Israel Denies Responsibility for Massive Blast in Beirut, Knesset TV Says
August 06, 2020 at 06:51 AM
The powerful blast that occurred near the centre of the Lebanese capital and left many people injured has already been described as a "national disaster akin to Hiroshima" by the city's governor. Read More »
‘How Can You Say Accident?’: Trump Reiterates Possibility That Beirut Blast Was an ‘Attack’
August 06, 2020 at 06:21 AM
During a news conference Wednesday, US President Donald Trump reiterated the possibility that the explosion in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday was an attack. Read More »
Top-5 Deadliest Ammonium Nitrate-Related Accidents as Monstrous Explosion Rips Through Beirut
August 05, 2020 at 08:58 AM
A batch of ammonium nitrate weighing 2,750 tonnes exploded in the port of Beirut on Tuesday, leaving over 70 dead and more than 4,000 injured, according to preliminary data. Read More »
Ten Minutes of Destruction and Panic: Eyewitness Shares Harrowing Account of Massive Beirut Blast
August 05, 2020 at 05:41 AM
The cause of the explosion, which claimed at least 70 lives according to estimates of the local Red Cross, remains a mystery. Several foreign governments have already extended offers to provide all the aid that Lebanon might need due to the tragic incident. Read More »
WATCH enormous Beirut blast from 15 synchronized camera angles as mystery surrounding its cause persists
August 05, 2020 at 04:22 AM
Videos of the devastating explosion at the port of Beirut that left over 70 people dead and thousands wounded continue to emerge, painting a comprehensive picture of the destruction - though shedding no light on its cause. Read More »
Afghanistan convenes grand assembly of elders on Friday to decide fate of Taliban prisoners
August 05, 2020 at 03:35 AM
The government of Afghanistan will convene a grand assembly of elders, known as a loya jirga, in Kabul on Friday. Read More »
Iraq’s particular global warming phenomenon
August 05, 2020 at 03:21 AM
The temperature in some Iraqi cities, usually around 45° C in the shade during the summer, has hit a dramatic new high this year. Read More »
New Report Reveals Israel Demolishes Over 2,000 Palestinian Bedouin Homes per Year
August 04, 2020 at 07:45 AM
A report published in June of 2020 states that in 2017, 2018 and 2019, the state of Israel demolished over two thousand homes of Palestinian citizens of Israel per year in the Naqab region alone. Read More »
France won’t ratify extradition treaty with Hong Kong, Foreign Ministry says
August 04, 2020 at 06:22 AM
Paris has decided not to ratify an extradition agreement with Hong Kong after China’s central government in Beijing imposed a new national security law on the city. Read More »
Syrian Air Defenses Intercept ‘Hostile' Targets Over Damascus, IDF Confirms Multiple Strikes
August 04, 2020 at 04:37 AM
Syrian air defenses intercepted "hostile" targets late Monday over the capital city of Damascus following airstrikes by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), according to state media reports from the Syrian Arab News Agency. Read More »
