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German diplomat killed in Beirut blast
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], August 06 (Sputnik/ANI): A German diplomat died in her Beirut apartment when a huge blast wave ripped through the Lebanese capital earlier this week, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Thursday.
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Saudi Arabia, Algeria to send humanitarian aid to Lebanon after deadly Bei
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow/Algiers/Beirut, August 6 (Sputnik/ANI): Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has ordered emergency assistance to be sent to Beirut in solidarity with Lebanon to help the latter cope with the consequences of Tuesday's powerful explosion in the capital city's port, state news agency
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Beirut blast death toll reaches 135
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar] Aug 6 (Sputnik/ANI): The death toll from the devastating explosion at the port of Beirut has risen to 135, Lebanese Health Minister Hamad Hassan said on Wednesday.
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Beirut Governor raises estimates of damages from port blast to USD10-15 bi
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], Aug 6(Sputnik/ANI): Beirut Governor Marwan Abboud said on Wednesday that damage from the explosion in the port could be more than previously announced figures and amount to $15 billion, Al Arabiya broadcaster reported.
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Denechandra Meitei joins Kerala Blasters
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Aug 5 (ANI): Indian Super League (ISL) club Kerala Blasters on Wednesday announced the signing of Manipuri defender, Yendrembam Denechandra Meitei, for the seventh edition of the league.
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Beirut blast death toll reaches 113, over 4,000 injured
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], Aug 5 (Sputnik/ANI): The powerful blast in the port of Lebanon's Beirut left 113 people killed and more than 4,000 injured, Lebanese Health Minister Hamad Hassan said on Wednesday, as cited by Sky News Arabia.
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UN chief offers condolences to victims of Beirut port explosion
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [USA], Aug 5 (Sputnik/ANI): Antonio Guterres, the secretary-general of the United Nations, has offered his condolences to the victims of Tuesday's massive twin blasts in the Lebanese capital of Beirut, including several UN employees who suffered injuries.
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French President to visit Lebanon tomorrow
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Paris [France], August 5 (Sputnik/ANI): French President Emmanuel Macron will leave for Lebanon on Thursday in order to affirm Paris' solidarity with the Middle East country following the powerful explosion in the port of Beirut, the Lebanese Council of Ministers confirmed on Wednesday, acco
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Around 300,000 people displaced after deadly blast in Beirut: Governor
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], August 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Around 300,000 people became homeless as a result of the recent powerful explosion in the port of Beirut in Lebanon, the city's Governor Marwan Abboud, said on Wednesday.
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Five staffers of Dutch Embassy injured in Beirut explosion, says Foreign M
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], August 5 (Sputnik/ANI): Five staffers of the Dutch Embassy in Lebanon were injured in the dramatic explosion in the port of Beirut, Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok said.
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Russia's Emergencies Ministry sends doctors, rescuers to Beirut after dead
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Aug 5 (Sputnik/ANI): The Russian Ministry of Emergencies told Sputnik it would send on Wednesday five aircraft with a mobile hospital, doctors, rescue workers and public health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor staffers to Lebanon, recently hit by a powerful explosion that resulted i
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German Foreign Office says country will offer assistance to Lebanon follow
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], Aug 5 (Sputnik/ANI): The German Foreign Office said Germany would offer assistance to Lebanon following the explosion in Beirut.
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