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At Arab summit, Lebanon’s Aoun calls for Syrian refugee returns
Middle East

At Arab summit, Lebanon’s Aoun calls for Syrian refugee returns

  BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese President Michel Aoun urged world powers on Sunday to step up efforts for Syrian refugees…
Egyptian FM meets Jumblatt in Lebanon
Egypt

Egyptian FM meets Jumblatt in Lebanon

  Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with Walid Jumblatt, head of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP), on the sidelines…
Beirut summit highlights divisions, turmoil in Lebanon
Middle East

Beirut summit highlights divisions, turmoil in Lebanon

  BEIRUT (AP) — An Arab economic development summit that Lebanon is hosting this weekend has been marred by controversy…
Parts of Lebanon go on strike to protest economic conditions
Middle East

Parts of Lebanon go on strike to protest economic conditions

  BEIRUT (AP) — Parts of Lebanon’s public and private sectors have gone on strike called for by the country’s…
Lebanon’s Aoun, Hariri, ‘determined’ to form government
Middle East

Lebanon’s Aoun, Hariri, ‘determined’ to form government

  BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri are “determined to form a government”, state…
Some Lebanese parties do not want gov’t formed: Berri
Middle East

Some Lebanese parties do not want gov’t formed: Berri

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said there are parties that do not want a new government, a…
Lebanese protest over economy and politics
Middle East

Lebanese protest over economy and politics

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Several hundred Lebanese people protested in Beirut on Sunday over the state of Lebanon’s economy and politics…
Trash pollutes Lebanon’s Mediterranean coastline
Environment

Trash pollutes Lebanon’s Mediterranean coastline

  BEIRUT (AP) — Plastic bottles, soft drink cans and blue garbage bags. An old television, discarded vegetables and coffee…
Israel, with missile charges, seeks to ‘justify another aggression’, says Lebanon
Middle East

Israel, with missile charges, seeks to ‘justify another aggression’, says Lebanon

  Lebanon’s foreign minister said on Monday that Israel was seeking to “justify another aggression” with false allegations of missile…
Lebanese arm wrestlers revive century-old tradition
Culture

Lebanese arm wrestlers revive century-old tradition

    On a seaside podium in Lebanon, Halim al-Achkar locks hands with an opponent, exerting pressure until he slams…
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