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Hezbollah slams US sanctions on parliamentarians as 'humiliation' for Lebanese
Jul 10, 2019 02:41Lebanese Lawmaker Ali Fayyadh has censured the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) over adding two members of the country’s parliament to its list of sanctioned individuals on charges of acting on behalf of Hezbollah resistance movement.
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Horror of war shown by Lebanese-Korean graphic novel
Jul 02, 2019 11:54“Yallah Bye” is a narrative that depicts the trials of one family caught up in the brutal bombardment of Lebanon in 2006 by the Zionist regime during its 33-day war which ended in failure, thanks to the heroic resistance of the people led by the legendry anti-terrorist movement, Hezbollah.
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Lebanese military demolishes Syrian refugee settlements in NE Lebanon: Aid groups
Jul 02, 2019 02:59Lebanese military units have begun demolishing Syrian refugee settlements in northeast Lebanon following the expiry of a government ultimatum, a group of international aid agencies say, warning that the move could affect thousands of children.
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Security to be restored to Mount Lebanon following Aley clashes: President Aoun
Jul 01, 2019 11:47Lebanese President Michel Aoun says security will be restored in the country’s southern province of Mount Lebanon, a day after two bodyguards of the minister of state for refugee affairs lost their lives and another sustained critical wounds when gunmen opened fire on his convoy and triggered armed clashes.
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Protest held in Lebanon against Bahrain conference on Palestine
Jun 25, 2019 08:18People have taken to the streets in the Lebanese capital of Beirut to protest against a United States-sponsored conference in Bahrain where Washington aims to unveil parts of what it calls a “deal” on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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UN: Bin Salman’s aide had key role in Hariri’s abduction
Jun 20, 2019 07:53UN investigators say a close aide to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), who was involved in the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, had played a central role in the abduction and interrogation of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Saudi soil two years ago.
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Lebanon arrests Daesh-linked suspect over bomb attack plots
Jun 17, 2019 10:37Lebanese Security forces have arrested a Syrian national suspected of having links to the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group that was plotting to launch attacks on religious sites in the south of the country.
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Syrian refugees staying in Lebanon for economic reasons, not security fear: Bassil
Jun 15, 2019 12:29Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil says Syrian refugees are staying in Lebanon for economic reasons, even though many as three quarters of Syrian refugees in his country could return to their homeland because they face no fear of political persecution or threat to their security.
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Lebanon backs Palestinian boycott, will not attend US-led confab in Bahrain
Jun 12, 2019 01:40Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil says his country is boycotting the forthcoming US-led conference in Bahrain in support of President Donald Trump’s controversial proposal for “peace” between the Israeli regime and Palestinians, dubbed “the deal of the century,” because Palestinians are not taking part in the event.
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Iran Judiciary agrees to free Lebanese man jailed for spying for US
Jun 11, 2019 08:30Iran’s Judiciary says Nizar Zakka, a Lebanese national serving a jail term in Iran for espionage for the United States, is set to be released, following mediation efforts by President Michel Aoun of Lebanon.