Lebanese security officials warned the prime minister and prime minister last month that 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in the port of Beirut could destroy the capital if it exploded, news reports said on Tuesday. Two weeks later, industrial chemicals went up in a massive explosion that destroyed most …
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Beirut, Lebanon Raging over a massive explosion in Beirut last week, tens of thousands of Protestants took to the streets of the capital on Saturday to account for responsibility and the downfall of the country’s ruling class. A large number of Protestants throw stones and other projectiles. They sat against …
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Lebanon’s government ousted after Prime Minister Hassan Diab accused endemic corruption of a devastating explosion last week that swept through the capital. President Michel Aoun on Monday accepted Diab’s resignation and asked the government to remain in a position of capacity until a new cabinet is formed. Tensions are running …
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The entire Lebanese cabinet is set to respond to last week’s devastating explosion at the port of Beirut, which killed hundreds of people and injured thousands more. The news was initially announced by Health Minister Hamad Hassan who told reporters after a cabinet meeting that Prime Minister Hassan Diab would …
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Lebanese police fire tear gas to try to disperse dispersed protesters who scattered a road near the parliament in Beirut on Sunday in a second day of anti-government demonstrations, sparked by last week’s devastating explosion. International leaders take part in a virtual donor conference led by France and the United …
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