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Lebanon Starts Two-Week Lockdown To Curb COVID-19 Cases

Edna Wande Nov 14, 2020 0

Lebanon has started a new two-week lockdown on Saturday after coronavirus infections crossed the 100,000 mark in a country where hospital capacity has become saturated. The capital’s roads were largely empty and police checkpoints…

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Lebanon Information Minister Resigns Over Beirut Blast

Edna Wande Aug 9, 2020 0

Lebanon’s information minister Manal Abdel Samad has resigned following the deadly port blast that killed more than 150 people and destroyed swathes of the capital. In a statement reported by local media, Samad apologised to the…

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Lebanon President Rejects Foreign Probe Into Beirut Port Blast

Edna Wande Aug 8, 2020

Lebanon’s president, Michel Aoun has rejected any international probe into the catastrophic Beirut port blast, saying a missile or negligence could have been responsible. With destruction from the blast engulfing half of the capital…

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Sixteen Port Officials Detained Over Beirut Blast – Prosecutor

Edna Wande Aug 7, 2020 0

Sixteen staff members at Beirut’s port, the site of a massive explosion in Lebanon, have been detained over the deadly blast that devastated large parts of the city. A military prosecutor made this known on Thursday following…

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Lebanon: Beirut Ammonium Nitrate Blast ‘Caused By Welder’ As Death Toll Passes 100 (photos)

Edna Wande Aug 5, 2020 0

Security sources in Lebanon have suggested that a welder triggered the fire that caused a massive explosion in Beirut that has killed over 100 people and injured more than 4,000 victims. Read Also: Beirut Explosion Death Toll Rises To…

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Beirut Explosion Death Toll Rises To 100 And Over 4000 Wounded

Edna Wande Aug 5, 2020 0

A huge blast at Beirut port, Lebanon that devastated entire neighbourhoods of the city has killed more than 100 people and injured over 4,000, the Lebanese Red Cross said on Wednesday, August 5. Read Also: Breaking: Massive Explosion…

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Lebanon: More Than 25 Dead, Over 2,500 Injured In Beirut Explosion (graphic photos)

Edna Wande Aug 4, 2020 0

Lebanese Health Minister Hassan Hamad has said at least 25 people have been killed and more than 2,500 wounded in the massive explosion at Beirut port. The explosion released a shockwave causing widespread damage to buildings and…

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Breaking: Massive Explosion Rocks Beirut In Lebanon (videos/photos)

Edna Wande Aug 4, 2020 0

A massive explosion has rocked Lebanon's capital, Beirut on Tuesday, destroying buildings and killing a large number of people. The country's health minister, Hamad Hasan, said there was a large number of wounded in a blast at the…