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RezaAsadi
(Iranian journalist interested in Mideast, Russia, journalism and social media. My views are my own. On Instagram: http://Instagram.com/manbato)
BEIRUT — I was just about to look at a video a friend had sent me on Tuesday afternoon — “the port seems to be burning,” she said — when my whole building shook, as if startled, by the deepest boom I'd ever heard.
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By Barbara Starr, Ryan Browne and Nikki Carvajal, CNN
– Aug 4, 5:42 PM
(CNN) Three US Defense Department officials told CNN that as of Tuesday night there was no indication that the massive explosions that rocked Beirut on Tuesday were an 'attack,' contradicting an earlier claim from President Donald Trump. While…
Merdan Ghappar was used to posing for the camera. As a model for the massive Chinese online retailer Taobao, the 31-year-old was well paid to flaunt his good looks in slick promotional videos for clothing brands. But one video of Mr Ghappar is…
Beirut, Lebanon - It was only after a massive explosion ripped through Beirut that most people in Lebanon learned about the 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored in a hangar at the city's port. The detonation of the material - used in bombs and…
BEIRUTBEIRUT (Reuters) - Initial investigations indicate years of inaction and negligence over the storage of highly explosive material in Beirut port caused the blast that killed over 100 people on Tuesday, an official source familiar with the…
