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Syria says Israeli warplanes attacked area near Damascus
Middle East

Syria says Israeli warplanes attacked area near Damascus

BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli warplanes flying over Lebanon fired missiles toward areas near Damascus early on Monday, the Syrian military…
Lebanon bank attacked with explosive amid economic crisis
Middle East

Lebanon bank attacked with explosive amid economic crisis

Assailants lobbed an explosive device at a bank in Lebanon Saturday, in the latest attack on financial institutions in a…
Lebanon PM blames currency crash on Central Bank governor
Middle East

Lebanon PM blames currency crash on Central Bank governor

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s prime minister said Friday he is holding the country’s Central Bank governor responsible for the downward…
Lebanon tightens security around refugee camp over virus
Egypt

Lebanon tightens security around refugee camp over virus

BAALBEK, Lebanon (AP) — Authorities closed all entrances to a Palestinian refugee camp in eastern Lebanon on Friday after four…
Lebanon’s currency on downward spiral amid financial turmoil
Middle East

Lebanon’s currency on downward spiral amid financial turmoil

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s currency continued its downward spiral against the dollar on Thursday, reaching a new low amid financial…
Lebanon to test for coronavirus at refugee camp after first case found
Middle East

Lebanon to test for coronavirus at refugee camp after first case found

BEIRUT (Reuters) — A team from Lebanon’s Rafik Hariri University Hospital will test for the new coronavirus at a refugee…
Lebanese protests, politics resume with a new, virus twist
Middle East

Lebanese protests, politics resume with a new, virus twist

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese lawmakers convened Tuesday inside a cavernous Beirut theater so that parliament members could observe social distancing…
Israel accuses Hezbollah of ‘provocative’ activity
Middle East

Israel accuses Hezbollah of ‘provocative’ activity

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Saturday accused the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah of “provocative” activity along the Lebanese-Israeli frontier and…
Landmark Lebanese hotel folds amid virus, economic crisis
Middle East

Landmark Lebanese hotel folds amid virus, economic crisis

BEIRUT (AP) — One of Lebanon’s landmark hotels that survived the country’s bloody 15-year civil war and various other bouts…
Coronavirus lockdown brings Lebanon’s migratory birds up close
Middle East

Coronavirus lockdown brings Lebanon’s migratory birds up close

AMMIQ WETLAND, Lebanon (Reuters) – With Lebanese confined to their homes by the new coronavirus, migratory birds in the Mediterranean…
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