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France deploys frigate, two Rafale aircraft in Mediterranean due to Turkish explorations

France deploys frigate, two Rafale aircraft in Mediterranean due to Turkish explorations

The French Armed Forces Ministry on Thursday announced that it will deploy two Rafale planes and a naval frigate to…
Lebanon Parliament meets after blast, government resignation

Lebanon Parliament meets after blast, government resignation

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s Parliament met Thursday in the first session since the tragic explosion last week that changed the…
Israel strikes Gaza militant sites after incendiary balloons

Israel strikes Gaza militant sites after incendiary balloons

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military said it struck Hamas militant sites in the Gaza Strip early…
US says Iran briefly seizes oil tanker near Strait of Hormuz

US says Iran briefly seizes oil tanker near Strait of Hormuz

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Iranian navy boarded and briefly seized a Liberian-flagged oil tanker near the strategic…
Abandoned by state after explosion, Lebanese help each other

Abandoned by state after explosion, Lebanese help each other

BEIRUT (AP) — In the southern Lebanese town of Haris, a newlywed couple is living in one of Safy Faqeeh’s…
Turkey says it wants to resolve dispute with Greece through dialogue

Turkey says it wants to resolve dispute with Greece through dialogue

ANKARA (Reuters) — Turkey wants to resolve a dispute with Greece over energy exploration in the eastern Mediterranean through dialogue,…
Iran’s president, FM lash out at new US push on arms embargo

Iran’s president, FM lash out at new US push on arms embargo

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president and foreign minister lashed out on Wednesday at a revised proposal by the US…
Stranded Lebanese desperate to rebuild after blast

Stranded Lebanese desperate to rebuild after blast

BEIRUT (Reuters) — Sitting amid the debris, Lebanese on Wednesday expressed their frustration at the state for abandoning them in…
Top German diplomat: Lebanon needs ‘reboot’ to regain trust

Top German diplomat: Lebanon needs ‘reboot’ to regain trust

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon needs a “strong reboot” and far-reaching economic reforms to rebuild trust with its citizens, Germany’s foreign…
After multiple crises, this time Lebanese feel broken

After multiple crises, this time Lebanese feel broken

BEIRUT (AP) — For nearly a week, Mona Zahran had to sleep on a couch pulled across her apartment’s front…
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