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Protest held near US embassy in Lebanon against Trump’s West Asia plan
Feb 03, 2020 05:47People in Lebanon have held a protest rally near the US embassy in capital Beirut to express their dissent against American President Donald Trump's West Asia plan, known as the so-called deal of the century, on Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Trump’s plan nothing but proposal of apartheid: Palestinian PM
Jan 31, 2020 07:34Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh has roundly dismissed US President Donald Trump’s so-called deal of the century, stating that the initiative was only a proposal for an apartheid system that legitimizes the Zionist entity’s colonial project in Palestinian territories.
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Formation of new government in Lebanon positive step to tackle problems: Iran
Jan 27, 2020 04:22Iran has hailed consultation among different Lebanese parties and the formation of a new government, saying it is a step forward and a positive move to solve the country's problems.
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Baghdad march, Lebanon's govt. formation dealt heavy blows to US: Top Hezbollah official
Jan 26, 2020 13:36The White House has been dealt stinging blows following the massive march in Iraq against the presence of US troops in the country as well as the formation of a new government in Lebanon, says a senior official from the Lebanese resistance movement, Hezbollah.
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Riot police in Lebanon fire water cannons at protesters breaching barricade in Beirut
Jan 26, 2020 04:53Lebanese security forces have fired water cannons and tear gas at crowds of anti-government protesters in a bid to prevent them from breaching a security barricade just outside the government headquarters in central Beirut.
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UN says political manipulation suspected to be behind violent rallies in Lebanon
Jan 23, 2020 12:17The United Nations says violence caused by “strange groups” in Beirut seems to be politically driven in an attempt to undermine security and stability in Lebanon, which has faced anti-government protest rallies for the past three months.
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Lebanon’s PM Diab announces formation of new government
Jan 22, 2020 02:58Lebanon’s Prime Minister Hassan Diab has announced the formation of the country’s new government, saying his cabinet will try to meet the demands of protesters.
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Lebanon’s Hariri says he does not want to return to premiership
Jan 21, 2020 14:27Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri says he does not intend to return to the premiership and head a new government, stating that he has moved on from the post and that he is not obstructing the formation of a new cabinet amid a deep financial crisis.
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Lebanon in urgent need of new government to avoid crisis: Hariri
Jan 20, 2020 11:47Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri has once again called for the urgent formation of a new government to stop the worsening economic and security conditions in the country.
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Fears of radicalization as violent protests hit Lebanon
Jan 20, 2020 09:04Lebanese security forces have clashed with protesters whose once peaceful protests have increasingly turned violent after about three months of unrest.