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July 2nd, 2026 - 12:35 GMT

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Syria: Casualties in explosion near Palace of Justice in Damascus

ALBAWABA - Casualties were reported in an explosion that occurred inside a cafe in Damascus on Thursday, Syrian local media revealed. SANA news agency confirmed the blast, saying it took place in the Hejaz area of Damascus. A security cordon was set up in the vicinity of the explosion site near the Palace of Justice headquarters in Damascus. The cause of the explosion is unknown as first responders rushed to ...

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January 26th, 2021 - 11:06 GMT

Reports: Explosion in Saudi Capital Riyadh

Police close off an area damaged by an explosion on Christmas morning on December 25, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. A Hazardous Devices Unit was en route to check on a recreational vehicle which then exploded, extensively damaging some nearby buildings. According to reports, the police believe the explosion to be intentional, with at least 3 injured and human remains found in the vicinity of the explosion. Terry Wyatt/Getty Images/AFP

December 26th, 2020 - 06:08 GMT

US Police Investigate Bomb Blast in Nashville

A helicopter puts out a fire at the scene of an explosion at the port of Lebanon's capital Beirut on August 4, 2020. STR / AFP

December 17th, 2020 - 08:02 GMT

Lebanese Ex-Ministers Refuse Questioning Over Beirut Blast

The head of Afghanistan’s High Council National Reconciliation With Turkey's president. (Twitter)

November 22nd, 2020 - 11:17 GMT

Top Kabul Negotiator Blames Australian Troops For The Death of 39 Afghan Civilians

Until now it has raised $257,980, which will go directly to the Beirut Emergency Fund 2020. (Instagram)

October 25th, 2020 - 06:39 GMT

'Artists With Beirut' Auction Aims to Raise Money For The Blast Relief

Security personnel and residents gather around the site of a car bomb attack that targeted an Afghan police headquarters in Feroz Koh, the capital of Ghor Province on October 18, 2020. A car bomb on October 18 targeting an Afghan police headquarters in the western province of Ghor killed at least 12 civilians and wounded more than 100, officials said. AFP

October 20th, 2020 - 09:35 GMT

At Least Five Killed, Nine Injured in Landmine Explosion in Afghanistan

In this file photo taken on September 4, 2020, a woman, draped in a black-striped Lebanese flag, looks at the site of the massive explosion at Beirut's port area, during a demonstration to mark one month since the cataclysmic August 4 explosion that killed 191 people, in the Lebanese capital Beirut. (AFP/File)

October 20th, 2020 - 06:22 GMT

Pompeo Says The US Would Send Lebanon Aid to Repair Its Port After The Terrible Blasts

In this file photo taken on August 9, 2020, shows a noose and a gallows hanging from the Martyrs' Statue along with Lebanese national flags, at the Martyrs' Square in the centre of Lebanon's capital Beirut. JOSEPH EID / AFP

October 18th, 2020 - 08:51 GMT

Changing Mission: Lebanese NGOs Vow to Rebuild Beirut After Devastating Blast

cyclist Lance Armstrong of Team Astana waves prior the start of the 100th Milan San Remo classic cycling race in Milan, Italy (Shutterstock/ File Photo)

October 5th, 2020 - 07:05 GMT

Donations Please! US Lance Armstrong Cycles in Lebanon to Aid Beirut Get Back on Its Feet

An injured youth (C-L) is carried to a hospital following a car bomb attack that targeted a government building, in the Ghani Khel district of Nangarhar province, about 35 km from Jalalabad on October 3, 2020. At least 15 people were killed and more than 30 others wounded in a car bomb attack that targeted a government building in eastern Afghanistan on October 3, officials said. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP

October 4th, 2020 - 05:29 GMT

Afghanistan: 15 Killed, 30 Injured in Militant Attack

Patrols of two police officers in the Trocadero gardens and Eiffel Tower. (Shutterstock/ File Photo)

September 30th, 2020 - 10:38 GMT

Major Blast in Paris Was Plane Breaking Sound Barrier

Lebanese firefighters try to put out a fire that broke out at Beirut's port area, on September 10, 2020. Thick black columns of smoke rose into the sky, as the army said it had engulfed a warehouse storing engine oil and vehicle tyres. ANWAR AMRO / AFP

September 20th, 2020 - 08:40 GMT

Beirut Blast Kills 192, Injured 6000 But Nine Are Still Missing