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Lebanon set to designate new PM ahead of Macron visit
Middle East
August 31, 2020
Lebanon set to designate new PM ahead of Macron visit
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s ambassador to Germany Mustapha Adib is set to be designated prime minister on Monday ahead of…
Hezbollah open to discussing new political order in Lebanon, says Nasrallah
Middle East
August 30, 2020
Hezbollah open to discussing new political order in Lebanon, says Nasrallah
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Sunday the powerful Shi’ite movement was open to discussing a…
Beirut port blast death toll rises to 190
Middle East
August 30, 2020
Beirut port blast death toll rises to 190
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The death toll from this month’s Beirut port blast has risen to 190 with more than 6,500…
‘Fresh paint on crumbling building’: Lebanon bank clean-up raises doubts
Middle East
August 29, 2020
‘Fresh paint on crumbling building’: Lebanon bank clean-up raises doubts
LONDON/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Bankers and analysts have voiced skepticism about attempts by Lebanon’s central bank to clean up the country’s…
Consultations to name new PM in Lebanon to begin on Monday
Middle East
August 28, 2020
Consultations to name new PM in Lebanon to begin on Monday
BEIRUT (AP) — The office of Lebanon’s president said Friday that binding consultations with members of Parliament to designate a…
Two dead in clashes south of Lebanese capital
Middle East
August 28, 2020
Two dead in clashes south of Lebanese capital
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Two people were killed and at least three wounded in clashes in a town south of Beirut,…
Canada ready to join Lebanon blast probe if credible and transparent
Middle East
August 27, 2020
Canada ready to join Lebanon blast probe if credible and transparent
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Canada has offered to join Lebanon’s investigation into this month’s seismic Beirut port blast but under conditions…
Lebanon risks disappearing without new government, reforms: French foreign minister
Middle East
August 27, 2020
Lebanon risks disappearing without new government, reforms: French foreign minister
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s foreign minister said on Thursday that Lebanon risked disappearing due to the inaction of its political…
Weeks after blast, Lebanon patronage system immune to reform
Middle East
August 25, 2020
Weeks after blast, Lebanon patronage system immune to reform
Three weeks after a catastrophic explosion ripped through Beirut, killing nearly 200 people and rendering thousands homeless, the change many…
After Beirut explosion, helpers tend to shock and trauma
Middle East
August 24, 2020
After Beirut explosion, helpers tend to shock and trauma
When a massive explosion ripped through Beirut this month, Yorgo Younes scurried to flee his building. He saw children crying…