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At Arab summit, Lebanon’s Aoun calls for Syrian refugee returns
Middle East
January 20, 2019
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
January 19, 2019
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
January 15, 2019
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
January 5, 2019
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
January 2, 2019
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
December 24, 2018
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
December 24, 2018
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
November 29, 2018
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
October 1, 2018
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
September 8, 2018
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…