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Sunday, January 29, 2023
Judge Probing Beirut Port Blast Must Be Allowed To Pursue Truth
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Judge Probing Beirut Port Blast Must Be Allowed To Pursue Truth

AMMAN, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s top Christian cleric called on Sunday for the judge struggling to investigate the Beirut port

January 29, 2023
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Thursday, February 17, 2022
CMA CGM Picked to Rebuild and Operate Beirut Terminal Damaged By Chemical Explosion
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CMA CGM Picked to Rebuild and Operate Beirut Terminal Damaged By Chemical Explosion

BEIRUT, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Lebanon has awarded France’s CMA CGM CMACG.UL a contract to develop and operate the container

February 17, 2022
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Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Beirut Marks One Year Since Catastrophic Port Explosion
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Beirut Marks One Year Since Catastrophic Port Explosion

BEIRUT, Aug 4 (Reuters) – Thousands of Lebanese gathered in Beirut on Wednesday to mark the first anniversary of a catastrophic explosion at the port,

August 4, 2021
Total Views: 1758

Saturday, April 10, 2021
Site of Beirut blast, at Beirut's port area
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CMA CGM Wants To Rebuild Beirut’s Port

by Gus Trompiz (Reuters) – French container shipping group CMA CGM is pursuing a plan to rebuild Beirut’s port within three years, despite

April 10, 2021
Total Views: 6764

Friday, April 2, 2021
beirut port blast damage
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Germany to Propose Rebuilding Port of Beirut After Chemical Explosion

By John Irish, Joseph Nasr and Ellen Francis PARIS/BERLIN/BEIRUT, April 2 (Reuters) – Germany will next week present a multi-billion-dollar proposal to

April 2, 2021
Total Views: 2661

Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Beirut Blast: Interpol Red Notice Issued For Ship Captain & Owner
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Beirut Blast: Interpol Red Notice Issued For Ship Captain & Owner

By Ellen Francis (Reuters) – Interpol has issued red notices for the captain and owner of the ship that carried the chemicals which devastated Beirut

January 13, 2021
Total Views: 14508

Wednesday, October 28, 2020
capsized ship Beirut dock
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The Port Of Beirut Where Lebanon’s Ills Lay Bare

By Samia Nakhoul (Reuters) – The first of many warnings about a deadly cargo in Beirut’s port came in February 2014, about three months after its

October 28, 2020
Total Views: 460

Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Site of Beirut blast, at Beirut's port area
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Container Lines Resume Calls to Beirut as Terminal Restarts Operations

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Container lines have resumed calls to Beirut after last week’s explosion, with the terminal having

August 12, 2020
Total Views: 112

Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Who Owned the Chemicals that Blew Up Beirut? No One Will Say
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Who Owned the Chemicals that Blew Up Beirut? No One Will Say

By Maria Vasilyeva, Lisa Barrington and Jonathan Saul MOSCOW/DUBAI/LONDON, Aug 11 (Reuters) – In the murky story of how a cache of highly explosive

August 11, 2020
Total Views: 279

Monday, August 10, 2020
Marine Insurance Losses Seen Below $250 Million from Beirut Blast
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Marine Insurance Losses Seen Below $250 Million from Beirut Blast

LONDON, Aug 10 (Reuters) – Insurance claims for damage to ships, goods and the port itself after a warehouse explosion last week in the port of Beirut

August 10, 2020
Total Views: 85

Friday, August 7, 2020
Beirut Blast a Wake-Up Call on Dangers of Ammonium Nitrate, Experts Warn
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Beirut Blast a Wake-Up Call on Dangers of Ammonium Nitrate, Experts Warn

By Maayan Lubell, Rami Ayyub and Katharine Houreld Aug 7 (Reuters) – The devastating explosion in Beirut should be a wake-up call for countries on the

August 7, 2020
Total Views: 95

AIS Data Shows Ships in Port at Time of Beirut Explosion -List
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AIS Data Shows Ships in Port at Time of Beirut Explosion -List

The get a better idea of the ships that were in port on the day of the massive explosions in Beirut, Lebanon, we turn to AIS data provided Spire

August 7, 2020
Total Views: 424

Thursday, August 6, 2020
Opinion: Beirut Disaster Was Exceptional But Events Leading Up to It Were Not – Researchers
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Opinion: Beirut Disaster Was Exceptional But Events Leading Up to It Were Not – Researchers

By Scott Edwards, University of Bristol, and Christian Bueger, University of Copenhagen – At the time of writing at least 100 people have lost their

August 6, 2020
Total Views: 71

Beirut’s Accidental Cargo: How an Unscheduled Port Visit Led to Disaster
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Beirut’s Accidental Cargo: How an Unscheduled Port Visit Led to Disaster

By Maria Vasilyeva MOSCOW, Aug 6 (Reuters) – The chemicals that went up in flames in Beirut’s deadliest peace-time explosion arrived in the

August 6, 2020
Total Views: 264

Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Tripoli and Adjacent Ports Set to Pick Up Imports in Wake of Beirut Blast
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Tripoli and Adjacent Ports Set to Pick Up Imports in Wake of Beirut Blast

By Ellen Francis and Maha El Dahan BEIRUT/DUBAI, Aug 5 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s main grain silo at Beirut port was destroyed in a blast, leaving the

August 5, 2020
Total Views: 88

Update: Two Killed on Orient Queen Cruise Ship Docked Near Explosion, Ship Sinks
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Update: Two Killed on Orient Queen Cruise Ship Docked Near Explosion, Ship Sinks

Update: An update on Thursday from the Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs said that all 13 Filipino crew members from on board the Orient Queen

August 5, 2020
Total Views: 924

beirut port blast damage
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Beirut Blast Blamed on Chemical Cargo Removed From Ship in 2014

By Dana Khraiche, Youssef Diab and Verity Ratcliffe (Bloomberg) — The volatile chemical that Lebanese authorities blame for Tuesday’s lethal blast in

August 5, 2020
Total Views: 227

Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Photo of the massive explosion of ammonium nitrate in the port of Beirut
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Massive Explosion in Beirut Port Area Rocks Lebanon’s Capital

By Samia Nakhoul and Yara Abi Nader BEIRUT, Aug 4 (Reuters) – A huge explosion in a port warehouse district near the center of Beirut killed more than 25

August 4, 2020
Total Views: 505
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