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Lebanese businessman Khatib withdraws name from premiership
Dec 09, 2019 05:15Lebanese businessman Samir al-Khatib, one of the leading candidates for the position of prime minister, has withdrawn his candidacy to lead the next government, paving the way for caretaker Prime Minister Sa’ad al-Hariri to re-emerge for the job.
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Lebanon’s new government must immediately carry out reforms: Hezbollah MP
Dec 08, 2019 13:58Lebanon’s new government must have a plan to immediately carry out reforms in the cash-strapped country, says a lawmaker from the Hezbollah resistance movement, stressing that “chances of a solution to the crisis have not been eliminated.”
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Lebanon unrest in best interests of US, Israeli regime: Senior Hezbollah official
Dec 08, 2019 03:36A senior official of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement says the United States and the Israeli regime are the main beneficiaries of the anti-government protests in his country, warning that Lebanon is on the brink of financial collapse.
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Fresh clashes hit Lebanon as politicians voice optimism about govt. formation
Dec 04, 2019 09:05Fresh clashes have erupted between police and anti-government protesters in the Lebanese capital city of Beirut as officials suggest progress in talks on forming a new cabinet.
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Hundreds of Syrian refugees return home from Lebanon
Dec 04, 2019 03:10Hundreds of Syrian refugees have returned from Lebanon to their home villages and towns, which have been liberated from foreign-backed Takfiri terrorist groups by the Syrian army, state media say.
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Dozens of Lebanese protest against monetary policies amid economic crisis
Nov 29, 2019 07:00Dozens of people have staged a demonstration in Lebanon to express their resentment over the acute economic crisis in the country, as nationwide anti-government demonstrations demanding departure of the ruling elite enters its seventh week.
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Wasting more time for Lebanon govt. formation badly affects people, economy: Hezbollah official
Nov 28, 2019 15:32A high-ranking official of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement says the cash-strapped country can no longer accept wasting time for the government formation, as economic pressures mount and mass protests demanding departure of the ruling elite continue.
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Lebanon: Hariri says will not be next PM
Nov 27, 2019 02:42Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Sa’ad Hariri, who has stepped down in the face of sweeping protests, says he will not be heading the country’s next government.
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Hezbollah rejects US position on Lebanese government formation
Nov 26, 2019 04:44The Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement has dismissed the condition promoted by the United States as a prerequisite for the formation of a new administration in Lebanon, amid nationwide anti-government demonstrations that have led to the resignation of prime minister Saad al-Hariri.
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Burning US, Israeli flags, Lebanese slam foreign intervention
Nov 25, 2019 03:14Hundreds of people have staged a demonstration near the US embassy in Lebanon to slam Washington's intervention in the country's domestic affairs in the wake of mass protests demanding departure of the ruling elite.