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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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World Bank cancels loan to Lebanon for Bisri Dam Project
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Bank has canceled USD 224 million loan to the government of Lebanon for the proposed Bisri Dam Project because it failed to fulfil preconditions required before the funds were disbursed, the organization said in a press release.
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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, 7 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, 7 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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Macron to meet with Merkel in France today
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Paris [France], Aug 20 (ANI/Sputnik): French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday at his summer residence, the Fort of Bregancon, located in southern France.
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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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