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Lebanon set to designate new PM ahead of Macron visit
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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
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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
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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
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‘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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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…
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