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Lebanon’s Safadi withdraws candidacy for PM, urges Hariri for post: statement
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Lebanon’s Safadi withdraws candidacy for PM, urges Hariri for post: statement

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Former Lebanese finance minister Mohammad Safadi withdrew his candidacy to be the next prime minister on Saturday,…
Lebanon’s Safadi agrees to be next PM amid economic crisis: Bassil
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Lebanon’s Safadi agrees to be next PM amid economic crisis: Bassil

  BEIRUT (Reuters) — Mohammad Safadi, a former finance minister, has agreed to be Lebanon’s prime minister if he wins…
Lebanon’s Aoun hopes a government is formed in the coming days
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Lebanon’s Aoun hopes a government is formed in the coming days

Lebanon’s President Michael Aoun on Thursday said on his official Twitter account that he has hope in the possibility of…
Fuel shortage, price hikes squeeze protest-hit Lebanon
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Fuel shortage, price hikes squeeze protest-hit Lebanon

A rationing of dollars by banks in protest-hit Lebanon sparked growing alarm on Saturday as some petrol pumps ran dry…
Lebanon’s grand mufti calls for protesters’ demands to be met
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Lebanon’s grand mufti calls for protesters’ demands to be met

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s grand mufti, the top cleric for Sunni Muslims, called on Saturday for the formation of a…
Lebanese banks face threats, Hariri said to want neutral government
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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…
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