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Arab League Chief to head to Beirut on Saturday in solidarity visit over deadly Port blast

Moscow, Aug 7 (Sputnik) The head of the League of Arab States (LAS), Ahmad Aboul Gheit, will travel to the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Saturday as a gesture of solidarity with the Middle Eastern nation in the wake of the devastating port blast, the LAS said on Friday.
"Ahmad Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, will head to Beirut on Saturday, August 8, in a solidarity visit with Lebanon following the disaster caused by the explosion in the Beirut port, in the result of which thousands of people were killed, injured and became homeless," the league said in a statement obtained by Sputnik.
This visit aims to express solidarity with the Middle Eastern nation, as well as mobilize Arab and international support to help Lebanon cope with the repercussions of "the recent catastrophe that may continue for a period of time in light of huge financial and economic issues" that the country has been facing for a long time, the LAS added.
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