Beirut residents and spectators around the world are clinging to the hope that one of the survivors of the port blast a month ago will still be buried. Local media reported that sensors from the Chilean search and rescue team on Friday night again found a heartbeat under the wreckage …
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Beirut, Lebanon – Angry protesters hurled stones at the steel walls surrounding Lebanon’s heavily fortified parliament complex in central Beirut and used metal frames as security forces fired tear gas to disperse the crowd. A small group of protesters marched on parliament on Tuesday after hundreds of others gathered in …
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Beirut, Lebanon – An influential group of Lebanese former prime ministers has chosen lesser-known diplomat Mustafa Adib to lead the country’s next government, but confirmed his appointment in the nomination process on Monday. Speaking on behalf of the group met on Sunday, Fouad Siniora said Adib should quickly form a …
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Beirut, Lebanon Smart negotiations on the scope and scale of a 42-year-old UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon are set to run all the way to a session of the FNSC on Friday (UNSC) to renew its mandate. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has been stationed on the …
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BEIRUT (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron has outlined political and financial reforms needed by Lebanese politicians to unlock foreign aid and save the country from multiple crises, including an economic meltdown, according to a Reuters document. A member of the French military wears a face mask as he stands …
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