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Crisis-weary Lebanon braces for Hariri tribunal verdict
Middle East
August 4, 2020
Crisis-weary Lebanon braces for Hariri tribunal verdict
BEIRUT (Reuters) — Fifteen years after a truck bomb killed Lebanon’s former Sunni leader Rafik al-Hariri in Beirut, triggering regional…
Lebanon’s foreign minister quits over lack of ‘will to reform’
Middle East
August 3, 2020
Lebanon’s foreign minister quits over lack of ‘will to reform’
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Nassif Hitti resigned on Monday over what he described as lack of political will…
Analysis: Often on brink, Lebanon headed toward collapse
Middle East
August 3, 2020
Analysis: Often on brink, Lebanon headed toward collapse
BEIRUT (AP) — Power cuts that last up to 20 hours a day. Mountains of trash spilling into streets. Long…
Israeli military strike likely kills 4 militants from Syria
Middle East
August 3, 2020
Israeli military strike likely kills 4 militants from Syria
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said it thwarted an infiltration attempt from Syria early Monday, likely killing four suspected…
Lebanon accuses Israel of provoking border escalation
Middle East
July 29, 2020
Lebanon accuses Israel of provoking border escalation
KFAR CHOUBA, Lebanon (AP) — Lebanon’s prime minister Tuesday accused Israel of provoking a “dangerous escalation” along the border in…
Lebanese party leader blames Hezbollah, allies for crisis
Middle East
July 28, 2020
Lebanese party leader blames Hezbollah, allies for crisis
BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of a major Christian group in Lebanon on Tuesday blamed the militant group Hezbollah and…
Netanyahu warns Hezbollah against playing with fire after frontier incident
Middle East
July 28, 2020
Netanyahu warns Hezbollah against playing with fire after frontier incident
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces thwarted an attempt by Hezbollah to infiltrate across the…
Israel says it thwarts Hezbollah infiltration attempt
Middle East
July 28, 2020
Israel says it thwarts Hezbollah infiltration attempt
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Monday said it thwarted an infiltration attempt by Hezbollah militants — setting off…
Israel strikes Syrian army positions in retaliatory attack, army says
Middle East
July 25, 2020
Israel strikes Syrian army positions in retaliatory attack, army says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Israeli military on Friday said its helicopters struck Syrian army targets in response to mortars fired…
Lebanese Christian cleric seen to criticize Hezbollah, allies over crisis
Middle East
July 13, 2020
Lebanese Christian cleric seen to criticize Hezbollah, allies over crisis
BEIRUT (Reuters) — Lebanon’s top Christian cleric stepped up criticism of the Iran-backed Shia group Hezbollah and its allies without…