As Beirut rescuers search for survivors, UN warns of ‘huge’ needs
Aug 08, 2020, at 04:55 pm
New York: Across Lebanon, “the needs are immediate, and they are huge” in the aftermath of the explosion that destroyed Beirut city port, UN agencies said on Friday.
Port in Tripoli to perform functions of Beirut Port destroyed by blast
Aug 05, 2020, at 10:38 pm
Tripoli/Sputnik: The Lebanese Supreme Defense Council decided at a meeting on Wednesday that a port in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli will take over the functions of the port in Beirut, which was recently destroyed by a powerful explosion.
Trudeau Says Canada Stands Ready to Help to Lebanon Following Beirut Explosion
Aug 05, 2020, at 07:04 pm
Toronto/Sputnik: Canada stands ready to assist Lebanon in the aftermath of an explosion in Beirut earlier on Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a statement.
2 Filipinos among those killed in powerful Beirut blast
Aug 05, 2020, at 06:52 pm
Manila/Xinhua: Two Filipinos were among those killed in Tuesday's powerful explosion that ripped through Lebanese capital Beirut, the Philippines' Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Wednesday.
Lebanon: UN ‘actively assisting’ in response to huge explosions at Beirut port
Aug 05, 2020, at 05:15 pm
New York: The United Nations has said that it is “actively assisting” in the response to the horrific explosions that ripped through the port area of Beirut on Tuesday, reportedly leaving dozens dead and thousands wounded, among them some UN naval peacekeepers.
Beirut explosion: Death toll touches 78, country mourns
Aug 05, 2020, at 03:26 pm
Beirut: The death toll due to the explosion in Beirut city of Lebanon touched 78 as 4000 others suffered injuries on Tuesday, media reports said on Wednesday.
Terrorists attack humanitarian corridors in Syrian Idlib, Aleppo: Reports
Jan 16, 2020, at 07:14 pm
Beirut/Sputnik: Terrorist groups have attacked humanitarian corridors opened for the withdrawal of civilians from militant-controlled areas in the Syrian provinces of Idlib and Aleppo, media reported on Thursday, citing a military source.
Damascus strongly condemns killing of Soleimani: Syrian Foreign Ministry
Jan 03, 2020, at 03:56 pm
Beirut/UNI/Sputnik: Syria has slammed the US airstrikes in Iraq that resulted in the killing of Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, the Syrian Foreign Ministry said on Friday, as cited by the SANA news agency.
Over 50 security officers injured in Beirut protests, 70 people detained - Authorities
Oct 19, 2019, at 07:40 am
Moscow (Sputnik/UNI) At least 52 members of Lebanon’s security forces have been injured during anti-government protests in Beirut, while 70 people have been detained, the Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) said.
Jun 27, 2018, at 09:30 am
New York, June 27 (IBNS): The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is set to hold its 30th Ministerial Session in Beirut, Lebanon on 27 and 28 June with a focus on technology for sustainable development.
Lebanese PM Hariri returns to Beirut
Nov 22, 2017, at 06:30 pm
Beirut, Nov 22 (IBNS): Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri landed in the national capital, Beirut, for the first time since announcing his resignation on Nov 4 while in Saudi Arabia, reports said.
Explosion rocks Beirut, 2 injured
Jun 13, 2016, at 03:19 pm
Beirut , June 13 (ibns): An explosion rocked Lebanon's capital city of Beirut which left at least 2 people injured, media reports said on Monday.
After Beirut and Paris terror attacks, Security Council discusses root causes of conflict
Nov 18, 2015, at 03:57 pm
New York, Nov 18 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations Security Council held an already scheduled debate on conflict prevention on Tuesday amid added urgency fuelled by last week's terrorist attacks in Beirut and Paris, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressing that counter-terrorism must also tackle such root causes as bad governance, injustice and exclusion.
Security Council strongly condemns terrorist attacks in Beirut suburb
Nov 14, 2015, at 04:23 pm
New York, Nov14(Just Earth NEWS/IBNS) :The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on Thursday in the Beirut suburb of Burj al-Barajneh that killed at least 43 and injured more than 200 people.