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Lebanese president calls for creation of secular state
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon] Aug 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Lebanese President Michel Aoun called on Sunday for the formation of a secular state in Lebanon to rescue the country from confessionalism, the National News Agency reported.
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Death toll in Beirut blast rises to 190
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], Aug 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of those killed in the powerful blast in the port of Beirut in early August has risen to 190 and over 6,500 have been injured, the Lebanese government said on Sunday.
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UNSC unanimously votes to renew peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, cut troop
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], Aug 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and calling for the reduction of the number of peacekeepers in the country, UNSC President for August Dian Triansyah Djan
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Coronavirus-related emergency regime in Lebanon extended until year-end
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], August 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Lebanon's Supreme Council of Defense said the decision had been made to extend the coronavirus-related emergency regime in the country until December 31 due to an increase in the number of cases, the presidential press service said in a statement.
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Indian Ambassador hands over medical aid to Lebanon to help in fight again
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], Aug 25 (ANI): Indian Ambassador to Lebanon Suhel Ajaz Khan on Tuesday handed over a consignment of medical aid containing 70 boxes of PPE kits to help in the country's fight against the coronavirus.
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Nearly 80 containers with dangerous chemicals found in Beirut port
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], August 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Lebanese military specialists and their French colleagues have found 79 containers with dangerous chemicals in the port of Beirut, where a deadly blast occurred earlier this month, the Lebanese army informs.
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Hezbollah shoots down Israeli drone in Lebanon
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], Aug 23 (ANI): Lebanese armed group Hezbollah said it has shot down an Israeli drone near Ayta ash Shab in southern Lebanon on Saturday (local time), according to Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Manar news.
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Andhra DGP holds meet with SPs to discuss Ammonium Nitrate reserves storag
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 14 (ANI): Gautam Sawang, Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) on Friday held a video conference with Superintendent of Police (SP) of various districts to discuss the matter of Ammonium Nitrate reserves storage and utilization.
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Lebanon receives medical, humanitarian aid from 13 countries in last 24 ho
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], Aug 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut has received 13 flights delivering medical and humanitarian aid to Lebanon from abroad over the past 24 hours, following a powerful blast in the capital, according to a copy of the report by the country's ar
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58 MT of emergency humanitarian aid on its way to Beirut: Jaishankar
Updated : 5 years, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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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