Protesters against anti-government take part in a demonstration against the political elites and the government, in Beirut, Lebanon, on August 8, 2020 after the massive explosion in the port of Beirut. STR | NurPhoto by Getty Images Some Lebanese called on Sunday for an ongoing uprising to quell their leaders …
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A while later I heard glass shaking and the crutch of metal. Peering through the window, I saw a cloud of yellow dust approaching me, the street littered with debris and broken glass. People walked around yelling, trying to understand what had happened. I stumbled around the rest of the …
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Hani Abughazaleh and friends had been fishing off the coast of Beirut, Lebanon. “We heard a few small explosions and saw white smoke rising above,” he told CNN. CNN producer Beirut Ghazi Balkiz said the initial explosion occurred at 6:07 local time. Abughazaleh started taking a video at 18:08 local …
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US President Donald Trump is expected to include representatives from Germany, Italy, Spain, China, Saudi Arabia, the United Nations, the European Council and others at the donors’ conference, according to the Elysee Palace. Lebanon was already in dire economic states before Tuesday’s blast devastated Beirut’s port area and damaged buildings …
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BEIRUT (Reuters) – Some Lebanese called for an ongoing uprising on Sunday to assassinate their leaders amid public outrage over this week’s devastating explosion in Beirut, and the country’s top Christian Maronite church said the cabinet should resign to take. A man walks past a truck that caught fire during …
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