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Follow the latest updates below. 03:01 PM And that's it for another day... Despite being promised this morning, the Government has still not made public its support for Beirut yet - but several Conservative and Labour figures have urged ministers to consider long-term strategic thinking, rather than just a short-term bung. |
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As the final bars of The Town I Loved So Well drifted out of the cathedral door the first crackle of applause sounded. Stuttering at first, the instigators perhaps hesitant whether it was an appropriate response to such a moment, it quickly swept among all those congregated outside the church grounds to say goodbye to John Hume. |
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It said it was putting an unspecified number of Beirut port officials under house arrest pending an investigation into how 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate came to be stored at the port for years. The move comes amid speculation that negligence was to blame for the explosion that killed more than 100 people. |
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As the final bars of The Town I Loved So Well drifted out of the cathedral door the first crackle of applause sounded. Stuttering at first, the instigators perhaps hesitant whether it was an appropriate response to such a moment, it quickly swept among all those congregated outside the church grounds to say goodbye to John Hume. |
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The Lebanese government has declared a two-week state of emergency, effectively giving the military full powers during this time after a massive explosion devastated the capital, Beirut. The government announced the measure during a Cabinet meeting Wednesday. |
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The government announced the measure during a Cabinet meeting Wednesday. It said it was putting an unspecified number of Beirut port officials under house arrest pending an investigation into how 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate came to be stored at the port for years. |
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BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the explosion in Beirut (all times local): 5:20 p.m. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has extended his condolences to the Lebanese people and repeated an offer to send humanitarian aid to the country in the aftermath of the devastating explosion in Beirut that killed at least 100 people and injured 4,000. |
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Meanwhile, Russian emergency officials said the first plane with medical workers and equipment for a make-shift hospital had left the country and was en route to Beirut. Four more flights were due to follow in the next 24 hours with more rescuers and medical workers, as well as equipment for a coronavirus testing lab and protective gear. |
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BEIRUT - The Latest on the explosion in Beirut (all times local): 5:36. The Lebanese government has declared a two-week state of emergency, effectively giving the military full powers during this time after a massive explosion devastated the capital, Beirut. The government announced the measure during a Cabinet meeting Wednesday. |
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The World Health Organization says it is airlifting medical supplies to Lebanon to cover up to 1,000 trauma interventions and up to 1,000 surgical interventions following the explosion in Beirut. WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic said supplies airlifted from a “humanitarian hub” in Dubai in the United.... |
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“We will continue giving Lebanon all support with the hope that these difficult days will be overcome as soon as possible through solidarity and cooperation,” the spokesman said. 4 p.m. A government minister says the Netherlands is sending a search and rescue team made up of police, firefighters,.... |
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