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Turkey Offers Lebanon To Restore Beirut’s Port And Destroyed Buildings

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COURTESY BY: https://www.bolnews.com/ ANKARA: Turkey has offered to restore Beirut’s port and destroyed buildings. According to the foreign news agency, Turkish Vice President ‎Fuat Oktay and Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu met with the Lebanese President. The meeting also offered the use of the Turkish port of Mersin and an air ambulance to transport the injured to Turkey. Beyrut’ta meydana gelen patlamada yaralanan vatandaşlarımızın aileleri ile bir araya gelip, kendilerine geçmiş olsun dileklerimizi ilettik. Şartlar ne olursa olsun devletimiz vatandaşlarımızın daima yanındadır. pic.twitter.com/TRbS0cE4fE — Fuat Oktay (@fuatoktay) August 8, 2020 Turkish…

French President Macron announces fundraising conference for Lebanon

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ French President Emmanuel Macron says an international fundraising conference for Lebanon will be held in the next few days after the deadly explosion that devastated Beirut. On a visit to the gutted city, Macron said Thursday that France will organize a conference with European, American and Middle Eastern and other donors to raise money for food, medicine, housing and other urgent aid. He promised a “clear and transparent governance” so that the aid goes directly to the populations and aid groups. Beirut residents blame years of corruption…

Beirut: Massive Explosion Kills 78, Left More Than 3,000 Wounded

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COURTESY BY: https://www.bolnews.com/ A massive explosion near Beirut, Lebanon killed at least 100 people, left more than 4,000 injured and sent shockwaves across the capital. The explosion shattered windows, causing apartment balconies to collapse, sources said. The most powerful explosion to hit Beirut in years shook the ground, leaving some residents thinking an earthquake had struck. Weeping people walked through streets checking to see if relatives were hurt. According to sources, the blast occurred in the city’s port area, where there were warehouses housing explosives. A third security source said there were…