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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…

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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

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

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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.

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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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Hezbollah Is Using UNIFIL to Deliver Political Messages

The repeated attacks against the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) are political messages from Hezbollah and Iran to the UN and international community. Three attacks against the peacekeeping force were reported in one month alone. Never have there been this many attacks against the international troops in the…

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UN: Lebanon Crisis Robbing Young People of their Futures

More than four in 10 young Lebanese over just a 12-month period, reduced spending on education to buy basic food, medicine and other essential items, and nearly a third, have been forced to stop studying altogether, a UN report said Friday. The report by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) showed…

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Bahaa Hariri Enters Lebanese Politics

Bahaa Hariri declared on Friday he was entering Lebanese politics to follow in the footsteps of his slain father days after his brother, Saad, stepped away from public life. In a recorded message, Bahaa said he would "continue the journey" of Rafik Hariri, who was assassinated in 2005. "Through partnership…

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Lebanon's Mikati, Grand Mufti Call for 'Positive' Reply to Gulf Initiative

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati and former PM Fuad Saniora announced on Friday that they will not call for a Sunni boycott of the upcoming parliamentary elections, days after former Premier Saad Hariri said he was suspending his political career. Mikati met on Friday with Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdullaltif al-Derian…

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US Plans to Reroute $67 Mln in Aid Towards Lebanon's Army

The United States plans to reroute $67 million of military assistance for Lebanon's armed forces to support members of the military as the country grapples with financial meltdown. According to a notification sent to Congress, the State Department intends to change the content of previously appropriated foreign military funding for…

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U.S. plans to reroute $67 million in aid towards Lebanon's armed forces

The United States plans to reroute $67 million of military assistance for Lebanon's armed forces to support members of the military as the country grapples with financial meltdown.

Reuters

Lebanon will not 'hand over' Hezbollah arms at Gulf meeting, minister says

Lebanon's foreign minister said he was not going "to hand over" Hezbollah's weapons during a meeting this weekend with Gulf Arab counterparts that want Beirut to rein in the Iran-backed Lebanese Shi'ite group in exchange for improved ties.

Reuters

Bahaa al-Hariri enters Lebanese politics after brother bows out

Lebanon's Bahaa al-Hariri declared on Friday he was entering Lebanese politics, saying he would join a battle "to take back the country" and follow in the footsteps of his slain father days after his brother, Saad, stepped away from public life.

Reuters

Lebanon inks deal with Syria, Jordan to address power crisis

The project, funded by the World Bank, will send 250 megawatts of Jordanian energy to power-starved Lebanon via Syria.

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Israel to resume US-brokered Lebanon maritime border talks - ministry

U.S.-brokered negotiations to demarcate the maritime border between Israel and Lebanon will resume next week, Israel's Energy Ministry said on Wednesday.

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Analysis-Lebanon slips further into Iran's orbit as Hariri bows out

A decision by Sunni Muslim leader Saad al-Hariri to step away from Lebanese politics opens the way for Shi'ite Hezbollah to extend its already deep sway over the country, rendering it ever more a bastion of Iranian influence on the Mediterranean.

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Lebanon to receive Jordan electricity via Syria, deal signed

Lebanon has signed deals to purchase electricity from Jordan via Syria to help the small Mediterranean country deal with its crippling energy crisis

Reuters

Lebanon ready to resume talks on disputed maritime border, Aoun says

Lebanon is ready to resume negotiations over the demarcation of a southern maritime border that is disputed with Israel, President Michel Aoun said on Wednesday.

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Lebanon to Receive Jordan Electricity Via Syria, Deal Signed

Lebanon signed deals on Wednesday to purchase electricity from Jordan via Syria to help the small Mediterranean country deal with its crippling energy crisis. The deals are expected to bring Lebanon up to 250 megawatts of electricity a day within two months, enough for about two hours of power a…

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Lebanon, Jordan agree to bring electricity through Syria

Lebanon signed a U.S.-backed deal with Jordan on Wednesday that aims to ease crippling power shortages by transmitting electricity across neighbouring Syria, after Washington assured Beirut it should not fear its sanctions on Damascus.

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Lebanon Plans to Adopt ‘Realistic Exchange Rate’ in 2022 Budget, Says Ministry

Lebanon plans to adopt a "realistic exchange rate" for the local pound in the 2022 budget, according to a document published by the finance ministry on Wednesday that did not specify a rate. The draft budget put the average exchange rate of the pound in the final quarter of 2021…

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Impact of Hariri's Stepping Back from Lebanon's Political Life Will Be Felt by Allies, Rivals Alike

Head of Lebanon's Mustaqbal movement former Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced on Monday that he was suspending political work, upending the political scene in a country that is gripped by one of the most severe economic crises in the past 150 years. Before debating over who will fill in the…

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World Bank blames Lebanon's rulers for economic meltdown

The World Bank says Lebanon’s political class is to blame for the country's economic collapse, warning that the meltdown threatens Beirut's long-term stability

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Lebanon to Study Kuwait Initiative, Respond by Saturday

Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdullah Bou Habib announced on Monday that the authorities will study the Arab initiative delivered by Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nasser al-Mohammed Al Sabah last week. The initiative is aimed at setting straight Lebanon's ties with Arab countries and achieving political and economic recovery. Bou Habib…

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Lebanon’s Economic Depression ‘Orchestrated by Elite,’ World Bank Says

Lebanon's economic depression "is orchestrated by the country's elite" and "has come to threaten the country's long-term stability and social peace," the World Bank said in a press release on Tuesday attached to its latest report on the country. Lebanon's descent into financial ruin began in 2019, the result of…

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