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What’s next after Lebanon PM resigns: explainer
Middle East
October 30, 2019
What’s next after Lebanon PM resigns: explainer
BEIRUT (AP) — The resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Tuesday meets a key demand of Lebanon’s anti-government protesters…
Protests in Iraq and Lebanon pose a challenge to Iran
Middle East
October 30, 2019
Protests in Iraq and Lebanon pose a challenge to Iran
BAGHDAD (AP) — The day after anti-government protests erupted in Iraq, Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani flew into Baghdad late at…
Hezbollah supporters break up Lebanon protest camp
Middle East
October 29, 2019
Hezbollah supporters break up Lebanon protest camp
BEIRUT (AP) — Hundreds of Lebanese supporters of the militant Hezbollah group, some wielding sticks, attacked a protest camp set…
Lebanese protesters get creative as they block roads
Middle East
October 28, 2019
Lebanese protesters get creative as they block roads
BEIRUT (AP) — On a main thoroughfare in Beirut on Monday, Lebanese protesters set up a living room with an…
Lebanon protest teach-ins revive pre-war landmarks
Middle East
October 27, 2019
Lebanon protest teach-ins revive pre-war landmarks
The Lebanese capital’s iconic egg-shaped cinema looming large behind him, Jamil Mouawad lectured around 20 students on the politics of…
Lebanese police drag protesters, remove roadblocks in Beirut
Middle East
October 26, 2019
Lebanese police drag protesters, remove roadblocks in Beirut
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese security forces pushed and dragged away protesters who refused to move from roadblocks in central Beirut…
Lebanon crisis deepens as protests enter 2nd week
Middle East
October 25, 2019
Lebanon crisis deepens as protests enter 2nd week
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s president pleaded Thursday with tens of thousands of protesters who have blocked main roads and paralyzed…
Lebanon PM seeks foreign support for reforms amid protests
Middle East
October 23, 2019
Lebanon PM seeks foreign support for reforms amid protests
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s embattled prime minister sought international support Tuesday for economic reforms announced a day earlier, which were…
Syria’s Assad supports resistance against Turkey: the latest
Middle East
October 22, 2019
Syria’s Assad supports resistance against Turkey: the latest
BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the situation in Syria following the Turkish invasion earlier this month into the country’s…
Protesters remain despite Lebanese PM’s reform package
Middle East
October 22, 2019
Protesters remain despite Lebanese PM’s reform package
BEIRUT (AP) — Facing escalating mass protests, the government of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri approved Monday a package of…