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Lebanon's billionaire prime minister denies allegations of money laundering in France
Read full article: Lebanon's billionaire prime minister denies allegations of money laundering in FranceLebanon's billionaire caretaker prime minister has denied allegations of money laundering after a complaint was filed in France by two anti-corruption groups this week.
Lebanese, French officials float a plan to rebuild Beirut port nearly 4 years after huge explosion
Read full article: Lebanese, French officials float a plan to rebuild Beirut port nearly 4 years after huge explosionThree and a half years after hundreds of tons of improperly stored ammonium nitrate ignited at the Beirut port, setting off one of the world’s biggest non-nuclear explosions, Lebanese and French officials have put forward a plan for reconstruction and reorganization of the port.
AP PHOTOS: In flash, Beirut blast tore up thousands of homes
Read full article: AP PHOTOS: In flash, Beirut blast tore up thousands of homesSandrine Zeinoun, 34, poses for a photograph inside her destroyed apartment after Tuesday's explosion in the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. The gigantic explosion in Beirut on Tuesday tore through homes, blowing off doors and windows, toppling cupboards, and sent flying books, shelves, lamps and everything else. Within a few tragic seconds, more than a quarter of a million people of the Lebanese capital's residents were left with homes unfit to live in. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)BEIRUT The gigantic explosion in Beirut on Tuesday tore through homes, blowing off doors and windows, toppling cupboards, and sent flying books, shelves, lamps and everything else. Within a few tragic seconds, more than a quarter of a million people of the Lebanese capitals residents were left with homes unfit to live in.
Massive explosion shakes Lebanons capital Beirut
Read full article: Massive explosion shakes Lebanons capital BeirutBEIRUT A massive explosion shook Lebanon's capital Beirut on Tuesday wounding a number people and causing widespread damage. Residents reported windows being blown out and a false ceilings dropping. The explosion appeared to be centered around Beirut's port and caused wide scale destruction and shattered windows miles away. An Associated Press photographer near Beirut's port witnessed people wounded on the ground and widespread destruction in central Beirut. Some local TV stations reported the blast was at Beiruts port inside an area where firecrackers were stored.
Video: Massive explosion causes widespread damage in Beirut, Lebanon
Read full article: Video: Massive explosion causes widespread damage in Beirut, LebanonBEIRUT Videos captured and shared on social media show a massive explosion that rocked Lebanons capital city Beirut on Tuesday. This is a video filmed by someone who was standing on his balcony close to the port of #Beirut. First you see big plumes of smoke followed by small explosions on ground level and finally an enormous explosion. Fireworks can be seen clearly in this video https://t.co/Z2DMT0JNbs pic.twitter.com/fXZgMbJ0EV Ali (@allushiii_new) August 4, 2020The cause of the blast was not immediately clear. WATCH: Aftermath of Beirut's massive explosion.