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Lebanese Government Resigns in Wake of Explosion
The government of Lebanon stepped down on Monday evening, just seven says after the enormous explosion at the city's port which leveled a large portion of the city, killing more than 160 and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless.
Prime Minister...
Diplomacy
Pompeo Releases Statement on Beirut Explosion
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo released an official statement on Friday, August 7, expressing the country's reaction towards the terrible destruction throughout Beirut, Lebanon.
A devastating explosion had taken place in the capital city of Beirut on Tuesday, August...
Culture
Beirut Blast Damages Palace Built by Prominent Greek-Orthodox Family in 1700’s
Last week's explosion in Beirut, the result of the improper storage of 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate at the city's port, laid waste to swaths of the once-beautiful city which was called "The Pearl of the Orient" during its...
Greek news
French President Macron Tours Beirut Devastation, Promises Support
Search teams from around the world pulled four more bodies from the rubble of Tuesday's gigantic explosion in the port area of Beirut, bringing the death toll to nearly 150, according to a report from the Associated Press.
Thousands more are...
Diplomacy
Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Visits Beirut, Views "Bombed Landscape" of City
Greece will do whatever it can to help Lebanon, Greece's Deputy Foreign Minister Kostas Fragogiannis told Greek TV station ANT1 in Beirut on Wednesday. The official was part of a delegation which accompanied a Special Disaster force (EMAK) unit...
Cyprus
Beirut Blast: Greece Stands Ready to Provide Any Assistance Says PM
After the enormous explosion in Beirut on Tuesday, Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis sent his condolences to the Lebanese people and assured them that his country was ready to extend whatever help it could to the perennially war-torn country.
The PM's...
Greek News
Beirut Blast Kills Scores, Injures Thousands, Leaving City in Chaos
An enormous explosion in Beirut, Lebanon on Tuesday afternoon killed at least 115 people and more than 4,000 others are injured. Many people are still missing.
The reason for the blast, which occurred in the region of the city's port...
Crime
Suspected Lebanese Hijacker Arrested on Mykonos
A Lebanese man, accused of involvement in the hijacking of a TWA plane and the murder of a US Navy diver in 1985, has been arrested in Greece, police said on Saturday.
The 65-year-old was spotted by policemen on the...
Greek news
Greek Musician Yanni to Convey Message of Peace in Lebanon Concerts
Internationally-renowned Greek musician Yanni Chryssomallis is set to perform on Tuesday at Beirut, Lebonon's waterfront performance venue. Yanni said on Monday through the Xinhua News Agency that he aims to convey a message of peace and tolerance by playing...
Diplomacy
President Pavlopoulos from Lebanon: ''Europe Hasn't Assumed its Obligations in the Mideast''
The President of Greece Prokopios Pavlopoulos met with his counterpart, General Michel Aoun in Beirut on Thursday as part of his two-day official visit to Lebanon.
"Our great European family has not assumed the part of its responsibilities, based on its...