Alistair Burt
Minister of State @foreignoffice and @dfid_uk and MP for NE Bedfordshire. Constituency issues please email [email protected]
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Thanks for listening, M. Macron … We love you too!
After the horror, the loss, the destruction, we are left with the unquenchable anger: Those entrusted with protecting and advancing Lebanon have yet again brought about its destruction. One light in this relentless darkness has been French President...
Alistair Burt
Important article by an acclaimed Lebanese journalist who loves her country. If Macron leads serious reform for Lebanon, other world leaders must back him. Time for vested interests to end. Could this be a chance for the Middle East?.
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A big blast should lead to big change in Lebanon
It is past time to reform the broken state
Lebanon is no stranger to disaster – but this is like nothing we've ever seen | Kim Ghattas
Decades of stoic resistance in the face of tragedies has turned to rage after the devastating explosion in Beirut’s port, says Kim Ghattas, a senior fellow at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
HMS Enterprise to deploy to Port of Beirut as Defence Secretary sets out package of support to Lebanon
Royal Navy survey ship HMS Enterprise will sail to Lebanon as part of a wide-ranging package of military support made available today by Defence Secretary Ben Wallace
Beirut explosion: International search teams sent to help find the dozens still missing
Dozens of people are still missing as piles of rubble and debris fill the streets of the Lebanese capital.
Yemenis fear decaying oil tanker could cause major disaster
AL-MUKALLA: Following Tuesday’s huge explosions in Beirut, Yemenis have been voicing their concern that the decaying Safer floating storage and offloading terminal could lead to a devastating disaster in Yemen if it is not repaired soon. Having seen...
Beirut explosion: international community offers aid to help victims
Prime Minister Hassan Diab appeals for urgent help and says Lebanon is witnessing ‘real catastrophe’
Beirut explosion: Death toll continues to climb, with thousands injured
The toll rose to 100 on Wednesday morning as the rescue operation continues
Massive explosions in Beirut kill dozens and injure thousands, cause extensive damage
BEIRUT: Two massive explosions in Beirut killed at least 50 people, wounded more than 2,700 and caused extensive damage across the Lebanese capital. The blasts took place at the city’s port area and were so large the explosions were felt in Cyprus...
Manchester to build first city-centre park in 100 years
Mayfield park is part of government investment in outdoor spaces in response to coronavirus
Lebanon explosion: Beirut hospitals overwhelmed amid urgent call for blood donations
Latest updates as Lebanon's capital is struck by a huge blast as windows and doors are blown out and a giant mushroom cloud rose above the city.
Lebanon: Large explosion heard in capital Beirut
A large explosion has been heard in the Lebanese capital Beirut, with thick smoke billowing from the city centre.
Wealthy nations leave millions behind with alarming funding disparities amid pandemic | NRC
Less than a quarter of this year’s $40 billion humanitarian aid appeal has been received to support 250 million vulnerable people, against the backdrop of an estimated $11 trillion coronavirus stim...
Sir Philip Barton appointed as Permanent Under-Secretary of new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sir Philip Barton has been appointed as the Permanent Under-Secretary of the new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
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