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  Lebanon's only airport in Beirut cancels hundreds of flights after Israel kills 2 in revenge attack

  World | July 29, 2024 16:42 IST

  Flights 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 | June 05, 2024 14:49 IST

  The 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 | January 03, 2024 21:12 IST

  The 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 | January 03, 2024 8:33 IST

  The 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 | March 26, 2023 15:55 IST

  While 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 | August 23, 2022 14:14 IST

  Another 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 | October 14, 2021 21:03 IST

  Beirut 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 | August 02, 2021 8:33 IST

  The 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 | April 08, 2021 10:01 IST

  Britain-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 | October 10, 2020 9:18 IST

  A 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 | October 05, 2020 20:01 IST

  The 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 | September 10, 2020 17:26 IST

  A 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 | August 14, 2020 20:09 IST

  India 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 | August 12, 2020 22:49 IST

  Lebanese 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 | August 09, 2020 20:46 IST

  Taking 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 | August 09, 2020 19:47 IST

  Over 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 | August 09, 2020 16:51 IST

  The 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 | August 08, 2020 20:16 IST

  690 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 | August 06, 2020 22:40 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 .

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  Beirut blast: 5 Indians suffered minor injuries, says MEA

  News | August 06, 2020 22:40 IST

  Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava on August 06 said that five Indians suffered minor injuries in Beirut blast.