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Lebanon detects first case of cholera since 1993
Beirut: The Lebanese Health Ministry announced the detection of a case of Cholera, the first such infection since the last outbreak in 1993. The Ministry noted that the infection was detected in…
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Israeli army put on alert amid deadlock in border talks with Lebanon
Tel Aviv: Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz has instructed the army to prepare for any possible escalation with Lebanon hours after the Jewish state rejected Beirut’s amendments to a US-brokered proposal for…
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Lebanese PM urges parliament to elect new President in time
Beirut: Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has called for the election of a new President for Lebanon within the constitutional time frame before President Michel Aoun’s tenure ends on October 31, a…
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Lebanon launches new UN-supported plan to reboot economy
Beirut: Lebanon’s Ministry of Economy and Trade has launched a UN-supported plan to reboot the country’s ailing economy. The plan, with support from the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western…
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Lebanon: Banks reopen after people protest armed with guns
Beirut: Lebanese banks reopened on Monday, after being closed for the past week, due to escalating security concerns after a series of incidents involved people seeking to access their savings by entering…
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UN envoy to Syria describes migrant boat accident as tragic
United Nations: UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen has said that the migrant boat incident off Syria that has left dozens of people dead is devastating. “It is devastating that dozens…
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Jordan, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon discuss means to food security
Amman: The Agriculture Ministers of Jordan, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon convened in Amman to discuss means to boost food security. During the meeting, Jordan’s Agriculture Minister Khaled Hanaifat highlighted the magnitude of…
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73 dead as migrant boat capsizes near Syrian shore
Damascus: At least 73 people died from a boat that sank off the Syrian coast, the Syrian Health Ministry said. Twenty others have been rescued and sent for medical treatment at the…
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Lebanese President calls for formation of new government
Beirut: Lebanese President Michel Aoun emphasised that the urgent need to elect a new President in Lebanon and form a new cabinet capable of gaining the parliament’s confidence before the end of…
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60 dead after migrant boat from Lebanon sinks off Syria
Damascus: The death toll from a boat carrying migrants from Lebanon that sank in Syrian waters has risen to 60, the governor of Syria’s coastal province of Tartus said Friday. Abdul- Halim…
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IMF urges Lebanon to restore confidence in financial sector
Beirut: The IMF mission chief for Lebanon urged the country to take measures to restore its financial confidence. Ernesto Ramirez Rigo, who led an IMF delegation to Beirut on a three-day visit,…
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Lebanon starts plan to return 15,000 Syrian refugees monthly
Beirut: Lebanon has started implementing its plan to return 15,000 Syrian refugees monthly to their homeland, Elnashra news website reported. Syrian refugees wishing to return home will be transported by the buses…
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Lebanon banks to close for 3 days over security concerns
Beirut: Lebanese banks will close for three days starting from Monday amid mounting security concerns, local media reported. The Association of Banks in Lebanon announced the closure after angry depositors across the…
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Lebanon to adopt strict security measures after bank raids
Beirut: Security forces in Lebanon will take strict measures amid mounting security concerns after a number of bank raids carried out by angry depositors demanding their savings, Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi said.…