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Lebanese police drag protesters, remove roadblocks in Beirut
Middle East
October 26, 2019
Lebanese police drag protesters, remove roadblocks in Beirut
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese security forces pushed and dragged away protesters who refused to move from roadblocks in central Beirut…
Lebanon crisis deepens as protests enter 2nd week
Middle East
October 25, 2019
Lebanon crisis deepens as protests enter 2nd week
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s president pleaded Thursday with tens of thousands of protesters who have blocked main roads and paralyzed…
Lebanon PM seeks foreign support for reforms amid protests
Middle East
October 23, 2019
Lebanon PM seeks foreign support for reforms amid protests
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s embattled prime minister sought international support Tuesday for economic reforms announced a day earlier, which were…
Syria’s Assad supports resistance against Turkey: the latest
Middle East
October 22, 2019
Syria’s Assad supports resistance against Turkey: the latest
BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the situation in Syria following the Turkish invasion earlier this month into the country’s…
Protesters remain despite Lebanese PM’s reform package
Middle East
October 22, 2019
Protesters remain despite Lebanese PM’s reform package
BEIRUT (AP) — Facing escalating mass protests, the government of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri approved Monday a package of…
70,000 children displaced by NE Syrian violence: the latest
Middle East
October 22, 2019
70,000 children displaced by NE Syrian violence: the latest
BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on Turkey’s invasion of northern Syria (all times local): 4:00 p.m. An international aid group…
‘America is running away’: Syrian withdrawal turns chaotic
Middle East
October 22, 2019
‘America is running away’: Syrian withdrawal turns chaotic
BEIRUT (AP) — The crowd hurled potatoes that thudded on the sides of the hulking US armored vehicles. “What happened…
The Latest: Lebanese PM announces sweeping economic reforms
Middle East
October 21, 2019
The Latest: Lebanese PM announces sweeping economic reforms
BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on Lebanon’s anti-government protests (all times local): 4:10 p.m. Lebanon’s Cabinet has approved sweeping reforms…
Lebanon’s government scrambles to respond to mass protests
Middle East
October 21, 2019
Lebanon’s government scrambles to respond to mass protests
BEIRUT (AP) — Protesters have closed major roads around Lebanon ahead of an emergency Cabinet meeting to discuss a rescue…
Lebanon braces for third day of unrest as rage sweeps country
Middle East
October 19, 2019
Lebanon braces for third day of unrest as rage sweeps country
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon braced for a third day of unrest on Saturday after anti-government protests fueled by rising fury…