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Dozens of protesters stormed Lebanon’s foreign ministry building on Saturday amid anti-government demonstrations in the wake of the deadly Beirut explosion, eyewitness footage showed.The demonstrators put up banners that read “capital of the revolution” and “Beirut is a demilitarized city.” They also burned a picture of Lebanese President Michel Aoun."We are staying here. We call on the Lebanese people to occupy all the ministries," one demonstrator said on a megaphone.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The group of protesters who stormed the ministry’s building in central Beirut were led by retired Lebanese army officers.Their takeover of the building, which was aired live on local TV, happened as most of the security forces' attention was focused on a tense demonstration against the ruling elite a few hundred meters down the road.Thousands of protesters had gathered in the streets of Beirut to voice their anger at the political elite, they hold accountable for turning the capital into a disaster zone.Police used tear gas against groups of demonstrators hurling rocks and sticks on the fringes of the main gathering.Lebanon, a country already reeling from an unprecedented economic crisis, and a surge in coronavirus infections, was struck by the massive explosion at the Port of Beirut on Tuesday which killed at least 158 people and injured more than 6,000.The blast was so intense it smashed masonry, shattered windows, sucked furniture out of apartments onto the streets and left almost 300,000 people in disaster-stricken Beirut without homes fit to live in, according to Lebanese officials.Lebanese President Michel Aoun had said the explosion was due to a stockpile of 2,750 metric tonnes of the industrial chemical ammonium nitrate, used in fertilizers and explosives, catching fire after having been stored at the port since 2013 without safety measures.- With AFP and ReutersRead more:Lebanese protesters clash with security forces in Beirut, some injuries reportedFire, blast, mushroom smoke cloud, wreckage: Timeline of Beirut explosion footageBeirut explosion: Hezbollah ‘categorically denies’ storing arms at blast site
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Protesters storm Lebanese foreign ministry, put up ‘capital of the revolution’ banner

Thousands protest in Beirut, target parliament and foreign ministry as police wound more than 100 with tear gas amid clashes after massive explosion.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Hezbollah leader Nasrallah hanged in effigy by Lebanese protesters

Israel shot down its own drone, thinking it had come from Lebanon..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Israel destroys own drone after mistakenly suspecting it came from Lebanon

Officials and residents in Mosul have expressed hopes for better security and the return of displaced people after Iraqi Prime Minister Kadhimi issued an order expelling militias from the city..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Mosul officials, residents hopeful after Iraqi PM issues order to expel militias

Protesters ransack Economy Ministry offices in central Beirut..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Protesters ransack Economy Ministry offices in central Beirut

The map “divulges the little-known fact that in 2010, Hezbollah stored ammonium nitrate intended for making explosives in a house purchased by a French Lebanese professor."
Source: Jerusalem Post
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More than 110 people were wounded during demonstrations in central Beirut on Saturday against this week's huge explosion and 32 people were taken to the hospital.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Police fire tear gas at Beirut protesters angry over explosion

Lebanese residents arriving in one of Dubai’s airports were welcomed with white roses handed out by security officials upon their arrival in the Emirate days after the deadly Beirut explosion, Dubai's media office shared on Twitter.The travelers were also permitted to use the fast track lane designated for nationals of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries to speed their arrival process.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Social media users also shared images of the officers and roses, praising the United Arab Emirates for its show of solidarity to the Lebanese people.At least 158 people were killed and more than 6,000 others were injured in the capital on Tuesday when a warehouse storing 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate exploded after catching on fire.The explosion had destroyed entire buildings and shattered windows, leaving around 300,000 people in Beirut homeless.Read more:Lebanon’s information minister submits her resignation following Beirut explosionLebanese protesters clash with security forces in Beirut, some injuries reportedBeirut would be ‘erased’ had full chemical load exploded, bulk likely stolen: Expert
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Dubai airport welcomes Lebanese residents ‘home’ with roses after Beirut explosion

Preparations are almost ready for the transfer of 22 pharaonic mummies from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat.
Source: Al Monitor
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A total of 105 soldiers, including eight officers, were injured in anti-government protests that took place on Saturday in Beirut following the deadly port explosion, the Lebanese army said in a statement on Sunday.Four protesters were arrested for rioting and damaging public and private property, the statement added.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The soldiers were injured when demonstrators threw large rocks and Molotov cocktails at the officers, according to the army.Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Beirut to protest the government’s handling of the blast that killed at least 158 people and injured over 6,000 others.On Saturday night, the Lebanese army drove out a group of demonstrators who had stormed the foreign ministry building hours earlier during the anti-government demonstrations in the wake of the deadly Beirut explosion, Lebanese broadcaster LBCI reported on Saturday.“The vicinity of the Ministry of Foreign Affair has now been cleared of protesters, and the army has followed a group that hurled rocks,” LBCI said.Read more:Lebanon’s information minister, six MPs resign following Beirut explosionBeirut would be ‘erased’ had full chemical load exploded, bulk likely stolen: ExpertLebanese President Aoun says international investigation ‘waste of time’
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: 105 soldiers injured in anti-government protests in Beirut: Lebanese army