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Lebanon asks UNHCR for Syrian refugee data to tighten control
Beirut: Lebanese Director General of Public Security Elias al-Baissari has called on the UNHCR to provide Lebanon with data on the displaced Syrians, aiming to tighten the country’s refugee measures. “I am…
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5 Palestinians killed, others injured in airstrike near Lebanon border
Beirut: Five members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) were reported killed and others injured in an airstrike. The attack targeted a PFLP site located in the eastern Lebanese…
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Lebanon’s public sector wokers begin two-week strike
Beirut: Public administration employees in Lebanon began a two-week strike, calling for better wages and transportation allowances. Around 90 per cent of the employees participated in the strike in the northern city…
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Saudi citizen Kidnapped in Beirut released
Beirut: A Saudi Arabian citizen kidnapped in Beirut ln Saturday has been released, the Lebanese army has said. “An army intelligence patrol managed to free kidnapped Saudi national Mashari al-Mutairi during a…
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Beirut museum reopens after 3-year repair from port blast
Beirut: The Sursock Museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art has reopened after three years of repair to its building and collections damaged by massive port explosions in Beirut in 2020. The…
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Lebanon imposes travel ban on central bank chief
Beirut: A Lebanese judge has confiscated the Lebanese and French passports of Lebanon’s Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh to ban him from travelling after Interpol issued a Red Notice against him over…
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50 Syrian refugees from Lebanon reach Syria’s refugee camps
Damascus: A total of 50 Syrian refugees from Lebanon have reached the refugee camps in Syria’s northern Raqqa province controlled by the Kurdish-led militias, a war monitor reported. The Syrian Observatory for…
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Germany issues arrest warrant for Lebanon’s central bank chief
Beirut: The German Public Prosecutor has informed the Lebanese judiciary of issuing an arrest warrant against Lebanon’s central bank governor Riad Salameh, media reported. The move came after Lebanese Interior Minister Bassam…
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Bahrain set to restore diplomatic relations with Lebanon
Manama: A day after the Arab League summit was held in Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom of Bahrain announced the resumption of diplomatic relations with Lebanon. The decision comes after more than a…
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Iran-backed Hezbollah stages military drill in Lebanon
Beirut: Hezbollah, an Iran-backed Lebanese group, has staged a military drill in southern Lebanon. The event was held in Aramta, a village in the Jezzine district of southern Lebanon, ahead of the…
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Lebanon arrests high-ranking member of al-Qaeda
Beirut: The Lebanese Army Intelligence Directorate has confirmed the arrest of a high-ranking al-Qaeda member in northern Lebanon. The statement, while withholding the suspect’s identity, revealed on Saturday that the apprehension took…
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Lebanon gets Interpol notice for central bank chief Riad Salameh
Beirut: Lebanon has received an International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) notice issued for its Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh, according to the National News Agency. The notice on Friday followed an arrest…
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Lebanon’s central bank chief to appeal against French arrest warrant
Beirut: Lebanese Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh has said he would appeal against an arrest warrant issued by French prosecutors against him on the same day. In a statement by the Central…
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Lebanon signs deal to get more fuel oil from Iraq
Beirut: The Lebanese Energy Minister Walid Fayyad has said that Iraq agreed to increase the volume of heavy fuel oil exported annually to Lebanon by 50 per cent to 1.5 million metric…
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Lebanon resumes registration service for Syrian refugees willing to return home
Beirut: Lebanon’s General Security Directorate has resumed its registration service for Syrian refugees willing to return to their homeland. The directorate resumed the operation of a registration centre in Arsal, a town…