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Lebanese prime minister quits amid anti-government protests
Middle East

Lebanese prime minister quits amid anti-government protests

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s prime minister resigned Tuesday, bowing to one of the central demands of anti-government demonstrators shortly after…
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…
Army officer says he raised concerns about Trump and Ukraine
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Army officer says he raised concerns about Trump and Ukraine

WASHINGTON (AP) — A military officer at the National Security Council twice raised concerns over the Trump administration’s push to…
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…
Unemployment fuels unrest in Arab states: IMF
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Unemployment fuels unrest in Arab states: IMF

Unemployment and sluggish economic growth are fueling social tension and popular protests in several Arab countries, the International Monetary Fund…
Lebanon protesters block roads to keep revolt alive
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Lebanon protesters block roads to keep revolt alive

Lebanese demonstrators set up barricades and parked cars across key roads Monday to protest corruption and press their demands for…
Political outsider Saied sworn in as Tunisia’s president
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Political outsider Saied sworn in as Tunisia’s president

TUNIS (Reuters) – Kais Saied, a political outsider and retired law professor, was sworn in as Tunisian president on Wednesday…
Lebanon PM seeks foreign support for reforms amid protests
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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…
Excessive force used on protesters; 149 killed: Iraq inquiry
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Excessive force used on protesters; 149 killed: Iraq inquiry

BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi government-appointed inquiry into week-long protests earlier this month has determined that security forces used excessive…
Protesters remain despite Lebanese PM’s reform package
Middle East

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…
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