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Jordan to isolate city near Syria after coronavirus spike 16 Aug 2020 - 11:22 pm
FILE PHOTO: People enjoy drinks at a cafe which reopened to the public for the first time since the start of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in Amman, Jordan June 6, 2020. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed/File Photo
Historic downtown Cairo building collapse injures 5 15 Aug 2020 - 05:27 pm
A policeman stands by the rubble at the scene of a building collapse along Kasr el-Nile street in the Egyptian capital Cairo's downtown district, on August 15, 2020. / AFP / Khaled DESOUKI
Lebanon lawmakers debate emergency imposed after blast 13 Aug 2020 - 11:44 am
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri heads a parliamentary session at UNESCO Palace, after a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon August 13, 2020. REUTERS/Aziz Taher
Istanbul in uproar over restoration damage to iconic tower 12 Aug 2020 - 08:26 pm
Peninsula
One week on, Beirut marks the minute hell broke loose 11 Aug 2020 - 08:37 pm
A crowd cheers members of the Lebanese Civil Defence during a commemoration ceremony for the victims of the Beirut port explosion across from the capital's harbour, on August 11, 2020. / AFP / PATRICK BAZ
8,000 buildings damaged by Beirut port blast 11 Aug 2020 - 04:05 pm
Locals look at a destroyed house where the wife and two of the daughters of Syrian refugee Ahmed Staifi were killed following a massive explosion, in Beirut, Lebanon, August 11, 2020. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
UN sends 50,000 tons of wheat to Lebanon to avert food crisis 11 Aug 2020 - 02:39 pm
Debris are seen in the port area after a blast in Beirut, Lebanon, August 10, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo
UN food chief: Beirut could run out of bread in 2 1/2 weeks 10 Aug 2020 - 09:56 pm
An aerial view taken on August 9, 2020, shows a general view of the port of Beirut, the damaged grain silo and the crater caused by the colossal explosion of a huge pile of ammonium nitrate that had languished for years in a port warehouse, leaving scores
Lebanese PM steps down in wake of Beirut explosion, protests 10 Aug 2020 - 07:54 pm
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Lebanon health minister: Cabinet resigned over Beirut blast 10 Aug 2020 - 05:34 pm
Lebanon's Health Minister Hamad Hasan talks to Lebanon's Prime Minister Hassan Diab during a cabinet meeting at the government palace in Beirut, Lebanon, August 10, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Beirut police fire tear gas as protesters, furious over explosion, regather 09 Aug 2020 - 08:37 pm
BEIRUT, LEBANON - AUGUST 08: Thousands of demonstrators clash with Lebanese riot police as riot police intervene them while they gather for a protest against government at the Martyrs' Square after the deadly explosion at the Port of Beirut led to massive
Commander of Lebanese armed forces visits Qatar's field hospital in Beirut 09 Aug 2020 - 07:44 pm
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Lebanon information minister resigns in wake of deadly blast 09 Aug 2020 - 01:47 pm
Lebanon's Information Minister Manal Abdel Samad. AFP
Beirut port blast crater 43 metres deep: security official 09 Aug 2020 - 10:05 am
A view of damaged site is seen as search and rescue with rubble removal operations continue after a fire at a warehouse with explosives at the Port of Beirut led to massive blasts on 4th August, in Beirut, Lebanon on August 08, 2020. Muhammet Fatih O?ra?
Lebanon PM Diab to call for early polls after deadly blast 08 Aug 2020 - 09:49 pm
A demonstrator waves the Lebanese flag in front of riot police during a protest in Beirut, Lebanon, August 8, 2020. (Reuters/Goran Tomasevic)
Protesters take over Lebanon foreign ministry 08 Aug 2020 - 08:54 pm
Lebanese protesters enter the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beirut on August 8, 2020, after they stormed the ministry as anger exploded over a deadly blast that made hundreds of thousands homeless and shocked the world. As security forces focused their a
Unknown gunman kills 2 Lebanese in Iranian capital 08 Aug 2020 - 01:52 pm
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At least 43 Syrians among people killed in Beirut blast: Al Mayadeen 08 Aug 2020 - 01:48 pm
A general view shows the damaged grain silo following Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, Lebanon August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay