• Damaged cars are pictured in front of billowing smoke behind the grain silos at the port of Beirut. AFP
    Damaged cars are pictured in front of billowing smoke behind the grain silos at the port of Beirut. AFP
  • A drone picture shows smoke from the scene of an explosion at the seaport of Beirut. AP Photo
    A drone picture shows smoke from the scene of an explosion at the seaport of Beirut. AP Photo
  • Lebanon's President Michel Aoun wears a protective face mask as he visits the scene of Tuesday's explosion in Beirut. AFP
    Lebanon's President Michel Aoun wears a protective face mask as he visits the scene of Tuesday's explosion in Beirut. AFP
  • An emergency command vehicle of the Lebanese Red Cross is pictured in the aftermath of yesterday's blast. AFP
    An emergency command vehicle of the Lebanese Red Cross is pictured in the aftermath of yesterday's blast. AFP
  • A man inspects the damage of yesterday's blast. AFP
    A man inspects the damage of yesterday's blast. AFP
  • A survivor is taken out of the rubble after a massive explosion in Beirut. AP Photo
    A survivor is taken out of the rubble after a massive explosion in Beirut. AP Photo
  • A damaged hospital is seen after a massive explosion in Beirut. AP Photo
    A damaged hospital is seen after a massive explosion in Beirut. AP Photo
  • Lebanese soldiers search for survivors after a massive explosion in Beirut.AP Photo
    Lebanese soldiers search for survivors after a massive explosion in Beirut.AP Photo
  • An ambulance drives near the site of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area. Reuters
    An ambulance drives near the site of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area. Reuters
  • Lebanese national flags fly at half-mast outside the presidential palace in Baabda, following Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area. Reuters
    Lebanese national flags fly at half-mast outside the presidential palace in Baabda, following Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area. Reuters
  • A woman is evacuated from the partially destroyed Beirut neighbourhood of Mar Mikhael. AFP
    A woman is evacuated from the partially destroyed Beirut neighbourhood of Mar Mikhael. AFP
  • An injured man sits next to a restaurant in the trendy partially destroyed Beirut neighbourhood of Mar Mikhael. AFP
    An injured man sits next to a restaurant in the trendy partially destroyed Beirut neighbourhood of Mar Mikhael. AFP
  • A man walks past damaged building and vehicles near the site of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area. Reuters
    A man walks past damaged building and vehicles near the site of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area. Reuters
  • A man wearing a protective face mask walks past damaged buildings and vehicles near the site of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area. Reuters
    A man wearing a protective face mask walks past damaged buildings and vehicles near the site of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area. Reuters
  • A woman sweeps at a damaged hospital following Tuesday's blast, in Beirut. Reuters
    A woman sweeps at a damaged hospital following Tuesday's blast, in Beirut. Reuters
  • A man wearing a face mask moves a gurney at a damaged hospital following Tuesday's blast in Beirut. Reuters
    A man wearing a face mask moves a gurney at a damaged hospital following Tuesday's blast in Beirut. Reuters
  • The wreckage of a ship is seen following yesterday's blast at the port of Lebanon's capital Beirut. AFP
    The wreckage of a ship is seen following yesterday's blast at the port of Lebanon's capital Beirut. AFP
  • A view shows the aftermath at the site of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area. Reuters
    A view shows the aftermath at the site of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area. Reuters
  • Lebanese soldiers and people gather outside American University of Beirut medical centre following the explosion in Beirut. Reuters
    Lebanese soldiers and people gather outside American University of Beirut medical centre following the explosion in Beirut. Reuters
  • An injured man sits outside American University of Beirut medical centre following an explosion in Beirut. Reuters
    An injured man sits outside American University of Beirut medical centre following an explosion in Beirut. Reuters
  • The explosion caused damage to Lebanon's PM Hassan Diab's office
    The explosion caused damage to Lebanon's PM Hassan Diab's office
  • The damage at Lebanon's PM Hassan Diab's office following the blast.
    The damage at Lebanon's PM Hassan Diab's office following the blast.
  • Pictures of the damage at Lebanon's PM Hassan Diab's office
    Pictures of the damage at Lebanon's PM Hassan Diab's office
  • People gather outside American University of Beirut medical centre following the explosion in Beirut. Reuters
    People gather outside American University of Beirut medical centre following the explosion in Beirut. Reuters
  • Lebanese soldiers stand outside American University of Beirut medical centre following the explosion in Beirut. Reuters
    Lebanese soldiers stand outside American University of Beirut medical centre following the explosion in Beirut. Reuters
  • Damaged vehicle and buildings near the scene of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area. Reuters
    Damaged vehicle and buildings near the scene of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area. Reuters
  • A man walks by an overturned car and destroyed buildings. Getty Images
    A man walks by an overturned car and destroyed buildings. Getty Images
  • A view shows the damaged facade of a building following Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area. Reuters
    A view shows the damaged facade of a building following Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area. Reuters
  • A view shows the aftermath of yesterday's blast at the port of Beirut. AFP
    A view shows the aftermath of yesterday's blast at the port of Beirut. AFP
  • A man pushes a buggy with a child on Wednesday past a damaged vehicle near the scene of overnight blast in Beirut's port area. Reuters
    A man pushes a buggy with a child on Wednesday past a damaged vehicle near the scene of overnight blast in Beirut's port area. Reuters
  • In this drone picture, the destroyed silo sits in rubble and debris. AP Photo
    In this drone picture, the destroyed silo sits in rubble and debris. AP Photo
  • People inspect the damage near the scene of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area. Reuters
    People inspect the damage near the scene of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area. Reuters
  • People inspect the scene of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area. Reuters
    People inspect the scene of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area. Reuters
  • Shattered glass lies in front of a building following a blast in the Lebanese capital Beirut. AFP
    Shattered glass lies in front of a building following a blast in the Lebanese capital Beirut. AFP
  • Lebanese army troops carry a wounded man evacuated from a ship at Beirut's port. AFP
    Lebanese army troops carry a wounded man evacuated from a ship at Beirut's port. AFP
  • This picture shows damage at Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport. Courtesy Lebanese Plane Spotters / Facebook
    This picture shows damage at Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport. Courtesy Lebanese Plane Spotters / Facebook

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UAE ship carrying 2,400 tonnes of aid headed for Beirut

Food, medical supplies, PPE and clothes sent to Lebanese capital following deadly blast last month

The National

September 01, 2020

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A ship loaded with 2,400 tonnes of aid left the Emirates for Beirut on Tuesday.

The aid was dispatched by Emirates Red Crescent in co-ordination for the Lebanese Embassy in the UAE, on the orders of Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed, Ruler's Representative in Al Dhafra Region and chairman of the organisation.

The shipment includes food, medical supplies, children’s food supplements, sanitisers, personal protective equipment and clothes. It aims to support the Lebanese community affected by last month's explosion at Beirut Port that killed almost 180 people and injured more than 6,000.

The blast collapsed buildings and shattered windows tens of kilometres away, causing an estimated $20 billion in damages, according to a report by Strategy&.

ERC officials and Fouad Dandan, Lebanese Ambassador to the UAE, watched the ship leave for Beirut from Jebel Ali port in Dubai.

"The ERC has drafted a comprehensive plan, in co-ordination with the Humanitarian and Development Affairs Office of the UAE Embassy in Beirut and relevant Lebanese authorities, to distribute the ship’s contents to people affected by the crisis," said Dr Mohammed Al Falahi, Secretary-General of the ERC.

He said the UAE would continue to support the Lebanese people with more aid deliveries and initiatives planned, reported state news agency Wam.

Mr Dandan thanked the UAE for its assistance saying the country has always supported Lebanon.

Last month, two planes loaded with 30 tonnes of aid left Dubai International Humanitarian City for Beirut. The shipments were the third sent from Dubai to the Lebanese capital in August.

Immediately after the explosion, humanitarian agencies sent 43 tonnes of aid from the Dubai base. Syringes, bandages and surgical gowns were among the supplies on board worth more than Dh2 million.

On August 12, a second shipment containing 24.8 tonnes of medical aid left Dubai for Beirut. Worth more than $1.4 million (Dh5m), the aid contained urgent medical equipment, as well as PPE for front-line healthcare workers.

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Mathieu Gallard, account manager with Ipsos, which conducted the most recent poll, said current forecasts suggested only two-thirds were "very likely" to vote in the first round, compared with a 78 per cent turnout in the 2017 presidential elections.

"It depends on how interesting the campaign is on their main concerns," he told The National. "Just now, it's hard to say who, between Macron and the candidates of the right, would be most affected by a low turnout."

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