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Andhra govt decides not to store any hazardous material at Vizag port: YS
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], November 14 (ANI): Months after huge quantities of ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse exploded in Beirut killing at least 190 people and injuring 6,500 others, YSRCP MP Vijaysai Reddy on Friday said that Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy-led governm
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UK firemen union joins push to make London demand probe into Beirut blast
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK Fire Brigades Union has joined the Amnesty watchdog group's initiative to make the United Kingdom demand an international investigation into the August 4 explosion in Beirut, the group announced on Monday.
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Are Lebanese parties hell-bent on destroying their country?
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], October 19 (ANI): After three decades from the end of a bloody civil war that lasted for 15 years, and after a massive explosion in the port of Beirut last August that left more than 200 people dead, wounded thousands and damaged more than 70,000 homes and buildings, is the
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Border deal with Israel to aid ailing Lebanese economy by allowing oil dri
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], October 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Lebanon's struggling economy will significantly benefit from the revenues from the extraction of oil and gas from the disputed area once the country reaches a border demarcation agreement with Israel, Lebanese Economic and Social Council General Di
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Explosion at fuel depot in Beirut kills 4 people - Lebanese Red Cross
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon]/Cairo [Egypt], October 10 (ANI/Sputnik): A blast at a fuel depot in the Lebanese capital killed four people and injured many others on Friday, the Lebanese Red Cross said.
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Lebanon PM designate resigned as efforts to form govt fails
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], September 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Lebanon Prime Minister Minister-designate Mustapha Adib, who assumed office following the massive blast at the port of Beirut has announced his resignation on Saturday after his attempts to form a new government failed.
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Lebanon President thanks countries for support after Beirut explosion
Updated : 5 years, 5 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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Lebanon's COVID-19 cases breach 30,000 mark
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], September 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Lebanon's total number of COVID-19 cases crossed the 30,000 mark on Tuesday amid a rapid resurgence of the pandemic.
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Fire erupts in central Beirut
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], September 15 (ANI/Sputnik): A fire broke out early on Tuesday at a cultural facility in the centre of the Lebanese capital of Beirut, according to the Lebanon 24 broadcaster.
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Over a month after powerful blast, massive fire breaks out at Beirut port
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], September 10 (ANI): Over a month after a powerful blast rocked the port of Lebanese capital, a massive fire is raging at the Beirut port.
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Lebanese FM tests positive for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], September 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Lebanese Foreign Minister Charbel Wehbe has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and been placed under a two-week quarantine regime, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
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Lebanese army disposed of over 4 tonnes of Ammonium Nitrate found near Bei
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Beirut (Lebanon), September 05 (Sputnik/ANI): The Lebanese army has completed the disposal of more than 4 tonnes of ammonium nitrate found at the entrance to the port of Beirut, the site of a massive blast in early August, according to the army's statement obtained by Sputnik on Saturday.
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