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Hundreds of disillusioned doctors leave Lebanon, in blow to healthcare
Middle East

Hundreds of disillusioned doctors leave Lebanon, in blow to healthcare

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Fouad Boulos returned to Beirut in 2007 from the United States having trained there in pathology and…
Robert Fisk, veteran foreign correspondent, dies at 74
Middle East

Robert Fisk, veteran foreign correspondent, dies at 74

BEIRUT (AP) — Veteran British journalist Robert Fisk, one of the best-known Middle East correspondents who spent his career reporting…
Lebanese divided over hopes for wider peace with Israel
Middle East

Lebanese divided over hopes for wider peace with Israel

“Did you hear that!” says a café owner to customers over the sound of his coffee maker in Beirut’s Gemmayze district.…
Newsmaker: After year of turmoil, Hariri returns as Lebanese premier
Middle East

Newsmaker: After year of turmoil, Hariri returns as Lebanese premier

BEIRUT (Reuters) – A year after Lebanon was rocked by huge protests against its entrenched ruling elite, politicians have picked…
Top Christian clerics urge Lebanese leaders to agree on government
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Top Christian clerics urge Lebanese leaders to agree on government

BEIRUT (Reuters) – The leaders of Lebanon’s Maronite and Orthodox Christian churches urged Lebanese leaders on Sunday to stop delaying…
Lebanon’s protest flame still flickers on anniversary of ‘revolution’
Middle East

Lebanon’s protest flame still flickers on anniversary of ‘revolution’

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Demonstrators marched through Lebanon’s capital on Saturday to mark the first anniversary of a protest movement that…
Lebanon praises US mediation in maritime border talks Israel
Middle East

Lebanon praises US mediation in maritime border talks Israel

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun told a visiting US official Friday that his country “heavily relies” on Washington’s…
After Lebanese revolt’s fury, waning protests face long road
Middle East

After Lebanese revolt’s fury, waning protests face long road

BEIRUT (AP) — A year ago, hundreds of thousands of Lebanese took to the streets protesting taxes and a rapidly…
A year on, Lebanon’s protests have faded and life has got worse
Middle East

A year on, Lebanon’s protests have faded and life has got worse

BEIRUT (Reuters) – One year after Lebanese erupted in rage against politicians they blamed for economic collapse, squares once packed…
Lebanon closes bars, nightclubs to curb coronavirus
Middle East

Lebanon closes bars, nightclubs to curb coronavirus

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon said on Sunday it will close bars and nightclubs to help contain the COVID-19 outbreak which…
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