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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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Floods affect more than 50,000 in Sudan: UN
Date: 2020-08-05 21:56:50 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:8535086
NEW YORK, Aug 5 (MENA) - More than 50,000 people have been affected by flooding across Sudan over the past week, the United Nations said Wednesday. "Torrential rains continued in several parts of Sudan... leading to flooding, landslides, damages ....
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Algeria sends 4 planes, vessel with aid to Lebanon
Date: 2020-08-05 21:03:23 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:8535057
ALGIERS, Aug 5 (MENA) – Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune decided Wednesday to send four aid planes to Lebanon in an urgent response to the massive blast that rocked Beirut on Tuesday. The move comes after a phone call held by Tebboune to ....
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Lebanon army's medical team on high alert over Beirut blast
Date: 2020-08-05 20:12:26 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:8535056
BEIRUT, Aug 5 (MENA) - Lebanese army's medical teams were put on high alert following the massive blast that hit Beirut on Tuesday leaving 100 dead and thousands wounded, said Lebanon army commander Joseph Aoun. The army command urged all ....
