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Lebanon’s banks reopen after 2-week closure due to protests
Middle East
November 1, 2019
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
Middle East
October 31, 2019
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
Middle East
October 31, 2019
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
Middle East
October 31, 2019
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
Middle East
October 30, 2019
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…
What’s next after Lebanon PM resigns: explainer
Middle East
October 30, 2019
What’s next after Lebanon PM resigns: explainer
BEIRUT (AP) — The resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Tuesday meets a key demand of Lebanon’s anti-government protesters…
Protests in Iraq and Lebanon pose a challenge to Iran
Middle East
October 30, 2019
Protests in Iraq and Lebanon pose a challenge to Iran
BAGHDAD (AP) — The day after anti-government protests erupted in Iraq, Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani flew into Baghdad late at…
Hezbollah supporters break up Lebanon protest camp
Middle East
October 29, 2019
Hezbollah supporters break up Lebanon protest camp
BEIRUT (AP) — Hundreds of Lebanese supporters of the militant Hezbollah group, some wielding sticks, attacked a protest camp set…
Lebanese protesters get creative as they block roads
Middle East
October 28, 2019
Lebanese protesters get creative as they block roads
BEIRUT (AP) — On a main thoroughfare in Beirut on Monday, Lebanese protesters set up a living room with an…
Lebanon protest teach-ins revive pre-war landmarks
Middle East
October 27, 2019
Lebanon protest teach-ins revive pre-war landmarks
The Lebanese capital’s iconic egg-shaped cinema looming large behind him, Jamil Mouawad lectured around 20 students on the politics of…