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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…
What’s next after Lebanon PM resigns: explainer
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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…
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