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Once Lebanon’s center of glamor, Hamra Street goes dark
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Once Lebanon’s center of glamor, Hamra Street goes dark

BEIRUT (AP) — From his small music shop on Beirut’s Hamra Street, Michel Eid witnessed the rise and fall of…
Lebanon will not ‘hand over’ Hezbollah arms at Gulf meeting, minister says
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Lebanon will not ‘hand over’ Hezbollah arms at Gulf meeting, minister says

BEIRUT, Jan 28 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s foreign minister said he was not going “to hand over” Hezbollah’s weapons during a…
World Bank berates Lebanon’s elite for ‘zombie’ economy
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World Bank berates Lebanon’s elite for ‘zombie’ economy

DUBAI, Jan 25 (Reuters) – The World Bank blasted Lebanon’s ruling class on Tuesday for “orchestrating” one of the world’s…
Penny pinching and power cuts; Lebanon’s middle class squeezed by crisis
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Penny pinching and power cuts; Lebanon’s middle class squeezed by crisis

BEIRUT, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Lebanese school teacher Sara Wissam and her husband were comfortably off before a run on…
Greece’s Aegean Airlines suspends flights to Beirut after plane damage
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Greece’s Aegean Airlines suspends flights to Beirut after plane damage

ATHENS, Jan 15 (Reuters) – (This January 15 story corrects name of airport to Rafik Hariri not Rania Hariri) Greece’s…
Hezbollah, Amal end boycott of Lebanon’s cabinet amid economic crisis
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Hezbollah, Amal end boycott of Lebanon’s cabinet amid economic crisis

BEIRUT, Jan 15 (Reuters) – Powerful Lebanese groups Hezbollah and Amal said on Saturday they would end a boycott of…
Lebanese central bank seeks to strengthen currency after slump
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Lebanese central bank seeks to strengthen currency after slump

BEIRUT, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s central bank said on Friday it aimed to boost the Lebanese pound’s valueby easing…
Lebanese president says country needs ‘6-7 years’ to exit crisis
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Lebanese president says country needs ‘6-7 years’ to exit crisis

BEIRUT, Dec 24 (Reuters) – Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Friday the country needs “six to seven years” to…
UN chief urges Lebanese leaders to put people first and reform
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UN chief urges Lebanese leaders to put people first and reform

BEIRUT, Dec 19 (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday urged Lebanese leaders to put people first and implement…
Hamas says oxygen bottles exploded in Lebanon camp, not arms
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Hamas says oxygen bottles exploded in Lebanon camp, not arms

BEIRUT (AP) — The Palestinian Hamas group said Saturday that explosions that shook a refugee camp in southern Lebanon were…
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