Lebanon’s president says ammonium nitrate caused blast
ISTANBUL/BEIRUT, Lebanon
Lebanese President Michel Aoun cited ammonium nitrate as the source of a massive explosion Tuesday at the Port of Beirut which killed more than 60 people and injured...
Massive explosions reported in Beirut, Lebanon
BEIRUT, Lebanon/ANKARA
A fire at a warehouse with explosives at the Port of Beirut led to massive blasts, Lebanon's official news agency reported on Tuesday.
A large number of people were...
Iran: Fire breaks out in industrial zone near capital
TEHRAN
A massive fire broke out in an industrial area near the Iranian capital Tehran on Tuesday, according to state television.
The fire erupted in the Jajrud industrial area, while the...
Erdogan takes revenge on Treaty of Sevres: French daily
PARIS
An article in France’s Le Monde newspaper said the Turkish president and Libyan prime minister need a glorious and historical place to sign an agreement on an alliance that...
Kosovo PM tests positive for COVID-19
BELGRADE, Serbia
Kosovo Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti announced Sunday that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Hoti said in a post on his Facebook account that he has no...
US says F-15 jet performed ‘inspection' of Iran plane
WASHINGTON
A US F-15 jet came close to a commercial Iranian passenger plane in Syrian airspace, which forced the pilot to make an emergency landing, according to an American official...
Libyan, Turkish squads clearing Tripoli of mines, IEDs
TRIPOLI
The Turkish Armed Forces’ bomb squads deployed in response to the request of the Libyan government continue to clear southern Tripoli of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and mines left...
Jerusalem governor arrested in Israel raid
JERUSALEM
Israeli police detained Jerusalem governor Adnan Ghaith on Sunday in a raid on his home, according to a local NGO.
Police raided Ghaith’s home in Silwan neighborhood in Jerusalem and...
Iran: ‘Mysterious’ new explosion rocks power plant
TEHRAN
In another in a series of seemingly mysterious incidents, a fire broke out at a power plant in Iran’s central Isfahan province on Sunday, according to local officials.
No casualties...
Germany: Missing ammunition raises alarm
BERLIN
More than 100 weapons and tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition have disappeared from the inventory of the German armed forces and police, the daily WELT newspaper reported...
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Anadolu Agency's Morning Briefing – August 10, 2020
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Atletico Madrid reports two positive cases of COVID-19
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