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Trump says to attend Paris Conference for Lebanon
Date: 2020-08-07 21:40:04 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:8537713
BEIRUT, Aug 7 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump told his Lebanese counterpart Michel Aoun that he would attend the Paris conference called to support Lebanon, The New York Times quoted the Lebanese Presidency as saying on Friday. Trump phoned ....
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Lebanese customs head remanded in custody over Beirut blast
Date: 2020-08-07 20:20:38 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:8537668
BEIRUT, Aug 7 (MENA) – The Lebanese Public Prosecution ordered on Friday to remand Customs Director-General Badri Daher in custody pending investigations over the Beirut port warehouse blast. Earlier, an explosion occurred in Beirut killing ....
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6 Arab countries review developments of int'l oil market
Date: 2020-08-07 19:56:51 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:8537667
RIYADH, Aug 7 (MENA) – Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain and Iraq on Friday reviewed the recent developments in oil markets, the continued recovery in the global economy and oil demand, and the progress made in rebalancing the oil ....
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Lebanese diplomat: Beirut grateful to Moscow for help after devastating blast
Date: 2020-08-07 17:52:13 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:8537527
MOSCOW, Aug 7 (MENA) – Lebanon is thankful to Russia for its help that came in the aftermath of Beirut’s devastating explosion and is hoping for more aid with construction materials, Sputnik quoted Lebanese Ambassador to Moscow Chawki Bou Nassar as ....
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Jordan registers five new coronavirus cases
Date: 2020-08-07 17:01:56 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:8537535
AMMAN, Aug 7 (MENA) - Five new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Jordan on Friday, including one local case in Irbid, bringing the total number to 1,237 since the start of the crisis, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of ....
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Saudi Arabia sees steady increase of 1,567 COVID-19 cases
Date: 2020-08-07 16:41:56 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:8537509
RIYADH, Aug 7 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia has confirmed a steady increase of 1,567 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, raising the total to 285,793 on Friday, according to the health ministry. The death toll also increased to 3,093 after 38 ....
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Pakistan dispatches 8 tons of food, medicines for Beirut blast victims
Date: 2020-08-07 16:17:51 GMT - Pakistan - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:8537436
ISLAMABAD, Aug 7 (MENA) – Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday telephoned his Lebanese counterpart Charbel Wehbe, and shared his condolences with him over the deaths in the blasts that took place in Beirut, Geo News reported. ....
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KRCS donates 10 ambulance vehicles to Lebanese Red Cross
Date: 2020-08-07 15:53:35 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:8537435
KUWAIT CITY, Aug 7 (MENA) - The Kuwaiti Red Crescent Society (KRCS) declared on Friday donating 10 fully equipped ambulance vehicles and three mobile blood donation vehicles for the Lebanese Red Cross. The head of the KRCS mission in Lebanon ....
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Nearly 100,000 children harmed due to Beirut Port blast
Date: 2020-08-07 15:46:52 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:8537393
GENEVA, Aug 7 (MENA) - UNICEF estimated that up to 100,000 children might be among those whose homes were damaged or destroyed due to Beirut Port blast, Marixie Mercado, UNICEF spokesperson in Geneva, said in a press briefing on Friday. The ....
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Kuwait’s Commerce Ministry sends aid to Lebanon
Date: 2020-08-07 15:20:43 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:8537434
KUWAIT CITY, Aug 7 (MENA) - The Kuwaiti Ministry of Commerce and industry announced on Friday sending food to the Lebanese capital, Beirut, after the terrible explosions that occurred Tuesday. In a statement to KUNA, the ministry said all aid was ....
