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Lebanese PM Hariri announces his decision to resign
Oct 29, 2019 10:42Embattled Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri says he is set to submit his resignation as people remain of the streets across Lebanon for the thirteenth day of anti-government demonstrations against the country’s economic crisis.
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Protesters block major roads as Lebanon reels under unrest
Oct 28, 2019 09:43Protesters have blockaded major roads in Lebanon, including the main north-south highway, defying pleas from top leaders who have warned of a new civil war in the country.
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Lebanese people form nationwide human chain in solidarity with protests
Oct 28, 2019 03:16Tens of thousands of people in Lebanon have formed a human chain in a show of unity and solidarity with anti-government protests.
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Several wounded as Lebanon army attempts to unblock roads in Beddawi
Oct 27, 2019 04:00Several people have sustained injuries during clashes between a group of protesters and Lebanese army forces when the latter sought to open a blocked road as people poured back onto streets and squares across Lebanon on the tenth day of anti-government demonstrations over the country's economic crisis.
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Anti-resistance scheme being concocted against Lebanon, Nasrallah warns
Oct 25, 2019 13:10The secretary general of the Lebanese resistance movement has warned against fiendish attempts to target the axis of resistance in the wake of ongoing anti-government demonstrations over the country's economic crisis, stating that Hezbollah is well aware of such conspiracies.
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Lebanese president invites protesters to talk, hints at govt. reshuffle
Oct 24, 2019 15:10Lebanese President Michel Aoun has expressed his readiness for dialogue with anti-graft protesters to put an end to nationwide demonstrations and save the country from financial collapse.
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Lebanese protests continue for 7th consecutive day despite gov't emergency package
Oct 23, 2019 09:16Protesters in Lebanon have taken to the streets for a seventh consecutive day to voice discontent with rising inflation and living costs, despite an economic emergency package recently unveiled by the government.
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Lebanese cabinet announces new reforms on 5th day of protests
Oct 22, 2019 03:56The Lebanese prime minister has announced the approval of a list of economic reforms amid continued anti-government protests in the country.
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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."