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French foreign minister visits Lebanon amid economic crisis
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French foreign minister visits Lebanon amid economic crisis

BEIRUT (AP) — French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian met with Lebanon’s president Thursday at the start of his two-day…
Lebanon contracts NY-based company to do forensic audit
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Lebanon contracts NY-based company to do forensic audit

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s government agreed Tuesday to hire a New York-based company to conduct a forensic audit of the…
Lebanon’s Aoun sees ‘civil war’ climate as critics boycott meeting
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Lebanon’s Aoun sees ‘civil war’ climate as critics boycott meeting

BEIRUT (Reuters) — President Michel Aoun warned on Thursday of an “atmosphere of civil war” during recent unrest in Lebanon…
Lebanon deescalates sectarian clashes after tense night
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Lebanon deescalates sectarian clashes after tense night

BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese military on Sunday said overnight riots and sectarian tensions in central Beirut and other areas…
Lebanon to announce long-awaited economic reform plan
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Lebanon to announce long-awaited economic reform plan

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s government on Thursday endorsed a long-awaited economic rescue plan meant to address a spiraling financial crisis…
Lebanon’s Hezbollah won’t oppose IMF aid under ‘reasonable conditions’: chief
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Lebanon’s Hezbollah won’t oppose IMF aid under ‘reasonable conditions’: chief

Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah movement, which has strongly opposed foreign interference in the country’s crisis-hit economy, said Friday it could accept…
Lebanon hopes debt talks could be wrapped up within nine months: minister
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Lebanon hopes debt talks could be wrapped up within nine months: minister

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Negotiations to restructure Lebanon’s foreign currency debt should not last more than nine months if well-intentioned, the…
Lebanon in ‘final hours before’ declaring it cannot pay its debts: senior MP
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Lebanon in ‘final hours before’ declaring it cannot pay its debts: senior MP

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon is in “the final hours before” formally announcing it cannot pay its debts, senior MP Alain…
Snubbed by Gulf, Lebanon’s PM Diab hosts Iranian official
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Snubbed by Gulf, Lebanon’s PM Diab hosts Iranian official

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab, who is getting the cold shoulder from Gulf Arab states, on Monday…
Facing economic crisis, Lebanon’s government meets for first time
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Facing economic crisis, Lebanon’s government meets for first time

BEIRUT (Reuters) — Lebanon ushered in a new government that will need to walk a political tightrope, as President Michel…
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