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Lebanon president urges stronger security against violent crime surge
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], April 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Wednesday called for stronger security efforts against the risks of a deteriorating security situation amid a nationwide economic collapse.
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Israel says seizes 100 grenades smuggled from Lebanon for 'terror attacks'
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Israeli security forces said on Tuesday that they foiled an attempt to smuggle from Lebanon some 100 grenades intended for future "terror attacks" in Israel.
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Israel strikes Lebanon following rocket attack
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], April 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel's military fired artillery into Lebanon after a rocket hit northern Israel, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Monday.
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Saudi Arabia announces return of ambassador to Lebanon
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], April 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Saudi Arabia's Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday the return of its ambassador to Lebanon, in a positive sign of a thaw in their tense ties.
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Lebanon's deputy PM declares country's bankruptcy, talks with IMF
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], April 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Lebanon's Deputy Prime Minister Saade Chami on Monday announced "the bankruptcy of the state and the Central Bank of Lebanon," al-Jadeed local TV channel reported.
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UN urges Lebanese govt to rebuild education system
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], April 2 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon Najat Rochdi on Saturday urged the Lebanese government to work to rebuild the country's education system.
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Israel's shadow conflict with drones and cyber-attacks with Iran
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus] March 21 (ANI): A shadow conflict, a sort of "war between wars" has been going on for years between Israel and Iran, as well as between Israel and Iran's proxies in Lebanon and Syria. This shadow conflict has escalated since the beginning of the year.
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West should not overlook issue of Syrian refugees in Lebanon: Arab League
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], March 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The world community should not neglect providing assistance to Lebanon, which has received hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees over the past decade, Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit said on Monday.
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Gal Gadot starrer 'Death On The Nile' gets banned in Lebanon, Kuwait
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 11 (ANI): In protest of Israeli native star Gal Gadot, Lebanon and Kuwait have banned her upcoming mystery-crime flick 'Death on the Nile'.
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Egyptian court sentences 10 members of Muslim Brotherhood to death for pla
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], January 30 (ANI/ Sputnik) : Egypt's Supreme State Security Prosecution sentenced to death 10 members of the Muslim Brotherhood (a terrorist group banned in Russia) for forming an armed group to attack law enforcement officers and destroy infrastructure, Egypt's Middle East
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Transport workers block major highways in Lebanon in protest against risin
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], January 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Drivers of taxis and minibusses blocked all the main roads in Beirut and important transport corridors across Lebanon on Thursday, protesting the continuous surge in gas and food prices and the decline of national currency.
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Protest takes place in Beirut over continuous blackouts: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], January 10 (ANI/Sputnik): A protest took place in front of the Lebanese Energy Ministry in Beirut due to ongoing power-outages in various locations across the country, media reported on Monday.
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