Tag: Lebanon

The UNIFIL Chief noted that the parties' engagements, through UNIFIL's established liaison and coordination mechanism, have contributed to preventing any escalation along the Blue Line.

Beirut: Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri went on an official visit to Saudi Arabia and held a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in order to boost ties, officials said on Saturday. “During the meeting, the leaders discussed the developments in the region and the bilateral relations between the two countries” the statement […]

Beirut: Carlos Ghosn, the ousted Nissan Motor Co. Chairman has confirmed that he was currently in Lebanon, saying he decided to escape Japan to not become a “hostage” of the Asian country’s justice. Ghosn, who is thought to have left Japan and entered Lebanon under a false identity, was on bail for various charges of […]

Beirut: As many as 100 people were killed and nearly 4,000 injured in two huge explosions that rocked downtown Beirut, the Lebanese Red Cross said on Wednesday. The blasts took place on Tuesday evening (around 6.10 p.m. local time), shaking buildings all over the city while also causing severe damage and casualties, Xinhua reported. President […]

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 […]

New Delhi: NASA in collaboration with the Earth Observatory of Singapore on Saturday released a detailed high-res image that maps the devastating explosion in Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon, that killed over 150 people and is estimated to have caused billions of dollars’ worth of damage. NASA’s Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis (ARIA) team […]

Beirut: Lebanon’s prime minister stepped down from his job on Monday in the wake of the disastrous Beirut port explosion that triggered public fury, saying he has come to the conclusion that corruption in Lebanon is bigger than the state. In a brief televised speech after three of his ministers resigned, Prime Minister Hassan Diab […]

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 […]