Tag: Beirut Explosion

Washington: US President Donald Trump and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron have agreed to send immediate aid to Lebanon in the wake of the two deadly blasts in capital Beirut which killed over 150 people. In a phone call on Friday, the two leaders “expressed their deep sadness over the loss of life and devastation […]

Beirut: The death toll from the two explosions that rocked the Port of Beirut last week has increased to 200, the Lebanese capital city’s Governor Marwan Abboud said on Monday. Abboud added that dozens were still missing, many of them foreign workers, while the injuries spiked to more than 7,000, reports the BBC. The army […]

Bhubaneswar: In the aftermath of the recent blasts in Lebanon’s Beirut city, the Odisha Government has asked all the factories in the State to furnish details regarding the list and quantity of flammable and explosive materials being used, handled and stored in their manufacturing units. In a letter to the occupiers of all factories in […]

New Delhi: India has sent 58 metric tonnes of emergency humanitarian aid, including crucial medical and food supplies, to Lebanon whose capital Beirut was rocked by a deadly explosion last week. “India demonstrates solidarity with the people of Lebanon in the aftermath of the tragic explosions in Beirut. 58 MT of emergency humanitarian aid, including […]

Beirut: Lebanon on Monday named the country’s envoy to Germany Mustapha Adib as the new Prime Minister following the resignation of the previous cabinet led by Hassan Diab amid mounting pressure over the August 4 Beirut port explosions. Adib succeeded in securing 90 out of 128 Parliamentary votes, which will allow him to form a […]