Caretaker Public Health Minister, Dr. Firas Abiad, announced in a press conference that "more than 2,800 people were injured, and 8 martyrs fell, including a child, in the pager explosions in a number of Lebanese regions this afternoon," adding that "hand injuries were mostly reported. " Source: National news agency - Lebanon
EU Appoints Ilze Brands Kehris as New Special Representative for Human Rights
Brussels:The Council of the European Union has appointed Ilze Brands Kehris, a Latvian national, as the new EU Special Representative