help the Lebanese government and people to deal with the tragedy.
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In Pictures: Beirut rocked by deadly blast
Aug 05, 2020 01:11The Lebanese capital of Beirut was rocked by a massive blast on Tuesday, with the latest reports by the country’s health ministry showing that 78 people had lost their lives and nearly 4,000 others sustained injuries.
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Hezbollah slams Beirut blast, urges unity to overcome ‘national tragedy’
Aug 05, 2020 00:47The Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement has called for unity to overcome what it describes as “national tragedy” following a deadly blast in Beirut.
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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.