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World Bank, UN grant 10 million USD to mitigate impacts of Beirut port bla
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], May 15 (ANI/Xinhua): A new 10 million U.S. dollars grant will help Lebanon mitigate the environmental and health impacts of the Beirut port explosions on the neighboring population and support Beirut's reconstruction, the United Nations said in a statement on Wednesday.
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13 mln USD World Bank funded plan launched to restore heritage buildings d
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], November 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Lebanese Culture Minister Mohammad Mortada on Thursday launched a 13 million US dollars plan funded by the World Bank for the reconstruction and restoration of heritage buildings damaged by the Beirut blasts, the National News Agency reported.
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Lebanon's prime minister charged over deadly Beirut blast
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], December 11 (ANI): A Lebanese judge charged caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab and three ex-ministers with criminal negligence over the explosion in Beirut's port in August that killed more than 200 people.
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UK firemen union joins push to make London demand probe into Beirut blast
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], November 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK Fire Brigades Union has joined the Amnesty watchdog group's initiative to make the United Kingdom demand an international investigation into the August 4 explosion in Beirut, the group announced on Monday.
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Death toll in Beirut blast rises to 190
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], Aug 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of those killed in the powerful blast in the port of Beirut in early August has risen to 190 and over 6,500 have been injured, the Lebanese government said on Sunday.
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UNSC unanimously votes to renew peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, cut troop
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], Aug 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and calling for the reduction of the number of peacekeepers in the country, UNSC President for August Dian Triansyah Djan
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58 MT of emergency humanitarian aid on its way to Beirut: Jaishankar
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 14 (ANI): India expresses solidarity with Lebanon over the Beirut explosion and 58 MT of emergency humanitarian aid, including crucial medical and food supplies is on its way to Beirut, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday.
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Beirut explosion: India to provide more relief, humanitarian material to L
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
New York [USA], Aug 11 (ANI): India would be sending more relief and humanitarian material to Lebanon in order to help authorities to deal with the situation post the blasts in Beirut which claimed lives of over 150 people, said TS Tirumurti, Permanent Representative of India to the Unite
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Lebanese Justice Minister resigns
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], August 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Lebanese Justice Minister Marie-Claude Najm has submitted her resignation to Prime Minister Hassan Diab, MTV Lebanon broadcaster reported on Monday.
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EU urges independent inquiry into cause of Beirut explosion
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Aug 10 (Xinhua/ANI): European Council President Charles Michel on Sunday urged an independent investigation into the cause of the deadly explosion that rocked the city of Beirut and inflicted heavy casualties last Tuesday.
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Lebanese protesters storm labour ministry building in Beirut
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], Aug 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Lebanese protesters have stormed the buildings of the ministries of refugee affairs and labour in central Beirut, media reported on Sunday.
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Number of those injured in Beirut clashes rises to 490
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt] Aug 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of those injured in Saturday's clashes between protesters and security forces in Beirut has climbed to 490, Lebanon's Al-Manar channel reported, citing the emergency medical services.
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