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Lebanese Christian party offers idea to resolve dispute over new cabinet
Middle East

Lebanese Christian party offers idea to resolve dispute over new cabinet

BEIRUT (Reuters) – A party founded by Lebanon’s Christian president made a proposal to end a dispute that has blocked…
‘Boiling again’: Lebanon’s old Christian rivalries rear up amid crisis
Middle East

‘Boiling again’: Lebanon’s old Christian rivalries rear up amid crisis

BEIRUT (Reuters) – An old rivalry between Christian factions who fought each other in Lebanon’s 1975-1990 civil war has flared…
One family’s desperate, deadly attempt to flee Lebanon
Middle East

One family’s desperate, deadly attempt to flee Lebanon

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — Mohammed Sufian did not dream of much: a job, food on the table, the chance to…
Virus hits Lebanese prison as inmates jockey for release
Middle East

Virus hits Lebanese prison as inmates jockey for release

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s largest prison grappled with an alarming coronavirus outbreak on Thursday as many inmates refused to take…
Explainer: Lebanon’s financial meltdown and how it happened
Middle East

Explainer: Lebanon’s financial meltdown and how it happened

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon is grappling with a deep economic crisis after successive governments piled up debt following the 1975-1990…
Warnings as Lebanon misses government formation deadline
Middle East

Warnings as Lebanon misses government formation deadline

BEIRUT (AP) — France said on Wednesday it regretted that Lebanese political leaders have failed to form a new government…
Fire erupts in building near Beirut’s port, cause unclear
Middle East

Fire erupts in building near Beirut’s port, cause unclear

BEIRUT (AP) — A fire broke out Tuesday in a downtown Beirut building near the city’s port where an explosion…
Macron calls Lebanese politician as cabinet deadline looms
Middle East

Macron calls Lebanese politician as cabinet deadline looms

BEIRUT (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron has held a call with Lebanon’s parliamentary speaker to try to remove an…
Lebanese protesters clash with army near presidential palace
Middle East

Lebanese protesters clash with army near presidential palace

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese soldiers on Saturday fired rubber bullets and live rounds in the air to disperse hundreds of…
Beirut fire brought under control after terrifying nation
Middle East

Beirut fire brought under control after terrifying nation

BEIRUT (AP) — White smoke rose from the smoldering wreckage of Beirut’s port on Friday hours after firefighters extinguished a…
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