Lebanon recalls envoy from France over rape claims
BEIRUT: Lebanon said on Friday it has decided to recall its ambassador to France over rape allegations, reported German news agency (dpa). The Lebanese Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Rami Adwan would be heading to Beirut after it sent a team to the Lebanese Embassy in Paris to investigate the case. The French […]
Utter devastation as toll from Beirut monster blast tops 100
BEIRUT, Lebanon: Rescuers searched for survivors in Beirut Wednesday after a cataclysmic explosion at the port sowed devastation across entire neighbourhoods, killing more than 100 people, wounding thousands and plunging Lebanon deeper into crisis. The blast, which appeared to have been caused by a fire igniting 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate left unsecured in a warehouse, […]
Prime Minister willing to assist
KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has expressed Malaysia’s readiness to extend any assistance needed by Lebanon following its capital rocked by a massive explosion that has left at least 70 people dead and more than 3,000 others injured so far. The prime minister said the government and people of Malaysia sympathised with the families […]
Malaysians safe, says Hisham
KUALA LUMPUR: All Malaysians in Lebanon are reported safe, said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein. He said this was confirmed by the Malaysian embassy in Beirut in its initial report. At around midnight Malaysian time on Tuesday, the Lebanese capital, Beirut, witnessed a fire followed by a massive blast at a warehouse at its port, where explosive material […]
