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Lebanon government resigns days after Beirut explosion
Updated : 5 years, 7 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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WHO sends USD 1.7 million worth protective equipment to Lebanon
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organisation (WHO) has sent to Lebanon USD 1.7 million worth of protective equipment to help fight COVID-19, as well as humanitarian aid after the deadly explosion in Beirut, the body's Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu
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Lebanese Justice Minister resigns
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], August 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Lebanese Justice Minister Marie-Claude Najm has submitted her resignation to Prime Minister Hassan Diab, MTV Lebanon broadcaster reported on Monday.
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EU urges independent inquiry into cause of Beirut explosion
Updated : 5 years, 7 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 protesters storm labour ministry building in Beirut
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], Aug 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Lebanese protesters have stormed the buildings of the ministries of refugee affairs and labour in central Beirut, media reported on Sunday.
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Lebanese Police fire tear gas at protesters in Beirut
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], Aug 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The police have deployed tear gas to disperse demonstrators in central Beirut late on Sunday.
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Lebanese environment minister resigns in wake of Beirut explosion
Updated : 5 years, 7 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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Number of those injured in Beirut clashes rises to 490
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt] Aug 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of those injured in Saturday's clashes between protesters and security forces in Beirut has climbed to 490, Lebanon's Al-Manar channel reported, citing the emergency medical services.
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Lebanese protestors storm govt ministries over Beirut blast
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], Aug 9 (ANI): Protestors on Saturday stormed government ministries in Beirut over the blast on Tuesday that killed at least 158 people and injured over 5,000 people.
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Death toll in port of Beirut blast rises to 158
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Aug 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of those killed in Tuesday's huge blast in the port of Beirut has risen to 158 and over 6,000 have been injured, local media said on Saturday, citing the Lebanese Health Ministry.
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Trump speaks with French, Lebanese Presidents over Beruit Blast
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Aug 8 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Friday said that he had a lengthy discussion with French President Emmanuel Macron over the Beruit blast on Tuesday.
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UN allocates USD 15 million to support Lebanon after Beirut blast: OCHA
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Aug 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations (UN) has allocated USD 15 million to support Lebanon after the huge explosion that devastated the capital of Beirut, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said.
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