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Lebanon Steps Back from Plan to Slash Official Exchange Rate

Lebanon has stepped back from plans to slash its 25-year-old official exchange rate with one closer to the market rate, ministerial and political sources said Thursday, amid fears of a backlash from the public. Caretaker Finance Minister Youssef Khalil told Reuters on Sept. 28 the state would re-peg the dollar…

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A Mixed Bag: The Bennett-Lapid Government’s Mideast Policies

The most controversial foreign policy initiative was Israel’s recent accord with Lebanon demarcating Mediterranean Sea gas fields.

Zenger

Lebanon: Reducing Chances of Electing a President, Berri Abandons Dialogue

The chances for Lebanon to find consensus on a successor to Michel Aoun, whose term in office ended on Monday, have dropped after Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri canceled a previous invitation for major political parties to meet and try to reach an agreement on a presidential candidate. The head of…

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Lebanon-Israel Deal a Landmark but with Limits, Experts Say

US mediators tried for more than a decade to broker a maritime border agreement between Lebanon and Israel.

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Lebanon-Israel deal a landmark but with limits, experts say

The recent maritime border deal between Lebanon and Israel allocates rights to off-shore natural gas drilling and has been hailed as a game changer

The Independent UK

Captagon connection: How Syria became a narco state

BEKAA VALLEY, Lebanon: A decade of appalling civil war has left Syria fragmented and in ruins but one thing crosses every front line: a drug called captagon.

Bangkok Post

Analysis-Arabs view revived Netanyahu with concern but as balance against Iran

Benjamin Netanyahu's likely return to power will fuel concern about deepening tensions with Arab neighbours, but Gulf states which forged ties with Israel under his leadership will see him as a regional balance against Iranian power.

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Job-juggling rugby coach Michael Cheika: ‘It’s just about time management’

The Lebanon and Argentina coach on his unique situation, overseeing both a league and union match inside three days and using Middle Eastern mezze to promote inclusion

The Guardian - AU

Lebanon Saw Alarming Decline in Press Freedom under Aoun

Lebanon witnessed an alarming drop in the “world press freedom rating” under the rule of former President Michel Aoun, whose term ended on Monday. His six-year term witnessed more 801 violations against media and cultural freedoms, revealed a report by the SKeyes Center for Media and Cultural Freedom at the…

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Mikati: US Guarantees Will Protect Lebanon’s Maritime Deal with Israel

Lebanon's caretaker prime minister Najib Mikati told Reuters by phone on Wednesday that US guarantees would protect a maritime border deal with Israel should Israel's conservative former premier Benjamin Netanyahu win a majority in elections. Netanyahu had threatened to "neutralize" the agreement, which came into force last week after years…

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Caretaker Lebanon PM says U.S. guarantees will protect maritime deal with Israel

Lebanon's caretaker prime minister Najib Mikati told Reuters by phone on Wednesday that U.S. guarantees would protect a maritime border deal with Israel should Israel's conservative former premier Benjamin Netanyahu win a majority in elections.

Reuters

Cleary leads No.7 race as Roos team named

Nathan Cleary appears to have won the nod to play halfback in Australia's World Cup team after Mal Meninga named his side to face Lebanon in the quarter-final.

AAP

Crisis-Hit Lebanon Faces Power Vacuum without President

Already mired in political and economic crises, Lebanon is now also without a president after Michel Aoun's mandate expired without a successor. Cheered on by thousands of supporters, Aoun left the presidential palace on Sunday, a day before his term officially ended. His six years at the helm were marred…

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6 talking points from RLWC as Lebanon chase away thieves and England star turns heads

The Rugby League World cup has completed its group stage fixtures as the eight quarter-finalists look forward to the knockout stage of the tournament

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Michael Cheika promises to 'do justice' to both Lebanon and Argentina as two jobs clash

Michael Cheika will coach Lebanon in their Rugby League World Cup quarter-final clash against Australia less than 48 hours before his Argentina side face England at Twickenham

Reuters

Explainer-What happens now that Lebanon is without a president?

Lebanon entered an unprecedented government crisis on Tuesday, with no president, a caretaker cabinet with limited powers and a deeply fragmented parliament.

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Battling Cholera, Lebanon Gets First Vaccines, and Sharp Words, from France

Lebanon took delivery on Monday of its first vaccines to combat a worsening cholera outbreak - together with sharply worded criticism of the crisis-hit country's crumbling public health infrastructure from donor nation France. By Sunday, cases of cholera - a disease typically spread through contaminated water, food or sewage -…

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Russia to Donate 25,000 Tons of Wheat to Lebanon

Russia will donate 25,000 tons of wheat to crisis-hit Lebanon, the public works minister said on Monday. Russia would also donate 10,000 tons of fuel oil to Beirut, minister Ali Hamie told Reuters, without elaborating. The Russian embassy in Lebanon did not respond to a request for comment. News of…

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Lebanon Requests Dropping Terrorist Label of Hezbollah in Arab Summit Closing Statement

Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati arrived in Algiers on Monday to take part in the two-day Arab League summit that kicks off on Tuesday. The summit is being launched on the same day that Lebanon plunged in presidential vacuum with the parliament failing to elect a successor to President…

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Russian President Vladimir Putin says attacks on Ukraine infrastructure 'not all we could have done'

Russian President Vladimir Putin says strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure were in part a response to a drone attack on the Black Sea fleet, indicating more action could follow.

Reuters

Battling cholera, Lebanon gets first vaccines, and sharp words, from France

(This Oct. 31 story has been corrected to reflect the source of vaccines as Sanofi's philanthropic arm and not the government, in paragraphs 1 and 6)

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QatarEnergy Seeks to Acquire 30% stake in Lebanon's Offshore Exploration Area

QatarEnergy is in talks with the Lebanese government to acquire a 30 percent stake in an offshore exploration area and is also negotiating with TotalEnergies and Eni in this regard, announced CEO Saad al-Kaabi. Two sources told Reuters last week that TotalEnergies and the Lebanese government have reached a deal…

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Aoun Approves Lebanese Govt Resignation, Demands Mikati's Removal as PM-designate

Lebanese President Michel Aoun approved on Sunday the resignation of the caretaker government, fulfilling a warning he had made in recent days. Aoun had stirred debate when he said that the caretaker government would be deemed resigned in wake of the May parliamentary elections. Also on Sunday, Aoun demanded that…

The Independent UK

We’re doing part-time security work, jokes Lebanon boss after break-ins at base

Michael Cheika said his Lebanon players detained an intruder on Saturday night.

The Independent UK

Lebanon president leaves with no replacement, crisis deepens

President Michel Aoun has left Lebanon’s presidential palace, marking the end of his six-year term without a replacement

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