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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 ....

OIC condemns Houthi militias' launching of bomb-laden UAV on Saudi Arabia

Date: 2020-08-06 13:52:27 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:8535762

RIYADH, Aug 6 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has condemned the launch of a bomb-laden UAV by the Iran-backed Houthi militias on Saudi Arabia before being shot down by the Arab coalition. In a statement on Thursday, OIC ....

Mauritian govt resigns

Date: 2020-08-06 13:49:58 GMT - Mauritania - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:8535833

NOUAKCHOTT, Aug 6 (MENA) - Mauritanian Prime Minister Ismail Ould Bedde Ould Cheikh Sidiya and his Cabinet members submitted their resignation to President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani at the Presidential Palace in Nouakchott on Thursday, according to ....

Haftar meets Libyan army leaders

Date: 2020-08-06 13:22:16 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:8535802

BENGHAZI, Aug 6 (MENA) - Libya's National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar met Thursday with a number of military leaders and special forces commanders. The Media Bureau of the LNA General Command said, the meeting took up combating readiness ....

Saudi-led coalition forces intercept UAV launched towards Saudi Arabia

Date: 2020-08-06 11:17:01 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:8535568

RIYADH, Aug 6 (MENA) - The Joint Forces Command of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen said a bomb-laden UAV launched towards the Saudi kingdom has been intercepted and shot down, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported Thursday. Spokesman of ....

Macron heads for Beirut blast site

Date: 2020-08-06 10:52:56 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:8535554

BEIRUT, Aug 6 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron headed for the Beirut blast site upon his arrival to the Beirut international airport. Tuesday's massive explosion left behind at least 137 people dead and over 5,000 more injured. Macron ....

Macron tweeted "Lebanon is not alone"

Date: 2020-08-06 10:37:15 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:8535555

BEIRUT, Aug 6 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron twitted upon his arrival at Beirut airport on Thursday saying that "Lebanon is not alone." Macron is the first president to visit Lebanon after a massive explosion hit Beirut port killing ....

Sailor reveals troubled history of doomed ship behind Beirut blast

Date: 2020-08-06 09:18:06 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:8535326

MOSCOW, Aug 6 (MENA) - The explosion that devastated Beirut has been linked to a mishandled ammonium nitrate cargo confiscated from a foreign ship, Russia Today reported. A former crew member told Russia Today that the vessel, owned by a dodgy ....

Kuwait launches airlift for aiding Lebanon: KRCS

Date: 2020-08-06 08:24:20 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:8535285

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 6 (MENA) - Deputy Chairman Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) Anwar al Hasawi announced launching an airlift to transfer aid supplies to Lebanon after Beirut Port blasts. In press statements on Thursday, Hasawi said that the ....

Canada sending up to $5M in humanitarian aid to Lebanon after Beirut explosion

Date: 2020-08-06 06:32:29 GMT - Canada - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:8535183

OTTAWA, Aug 6 (MENA) - Canada will provide up to $5 million in humanitarian assistance to help Lebanon and its people recover from the devastating explosion in Beirut's port, CBC news reported. An initial $1.5 million of that funding will go to ....