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Lebanon’s Safadi withdraws candidacy for PM, urges Hariri for post: statement
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Lebanon’s Safadi withdraws candidacy for PM, urges Hariri for post: statement

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Former Lebanese finance minister Mohammad Safadi withdrew his candidacy to be the next prime minister on Saturday,…
Fuel shortage, price hikes squeeze protest-hit Lebanon
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Fuel shortage, price hikes squeeze protest-hit Lebanon

A rationing of dollars by banks in protest-hit Lebanon sparked growing alarm on Saturday as some petrol pumps ran dry…
Lebanon’s grand mufti calls for protesters’ demands to be met
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Lebanon’s grand mufti calls for protesters’ demands to be met

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s grand mufti, the top cleric for Sunni Muslims, called on Saturday for the formation of a…
Lebanese banks face threats, Hariri said to want neutral government
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Lebanese banks face threats, Hariri said to want neutral government

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese bank staff are facing abuse from customers angered by restrictions on access to their cash, the…
Lebanese troops open roads closed by protesters
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Lebanese troops open roads closed by protesters

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese troops deployed Tuesday in different parts of the country to reopen roads and main thoroughfares closed…
Lebanon’s banks reopen after 2-week closure due to protests
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Lebanon’s banks reopen after 2-week closure due to protests

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s private banks have reopened after a two-week closure because of anti-government protests. The reopening on Friday…
Car bomb in Turkish-held part of Syria kills at least 8
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Car bomb in Turkish-held part of Syria kills at least 8

BEIRUT (AP) — A car bomb killed at least eight people on Thursday in a vegetable market in a northern…
Lebanon struggles to reopen roads as sit-ins continue
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Lebanon struggles to reopen roads as sit-ins continue

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese security forces were still struggling to open some roads Thursday as protesters continued their civil disobedience…
Paralyzed by protests, Lebanon’s fiscal crisis worsens
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Paralyzed by protests, Lebanon’s fiscal crisis worsens

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese banks have been closed for the last two weeks as the government grapples with mass demonstrations…
Lebanese army opens major roads after PM’s resignation
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Lebanese army opens major roads after PM’s resignation

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese soldiers are reopening major roads that had been closed by protesters for nearly two weeks, paralyzing…
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