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UN says militants are occupying a school complex in Lebanon's largest Palestinian camp after clashes

Two weeks after clashes between armed factions in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp ended, militants are still occupying a United Nations-run school complex, U.N. officials have said

The Independent UK

Captagon: $3 narcotic pill sold in the Gulf worries European officials

Europe is bracing for the possible influx of a drug that’s hooked the Middle East as political shifts and crackdowns in the Gulf spur producers in Syria and Lebanon to tap new markets.

The Times of India

Offshore drilling rig arrives in Lebanese waters ahead of work near Israel border

Lebanese Cabinet ministers say an offshore drilling rig has arrived at its location in the Mediterranean Sea off Lebanon’s coast and will start operations in the coming weeks to search for gas

The Independent UK

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Drilling rig arrives in Lebanon’s Block 9 to begin exploration

The drilling became possible after a US-mediated deal settled a maritime border dispute in Lebanese and Israeli waters.

Al Jazeera

Lebanon-Israel tensions rise, but life continues in disputed Ghajar

Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Israel exchange threats to send each other back to the ‘stone age’, Ghajar is in the middle.

Al Jazeera

Nasrallah: Israel Will Cease To Exist In A Multi-front War

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said that Israel will cease to exist if conflict erupts with the Iran-backed terror groups

Zenger

Lebanon's interim central bank governor freezes assets of former chief and close associates

Lebanon’s interim central bank governor has frozen the accounts of the banks embattled former chief and close relatives and associates

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Libya asks Lebanon to release Gadhafi's detained son due to deteriorating health, officials say

Libya’s judicial authorities have formally asked Lebanon’s prosecutor general to release one of Moammar Gadhafi's sons, held without charges in Lebanon since 2015 because of his deteriorating health

The Independent UK

Hezbollah Terrorist Hurls Molotov Cocktail Into Israel

IDF soldiers fired warning shots at a Hezbollah terrorist who had thrown a Molotov cocktail from southern Lebanon

Zenger

'Barbie' might be banned in Lebanon for ‘promoting homosexuality’

The Ministry of Culture in Lebanon may decide to ban "Barbie" after it accused the film of "promoting homosexuality" on Wednesday. Lebanon, normally perceived as relatively open and free in the Middle East, has seen its ruling elites unite around hardcore conservative values.

France 24

Forensic audit into Lebanon's central bank reveals misconduct and 'illegitimate' commissions

A forensic audit into Lebanon’s central bank by a New York-based company has revealed yearslong misconduct by the bank’s former governor and $111 million in “illegitimate commissions.”

The Independent UK

Cyprus is sending Syrian migrants back to Lebanon. The UN is concerned but Cypriots say it’s lawful

The United Nations refugee agency says it’s “extremely concerned” over the return of more than 100 Syrian nationals from Cyprus to Lebanon without screening to determine whether they need legal protection and who may be deported back to their war-wracked homeland

The Independent UK

US, UK and Canada sanction Lebanon’s former central bank governor

Internationally wanted Riad Salameh resigned from post he held for 30 years after graft charges were filed against him.

Al Jazeera

US, UK, and Canada sanction Lebanon's former central bank governor over corruption allegations

The United States, United Kingdom, and Canada have slapped sanctions on Lebanon’s embattled ex-central bank governor and a handful of close relatives and associates over allegations of corruption

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Lebanon’s army seizes ammunition after Hezbollah fight in Christian town

Hezbollah truck at the centre of clashes in Kahaleh was carrying ammunition, Lebanese army says.

The Independent UK

UK sanctions Lebanon’s former central bank governor

Britain, the US and Canada have announced coordinated designations against Riad Salameh and three associates.

The Independent UK

Kuwait and Lebanon move to ban 'Barbie' over gender and sexuality themes ahead of Mideast release

“Barbie” is set to open across the Middle East on Thursday, but moves by Kuwait and Lebanon to ban the film over its themes on gender and sexuality have raised questions over how widely it will be released

The Independent UK

Lebanese army takes Hezbollah truck containing munitions after 2 die in clashes

Lebanon’s army moved a truck that had carried Hezbollah munitions from the road where it crashed to a military post after clashes at the scene killed two people

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Dynamite News

'Barbie' movie banned in Kuwait, under fire in Lebanon for ‘promoting homosexuality’

The controversies surrounding Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie' film are not ending any time soon. As per The Hollywood Reporter, Kuwait has become the latest country to impose a ban on the film. It earlier faced a ban from Vietnam. Read further on Dynamite News :

Al Jazeera

Kuwait bans Barbie movie as Lebanese minister calls for action

Kuwaiti ban comes as Lebanon’s culture minister asked authorities to censor film for ‘promoting homosexuality’.

Al Jazeera

Two dead after Lebanon’s Hezbollah fight with residents of Christian town

Fighting began after a Hezbollah truck overturned in the town of Kahaleh, and residents closed roads.

Al Jazeera

Israel ‘will return Lebanon to the Stone Age’ if Hezbollah starts a war

During a visit to border area, Israel’s defence minister said Hezbollah and Lebanon will be ‘eroded’ if war breaks out.

Metal Hammer

“We inadvertently started an LA riot, and we didn’t even do anything." System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian on fleeing civil war in Lebanon, causing mayhem in Hollywood and becoming an unlikely metal icon

From hearing bombs drop around his childhood home to fronting one of metal's biggest ever bands, this is Serj Tankians unbelievable life story

The Independent UK

Multinational force fights stubborn wildfire in Cyprus, including Lebanon, Greece and Jordan

Officials say a multinational force is helping Cyprus fight a stubborn wildfire that has scorched miles of mountainous terrain in the summer heat

The Independent UK

Home Office rejects Nigerian man’s right to stay in UK over links to countries he’s never visited

Exclusive: Decision letter riddled with errors included immigration history for a different person

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