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Arab League calls for national consensus in Lebanon: assistant chief
Date: 2020-08-08 18:52:45 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:8538735
CAIRO, Aug 8 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Ahmed Abul Gheit has wrapped a one-day trip to Lebanon during which he toured the Port of Beirut in the wake of the destructive blast that rocked the entire capital on Tuesday. During his ....
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Lebanon PM proposes early legislative elections as thousands protest deadly Beirut blast
Date: 2020-08-08 18:39:02 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:8538694
BEIRUT, Aug 8 (MENA) – Lebanon's Prime Minister Hassan Diab said he will introduce a draft bill proposing early elections for the crisis-stricken country, CBC reported on Saturday. In a televised speech on Saturday, the Prime Minister called on ....
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Lebanese protesters storm Economy Ministry in Beirut
Date: 2020-08-08 17:54:15 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:8538711
BEIRUT, Aug 8 (MENA) - Lebanese protesters stormed on Saturday the premises of the Ministry of Economy in downtown Beirut and controlled it after they broke into the Foreign Ministry’s headquarters earlier. This came during mass protests by ....
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AL chief back home after one-day trip to Lebanon
Date: 2020-08-08 17:52:14 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:8538693
CAIRO, Aug 8 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Ahmed Abul Gheit returned home on Saturday evening after a day trip to Lebanon to demonstrate Arab solidarity and mobilize global support to the Lebanese people. The visit comes four days ....
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Fierce clashes erupt between Lebanese protesters, police in Beirut
Date: 2020-08-08 17:29:42 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:8538604
BEIRUT, Aug 8 (MENA) - Fierce clashes erupted between Lebanese protesters and security forces in downtown Beirut as the demonstrators are trying to get to the parliament building to vent their anger over the deteriorating economic situation and ....
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Saudi Arabia confirms 1,469 new COVID-19 cases, 37 deaths
Date: 2020-08-08 17:19:01 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:8538549
RIYADH, Aug 8 (MENA) - The Saudi Ministry of Health announced Saturday that 1,469 new coronavirus cases have been reported in Saudi Arabia over the past 24 hours. This brings total infections in the kingdom to 287,262 cases, including 33,692 ....
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Canada's government to match donations to Lebanon after Beirut explosions
Date: 2020-08-08 16:54:58 GMT - Canada - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:8538657
OTTAWA, Aug 8 (MENA) - Canada's federal government will match donations made by Canadians seeking to help those impacted by the devastating explosions in Beirut, Lebanon, the international development minister was quoted by Global News as ....
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AL chief urges Arab, int'l communities to stand by Lebanon
Date: 2020-08-08 15:55:04 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:8538487
BEIRUT, Aug 8 (MENA) - Arab and international communities should stand by the Lebanese people to help them overcome the disastrous consequences of the massive blast that rocked the Port of Beirut on Tuesday, the Arab League (AL) Secretary-General ....
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Lebanese people’s steadfastness will help them rebuild Beirut - Abul Gheit
Date: 2020-08-08 14:01:23 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:8538289
BEIRUT, Aug 8 (MENA) – Arab League chief Ahmed Abul Gheit said Saturday that the Lebanese people’s steadfastness and fortitude would enable them to rebuild Beirut and rise up after the city’s port explosion disaster. On Tuesday, Beirut was ....
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Palestine reports 426 new COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths in 24 hours
Date: 2020-08-08 12:54:01 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:8538193
RAMALLAH, Aug 8 (MENA) - Six Palestinians died of coronavirus, and 426 new cases were recorded in Palestine over the past 24 hours, Palestinian Minister of Health Mai Alkaila said Saturday. Four of the newly-recorded fatalities are in occupied ....
