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Lebanese protesters denounce US interference at Beirut rally
Jun 30, 2020 01:45Dozens of people have staged a rally in Lebanon to express their bitter resentment at Washington’s interference in their country’s domestic affairs and the latest remarks by the US ambassador to Beirut against the Hezbollah resistance movement.
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Lebanon summons US Ambassador over comments against Hezbollah
Jun 28, 2020 10:32Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Nassif Hitti has summoned the US Ambassador to Beirut to call for non-interference in the internal affairs of his country, in the wake of recent accusations made by the American diplomat against Hezbollah resistance movement.
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Lebanese judge bans interview with US envoy over Hezbollah remarks
Jun 28, 2020 04:26A Lebanese judge has banned local and foreign media outlets in the country from interviewing the US ambassador to Beirut for a year after she made certain accusations against Hezbollah.
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Lebanon blames 'foreign interference' for riots, slams blocking of roads
Jun 27, 2020 05:52The Lebanese interior and municipalities minister has blamed recent violent street protests on foreign meddling and funding, vowing to sue those blocking roads during the riots.
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US Caesar Act aims to prevent Syria from regaining key regional role: Lebanon’s Speaker
Jun 25, 2020 10:15Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has lambasted the so-called “Caesar Act” sanctions imposed by the US against Syria, stressing that the measures aim at pressuring the Arab country economically and preventing it from restoring its unity and key regional role.
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Israeli warplanes fly low over Beirut despite Lebanon's complaint to UN Security Council
Jun 22, 2020 03:29Israeli fighter jets have once against violated Lebanon’s airspace and flew at low altitudes over the capital Beirut, irrespective of a recent complaint by Lebanese authorities to the United Nations Security Council about the Tel Aviv regime’s infringement on the Arab country’s sovereignty.
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US sanctions on Syria ‘last American weapon’ to pressure Damascus: Hezbollah chief
Jun 17, 2020 03:24The Secretary General of the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has censured US sanctions against Syria, saying the restrictive measures are the “last American weapon” to pressure the government in Damascus and that Syria’s allies would not leave the Arab country alone in the face of the economic war.
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Lebanon’s government in crisis talks amid currency plunge
Jun 13, 2020 00:37Lebanon’s cabinet has held an emergency meeting in the wake of angry protests spurred by a considerable plunge of the national currency, which has made the worst recession in decades.
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Former head of Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement buried in Syria
Jun 08, 2020 09:51The former head of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement was laid to rest in the Syrian capital Damascus, a day after he passed away following a long illness.
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Lebanon’s Berri condemns attempts to incite national division
Jun 08, 2020 03:47Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has condemned certain attempts to incite division among the Lebanese, warning against the emergence of sectarian strife.