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Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict draws in fighters from Mideast
Middle East

Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict draws in fighters from Mideast

BEIRUT (AP) — For the past two weeks, Raffi Ghazarian has been glued to the TV at home and at…
Lebanese president to hold consultations on new PM next week
Middle East

Lebanese president to hold consultations on new PM next week

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun has called for binding consultations with members of parliament next week to name…
Lebanon orders 111 towns, villages closed to curb pandemic
Middle East

Lebanon orders 111 towns, villages closed to curb pandemic

BEIRUT (AP) — Authorities on Friday ordered the lockdown of more than 100 towns and villages across Lebanon after hundreds…
Lebanon asks Interpol to detain 2 Russians over port blast
Middle East

Lebanon asks Interpol to detain 2 Russians over port blast

BEIRUT (AP) — The lead investigator into the August blast at Beirut’s port that killed and wounded many people issued…
Israeli PM to UN: Hezbollah storing missiles in Beirut
Middle East

Israeli PM to UN: Hezbollah storing missiles in Beirut

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday accused the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah of maintaining a “secret…
Hezbollah leaders tell French president to change approach
Middle East

Hezbollah leaders tell French president to change approach

BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of the militant Hezbollah group said Tuesday they still welcome the French initiative to help…
AP Analysis: Dark days ahead for Lebanon as crisis bites
Features/Interviews

AP Analysis: Dark days ahead for Lebanon as crisis bites

BEIRUT (AP) — The past year has been nothing short of an earthquake for Lebanon, hit by an economic meltdown,…
Jordan reopens trade gateway with Syria after month-long COVID closure
Middle East

Jordan reopens trade gateway with Syria after month-long COVID closure

AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan on Sunday resumed its land border traffic with Syria, following a more than month-long closure, after…
Former Lebanese FM, president’s son-in-law, has coronavirus
Middle East

Former Lebanese FM, president’s son-in-law, has coronavirus

BEIRUT (AP) — A former Lebanese foreign minister and son-in-law of President Michel Aoun has tested positive for the coronavirus,…
Egypt’s prosecution orders arrest of 3 suspects in Fairmont rape case pending investigations
Egypt

Egypt’s prosecution orders arrest of 3 suspects in Fairmont rape case pending investigations

Egypt’s Public Prosecution on Saturday ordered that three suspects in the Fairmont Nile hotel rape case, extradited from Lebanon to…
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