Beirut blast

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Fire erupts in Beirut square amid protests over explosion

Several other smaller fires broke out in the vicinity of the protest area

File Photo: Lebanon's Prime Minister Hassan Diab speaks during a news conference at the government palace in Beirut, Lebanon May 21, 2020. Dalati Nohra/Handout via REUTERS
Politics

Lebanese PM says only way out of crisis is holding early elections - statement

French President Emmanuel Macron is seen addresses the nation about the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, on a television screen taken March 16, 2020. Reuters/Eric Gaillard/Illustration
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Macron told Trump that US sanctions on Lebanese groups counterproductive, official says

Samy Gemayel, head of the Christian Kataeb party, who announced his resignation during the funeral of Nazar Najarian, a leading member of the party, that died as the result of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, talks during his funeral in Beirut, Lebanon August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Aziz Taher
Politics

Lebanon's Kataeb Party says its three MPs resigning from parliament in wake of Beirut blast

A view shows damages at the site of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, Lebanon August 5, 2020. REUTERS/Aziz Taher
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Lebanon president rejects global probe into port blast

A view shows the damage at the site of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, Lebanon August 7, 2020/ Reuters
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Lebanon's battered economy dealt fresh blow after port blast hits 'Achilles heel'

Panicked Bangladeshis in Lebanon desperate to return home
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Panicked Bangladeshis in Lebanon desperate to return home

A general view shows the damage at the site of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, Lebanon August 5, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Global Economy

Insured losses from Beirut blast seen around $3 bln-sources

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Missing for 30 hrs after Beirut blast, port worker found alive

Lebanese soldiers are seen near the site of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, Lebanon August 7, 2020. REUTERS/Aziz Taher
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'Possibility of external interference': Lebanon's president expands blast probe

FILE PHOTO: Lebanon's President Michel Aoun meets with Lebanese political leaders to present the plan aimed at steering the country out of a financial crisis, at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon May 6, 2020. Dalati Nohra/Handout via REUTERS
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Lebanese president says blast probe looking into external interference among possible causes

FILE PHOTO: View of the Beirut port with its giant cranes and grain silo - PBEAHUMSMDK/File Photo
Global Economy

Lebanon navigates food challenge with no grain silo and few stocks

A general view shows the damage at the site of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, Lebanon August 5, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
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'No way we can rebuild': Lebanese count huge losses after Beirut blast