Beirut explosion death toll reaches 100
10:12, 5 August 2020YEREVAN, AUGUST 5, ARMENPRESS. The death toll in the Beirut explosion has climbed to over 100 Wednesday morning, the Lebanese Red Cross reported.
More than 4000 people are injured.
The blast erupted at a port warehouse in the Lebanese capital on Tuesday.
The enormous blast was reportedly heard as far away as Cyprus, some 150 miles away from the port.
Beirut authorities have traced the blast to a massive stash of explosive ammonium nitrate in a warehouse at the port. The cause of the explosion is under investigation.
Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan
- 17:05 For the first time there will be a delimited state border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, in the section of the four villages. Prime Minister's office
- 16:01 4.5-magnitude earthquake hits Turkey
- 15:56 Blinken says G7 is "committed to de-escalating tensions" and holding Iran to account
- 15:55 Ruben Vardanyan launches hunger strike in Baku, demands release of all Armenian prisoners
- 14:11 Drones shot down in Isfahan were fired from the territory of Iran, official says
- 13:54 Armenian PM receives delegation of German KfW Bank
- 13:16 Money Transfers: Decrease to Russia, Increase to the US from Armenia
- 11:45 India starts voting in world's largest election
- 10:15
Situation normal after explosions in Iran – Press TV - 09:54 House of Representatives of Cyprus honored Armenian genocide victims
- 09:45 European Stocks up - 18-04-24
- 09:43 US stocks - 18-04-24
- 09:42 NYMEX: Precious Metals Prices - 18-04-24
- 09:41 Oil Prices Up - 18-04-24
- 09:37 Armenian FM's visit to Saudi Arabia marks the beginning of cooperation between two countries - expert on Arabic studies
- 04.18-20:57 "Gardman-Shirvan-Nakhijevan" welcomes statement from Lemkin Genocide Prevention Institute
- 04.18-20:45 Magnitude 5.6 quake hits Turkey
- 04.18-20:19 NATO working on the possibility of more air defense to Ukraine, Stoltenberg says
- 04.18-19:12 Security Council Secretary, French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group discuss Armenian- Azerbaijani negotiation process
- 04.18-18:38 Prime Minister receives the delegation of the German Fichtner company
- 04.18-18:15 PM Pashinyan, French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group address regional issues
- 04.18-18:00 Document published in the Azerbaijani media about the Brussels meeting is fake - Armenian Foreign Ministry
- 04.18-17:21 Central Bank of Armenia: exchange rates and prices of precious metals - 18-04-24
- 04.18-17:20 Asian Stocks - 18-04-24
- 04.18-16:34 Lufthansa extends Tehran and Beirut flight suspensions
17:35, 04.13.2024
3678 views
Earthquake registered in Armenia
13:11, 04.12.2024
3603 views
Anti-Armenian school olympiad in Azerbaijan proves Azerbaijani invasive aspirations
against Armenia
16:54, 04.15.2024
3527 views
Several Armenian-made weapons pass internal tests, will be included in the Armenian
Armed Forces
10:57, 04.16.2024
2207 views
The Marriott family opens its 4th hotel complex in Armenia
09:59, 04.12.2024
1969 views
Armenia will appoint a military attaché to the United Kingdom