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UN passes resolution urging Israel to pay Lebanon $850mn over oil spill
Nov 16, 2019 11:09The United Nations General Assembly Second Committee has overwhelmingly approved a draft resolution that urges Israeli regime to pay Lebanon over $850 million in compensation for a major oil spill during the regime's 2006 war on the Arab country.
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Ex-minister Safadi emerges new pick for Lebanon PM
Nov 16, 2019 05:51Lebanese parties have agreed to nominate Mohammad Safadi, a wealthy Lebanese businessman and former inance minister, to become prime minister, media reports say.
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New Lebanese govt. to prioritize protesters demands: Aoun
Nov 15, 2019 04:33Lebanese President Michel Aoun has expressed hope that a new government will be formed in the coming days, more than a fortnight after Prime Minister Saad Hariri tendered his resignation amid mass protests demanding departure of the ruling elite.
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US, allies benefiting from Lebanon unrest to advance own interests: Hezbollah official
Nov 13, 2019 12:29A high-ranking official from the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah says the United States and its allies in the Middle East are taking advantage of the anti-government protests in the country in order to attain their own political objectives.
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Anti-government rally held in Lebanon
Nov 13, 2019 03:48Thousands of people have held yet another ant-government rally in Lebanon against alleged corruption.
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Americans taking advantage of protests in Lebanon for own interests: Nasrallah
Nov 12, 2019 03:11The secretary general of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement says Americans are exploiting the ongoing mass protests in the Arab country to fulfill their own interests and advance their agenda, stressing that Washington has prevented Lebanon from standing on its feet.
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Manipulation of Lebanon national currency aimed at political objectives: MP
Nov 10, 2019 12:54A Lebanese lawmaker from the Hezbollah resistance movement has warned against the financial crisis in the cash-strapped country, stating that the crisis is being exploited for political purposes.
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Lebanon’s grand mufti demands formation of emergency national government
Nov 09, 2019 13:24Lebanon’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Latif Derian has called for the formation of a new emergency government of technical experts, urging authorities to meet demonstrators’ demands, as a mass protest movement calling for an overhaul of the country's political system approaches its fourth week.
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Hezbollah will have proactive role in future Lebanese government: Official
Nov 09, 2019 05:06Hezbollah will have a ‘proactive presence’ in the future Lebanese government, says Sheikh Naim Qassem, the Deputy Secretary General of Lebanon’s resistance movement.
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Thousands of Lebanese rally in support of President Aoun amid anti-government protests
Nov 03, 2019 12:40Thousands of people in Lebanon have held a rally in support of President Michel Aoun, after more than two weeks of anti-government demonstrations that ultimately forced Prime Minister Saad Hariri to step down over a troubled economy.