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54 wounded in protests on Beirut blast 1st anniversary
Date: 2021-08-04 18:07:14 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:101 - ID:9094890
BEIRUT, Aug 4 (MENA) - As many as 54 persons have been wounded so far after violence erupted between protesters marking the first anniversary of Beirut blast on Wednesday. In a statement on Twitter this evening, the Lebanese Red Cross revealed ....
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Violence erupts between Lebanese activists marking 1st anniv. of Beirut blast
Date: 2021-08-04 17:20:56 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:98 - ID:9094790
BEIRUT, Aug 4 (MENA) - Clashes erupted Wednesday between participants in a march marking the first anniversary of Beirut blast, which killed over 200 people when a stock of 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate dumped in the Beirut Port exploded last ....
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European official urges Lebanon to announce results of investigations into Beirut port blast
Date: 2021-08-04 17:04:39 GMT - Belgium - Arab world - SN:94 - ID:9094858
BRUSSELS, Aug 4 (MENA) - President of the European Council Charles Michel has called on the Lebanese authorities to produce results in the investigation into the causes of the explosion at the port of Beirut. "Today marks the first anniversary of ....
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Lebanese Red Cross: 21 people injured on 1st anniversary of Beirut port blast
Date: 2021-08-04 17:02:57 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:93 - ID:9094845
BEIRUT, Aug 4 (MENA) – Lebanon’s Red Cross said 21 people have been wounded in demonstrations in central Beirut, which commemorate the first anniversary of the Beirut port blast that took place on August 4, 2020. Six people were taken to ....
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Protestors try to enter Lebanese parliament
Date: 2021-08-04 16:44:31 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:90 - ID:9094836
BEIRUT, Aug 4 (MENA) - A group of protestors hurled stones toward the entrance to Lebanon's parliament building in the heart of the capital Beirut on Wednesday, state media reported. The protestors were trying to storm into the parliament's ....
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12,713 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Iraq
Date: 2021-08-04 15:16:41 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:9094557
BAGHDAD, Aug 4 (MENA) – The Iraqi Ministry of Health and Environment confirmed on Wednesday 12,731 new cases of COVID-19, Iraqi News Agency reported. In a statement, the ministry said that “6,574 recovered cases were registered across all the ....
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Saudi Arabia reports 1,043 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-08-04 14:08:10 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:9094451
RIYADH, Aug 4 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia reported 1,043 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections in the Kingdom to 529,995, the Health Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. According to the statement, ....
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Abul Gheit calls on Lebanese politicians to support Lebanon to prevent its collapse
Date: 2021-08-04 13:27:08 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:9094219
CAIRO, Aug 4 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit has called on Lebanese politicians to work on salvaging their country from collapse and get out of the current impasse. Addressing a conference on supporting the Lebanese ....
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Saudi Arabia, US probe cooperation
Date: 2021-08-04 12:05:21 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:9094228
RIYADH, Aug 4 (MENA) - Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Relations Adel al Jubeir discussed during a meeting Wednesday with US Chargé d'Affaires Martina Strong means to strengthen relations between the two countries. According to the Saudi ....
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Libya records 2,485 new coronavirus cases, 26 deaths
Date: 2021-08-04 11:37:52 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:9094164
TRIPOLI, Aug 4 (MENA) - Libya registered 2,485 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, bringing the country's total to 260,951, the National Center for Disease Control announced Wednesday. In a statement carried by Libya's Africa news ....