The US will continue to provide humanitarian aid to the Lebanese people affected by a deadly and devastating explosion in the port of Beirut in early August, a state official said on Wednesday, but will not endorse the current government. until real reform takes place. David Hale, the Under Secretary …
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BEIRUT (Reuters) – Fifteen years after the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri, Hezbollah has risen to power in a country that is now collapsing in the midst of a series of devastating crises. FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the damaged port area in the aftermath of …
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A UN-backed tribunal found a member of the Lebanese group Hezbollah guilty of killing former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in 2005 in a massive bomb blast. Three other Hezbollah suspects were removed on Tuesday. The ruling of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) – an international court based in The …
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Judge David Re, presiding judge, Judge Janet Nosworthy and Judge Micheline Braidy attend a session of the UN-backed Lebanon Tribunal, which will rule on the case of four men who are being tried in absentia for the bombing. in 2005 who already assassinated former Prime Minister Rafik -Hariri and 21 …
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A team of FBI investigators will arrive in Lebanon this weekend to take part in the investigation into the Beirut explosion, a senior U.S. official said after visiting the location of the blast. David Hale, the U.S. Secretary of State for Political Affairs, called on Saturday for an in-depth and …
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