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Lebanon pays back $1.5 billion Eurobond amid economic crisis
Middle East
November 29, 2019
Lebanon pays back $1.5 billion Eurobond amid economic crisis
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon paid back a Eurobond worth $1.5 billion that was scheduled to mature Thursday, a Finance Ministry…
In Lebanon, financial collapse and security concerns loom
Middle East
November 28, 2019
In Lebanon, financial collapse and security concerns loom
BEIRUT (AP) — Hundreds of Lebanese women marched across a former front line in the Lebanese capital Wednesday carrying white…
Overnight clashes in Lebanon injure dozens as tensions rise
Middle East
November 27, 2019
Overnight clashes in Lebanon injure dozens as tensions rise
BEIRUT (AP) — Dozens of people were injured in overnight confrontations between supporters and opponents of Lebanon’s president, most of…
Lebanon’s Hariri says he does not want to be PM, says decision ‘decisive’
Middle East
November 26, 2019
Lebanon’s Hariri says he does not want to be PM, says decision ‘decisive’
BEIRUT (Reuters) — Lebanon’s Saad al-Hariri said on Tuesday he did not want to be prime minister of a new…
Lebanon clashes threaten to crack open fault lines
Middle East
November 26, 2019
Lebanon clashes threaten to crack open fault lines
BEIRUT (AP) — Clashes between Lebanese protesters and supporters of the Shia militant Hezbollah group are putting Lebanon’s military and…
Police fire tear gas as groups clash in Lebanon capital
Middle East
November 25, 2019
Police fire tear gas as groups clash in Lebanon capital
BEIRUT (AP) — Security forces fired tear gas amid confrontations in central Beirut that went into Monday morning between Hezbollah…
Lebanon’s Safadi agrees to be next PM amid economic crisis: Bassil
Middle East
November 15, 2019
Lebanon’s Safadi agrees to be next PM amid economic crisis: Bassil
BEIRUT (Reuters) — Mohammad Safadi, a former finance minister, has agreed to be Lebanon’s prime minister if he wins…
Elissa fires back after Israeli army spokesman wishes her happy birthday
Middle East
November 4, 2019
Elissa fires back after Israeli army spokesman wishes her happy birthday
Avichay Adraee, Spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces, wished renowned Lebanese singer Elissa a happy birthday on his Twitter account,…
Thousands protest in Lebanon after rally to support president
Middle East
November 4, 2019
Thousands protest in Lebanon after rally to support president
Thousands of Lebanese protested Sunday to keep up a nationwide street movement that has brought down the government, hours after…
Hezbollah: Lebanon’s next government must heed protesters
Middle East
November 2, 2019
Hezbollah: Lebanon’s next government must heed protesters
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The powerful Lebanese Hezbollah group said on Friday a new government must listen to the demands that…