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Lebanese composer missing in Saudi Arabia – sources, local media
Middle East

Lebanese composer missing in Saudi Arabia – sources, local media

A Lebanese music composer close to the president’s party is believed to be detained in Saudi Arabia for unknown reasons,…
US urges Lebanese leaders to break political impasse
Middle East

US urges Lebanese leaders to break political impasse

BEIRUT (AP) — A senior US official on Wednesday berated Lebanese politicians for fighting over the formation of a new…
Let us rebuild Beirut’s port in less than three years, says France’s CMA CGM
Middle East

Let us rebuild Beirut’s port in less than three years, says France’s CMA CGM

PARIS (Reuters) – French container shipping group CMA CGM is pursuing a plan to rebuild Beirut’s port within three years,…
Loud debates, fun banter: Mideast finds outlet in Clubhouse
Middle East

Loud debates, fun banter: Mideast finds outlet in Clubhouse

BEIRUT (AP) — They are boisterous, argumentative and at times downright hilarious. Hundreds of thousands of people in the Arab…
Exclusive-Germany to propose Beirut port reconstruction with ‘strings attached’ – sources
Middle East

Exclusive-Germany to propose Beirut port reconstruction with ‘strings attached’ – sources

PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany will next week present a multi-billion-dollar proposal to Lebanese authorities to rebuild the Port of Beirut as…
Will Lebanese banks crash Middle East finances?
Middle East

Will Lebanese banks crash Middle East finances?

Lebanon has been known as “the Switzerland of the Middle East” for decades because of its strict banking secrecy laws.…
France heightens pressure on Lebanon to form government
Middle East

France heightens pressure on Lebanon to form government

PARIS (AP) — France’s foreign minister has cranked up pressure on Lebanese leaders to form a government, urging them in…
Cabinet talks in Lebanon break down, heralding more collapse
Middle East

Cabinet talks in Lebanon break down, heralding more collapse

BEIRUT (AP) — Protesters blocked some roads in the Lebanese capital with burning tires Monday after talks on the formation…
Women mark Mothers’ Day in Beirut with march to damaged port
Middle East

Women mark Mothers’ Day in Beirut with march to damaged port

BEIRUT (AP) — Dozens of women, including mothers who lost their children in the massive Beirut explosion last year marched…
Lebanese are gripped by worry as economic meltdown speeds up
Middle East

Lebanese are gripped by worry as economic meltdown speeds up

BEIRUT (AP) — Shops closing, companies going bankrupt and pharmacies with shelves emptying — in Lebanon these days, fistfights erupt…
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