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Lebanese protesters call for new PM's resignation
Dec 29, 2019 03:32Dozens of protesters have rallied outside the residence of newly-appointed Lebanese Prime Minister, Hassan Diab, in Beirut and called for his resignation less than 10 days after the beginning of his term in office.
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Efforts underway to tackle Lebanon’s financial crisis: Central bank governor
Dec 27, 2019 02:33The governor of the central bank of Lebanon, officially known as Banque du Liban, says efforts are underway to tackle the worsening financial crisis that has caused several businesses to close and many people to lose their jobs amid growing fears about the country's economic future.
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Zionist regime air raids against Syria will not go unanswered: Velayati
Dec 24, 2019 08:31A senior Iranian official says the illegal Zionist entity “will regret” committing acts of aggression against Syria, and that the Syrian and Lebanese nations will give a response to the Tel Aviv regime.
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Lebanon's prime minister-designate vows to form technocrat govt.
Dec 21, 2019 03:05Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Hassan Diab says he plans to form a government of independent technocrats capable of undertaking serious reforms and restoring people's confidence.
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Lebanon president Aoun designates Diab as country's new premier
Dec 20, 2019 03:16Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun has designated former education minister as the country’s new prime minister after he got the confidence vote of nearly 70 lawmakers during consultations on the matter.
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Lebanon's Hariri says is not a candidate for premiership
Dec 19, 2019 04:01Lebanon’s Caretaker Prime Minister Sa’ad al-Hariri has withdrawn his nomination for the premiership race, and stressed that the forthcoming parliamentary consultations to form a new cabinet “should not be postponed under any excuse.”
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Fresh clashes hit Lebanese cities; officials warn against strife
Dec 18, 2019 08:40Security forces have engaged in fresh clashes with protesters in several Lebanese cities, prompting officials to warn against a sectarian strife in the conflict-ridden country.
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Parliament speaker warns Lebanon could soon be on brink of famine
Dec 16, 2019 12:16Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has sounded the alarm about the humanitarian cost of the ongoing crisis in the cash-strapped Arab country, warning that Lebanon could soon be on the brink of famine and completely relying on aid for survival if the current political paralysis persists.
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Lebanon caretaker Interior Minister orders a probe into Beirut clashes
Dec 15, 2019 16:56Lebanon's caretaker Interior Minister Raya El-Hassan has ordered the country's law enforcement agencies to open a "rapid and transparent" inquiry, after dozens of people were wounded in clashes during recent demonstrations that had erupted in a barricaded central district of Beirut.
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Over 70 companies in Lebanon to lay off employees amid financial crisis: Senior official
Dec 11, 2019 04:41Lebanese Caretaker Labor Minister Camille Abousleiman says dozens of companies in the cash-strapped Arab country are set to resort to mass dismissals very soon as they are wrangling with their own debt problems in the wake of the acute financial and economic crisis that Lebanon is going through.