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Debating racism in the Arab world
Middle East

Debating racism in the Arab world

The Black Lives Matter protests have triggered discussions on racism toward Blacks in the Arab and Muslim world. Activists are…
Just one concert held at Baalbek’s ancient ruins this year as message of hope
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Just one concert held at Baalbek’s ancient ruins this year as message of hope

BAALBEK, Lebanon (Reuters) — The usually grand Baalbek Music Festival, set among 3,000-year-old Roman ruins in Lebanon, was reduced to…
Lebanon’s top Christian clerics blast politicians as hunger, hardship bite
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Lebanon’s top Christian clerics blast politicians as hunger, hardship bite

BEIRUT (Reuters) — Lebanon’s Christian authorities slammed politicians on Sunday for failing to remedy an economic meltdown that has left…
Dozens mourn man who killed himself in busy Beirut district
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Dozens mourn man who killed himself in busy Beirut district

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Dozens of people lay flowers on a main Beirut street where a man killed himself on Friday,…
Families of Syria detainees hope for news amid US sanctions
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Families of Syria detainees hope for news amid US sanctions

BEIRUT (AP) — Alaa Arnous and his family found the photo of his father Mohammed online last week, the first…
Lebanese major retailers to shut down amid economic crisis
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Lebanese major retailers to shut down amid economic crisis

BEIRUT (AP) — Major retailers in Lebanon announced on Thursday they will temporarily shut down in the face of an…
Lebanese government raises subsidized bread prices as currency tumbles
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Lebanese government raises subsidized bread prices as currency tumbles

BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Lebanese government on Tuesday raised the price of a 900-gram loaf of partially subsidized bread to…
Lebanon’s plea to skeptical expats: Come visit, bring cash
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Lebanon’s plea to skeptical expats: Come visit, bring cash

BEIRUT (AP) — With Beirut’s airport partially reopening from a three-month virus shutdown, the government is hoping thousands of Lebanese…
US ambassador appears on Lebanese TV despite court-imposed ban
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US ambassador appears on Lebanese TV despite court-imposed ban

BEIRUT (Reuters) — Lebanese media broadcast interviews with the US ambassador on Sunday, ignoring a ruling by a judge who…
Lebanese security forces investigating explosion near Hariri convoy this month
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Lebanese security forces investigating explosion near Hariri convoy this month

BEIRUT (Reuters) — Lebanese security forces are investigating an explosion 11 days ago that took place near the convoy of…
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