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Lebanese hospitals face shutdown risks amid foreign currency shortage: Report
Beirut: Lebanon’s syndicate of private hospitals warned on Thursday that many Lebanese hospitals are facing the risk of shutting down because of a shortage of foreign currency to buy equipment and medicines,…
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Israeli drone crashes in Lebanon due to ‘malfunction’
Jerusalem: An Israeli military drone crashed in Lebanon due to “malfunction”, the Jewish state’s military said . “A few days ago, during a routine operation, an unmanned Skylark aircraft crashed due to…
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Lebanon’s Hezbollah, allies lose majority in parliamentary elections
Beirut: Lebanon’s Interior Ministry has announced the final results of the 2022 parliamentary elections, which showed the loss of majority in the parliament by Hezbollah and its allies. The Interior Ministry declared…
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Will parliamentary elections weaken Hezbollah’s grip on Lebanon?
Beirut: Lebanon, a country plagued by state mismanagement and rampant corruption, the currency of which lost 90 per cent of its value and 80 per cent of its population live below the…
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Mired in crises, Lebanese vote in parliamentary elections
Beirut: Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese flocked to polling stations across the country to vote in the parliamentary elections amid a severe economic crisis. The Internal Security Forces were deployed outside and inside…
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Lebanese begin voting for new parliament
Beirut: Authorities in Lebanon have distributed thousands of ballot boxes all over the country for Sunday’s much-awaited parliamentary elections. Thousands of soldiers have deployed near the polling stations to ensure a smooth…
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Lebanon asks for $30bn compensation for hosting displaced Syrians
Beirut: Lebanese Minister of Social Affairs Hector Hajjar urged the international community to compensate the country with $30 billion for hosting displaced Syrians over a long period of time. “We rely on the…
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Lebanon starts 2nd phase of expat voting in parliamentary elections
Beirut: The second phase of Lebanese expatriates voting in parliamentary elections kicked off in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and 48 other countries on Sunday. More than 25,000 Lebanese voters residing in…
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Lebanese expat voter turnout in 9 Arab countries, Iran hits 53%
Beirut: A total of 16,535 out of the 30,930 Lebanese expat voters in nine Arab countries and Iran have cast their votes for the upcoming parliamentary elections, the Foreign Ministry announced. The…
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Lebanese PM urges citizens to vote in parliamentary polls
Beirut: Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has urged citizens to vote in the upcoming parliamentary elections. “We call on everyone to vote with integrity and freedom of conscience,” Mikati said when he inspected…
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UN calls for emergency development measures in Lebanon amid crisis
Beirut: Najat Rochdi, the UN resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon, has urged Lebanese authorities to adopt emergency development measures amid the current humanitarian crisis in Lebanon, a statement by Lebanon’s Council…
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8 killed, 45 rescued after boat sunk off Lebanon
Beirut: The Lebanese Army has rescued 45 people and recovered eight bodies after a migrant boat sunk in the waters off the northern city of Tripoli. The Lebanese Army on Sunday said…
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Boat carrying 60 people sinks off Lebanese coast
Beirut: The Lebanese Red Cross (LRC) announced in a tweet that a boat carrying 60 people has capsized in the waters off the northern city of Tripoli. The organisation on Saturday evening…
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Lebanese PM calls on UN, donor countries to increase investment
Beirut: Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Thursday called on the UN and donor countries to increase their investments in Lebanon amid the current dire crisis. “I call on the UN, donor…
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Kuwait’s initiative succeeded in restoring Lebanon-Gulf ties: Ambassador
Beirut: The return of Saudi and Kuwaiti Ambassadors to Lebanon proves that Kuwait’s initiative to restore ties between Lebanon and Gulf countries have succeeded, Kuwait’s Ambassador to Lebanon Abdel Aal Al-Qenai has…
