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Beirut port blast: Two years on, Lebanon still awaits justice
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], August 4 (ANI): Two years on, Human rights experts continue to call for an international investigation into 2020 Beirut explosion, a powerful blast caused by a stockpile of ammonium nitrate in a port warehouse, that occurred on 4 August 2020 and killed more than 200 people
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US, France yet to provide Beirut explosion satellite images: Lebanese Fore
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebonon], November 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States and France, in contrast to Russia, have not provided Lebanon with satellite images of the explosion at the port of Beirut, Lebanon's Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib said on Tuesday.
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Lebanon President thanks countries for support after Beirut explosion
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], September 24 (ANI): Lebanon President Micheal Aoun on Wednesday (local time) thanked all world leaders who pledged their support following the August explosion at the port of Beirut.
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58 MT of emergency humanitarian aid on its way to Beirut: Jaishankar
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 14 (ANI): India expresses solidarity with Lebanon over the Beirut explosion and 58 MT of emergency humanitarian aid, including crucial medical and food supplies is on its way to Beirut, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday.
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The Weeknd donates USD 300,000 to Beirut explosion relief fund
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 13 (ANI): Canadian singer The Weeknd on Wednesday (local time) donated a sum of USD 300,000 to Global Aid for Lebanon for assisting the victims of the explosion that had hit the city last week, which killed at least 200 people.
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Beirut explosion: India to provide more relief, humanitarian material to L
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [USA], Aug 11 (ANI): India would be sending more relief and humanitarian material to Lebanon in order to help authorities to deal with the situation post the blasts in Beirut which claimed lives of over 150 people, said TS Tirumurti, Permanent Representative of India to the Unite
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Lebanon government resigns days after Beirut explosion
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], Aug 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab on Monday announced the resignation of the government in the aftermath of the devastating August 4 Beirut port explosion.
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EU urges independent inquiry into cause of Beirut explosion
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Aug 10 (Xinhua/ANI): European Council President Charles Michel on Sunday urged an independent investigation into the cause of the deadly explosion that rocked the city of Beirut and inflicted heavy casualties last Tuesday.
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Lebanese environment minister resigns in wake of Beirut explosion
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], August 09 (Sputnik/ANI): Lebanese Environment and Administrative Development Minister, Damianos Kattar, resigned on Sunday in the wake of a powerful deadly blast in the port of Beirut, media reported.
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16 Port employees detained in Beirut explosion
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], Aug 7 (Sputnik/ANI): Sixteen employees of the Lebanese capital's port were detained in the explosion case, a military court spokesman, acting judge Fadi Akiki, said on Thursday.
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India to extend assistance to Lebanon, seeks assessment of damage in Beiru
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 6 (ANI): India said on Thursday that it has sought an assessment from Lebanon on the damage during the powerful explosion in Beirut to decide the nature of assistance that can be extended.
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Cricket fraternity mourns deadly Beirut explosion
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 5 (ANI): Indian skipper Virat Kohli and his teammates extended their thoughts and prayers to the people of Lebanon after a powerful explosion in the port of Beirut claimed 78 lives and injured more than 4,000 people.
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