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Fire in Jeddah’s Al-Sulaymaniyah neighborhood brought under control
Date: 2020-08-06 21:15:31 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:88 - ID:8536570
JEDDAH, Aug 6 (MENA) - A fire broke out in Jeddah’s Al-Sulaymaniyah neighborhood and has been brought under control, the Civil Defence in Makkah Region said. The blaze started in a number of portacabins in an area close to the Haramian train ....
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Lebanon detains 16 people as part of inquiry into Beirut blast
Date: 2020-08-06 20:15:12 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:86 - ID:8536518
BEIRUT, Aug 16 (MENA) - Authorities in Lebanon have detained 16 people as part of an urgent investigation into the enormous explosion that devastated Beirut's port area and much of the city on Tuesday. The blast has been traced to an estimated 2,750 ....
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Macron raps Lebanese leaders: Reform or sink
Date: 2020-08-06 19:32:54 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:82 - ID:8536467
BEIRUT, Aug 6 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron Thursday rebuked Lebanese politicians, stressing the need for reforms and slamming the manner in which matters in the country were being handled, during his visit to Beirut after the ....
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Morocco records 1,144 COVID-19 cases, 559 recoveries in 24 hours
Date: 2020-08-06 18:52:31 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:8536485
RABAT, Aug 6 (MENA) - The Moroccan Ministry of Health reported 1,144 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases recorded in Morocco since the beginning of the outbreak to 29,644. In the last 24 hours, the ministry ....
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U.S. military sending food, water, medical supplies to Lebanon
Date: 2020-08-06 18:49:01 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:8536480
WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (MENA) - The United States will be sending three planes full of food, water and medical supplies to Lebanon to provide relief in the wake of this week's explosion in Beirut, Al Hurra TV reported. U.S. Central Command commander ....
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Morocco King orders dispatching emergency humanitarian aid to Lebanon
Date: 2020-08-06 18:26:56 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:8536403
RABAT, Aug 6 (MENA) – Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has given his high instructions for sending emergency medical and humanitarian aid to the Lebanese Republic, following the tragic explosion in the port of Beirut, claiming several victims and ....
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S. Korea considers providing relief aid to explosion-hit Lebanon
Date: 2020-08-06 18:25:05 GMT - south korea - Arab world - SN:75 - ID:8536378
SEOUL, Aug 6 (MENA) – South Korea is considering providing relief and assistance to Lebanon following a massive explosion in its capital that claimed more than 130 lives and injured over 5,000, Yonhap reported on Thursday. "We are actively ....
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IMF director calls on int'l community to support Lebanon
Date: 2020-08-06 18:03:32 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:8536424
WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (MENA) - Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva urged the international community to support Lebanon after the tragic blast that devastated its seaport. In a statement released on ....
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Aoun asks Macron for aerial images taken during Beirut blast time
Date: 2020-08-06 17:05:56 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:8536157
BEIRUT, Aug 6 (MENA) – Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun has asked his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron to provide his country with aerial images taken at the time the blast went off at Beirut seaport, NNA reported on Thursday. Aoun told Macron ....
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Egypt's envoy to Lebanon tours Annahar Newspaper’s damaged premises in Beirut
Date: 2020-08-06 14:41:11 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:8536023
BEIRUT, Aug 6 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador to Lebanon Yasser Allawi on Thursday toured the premises of Annahar Newspaper in central Beirut, which suffered severe damage caused by the massive explosion that hit Beirut port on Tuesday. In a ....
