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Rolexes and cars; Lebanese spend big to prise savings from the bank
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Rolexes and cars; Lebanese spend big to prise savings from the bank

BEIRUT (Reuters) – When she heard Lebanese banks would limit cash withdrawals, Rita, a doctor, rushed out to buy a…
Facing humiliating controls, Lebanese focus fury on banks
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Facing humiliating controls, Lebanese focus fury on banks

BEIRUT (AP) — Before picking up cash from a downtown bank in Lebanon’s capital, Mey Al Sayegh mentally braces herself…
Facing economic crisis, Lebanon’s government meets for first time
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Facing economic crisis, Lebanon’s government meets for first time

BEIRUT (Reuters) — Lebanon ushered in a new government that will need to walk a political tightrope, as President Michel…
New government in crisis-hit Lebanon, but protests continue
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New government in crisis-hit Lebanon, but protests continue

BEIRUT (AP) — A new Cabinet was announced in crisis-hit Lebanon late Tuesday, breaking a months-long impasse amid mass protests…
Clashes in Baghdad kill 1, wound dozens: Iraqi officials
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Clashes in Baghdad kill 1, wound dozens: Iraqi officials

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security forces fired tear gas and live rounds during clashes with anti-government protesters overnight and on…
Violence escalates in Beirut as protesters clash with police
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Violence escalates in Beirut as protesters clash with police

BEIRUT (AP) — Security forces fired tear gas, water cannons and rubber bullets in clashes Sunday with hundreds of anti-government…
Almost 400 wounded in Lebanon clashes Saturday: rescuers
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Almost 400 wounded in Lebanon clashes Saturday: rescuers

Almost 400 people were wounded Saturday during running battles between Lebanese anti-government protesters and security forces in the capital Beirut,…
Hezbollah warns of ‘chaos’ if Lebanon government delayed
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Hezbollah warns of ‘chaos’ if Lebanon government delayed

BEIRUT (AP) — A senior Hezbollah official warned Friday that Lebanon could fall into chaos and “complete collapse” unless a…
Frustrated Lebanese depositors turn rage on crisis-hit banks
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Frustrated Lebanese depositors turn rage on crisis-hit banks

BEIRUT (Reuters) — As cash runs short at Lebanon’s banks, so has the patience of depositors. Hit by restrictions on…
Lebanese politicians watching as economy collapses: U.N. official
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Lebanese politicians watching as economy collapses: U.N. official

BEIRUT (Reuters) — Lebanese politicians are watching the economy collapse, the senior U.N. official in Lebanon said on Wednesday, rebuking…
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