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The Latest: Lebanese PM announces sweeping economic reforms
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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
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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
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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…
Australia won’t retrieve refugees in cease-fire: the latest
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Australia won’t retrieve refugees in cease-fire: the latest

BEIRUT (AP) — The latest on Turkey’s invasion of northern Syria (all times local): 03:15 a.m. Australia has ruled out…
Lebanese govt faces calls to resign as austerity protests spread
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Lebanese govt faces calls to resign as austerity protests spread

The Lebanese government faced calls to resign Thursday after thousands of furious demonstrators took to the streets across the country…
Wildfires spread through parts of Lebanon, Syria
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Wildfires spread through parts of Lebanon, Syria

DAMOUR, Lebanon (AP) — Wildfires spread through parts of Lebanon on Tuesday after forcing some residents to flee their homes…
EU looks to stop arm sales to Turkey: the latest
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EU looks to stop arm sales to Turkey: the latest

BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on Turkey’s invasion of northern Syria (all times local): 3:00 p.m. The European Union has…
Kurds mobilize in Syria as Turkey poised for imminent attack
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Kurds mobilize in Syria as Turkey poised for imminent attack

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian Kurds issued a “general mobilization” call in northeastern Syria along the border with Turkey on Wednesday,…
For Kurds, US pull-back feels like being abandoned once more
Middle East

For Kurds, US pull-back feels like being abandoned once more

BEIRUT (AP) — For Syria’s Kurds, the United States’ abrupt pull-back from positions in northeast Syria carries a sharp sting,…
US sanctions squeezing Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon
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US sanctions squeezing Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon

BEIRUT (AP) — The conflict between Iran and the U.S. that has created tensions throughout much of the Middle East…
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