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President Rouhani hails world solidarity with Lebanon after Beirut blast
Aug 10, 2020 04:16President Hassan Rouhani commended global sympathy and solidarity with the people of Lebanon in the wake of last week’s deadly blast in Beirut.
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Lebanon ministers: Cabinet will stay to resolve crisis
Aug 10, 2020 03:40Two key Lebanese ministers insist that the cabinet of Prime Minister Hassan Diab will remain in office to resolve the situation in the aftermath of a huge explosion that hit Beirut Port.
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Macron repeats colonial tone, asks for political, economic reforms in Lebanon
Aug 10, 2020 01:39French President Emmanuel Macron has repeated his provocative colonial tone, calling for political and economic reforms in Lebanon, where a colossal blast rocked its capital Beirut last week, killing nearly 160 people and injuring thousands more.
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Clashes between Lebanese security forces, protesters continue for 2nd day
Aug 10, 2020 01:32Clashes have erupted for the second day between Lebanese security forces and protesters angry at the government in the wake of the devastating explosion of August 4 in Beirut.
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Lebanese information minister resigns amid pressure on government
Aug 09, 2020 08:49Lebanon's Information Minister Manal Abdel Samad has stepped down from her position, citing the failure of the government to carry out reforms and the recent deadly explosion in the capital Beirut.
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Zarif signs memorial book of Beirut blast victims
Aug 09, 2020 06:57Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif signed a memorial book at the Lebanese embassy in Tehran, paying homage to the victims of the recent deadly blast in Beirut.
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Iran sets up makeshift hospital in disaster-stricken Beirut
Aug 09, 2020 04:07Iran’s Red Crescent Society has established a makeshift hospital in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, as the city’s hospitals have reached capacity in the wake of a massive explosion that left 154 people dead and thousands of others wounded and in need of medical assistance.
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Thousands rally in blast-hit Beirut, police intervene
Aug 09, 2020 03:58The police are forced to intervene after around 7,000 take to streets in Beirut to protest the government’s handling of the aftermath of a recent huge deadly explosion in the Lebanese capital that sent the country’s main grain silo up in smoke.
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A ticking bomb in Yemen: Beirut blast may repeat in Aden
Aug 09, 2020 01:51Thousands of tons of ammonium nitrate, a highly explosive chemical compound which recently caused a massive explosion in Beirut, are being stored in the Yemeni port city of Aden by Saudi-Emirati occupation forces, a top official warns.
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Over 60 still missing as Lebanon rejects bid to 'dilute truth'
Aug 08, 2020 07:17More than 60 people are still missing four days after a massive explosion in Beirut on Tuesday, a Lebanese health ministry official says.