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Beirut fire hits warehouse where food aid stored: Red Cross

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 11 05:54 AM

BEIRUT - The International Committee of the Red Cross Thursday said its humanitarian operations risked serious disruption as a fire at the Lebanese capital's port hit a warehouse containing its food aid. Read more »

Massive fire hits Beirut's port area

Anwar Amro, AFP
Posted at Sep 10 09:34 PM

Bystanders watch as Lebanese firefighters try to put out a fire that broke out at Beirut's port area on Thursday. Read more »

Huge fire at Beirut port weeks after deadly blast

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 10 08:25 PM

A huge fire raged in Beirut port on Thursday, sparking alarm among Lebanese still reeling from a devastating dockside explosion that disfigured the capital last month. Read more »

How a massive bomb came together in Beirut’s port

Ben Hubbard, Maria Abi-Habib, Mona El-Naggar, Allison McCann, James Glanz, Anjali Singhvi and Jeremy White, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 10 08:55 AM

Thousands of tons of ammonium nitrate, a compound used in explosives, was spilling from torn bags. In the same hangar were jugs of oil, kerosene and hydrochloric acid; 5 miles of fuse on wooden spools; and 15 tons of fireworks — in short, every ingredient needed to construct a bomb that could devastate a city.   Read more »

OFW sa Lebanon, humingi ng tulong makauwi sa Pilipinas

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 08 09:29 AM

MAYNILA - Humingi ng tulong ang isang Filipino domestic worker na nakabase sa Lebanon na makasama sa susunod na batch ng mga uuwing overseas Filipino workers sa Pilipinas. Read more »

'No sign of life' in search for Beirut blast survivor

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 06 07:35 AM

Rescue workers said Saturday there was no longer any sign of life in a collapsed Beirut building, dashing hopes raised by sensor readings showing a pulse beneath the rubble from last month's blast. Read more »

Remembering Beirut blast victims

Bilal Hussein, AP
Updated as of Sep 05 12:23 PM

A man lights a candle near the seaport of Beirut, as people mark one month since the devastating Aug. 4 explosion in Beirut, Lebanon on Friday. Read more »

Pope Francis says Lebanon faces 'extreme danger' after blast

Catherine Marciano, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 03 03:55 AM

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis used a first public audience in six months Wednesday to warn that Lebanon faces "extreme danger that threatens the very existence of the country" following last month's massive explosion.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 2, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 01 05:59 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Support for Lebanon

Hussein Malla, AP
Posted at Sep 02 10:43 AM

French Alpha Jets of the Patrouille de France spray smoke, as they fly over the site of the Aug. 4 explosion that hit the seaport, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday. Read more »

All suspects in Beirut blast probe in custody: judicial source

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 02 02:05 AM

The exact circumstances leading up to the explosion remain unclear. Read more »

Over half of Lebanon 'trapped in poverty' even before blast: UN

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 20 04:02 AM

BEIRUT - Lebanon's economic crisis doubled poverty rates to more than half the population even before this month's cataclysmic explosion at Beirut's port, a United Nations agency said Wednesday. Read more »

Pamilya ng OFW na namatay sa Lebanon blast nanawagan ng tulong

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 19 07:54 PM

Umapela ng tulong ang pamilya ng isa sa mga Pinoy na namatay sa pagsabog sa Lebanon.  Read more »

Kin of OFW killed in Beirut blast seeks financial aid

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 19 03:55 PM

MANILA - The family of a Filipino migrant worker who perished in the Lebanon blast on Wednesday sought help over the loss of their breadwinner, as they learned they were not eligible to death benefits from the state as their late loved one was undocumented. Read more »

'Pitch Perfect' stars reunite to support UNICEF campaign

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 18 01:21 PM

Three years since their last movie together, the stars of the movie “Pitch Perfect” have reunited for a good cause.   Read more »

WATCH: Locsin carries paralyzed girl from Lebanon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 18 12:09 AM

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Monday welcomed 386 repatriated overseas Filipinos from Lebanon at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal III in Pasay City. Read more »

Halos 400 OFW na naapektuhan ng Lebanon blast nakauwi na ng Pilipinas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 08:05 PM

Dumating na sa bansa ang mga manggagawang Pinoy mula Lebanon, na naapektuhan ng pagsabog doon kamakailan.  Read more »

Remains of OFW fatalities in Beirut blast arrive home

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 19 03:54 PM

The remains of 4 Filipino migrant workers who died in the twin blasts that rocked Lebanon's capital arrived in Manila on Monday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. Read more »

Filipino victims of Beirut explosion arrive home

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 07:38 PM

Babylyn Serohijos was among four Filipinos who died in the catastrophic explosion in Beirut, Lebanon on Aug. 4 that claimed the lives of close to 200 people and injured thousands. Read more »

Locsin becomes emotional as he welcomes Filipinos returning from Lebanon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 06:43 PM

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. became emotional Monday as he hailed President Rodrigo Duterte during a welcome ceremony for 386 migrant Filipinos from Lebanon who arrived via a chartered repatriation flight. Read more »