BEIRUT, Aug 5 — Close allies and traditional adversaries of Lebanon paid tribute yesterday to the victims of massive, deadly twin blasts in Beirut, as condolences and offers of help poured in. Lebanon's Prime Minister Hassan Diab called on “friendly countries” to support a country already...
Wednesday, 05 Aug 2020 09:26 AM MYT
Lebanon's Prime Minister Hassan Diab called on “friendly countries” to support a country already reeling from its worst economic crisis in decades and the coronavirus pandemic. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted that “we are monitoring and stand ready to assist the people of Lebanon as they recover from this horrible tragedy.”
And unusually, neighbouring Israel offered humanitarian aid — to a country with which it is still technically at war. Outside the region, President Vladimir Putin said that “Russia shares the grief of the Lebanese people,” according to a Kremlin statement.
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