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3/16/2023 6:06:42 PM
The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon said Thursday it had not observed any border crossings after Israel said it killed a suspect wearing an explosive belt who may have entered from Lebanon.
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3/16/2023 11:30:11 AM
Lebanon's embattled Central Bank chief appeared Thursday for questioning for the first time before a European legal team visiting Beirut in a money-laundering probe linked to the governor.
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3/14/2023 11:17:07 AM
The Lebanese pound sank to a historic low against the dollar on the parallel market Tuesday, foreign exchange dealers said, as banks in the crisis-hit country resumed an open-ended strike.
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Region
3/11/2023 4:04:12 PM
Saudi Arabia's surprise move to restore ties with Iran adds a new, complicated layer to its delicate diplomatic dance with Israel, which craves a breakthrough normalization deal of its own, analysts said.
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Region
3/11/2023 3:24:08 PM
Syria on Saturday welcomed the agreement reached between Iran and Saudi Arabia to reestablish diplomatic relations and reopen their embassies saying it will lead to more stability in the region.
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World
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Region
3/11/2023 11:18:42 AM
A deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia to resume diplomatic ties has wide-reaching effects across the Middle East and beyond, and reduces the chance of armed conflict between regional rivals.
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World
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International
3/8/2023 10:33:23 AM
The president of the U.N. General Assembly announced Tuesday that Lebanon, Gabon and South Sudan made sufficient payments to restore their voting rights in the 193-member world body, leaving Venezuela as the only country that is barred from voting.
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World
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Region
3/7/2023 10:08:03 AM
The Lebanese pound has lost as much as 98 percent in value since late 2019, and now most restaurants and many stores are demanding to be paid in dollars to bypass what’s seen as a nearly useless currency
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World
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Region
3/6/2023 8:42:48 PM
The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah said Monday the group backs a former Cabinet minister and strong ally to become Lebanon’s next president.
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World
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Region
3/6/2023 5:05:59 PM
A Lebanese judge has summoned central bank governor Riad Salameh for questioning next week, a judicial official said Monday, as the crisis-hit country advances an embezzlement probe parallel to European investigations.
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World
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Region
3/5/2023 9:50:41 AM
A top UN official has warned that "urgent" measures are needed to help 52 countries facing debt repayment problems that put some at risk of default.
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World
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Region
3/2/2023 2:17:39 PM
One person was killed and several others wounded in overnight clashes in south Lebanon's restive Ain al-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp, a Palestinian official said Thursday.
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Region
3/1/2023 7:14:25 PM
Supermarkets in Lebanon started pricing items in US dollars on Wednesday instead of the nose-diving local currency, after a government announcement allowing the practice in a country heavily reliant on imports.
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Region
2/27/2023 6:03:31 PM
A server containing photographs documenting Lebanon since 1961 has been stolen from the state news agency's headquarters in a crime "of national proportions", Information Minister Ziad Makari said on Monday.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
2/21/2023 9:59:39 PM
Ordinary people in Lebanon have been storming the country’s banks in a bid to gain access to their savings to pay for basic daily needs, writes Mohamed Qazaz
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World
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Region
2/13/2023 6:25:45 PM
Western and regional powers have warned they will reconsider "all ties" with Lebanon if parliament fails to elect a president amid a worsening financial crisis, the prime minister's office said Monday.
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Region
2/12/2023 8:01:24 PM
Lebanon's powerful Shiaa movement Hezbollah sent Sunday a convoy of 23 trucks carrying food and medical aid to Syria's quake-stricken province of Latakia, a stronghold of the group's allies.
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World
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Region
2/7/2023 3:38:51 PM
Lebanon's battered commercial banks on Tuesday closed their doors to customers in protest of a recent court ruling that forced one of the country's largest banks to pay out two of its depositors their trapped savings in cash.
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World
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Region
2/6/2023 1:20:00 PM
A moderate earthquake hit the sea between Lebanon and Cyprus at around 3am local time in Lebanon forcing some residents in Lebanon to evacuate their homes an hour before a powerful earthquake killed hundreds in southeast Turkey and northern Syria.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
2/1/2023 7:02:50 PM
France's envoy on international support to Lebanon Pierre Duquesne, who is currently visiting Egypt, applauded on Wednesday Egypt’s efforts to establish a regional power grid.
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