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UN Chief says confident Lebanese election to take place in March 2022
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], December 21 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday following a meeting with Prime Minister Najib Mikati that he was confident the general election in Lebanon will take place at the end of March.
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Australia lists Hezbollah, neo-Nazi outfit The Base as terrorist organizat
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], November 24 (ANI): Australia on Wednesday listed Lebanese Shia party Hezbollah and neo-Nazi organisation The Base as terrorist organizations.
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US, France yet to provide Beirut explosion satellite images: Lebanese Fore
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebonon], November 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States and France, in contrast to Russia, have not provided Lebanon with satellite images of the explosion at the port of Beirut, Lebanon's Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib said on Tuesday.
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Lebanon registers 1,175 new COVID-19 cases, 9 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], November 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Lebanon on Friday registered 1,175 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total number of infections to 657,367, the Lebanese Health Ministry reported.
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13 mln USD World Bank funded plan launched to restore heritage buildings d
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], November 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Lebanese Culture Minister Mohammad Mortada on Thursday launched a 13 million US dollars plan funded by the World Bank for the reconstruction and restoration of heritage buildings damaged by the Beirut blasts, the National News Agency reported.
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Sectarian militias clash in Beirut raising fears of repetition of 15-year
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], October 18 (ANI): While Lebanon is facing unprecedented economic meltdown, the consequences of the huge explosion in Beirut port and the spread of Covid -19 pandemic, last Thursday unidentified snipers started firing at protesters in the Tayouneh area of capital Beirut, kil
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US to give Lebanese Army $67mln in extra aid: Nuland
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], October 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States will allocate $ 67 million in additional assistance for the Lebanese army, Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland said on Thursday.
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Lebanese army vows to open fire at any armed person in Beirut after attack
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], October 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The Lebanese army vowed on Thursday to open fire at any armed person it sees in Beirut and called on civilians to stay home after an attack on protesters, which left at least one person dead and eight others injured.
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Iran to continue supporting Lebanese "resistance" amid threats: FM
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], October 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran will continue supports to the Lebanese "resistance" amid pressures, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian was quoted by state TV on Sunday.
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Will Mikati's government stop Lebanon's economic and political paralysis?
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], September 27 (ANI): Last Monday, Lebanese billionaire Najib Mikati, succeeded in winning in parliament a vote of confidence for his 24-member government.
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US welcomes new Lebanese government, urges for parliament's approval
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States welcomes the forming of a new Lebanese government and is urging the country's parliament to quickly approve them so they can work to address Lebanon's economic crisis, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement.
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Biden authorises $47mln in assistance to Lebanese Armed Forces: White Hous
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 7 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden authorised Secretary of State Antony Blinken to direct up to $47 million in assistance to the Lebanese Armed Forces, Biden said in a memorandum to Blinken published by the White House on Tuesday.
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