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Revolution': Angry crowds in Beirut urge Macron to help bring change 06 Aug 2020 - 03:15 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron talks to people during a visit to the Gemmayzeh neighbourhood, which has suffered extensive damage due to a massive explosion in the Lebanese capital, on August 6, 2020. AFP -
Macron wants to coordinate relief for blast-hit Lebanon 06 Aug 2020 - 01:42 pm
Lebanon's President Michel Aoun welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron upon his arrival at the airport in Beirut, Lebanon August 6, 2020. Dalati Nohra/Handout
German embassy employee among dead in Beirut explosion: Ministry 06 Aug 2020 - 01:13 pm
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Awaiting disaster, ammonium nitrate was stored at Beirut port for years 05 Aug 2020 - 08:52 pm
A general view of the area damaged by a massive explosion and a blast wave, in Beirut, Lebanon August 5, 2020 in this picture obtained from social media. Picture taken with a drone. Instagram/ @Rabzthecopter/via REUTERS
Beirut reels from huge blast, as death toll climbs to at least 113 05 Aug 2020 - 05:58 pm
TOPSHOT - A picture taken on August 5, 2020 shows the damaged grain silo and a burnt boat at Beirut's harbour, one day after a powerful twin explosion tore through Lebanon's capital, resulting from the ignition of a huge depot of ammonium nitrate at the c
French president traveling to Lebanon after deadly explosion 05 Aug 2020 - 02:49 pm
French colonel Stanislas Rouqueyrol (L) delivers a speech to personnel of French Securite Civile (Civil Security) in Roissy airport, near Paris, on August 5, 2020. AFP / Bertrand GUAY
Lebanese confront devastation after massive Beirut explosion 05 Aug 2020 - 10:24 am
A woman sweeps at a damaged hospital following Tuesday's blast, in Beirut Lebanon August 5, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Death toll from massive explosion in Beirut rises to 78 05 Aug 2020 - 08:11 am
A view shows the aftermath of yesterday's blast at the port of Lebanon's capital Beirut, on August 5, 2020. Rescuers worked through the night after two enormous explosions ripped through Beirut's port, killing at least 78 people and injuring thousands, as
Those responsible for Beirut 'catastrophe' will 'pay price': PM 04 Aug 2020 - 11:39 pm
An image grab from footage obtained from Lebanese public television network Tele Liban on August 4, 2020 shows 's Prime Minister Hassan Diab speaking in the capital Beirut following two massive blasts that rocked the port of Beirut. Lebanon's prime minist
Two huge Beirut explosions kill 27, wound thousands 04 Aug 2020 - 10:46 pm
A picture shows a destroyed silo at the scene of an explosion at the port in the Lebanese capital Beirut on August 4, 2020. Two huge explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut, wounding dozens of people, shaking buildings and sending huge plumes of smok
Massive blast sends seismic shock across Beirut, causing thousands of casualties 04 Aug 2020 - 10:10 pm
A helicopter puts out a fire at the scene of an explosion at the port of Lebanon's capital Beirut on August 4, 2020. / AFP / STR
Beirut blasts may be due to old explosive material at port: security official 04 Aug 2020 - 09:06 pm
A picture shows the scene of an explosion near the the port in the Lebanese capital Beirut on August 4, 2020. Two huge explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut, wounding dozens of people, shaking buildings and sending huge plumes of smoke billowing in
Massive blast in Beirut kills at least 10 dead, sending shockwaves across city 04 Aug 2020 - 08:19 pm
A picture shows the scene of an explosion at the port in Beirut on August 4, 2020. Two huge explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut, wounding dozens of people, shaking buildings and sending huge plumes of smoke billowing into the sky. Lebanese media
Jordan delays resuming international flights after COVID-19 surge abroad 04 Aug 2020 - 07:41 pm
FILE PHOTO: Jordanian students who were studying abroad await their luggage after returning home amid concerns over the spread of the coronavirus, at Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan, May 6, 2020. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed/File Photo
Two explosions rocks Beirut, dozens wounded 04 Aug 2020 - 07:21 pm
Smoke rises after an explosion was heard in Beirut, Lebanon August 4, 2020. REUTERS/Issam Abdallah
Massive explosion shakes Lebanon's capital Beirut 04 Aug 2020 - 06:38 pm
A picture shows the scene of a huge explosion that rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut on August 4, 2020. A large explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday, an AFP correspondent said. The blast, which rattled entire buildings and broke glass,
Lebanon's foreign minister resigns amid economic crisis 03 Aug 2020 - 11:16 am
FILE PHOTO: Lebanese Foreign Minister Nassif Hitti speaks at a news conference in Amman, Jordan, July 2, 2020. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed/Pool/File Photo
Iran launches underground ballistic missiles during exercise 29 Jul 2020 - 04:34 pm
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This aerial photograph taken on September 22, 2025, shows a general view of river Padma shrouded in mist at Rajshahi. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP) Snakebite surge as Bangladesh hit by record rains
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In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (right) walks with his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rakhmon upon the Russian leader's arrival at the airport in Dushanbe on October 8, 2025. (Photo by Kristina Kormilitsyna / POOL / AFP) Putin lands in Tajikistan to shore up Russia's regional influence
Panos Routsi, father of a boy killed in the Tempi railway collision in February 2023, outside the Greek Parliament in Athens on September 21, 2025. Photo by Angelos TZORTZINIS / AFP Greece train tragedy father ends 23-day hunger strike
File photo of veggie burger used for representation Veggie 'burgers' face the chop as EU lawmakers back labeling ban
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Egypt's forward #20 Ibrahim Adel celebrates with forward #10 Mohamed Salah after scoring his team's first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Africa qualifier football match between Djibouti and Egypt at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca on October 8, 2025. (Photo by Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP) Salah scores twice as Egypt qualify for 2026 World Cup
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A grab from a UGC video posted on the X platform on August 22, 2023 reportedly shows members of the Sudanese army firing at Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters in what they say is the al-Shajara military base in Khartoum. (Photo by UGC / AFP) Sudanese army says retook key military sites in El Fasher
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