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3/26/2021 2:04:57 PM
'This is something that needs to be discussed now and needs to be dealt with promptly,' Diab said in the statement
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3/25/2021 3:05:16 PM
The outgoing cabinet has stayed on in a caretaker capacity since quitting in August on the back of the port explosion that killed 200 people and destroyed swathes of Beirut
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3/24/2021 7:49:00 PM
Its chief Hassan Nasrallah has said he would support a cabinet of specialists should Hariri and Aoun come to an agreement
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3/22/2021 12:57:39 PM
Hariri is expected to hand over the latest draft lineup after a previous proposal failed to secure a consensus
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International
3/22/2021 9:32:12 AM
Ghosn is now beyond the reach of Japanese justice in Lebanon, which does not have an extradition treaty with Tokyo
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World
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3/21/2021 5:53:00 PM
Nearly 3,000 tons of poorly stored ammonium nitrate, a highly explosive fertilizer component, exploded on Aug. 4 at Beirut's port, killing 211, wounding more than 6,000 and damaging entire neighborhoods in Beirut
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3/18/2021 10:05:30 PM
'If the prime minister-designate agrees with the president on Monday a government of specialists we will agree, Nasrallah said in a televised speech
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3/18/2021 5:57:20 PM
Lebanon's talks with the IMF stalled last year over a row among Lebanese government officials, bankers and political parties over vast financial losses
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World
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3/18/2021 5:42:12 PM
Macron has spearheaded international efforts to resolve the crisis, but with little success to date
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World
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3/17/2021 1:08:06 PM
The protests resumed following several days of relative calm as the Lebanese pound continued its slide, plunging to a new low of 15,000 to the US dollar on the black market
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Region
3/9/2021 1:43:29 PM
Road blocks have become a near daily occurrence in the small Mediterranean country and lasted all day Monday, including in and out of Beirut
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3/8/2021 9:49:18 PM
The project aims at restoring the most vulnerable residents' access to basic health care services and ensuring that mothers and the most vulnerable children receive quality care in the current complex circumstances.
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3/8/2021 1:00:07 PM
Black smoke billowed up from overturned rubbish dumpsters and tyres set ablaze by protesters at various entrances to Beirut from the early morning
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3/6/2021 4:57:30 PM
Diab's cabinet resigned on the back of the Aug. 4 Beirut port explosion that devastated swathes of the capital
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3/2/2021 7:39:04 PM
Several major roads were closed, including in the capital Beirut, where the highway leading to the international airport was briefly closed before soldiers reopened it
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Egypt
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Politics
2/25/2021 1:27:41 PM
The new aid package comes nearly a month after Egypt sent 31 tonnes of medicine and medical supplies to Lebanon to help the country’s health sector deal with the coronavirus pandemic
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2/24/2021 4:47:19 PM
Turkish airline company MNG Jet has admitted that two of its planes were used illegally in Ghosn's escape, flying him to Istanbul, and then to Beirut
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Arts & Culture
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Music
2/20/2021 8:40:07 PM
Accompanied by a quintet, one of the most remarkable voices of the Levant, Faia Younan performs over 10 songs in a live-streamed concert featuring her originals alongside songs from Arabic heritage
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World
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2/19/2021 6:43:32 PM
Before the investigation can resume, the justice ministry will appoint a new judge to lead it who will also need the approval of the higher judicial council, setting the whole process back
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World
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2/19/2021 12:03:13 AM
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