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Saudi Skier Set to Make History at Beijing Games

Alpine skier Fayik Abdi said he is hoping to spread awareness of winter sports in Saudi Arabia as he aims to become the first athlete to represent the country at the Winter Olympics in Beijing this month. Abdi will compete in the giant slalom, which has attracted competitors from countries…

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Lebanon’s Savers to Bear Burden under New Rescue Plan

Two years into an economic meltdown the World Bank says is one of the worst recorded, Lebanon's rulers have proposed a way to plug a huge hole in the financial system they were blamed for making: savers will foot most of the bill, not banks or the state. The plan,…

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Lebanon's Taxi, Bus and Van Drivers Block Roads in Protest

Scores of Lebanon's taxi, bus and truck drivers started a three-day strike on Wednesday, blocking roads and demanding the government address surging prices and a broader economic crisis. It was the second time in three weeks unions held strike action, forcing schools, universities, and many shops to close. With public…

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Security Forces To Curb Fuel Smuggling from Syria to Lebanon

Syrian authorities have closed the smuggling crossings along the border with northeastern Lebanon, in an effort to curb increasing smuggling of fuel, vegetables and livestock from Syria. Smuggling activities from Syrian territory to Lebanon have increased over the past months due to the difference in the prices of basic commodities.

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Lebanon's taxi, bus and van drivers block roads in protest

Scores of Lebanon’s taxi, bus and truck drivers have started a three-day strike, blocking roads and demanding the government do something to address surging prices and a broader economic crisis

The Independent UK

Lebanese Judge Subpoenas Central Bank Governor amid Misconduct Probe

A Lebanese judge said on Tuesday she had issued a subpoena for central bank governor Riad Salameh after he failed to show up for interrogation sessions as part of her probe into alleged misconduct initiated after Lebanon's 2019 financial meltdown. Judge Ghada Aoun confirmed to Reuters that she issued the…

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Cash-strapped Lebanon tells diplomats to find donors to fund embassies

Cash-strapped Lebanon has told embassies to look for donors to help cover their running costs, as it falls behind on paying diplomats' salaries and contemplates shutting missions abroad.

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Cash-Strapped Lebanon Tells Diplomats to Find Donors to Fund Embassies

Cash-strapped Lebanon has told embassies to look for donors to help cover their running costs, as it falls behind on paying diplomats' salaries and contemplates shutting missions abroad. A foreign ministry circular, dated Jan.

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Lebanon Power Cuts Turn Cafes into Co-working Spaces

The music is often hushed and the atmosphere studious -- for the patrons filling Beirut's cafes these days, the most important things are good lighting and stable wi-fi. That's because they now serve as substitute workplaces for people grappling with drastic electricity shortages and internet cuts stemming from Lebanon's unrelenting…

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Vatican Envoy Accuses Lebanese Politicians of Profiting from Country’s Suffering

A Vatican envoy criticized Lebanon's politicians on his visit to Beirut on Tuesday, calling for an end to "the few profiting of the suffering of many" in a financial crisis which has plunged the bulk of the country into poverty. Archbishop Paul Gallagher's remarks come one week after the World…

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Vatican envoy slams Lebanese politicians during visit to Beirut

A Vatican envoy criticised Lebanon's politicians on his visit to Beirut on Tuesday, calling for an end to "the few profiting of the suffering of many" in a financial crisis which has plunged the bulk of the country into poverty.

Reuters

One Year On, Justice on Hold for Slain Lebanese Activist Lokman Slim

A year after the murder of Lebanese intellectual and Hezbollah critic Lokman Slim, his family is still searching for accountability in a country where crimes often go unpunished. "We really need justice for Lokman," his widow Monika Borgmann told AFP from their home in the southern suburbs of the capital…

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Lebanon Plan Sees 93% Currency Slide, Turns Bulk of FX Deposits to Pounds

A government plan for tackling Lebanon's financial crisis projects a 93% devaluation of the Lebanese pound and converts the bulk of hard currency deposits in the banking system to local currency, according to a blueprint seen by Reuters. Of $104 billion of hard currency deposits, the plan foresees returning just…

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Lebanese President Promises Accountability Regarding Central Bank Audit

Lebanon's President Michel Aoun promised the Lebanese people accountability in regard to an audit into the country's central bank, his media office said on Monday in a statement. Aoun is monitoring attempts to overcome "artificial obstacles" discouraging the auditing company from carrying its work and "promises the people that accountability…

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Rai Criticizes Lebanon’s Position on Hezbollah’s Weapons

Maronite Patriarch Beshara Al-Rai criticized on Sunday the Lebanese authorities’ position on Hezbollah’s weapons, stressing that officials “have no right to justify the plurality of arms.” In response, Grand Jaafari Mufti Sheikh Ahmad Kabalan emphasized that the Shiite sect’s “choice begins and ends with the resistance,” meaning Hezbollah. Beirut's response…

Al Jazeera

Syria intercepts Israeli missiles targeting Damascus: State media

Israeli air raids reportedly targeted military outpost, weapons depot used by Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement.

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Egyptian, Lebanese FMs Hold Talks on Sidelines of Arab Ministerial Meeting

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discussed on Sunday with his Lebanese counterpart Abdallah Bou Habib bilateral relations and ways to bolster Egyptian and Arab efforts to support Lebanon. During talks held on the sidelines of the consultative meeting of the Arab foreign ministers, currently hosted by Kuwait, the two officials…

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Lebanon's Hezbollah says expects parliamentary election on time

The powerful Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah said on Sunday it expected a parliamentary election to be held on time in May and there was no reason for delay, days after Lebanon's leading Sunni Muslim politician stepped away from public life.

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Lebanese patriarch warns against calls for postponing vote

A decision by Lebanon's leading Sunni Muslim politician to step back from politics and boycott a parliamentary election in May must not be used as an excuse to call for a delay, the Maronite Christian patriarch said on Sunday.

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South Korea to Face Syria with World Cup Berth in Sight

South Korea's World Cup qualification hopes remain in their own hands as they prepare to take on Syria in Dubai on Tuesday, knowing victory will secure their place in Qatar after celebrations were put on hold last week. Paulo Bento's side defeated Lebanon in Thursday's matches in Group A of…

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Lebanon’s President Sees No Reason to Delay Polls after Hariri Exit

Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Saturday he saw no reason for a delay to parliamentary elections in May after three-times former prime minister Saad al-Hariri announced he was boycotting the vote and stepping away from politics. Hariri has been Lebanon's leading Sunni Muslim politician since inheriting the mantle of…

The Independent UK

Lebanon's FM goes to Kuwait with answers to Gulf suggestions

Lebanon’s foreign minister has headed to Kuwait to deliver answers to a list of policy suggestions made to the country by Persian Gulf nations in an attempt to end an impasse between both sides

Reuters

Lebanon's president sees no reason to delay polls after Hariri exit

Al Jazeera

Lebanon will not ‘hand over’ Hezbollah weapons: Foreign minister

Abdallah Bou assures his country will not be used as a ‘launch pad’ to violate Arab countries’ interests.

Al Jazeera

US plans to reroute $67m in aid towards Lebanon’s armed forces

Discontent has been brewing in the security forces as Lebanon’s currency has slumped, driving down soldiers’ wages.

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