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Coronavirus compounds Lebanon’s woes, many struggle for food
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Coronavirus compounds Lebanon’s woes, many struggle for food

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Battered by Lebanon’s economic crisis, Hassan Zeitar was already struggling to keep his family fed when the…
Hezbollah asserts role in Lebanon’s coronavirus fight
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Hezbollah asserts role in Lebanon’s coronavirus fight

BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Lebanese paramilitary group Hezbollah is marshalling its deep resources in the fight against coronavirus, using a…
Lebanon’s Berri may suspend cabinet support over coronavirus expat policy
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Lebanon’s Berri may suspend cabinet support over coronavirus expat policy

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri threatened on Saturday to suspend his support for Prime Minister Hassan Diab’s…
With virus, cherished Mideast traditions come to abrupt halt
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With virus, cherished Mideast traditions come to abrupt halt

BAGHDAD (AP) — Under the sign “Take out only” and a tall bottle of antiseptic by his side, Mazin Hashim,…
Arrival of virus in Gaza raises fears about vulnerable areas
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Arrival of virus in Gaza raises fears about vulnerable areas

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The arrival of the coronavirus in the Gaza Strip, an impoverished enclave where the…
Lebanon’s Hezbollah won’t oppose IMF aid under ‘reasonable conditions’: chief
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Lebanon’s Hezbollah won’t oppose IMF aid under ‘reasonable conditions’: chief

Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah movement, which has strongly opposed foreign interference in the country’s crisis-hit economy, said Friday it could accept…
Lebanon hopes debt talks could be wrapped up within nine months: minister
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Lebanon hopes debt talks could be wrapped up within nine months: minister

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Negotiations to restructure Lebanon’s foreign currency debt should not last more than nine months if well-intentioned, the…
Lebanon in ‘final hours before’ declaring it cannot pay its debts: senior MP
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Lebanon in ‘final hours before’ declaring it cannot pay its debts: senior MP

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon is in “the final hours before” formally announcing it cannot pay its debts, senior MP Alain…
Syrian rebels launch attack near Aleppo: rebel sources, monitor
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Syrian rebels launch attack near Aleppo: rebel sources, monitor

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Turkish-backed Syrian rebels attacked government-held positions northeast of Aleppo on Saturday, rebel sources and a war monitor…
Violence escalates in Beirut as protesters clash with police
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Violence escalates in Beirut as protesters clash with police

BEIRUT (AP) — Security forces fired tear gas, water cannons and rubber bullets in clashes Sunday with hundreds of anti-government…
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