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Gunfire in Beirut as Hezbollah supporters protest against blast investigator
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Gunfire in Beirut as Hezbollah supporters protest against blast investigator

BEIRUT, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Heavy gunfire was heard in Beirut on Thursday near an area where supporters of the…
Tension over Beirut blast probe nudges Lebanon into new crisis
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Tension over Beirut blast probe nudges Lebanon into new crisis

BEIRUT, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Growing tension over a judicial probe into last year’s Beirut port blast threatens to push…
Hezbollah leader wants investigator in Beirut blast replaced
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Hezbollah leader wants investigator in Beirut blast replaced

BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah group Monday escalated his attack on the judge leading the probe…
Huge fire extinguished at oil facility in southern Lebanon
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Huge fire extinguished at oil facility in southern Lebanon

ZAHRANI, Lebanon (AP) — Firefighters extinguished a huge blaze that broke out in a storage tank at one of Lebanon’s…
Syrian president allows exiled uncle to return to Syria, pro-government newspaper says
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Syrian president allows exiled uncle to return to Syria, pro-government newspaper says

DAMASCUS, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad has allowed his exiled uncle Rifaat to return to Syria, pro-government…
Lebanon’s central bank denies Swiss report about 2016 IMF paper
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Lebanon’s central bank denies Swiss report about 2016 IMF paper

BEIRUT, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s central bank denied on Friday a Swiss newspaper report that alleged the International Monetary…
As Lebanese got poorer, politicians stowed wealth abroad
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As Lebanese got poorer, politicians stowed wealth abroad

BEIRUT (AP) — A trove of leaked documents confirmed that for years, Lebanon’s politicians and bankers have stowed wealth in…
Economic meltdown forces Lebanese to flee to unfamiliar destinations
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Economic meltdown forces Lebanese to flee to unfamiliar destinations

BEIRUT, Oct 4 (Reuters) – After spending three decades building up a real estate business he inherited from his father,…
Turkish company halts power supplies to crisis-hit Lebanon
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Turkish company halts power supplies to crisis-hit Lebanon

BEIRUT (AP) — A Turkish company supplying electricity to Lebanon from two power barges off the coast of Beirut said…
Officials: Libyan forces round up 500 migrants in crackdown
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Officials: Libyan forces round up 500 migrants in crackdown

CAIRO (AP) — Libyan security forces on Friday detained at least 500 African migrants, including women and children, two officials…
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