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9 Still Missing After Beirut Port Blast

TEHRAN (defapress)- The Lebanese army said on Saturday that nine people were still missing after last month’s explosion at the Beirut port.
News ID: 82069    Publish Date : 2020/09/20

Iran says external provocations on Beirut blast unacceptable

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iran has reiterated sympathy and support to the Lebanese nation following last week’s destructive blast in Beirut, saying any external provocations with political purposes in this regard are ‘unacceptable’.
News ID: 81779    Publish Date : 2020/08/10

Canada Launches Lebanon Relief Fund after Beirut Blast

TEHRAN (defapress) – The Canadian government announced the launch of a Lebanon relief fund, calling on citizens to give generously to victims of the massive explosion that killed more than 150 people and injured 6,000 in Beirut.
News ID: 81766    Publish Date : 2020/08/09

Lebanon PM to Call for Early Polls after Deadly Beirut Blast

TEHRAN (defapress) – Lebanon’s Prime Minister Hassan Diab said he would propose early parliamentary elections to help the Arab country out of its economic and political crises.
News ID: 81764    Publish Date : 2020/08/09

Iranian Mayors Express Solidarity with Beirut after Blast

TEHRAN (defapress) - Mayors of Iran’s major cities offered condolences to the mayor of Beirut over a huge blast that killed scores of people in the Lebanese capital on August 4 and displaced as many as 300,000 citizens.
News ID: 81758    Publish Date : 2020/08/08

Dozens Killed, Thousands Wounded in Beirut Explosion

TEHRAN (defapress) – Lebanese authorities said at least 78 people have been killed and some 4,000 wounded in a massive explosion at the port in the capital, Beirut.
News ID: 81728    Publish Date : 2020/08/05

Lebanon FM Condemns US Harassment of Iran’s Beirut-Bound Plane

TEHRAN (defapress) – Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Nassif Hitti strongly condemned the “unacceptable” maneuvering of two US jets close to an Iranian airliner over the Syrian airspace, which caused injuries among passengers.
News ID: 81643    Publish Date : 2020/07/26

Iranian Speaker Meets Lebanese Counterpart, President in Beirut

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani on Monday met separately with his Lebanese counterpart, Nabih Berri, and President Michel Aoun in the Arab country’s capital, Beirut.
News ID: 80244    Publish Date : 2020/02/17

Iran’s amb., UN special coordinator for Lebanon meet in Beirut

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Mohammad Jalal Firouznia and the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jan Kubis met and held talks over issues of mutual interest.
News ID: 76064    Publish Date : 2019/03/09

Iran’s Foreign Minister Meets Lebanese, Palestinian Figures in Beirut

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held meetings with members of Lebanese and Palestinian political groups during a visit to Beirut.
News ID: 75525    Publish Date : 2019/02/11

Zarif leaves for Beirut for bilateral talks

TEHRAN (defapress) – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif left Tehran for Beirut on Sunday morning to hold talks with senior Lebanese officials.
News ID: 75516    Publish Date : 2019/02/10

Beirut Summit Urges Int'l Investments in Nations Hosting Refugees

TEHRAN (defapress) – An economic summit held Sunday in Beirut urged international donors and Arab funds to “alleviate the plight of refugees and displaced people through funding the implementation of developmental projects in Arab countries hosting them.”
News ID: 75100    Publish Date : 2019/01/21

Lebanese Hezbollah slams Saudis' crimes in Yemen

Lebanese Hezbollah in a statement vehemently condemned Saudi coalition's attack on a hospital in al-Hudaydah.
News ID: 71570    Publish Date : 2018/08/04

Hezbollah Chief Lauds Iranian Envoy’s Efforts in Support of Lebanon

Secretary-General of the Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance Movement Seyed Hassan Nasrallah praised Iran’s outgoing ambassador to Beirut for his endeavors in solidarity with the anti-Israeli resistance of Lebanon.
News ID: 71074    Publish Date : 2018/07/04

US Forces Arrive in Israel as Tensions Rise between Tel Aviv, Beirut

TEHRAN (defapress)- US troops arrived in Israel to take part in a major joint military exercise with Israeli forces - as tensions with the Lebanese Hezbollah Movement move from a simmer to a boil.
News ID: 68408    Publish Date : 2018/02/02