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Up to 100,000 children homeless after Beirut explosion, UNICEF says

Date: 2020-08-07 10:07:07 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:8536952

NEW YORK, Aug 7 (MENA) - As many as 100,000 children have been displaced in Lebanon after their homes were damaged in Tuesday’s massive explosion in Beirut, UN's UNICEF has said. Rescue teams are still searching the rubble of Beirut’s port for ....

Beirut explosion death toll rises to 154: Lebanon health minister

Date: 2020-08-07 09:57:18 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:8536948

BEIRUT, Aug 7 (MENA) - The death toll from the Beirut port explosion has risen to 154, Al Arabiya channel quoted Lebanon's health minister as saying on Friday. Minister Hamad Hasan said one in five of the some 5,000 people injured in Tuesday's ....

Iraq dispatches truckloads of fuels to Lebanon in wake of Beirut blast

Date: 2020-08-07 09:18:25 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:8536833

BAGHDAD, Aug 7 (MENA) – Iraq has dispatched trucks loaded with fuels to Lebanon in order to help and support the Middle Eastern country after a massive deadly explosion rocked the port area of Beirut on Tuesday. In a statement carried by the ....

UAE, Jordan probe bolstering military cooperation

Date: 2020-08-07 08:49:54 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:8536831

ABU DHABI, Aug 7 (MENA) - Chief of Staff of the UAE Armed Forces Lt. General Hamad Mohamed Thani al Rumaithi has received chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of Jordan Major General Pilot Yousef Ahmed al Hunaiti and his accompanying delegation, ....

Abul Gheit visits Beirut Saturday to express solidarity after deadly explosion

Date: 2020-08-07 08:45:57 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:8536828

CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) – Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit will head to Beirut on Saturday on a visit that aims to show solidarity with Lebanon after a massive deadly explosion rocked the port area of Beirut on Tuesday, leaving ....

Oman sends aid planes to Lebanon

Date: 2020-08-07 07:50:12 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:8536719

MUSCAT, Aug 7 (MENA) - The Sultanate of Oman sent planes carrying humanitarian assistance to Lebanon in the aftermath of the massive explosion that hit downtown Beirut on Tuesday, leaving scores of people dead and thousands others injured, Oman News ....

Bahrain dispatches 1st relief aid to Lebanon

Date: 2020-08-07 07:33:17 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:8536718

MANAMA, Aug 7 (MENA) - Bahrain dispatched Friday the first urgent relief aid to Lebanon to help the country in its ordeal and alleviate its painful affliction in the aftermath of the massive blast which rocked the capital, Beirut, Bahrain News ....

Saudi Arabia sends humanitarian, relief assistance to Lebanon

Date: 2020-08-07 07:18:23 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:8536669

RIYADH, Aug 7 (MENA) - The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has sent the first Saudi airlift planes to Lebanon to provide humanitarian and relief assistance to the victims of the port explosion that occurred in Beirut, the ....

Clashes erupt in central Beirut between protesters, security forces

Date: 2020-08-06 22:29:20 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:94 - ID:8536598

BEIRUT, Aug 6 (MENA) - Clashes broke out Thursday night between protesters and security forces in central Beirut, with hundreds are tear-gassed by security forces two days after the massive blast of Beirut's port area. With clashes between ....

Lebanese prosecutor bans seven individuals from travel over Beirut blast

Date: 2020-08-06 21:31:07 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:90 - ID:8536553

BEIRUT, Aug 6 (MENA) - Lebanon State Prosecutor Ghassan Oueidat on Thursday ordered a travel ban on seven individuals in the wake of Lebanon's central bank ordering a freeze on accounts of the heads of Beirut port and Lebanese customs along with ....