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'Looks like a terrible attack': US President Trump on Lebanon blast
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Aug 5 (ANI): US President Donald Trump said that the explosion in Lebanon's capital Beirut on Tuesday, which left at least 73 people dead and thousands injured looks like a "terrible attack."
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Over 70 killed in Beirut blast; PM Hassan Diab says guilty 'will pay price
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], Aug 5 (ANI): At least 70 people were killed and over 2,000 injured following a powerful explosion that ripped through Lebanon's capital Beirut on Tuesday, local media reported.
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Lebanon blast: Indian Embassy Staff safe, in touch with Indian community m
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], Aug 5 (ANI): Indian Embassy in Lebanon is in touch with the Indian community after a massive explosion rocked capital Beirut on Tuesday, leaving many feared dead and a "considerable number of people" injured.
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Massive blast rocks Lebanon's capital
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], August 4 (ANI): A massive blast took place in Lebanon's capital Beirut on Tuesday damaging several buildings.
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Trump extends US national emergency with respect to Lebanon
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], July 30 (Sputnik/ANI): US President Donald Trump has extended the national emergency with respect to Lebanon for one year beyond the August 1 expiration date, citing the nation's imports of increasingly deadly weapons from Iran, the White House said in a press release o
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UN urges Israel, Lebanon to exercise restraint after clashes
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], July 28 (Sputnik/ANI): The United Nations is in contact with Israel and Lebanon to assess the situation in Lebanon and urges all to exercise maximum restraint amid brewing tensions in the region, UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said on Monday.
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Syria shoots down several targets in Hama's airspace
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], June 24 (Sputnik/ANI): Syria's air defences shot down several targets in the Syrian province of Hama, state news agency SANA reported.
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Countries reimposing lockdowns after rise in COVID-19 infections
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], May 14 (ANI): As the number of COVID-19 cases cross 4 million worldwide, some countries are exploring ways to ease restrictions aimed at containing spread of coronavirus while the others that had already done so are re-imposing restrictions after a resurge in infections.
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UN Middle East Envoys appeal for peace to tackle COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], April 12 (ANI): The United Nations (UN) envoys in the Middle East have urged all parties involved in different wars in the region to "respond positively" to the secretary-general's March 23 appeal to cease the hostilities and help in tackling the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Lebanon's economic crisis left hospitals in need of supplies to combat COV
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
MOSCOW, March 24 (Sputnik/ANI) - Lebanon's economic crisis has left the country severely ill-prepared to fight the coronavirus pandemic and an urgent restock of supplies is needed to help prepare hospitals to deal with the outbreak, a prominent rights group said in a report published Tuesday
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UAE suspends inbound, outbound flights with four countries over COVID-19 c
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], Mar 14 (WAM/ANI): The General Civil Aviation Authority, GCAA, has announced the suspension of all inbound and outbound flights with Lebanon, Turkey, Syria and Iraq, with effect from 17th March, and until further notice.
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Kuwait suspends flights with 7 countries over coronavirus concerns
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kuwait City [Kuwait], Mar 07 (Xinhua/ANI): Kuwait has decided to suspend all flights with seven countries for a week as part of the precautions against the spread of novel coronavirus, the Kuwaiti government said Saturday. The seven countries are Bangladesh, the Philippines, India, Sri Lanka
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