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More than 160 wounded in Beirut as security forces face off against protesters
Clashes between angry protesters and security forces in Lebanon’s capital Beirut on Saturday wounded more than 160 people from both…
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Security forces fire tear gas and Journalists injured in second night of Lebanon clashes
Protesters in crisis-hit Lebanon have clashed with security forces in Beirut, a day after demonstrators outraged by restrictions on dollar withdrawals attacked…
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Hassan Diab Lebanon’s new PM designate says govt will be formed within a six-week period
Lebanon’s new Hezbollah-backed Prime Minister Designate Hassan Diab said in an interview with Deutsche Welle he will work on forming…
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Lebanese army clashes with supporters of Hezbollah, Amal during anti government protests in in Beirut
Lebanese troops lobbed tear gas on Tuesday to disperse supporters of Shiite groups Hezbollah and Amal who tried to storm…
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Protesters, security forces clash in downtown Beirut, Lebanese capital sees some of worst violence in months of demonstrations
Tear gas engulfed central Beirut as security forces chased protesters near Lebanon’s parliament on Sunday in a second night of…
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Lebanon counter-protesters clash with riot police in Beirut
Dozens of young people opposed to Lebanon’s anti-government protest movement clashed with riot police in Beirut on Saturday, throwing rocks…
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Consultations to choose new PM in protest-wracked Lebanon are delayed by a week
The president of protest-wracked Lebanon on Sunday postponed parliamentary consultations to nominate a new prime minister after Sunni Muslim leaders…
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Lebanon’s Hariri reemerges as PM candidate as Khatib withdraws
Lebanon’s leading Sunni Muslim politician, Saad al-Hariri, re-emerged as a candidate for prime minister on Sunday when businessman Samir Khatib…
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Aoun calls for consultations to designate new prime minister
President Michel Aoun called for formal consultations on Monday with lawmakers to designate a new prime minister, a statement from…
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Protesters gather in Lebanon’s Zahle, Beirut amid PM speculation
Protesters have gathered outside the Central Bank in the Lebanese city of Zahle in protest at the bank’s policies amid…
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