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Lebanon's prosecution starts questioning some security officials over Beirut blast
Date: 2020-08-09 10:09:11 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:8539178
BEIRUT, Aug 9 (MENA) - The Public Prosecution said on Sunday it will start questioning some security officials at Beirut port over the massive blast that rocked the harbor on Tuesday. Lebanon's discriminatory Attorney General Judge Ghassan ....
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Lebanese information minister resigns 2 last Beirut
Date: 2020-08-09 09:59:15 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:8539194
The Lebanese information minister cited the failure of the government to carry out reforms and the catastrophic blast that hit Beirut on Tuesday, according to Lebanon's Al Jadeed TV. "I apologize to the Lebanese because we could not meet their ....
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4th Saudi airlift plane arrives in Beirut
Date: 2020-08-09 09:07:37 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:8539105
RIYADH, Aug 9 (MENA) - King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) has dispatched the fourth Saudi airlift plane to Lebanon to provide humanitarian and relief assistance to the victims of the port explosion that occurred in ....
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Lebanese information minister resigns
Date: 2020-08-09 09:04:13 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:8539091
BEIRUT, Aug 9 (MENA) - Lebanese Information Minister Manal Abdel Samad on Sunday submitted her resignation from the Lebanese government. (MORE) M H E/S R E ....
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International aid conference in support of Lebanon to kick off tomorrow
Date: 2020-08-08 23:06:20 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:8538843
PARIS, Aug 8 (MENA) - Paris will host on Sunday an international aid conference to support Lebanon with the participation of many world leaders. US President Donald Trump said he will partake in the event. More than 150 people were killed ....
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US Embassy in Beirut: We support Lebanese people's right to peaceful protest
Date: 2020-08-08 21:46:02 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:8538839
BEIRUT, Aug 8 (MENA) - The US Embassy in Beirut stressed on Saturday its support for the Lebanese people in their peaceful protests. In a tweet, the embassy said: "The Lebanese people have suffered too much and deserve to have leaders who listen ....
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1st Iraqi oil shipment arrives in Lebanon - Embassy
Date: 2020-08-08 21:45:33 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:8538784
BAGHDAD/BEIRUT, Aug 8 (MENA) - The first shipment of Iraqi fuel arrived in Lebanon on Saturday as a part of 20 tankers laden with 720,000 litres of gas oil set to arrive in the country, the Iraqi Embassy in Beirut said. Baghdad will also send ....
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Senior Libyan MP, US officials probe reaching ceasefire, oil exports
Date: 2020-08-08 21:07:10 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:8538780
BENGHAZI, Aug 8 (MENA) - Head of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Libyan House of Representatives Yousef al-Agouri discussed with US officials ways of reaching a ceasefire in Libya and establishing a demilitarized zone as well as resuming oil ....
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UAE plane laden with 40 tonnes of aid lands in Lebanon
Date: 2020-08-08 19:34:56 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:8538783
ABU DHABI/BEIRUT, Aug 8 (MENA) - A UAE plane carrying 40 metric tonnes of critical medical and food supplies as well as nutritional supplements for kids has arrived in Beirut in support of the victims of the massive explosion, WAM reported on ....
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Lebanon's Kataeb Party resigns from parliament
Date: 2020-08-08 18:55:03 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:8538712
BEIRUT, Aug 8 (MENA) - Head of the Kataeb Party of Lebanon Samy Gemayel said his party has resigned on Saturday from the Parliament over the deteriorating socio-economic and political situation in the country. Three parliamentarians, ....