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Lebanese banks face threats, Hariri said to want neutral government
Middle East

Lebanese banks face threats, Hariri said to want neutral government

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese bank staff are facing abuse from customers angered by restrictions on access to their cash, the…
No sign of new cabinet as Lebanese leaders meet, bank curbs continue
Middle East

No sign of new cabinet as Lebanese leaders meet, bank curbs continue

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s outgoing Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri met President Michel Aoun on Thursday without announcing progress towards forming…
Head of UN Palestinian agency resigns amid ethics probe
Middle East

Head of UN Palestinian agency resigns amid ethics probe

The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees has resigned amid an internal probe into alleged mismanagement and ethical…
World Bank sounds alarm about Lebanon amid protests, crisis
Middle East

World Bank sounds alarm about Lebanon amid protests, crisis

BEIRUT (AP) — The World Bank called on Lebanese authorities Wednesday to urgently form a new government that can address…
US growth of Islam creates need for religious scholars
Middle East

US growth of Islam creates need for religious scholars

DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — Imam Mohammad Qazwini’s deep understanding of Islam and his formal training at a seminary in…
Lebanese troops open roads closed by protesters
Middle East

Lebanese troops open roads closed by protesters

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese troops deployed Tuesday in different parts of the country to reopen roads and main thoroughfares closed…
US slaps sanctions as Iran marks 1979 embassy siege
Middle East

US slaps sanctions as Iran marks 1979 embassy siege

Still-raw tensions flared anew Monday on the 40th anniversary of Iranian zealots’ storming of the US embassy, with thousands in…
Elissa fires back after Israeli army spokesman wishes her happy birthday
Middle East

Elissa fires back after Israeli army spokesman wishes her happy birthday

Avichay Adraee, Spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces, wished renowned Lebanese singer Elissa a happy birthday on his Twitter account,…
Thousands protest in Lebanon after rally to support president
Middle East

Thousands protest in Lebanon after rally to support president

Thousands of Lebanese protested Sunday to keep up a nationwide street movement that has brought down the government, hours after…
Lebanese flock to presidential palace in rally to support Aoun
Middle East

Lebanese flock to presidential palace in rally to support Aoun

BEIRUT (Reuters) – A huge rally of support for Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun swarmed the country’s presidential palace on Sunday,…
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