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Lebanon government approves 2020 budget as protests go on
Oct 21, 2019 16:01Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri says the cabinet has approved a raft of economic reforms, including halving ministers' wages, and agreed on the 2020 budget in a bid to tackle fiscal crisis in the cash-strapped country and put an end to the nationwide demonstrations that have entered the fifth day.
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Street protests express 'people's pain': Lebanon's Aoun
Oct 21, 2019 08:57Lebanon's President Michel Aoun has expressed solidarity with the protesters who have flooded the streets of the country in recent days, saying their agitation shows "people's pain."
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Head of Lebanese pro-US party orders ministers to resign from cabinet
Oct 20, 2019 04:09A Lebanese political party with links to the United States and Saudi Arabia has ordered its ministers to resign from the government of Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri amid growing protests on the streets against corruption.
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Protesters in Lebanon block roads for third day in row
Oct 20, 2019 03:43Lebanese from all walks of life continue to head to the streets to take part in what is rapidly turning into an uprising for economic and social reforms.
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Nasrallah says opposed to government resignation, won't let anyone burn Lebanon
Oct 19, 2019 09:27Secretary General of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has expressed opposition to calls for the resignation of Lebanon’s government, vowing not to allow anyone to “burn” Lebanon and cause chaos in the country.
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Lebanon’s premier moves to address nation amid public anger with corruption
Oct 19, 2019 05:02Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri has delivered a speech addressing recent protests driven by grievances against corruption and economic woes.
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UNRWA announces new relief projects for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon
Oct 17, 2019 13:54The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East – the UNRWA - has signed an agreement with France and the French Development Agency. The French-funded project “WAHET”- will improve water access, health and education for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.
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Lebanese president slams Israel's violation of intl. law, attempts to impose new fait accompli
Oct 15, 2019 15:43Lebanese President Michel Aoun has censured the Israeli regime over breaching international regulations, treaties and principles, and seeking to impose a new fait accompli in the occupied territories.
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America can’t be trusted at all; it stabs own allies in the back: Nasrallah
Oct 09, 2019 05:23The secretary general of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement has warned against placing trust in the United States, emphasizing that Washington cannot be trusted at all as it betrays own allies in a surreptitious way and does not stand committed to any agreement.
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Untold facts on Israel-Hezbollah war in an interview with Major General Qassem Soleimani
Oct 01, 2019 16:04After 20 years, for the first time since being appointed as the Chief Commander of Quds brigade, General Soleimani was interviewed by Khamenei.ir. The following is the first part of the interview: