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India issues travel advisory for Lebanon amid spiralling situation, issues emergency contact number
World | Jul 29, 2024, 02:19 PM ISTIn the latest travel advisory, MEA said: "In view of the recent developments in the region, all Indian nationals in Lebanon and those planning to travel to Lebanon are advised to exercise caution."
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Lebanon's only airport in Beirut cancels hundreds of flights after Israel kills 2 in revenge attack
World | Jul 29, 2024, 04:42 PM ISTFlights at Beirut Airport have been cancelled or delayed due to disruptions in the schedule of Lebanon's Middle East Airlines (MEA). The airline has cited insurance risks as the reason for these disruptions amid escalating tensions between Israel and the armed political group Hezbollah.
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US embassy in Lebanon under attack, Syrian gunman wearing vest with words 'Islamic State' arrested
World | Jun 05, 2024, 02:49 PM ISTThe US Embassy said the morning attack by the embassy's entrance did not cause any casualties among their staff, and that Lebanese troops and embassy security mobilised quickly.
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EXPLAINED: Killing of Hamas no. 2 Arouri could lead to expansion of war's footprints in Middle East
World | Jan 03, 2024, 09:12 PM ISTThe United States has sought to prevent any widening of the conflict, including by deploying two aircraft carriers and other military assets to the region. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was expected in the region this week.
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Hezbollah vows retaliation after Israeli strike kills senior Hamas leader as war threatens to spread
World | Jan 03, 2024, 08:33 AM ISTThe 57-year-old Saleh al-Arouri became the first senior Hamas political leader to be assassinated since Israel attacked Gaza in a devastating campaign. If Israel is found behind the attack it could mark a major escalation in the Middle East conflict, taking it beyond the Gaza Strip.
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Iran-backed fighters on high alert in east Syria after US retaliatory airstrikes I Story so far
World | Mar 26, 2023, 03:55 PM ISTWhile it’s not the first time the US and Iran have traded strikes in Syria, the attack and the US response threaten to upend recent efforts to de-escalate tensions across the wider Middle East, whose rival powers have made steps toward detente in recent days after years of turmoil.
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Large section of smoldering Beirut port silos collapses
World | Aug 23, 2022, 02:14 PM ISTAnother significant section of the devastated Beirut Port silos collapsed on Tuesday morning in a cloud of dust. No injuries were reported — the area had been long evacuated — but the collapse was another painful reminder of the horrific August 2020 explosion.
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6 killed in Beirut clashes as tensions over blast probe soar
World | Oct 14, 2021, 09:03 PM ISTBeirut resident Haneen Chemaly, who heads a local NGO that provides social services, accused Lebanon's leaders of steering the country into civil war.
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5 killed, over 10 injured in clashes in Beirut: Report
World | Aug 02, 2021, 08:33 AM ISTThe armed clashes erupted after the funeral of Ali Chebli, a Hezbollah supporter who was killed during a wedding in the area on Saturday night.
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Syria: Israel fired missiles on suburbs of capital Damascus
World | Apr 08, 2021, 10:01 AM ISTBritain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor, reported that Israeli strikes targeted military posts near Damascus.
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4 killed, 20 injured as fuel tank explodes inside Beirut building
World | Oct 10, 2020, 09:18 AM ISTA diesel tank exploded inside a Beirut building on Friday night, killing four people and injuring several others, the Lebanese Red Cross said. It was not immediately clear what triggered the blast in the western neighborhood of Tariq Jadidah.
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Beirut explosion among most powerful non-nuclear blasts in history: Study
World | Oct 05, 2020, 08:01 PM ISTThe explosion that happened in August in the Port of Beirut was one of the most powerful non-nuclear blasts in history - releasing enough energy in a matter of milliseconds to power over 100 homes for a year - according to a new assessment of the disaster in the Lebanese capital by researchers.
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Massive fire breaks out at Beirut Port just a month after huge explosion that killed nearly 200
World | Sep 10, 2020, 05:26 PM ISTA massive fire has broken out at the Beirut Port area almost a month after deadly explosion at the Beirut port that killed nearly 200 people and destroyed building for upto several miles.
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Beirut blast: India sends medical, food supplies to Lebanon
World | Aug 14, 2020, 08:09 PM ISTIndia on Friday handed over to Lebanon 58 metric tonnes of emergency humanitarian aid, including crucial medical and food supplies, in the wake of the deadly explosion that ravaged the Lebanese capital of Beirut last week.
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Lebanese president vows full probe into Beirut blasts
World | Aug 12, 2020, 10:49 PM ISTLebanese President Michel Aoun vowed to continue investigations into the explosions that rocked Beirut on August 4, killing 171 people and wounding around 6,000 others.
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Beirut explosion impact: 740 tonnes of Ammonium Nitrate being moved from Chennai to Hyderabad
India | Aug 09, 2020, 08:46 PM ISTTaking action after Lebanon's Beirut deadly explosions that devastated the city killing hundreds and injuring thousands of people, Ammonium Nitrate weighing 740 tonnes stored in 37 containers at a container freight station (CFS) is now being moved to Hyderabad in a phased manner.
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Containers of ammonium nitrate being shifted from Chennai
News | Aug 09, 2020, 07:47 PM ISTOver 690 tonnes of ammonium nitrate containers placed at Chennai Manali Sattva container freight station are now in spotlight after the massive explosion in Lebanon's capital Beirut earlier this week.
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Beirut blast: Heartbreaking pictures show how the massive explosion tore up thousands of homes
World | Aug 09, 2020, 04:51 PM ISTThe gigantic explosion in Beirut on Tuesday tore through homes, blowing off doors and windows, toppling cupboards, and sent flying books, shelves, lamps and everything else. Dozens were trapped under the wreckage and those who survived still cannot believe that they did.
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Watch: 690 tons of Amonium Nitrate containers placed in Chennai
News | Aug 08, 2020, 08:16 PM IST690 tons of Amonium Nitrate containers placed in Chennai Manali Sattva container freight station where Chennai customs placed the seized.
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'Haven't received any communication from Pak': MEA on Kulbhushan Jadhav case
News | Aug 06, 2020, 10:40 PM IST"Haven't received any communication from Pakistan Government in this regard", said Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava on August 06 on being asked if Pakistan has reached out to India .