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11 Dec 2020

Beirut blast: Lebanon PM, 3 ex-ministers charged with criminal negligence

Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab and 3 ex-ministers charged with criminal negligence over Beirut blast. The explosion that took place in a Beirut port in August killed more than 200 people.

10 Oct 2020

Lebanon: Diesel tank explosion in Beirut kills 4, injures 20

A diesel tank exploded inside a Beirut building, killing four people and injuring several others, the Lebanese Red Cross has said.

24 Aug 2020

Nightmares, flashbacks, fatigue: Beirut faces mental health crisis after blast

More than two weeks after a massive explosion tore through Beirut killing 181 people and leaving entire neighbourhoods in ruins, Sandra Abinader still jumps at the slightest sound. Despite recognising the magnitude of her ordeal, Sandra, 18, said she was not interested in seeking professional help. "We`re used to dealing with our problems on our own," she said, stoically. Her attitude is common in Lebanon, a country hardened by past wars and sectarian conflict and where stigma still rules attitudes towards mental health.

18 Aug 2020

'Impossible' that Beirut port blast was caused by Hezbollah arms: President

Lebanese President Michel Aoun dismissed as "impossible" the chance that a vast explosion in Beirut`s port this month was caused by a blast from a deposit of Hezbollah arms. Lebanese authorities are probing what caused massive amounts of ammonium nitrate warehoused unsafely for years at the port to denotate in a mushroom cloud on August 4, killing 178 people. Aoun, an ally of the powerful Iran-backed Hezbollah movement, told Italian daily Corriere della Sera in an interview published on Tuesday that the group did not store weapons at the port.

14 Aug 2020

FBI to join Beirut blast probe, Lebanon must end 'empty promises': US envoy

A top US diplomat said on Thursday the FBI would join a probe of the massive Beirut explosion that killed at least 172 people. The diplomat urged change in Lebanon to "make sure something like this never happens again". US Undersecretary for Political Affairs said Lebanon needed "economic and fiscal reforms, an end to dysfunctional governance and to empty promises".

14 Aug 2020

Beirut blast: India sends 58 mt humanitarian aid to Lebanon

India on Friday sent 58 mt relief to Lebanon in the aftermath of Beirut explosions that killed more than 150 people and rendered several homeless. In a special Indian Air Force's C17 aircraft India sent the emergency humanitarian aid, including crucial medical and food supplies. External Affairs Minister said, "India demonstrates solidarity with the people of Lebanon in the aftermath of the tragic explosions in Beirut" by sending relief to the country.

Beirut explosion

13 Aug 2020

Seismic data suggests string of blasts preceded Beirut explosion, says analyst

Seismological data suggests that six blasts preceded the Beirut port explosion. The last of them combustion of fireworks that apparently set off a warehouse full of ammonium nitrate, an Israeli analyst said on Thursday. The six blasts were at 11-second intervals during the August 4 incident, with the main explosion following the last by around 43 seconds.

10 Aug 2020

Beirut explosion: India to send relief and humanitarian supplies to Lebanon

India will send relief and humanitarian supplies to Lebanon as the country deals with the aftermath of the Beirut blast that killed more than 200 people. India's envoy to United Nations TS Tirumurti said, "India has just recently sent Lebanon essential medical items to combat COVID-19." He also said, "We are immediately sending more relief and humanitarian material of medicines...to do whatever we can to alleviate the difficulties on the ground."

10 Aug 2020

Lebanon Cabinet resigns over Beirut blast that left 160 dead, says Minister

Lebanon Cabinet on Monday (August 10) resigned over last week's devastating explosion at the Beirut port which left 160 people dead and almost 6,000 injured.

07 Aug 2020

How was Beirut ruined in just 12 seconds?

How was Beirut ruined in just 12 seconds? Know in this video..

06 Aug 2020

DNA: DNA test of 'Beirut blast' in Lebanon

In this segment of DNA we will do the DNA test of the blast in Beirut, Lebanon

05 Aug 2020

Death toll from Beirut blast reaches 100 and could rise

Tuesday`s blast at port warehouses storing highly explosive material was the most powerful in years in Beirut. Beirut is already reeling from an economic crisis and a surge in coronavirus infections. President Michel Aoun said that 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate had been stored for six years at the port without safety measures.

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