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Lebanese President urges IMF to conclude aid deal with Beirut
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], July 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Thursday urged the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to conclude the aid agreement with the crisis-ridden country, saying Lebanon has been adopting the needed structural reforms.
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Lebanese president vows to work on border demarcation talks with Israel
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], June 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Lebanese President Michel Aoun vowed on Thursday to continue working on the maritime border demarcation issue in the hopes of achieving favourable outcomes during his scheduled talks with the US mediator, Lebanon's Presidency said in a statement.
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Lebanon president urges stronger security against violent crime surge
Updated : 3 years, 10 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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28 killed, 79 injured in fuel tank explosion in northern Lebanon
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], August 15 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 28 people were killed and 79 others injured on Sunday early morning in a fuel tank explosion in the town of Tleil in Lebanon's northern district of Akkar, the National News Agency reported.
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Putin offers condolences to Lebanese President over deadly fuel tanker exp
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia] August 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday extended condolences to his Lebanese counterpart, Michel Aoun, over the deadly fuel tank blast in northern Lebanon's Akkar province.
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Hariri fails to form a government while Lebanon is facing total collapse
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], July 19 (ANI): Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri, who was tasked with forming a government in the country last October, after presenting on Wednesday his proposed cabinet to President Michel Aoun-which Aoun rejected once again for the 19th time in a row-announce
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Saad Hariri becomes new Prime Minister of Lebanon
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow, October 22 (ANI/Sputnik) Saad Hariri, who had previously twice assumed the position of the head of Lebanon's council of ministers, was re-elected on Thursday as the country's new Prime Minister in the wake of Mustapha Adib's resignation in late September, the office of President Mich
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Lebanese president calls for creation of secular state
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon] Aug 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Lebanese President Michel Aoun called on Sunday for the formation of a secular state in Lebanon to rescue the country from confessionalism, the National News Agency reported.
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Trump speaks with French, Lebanese Presidents over Beruit Blast
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Aug 8 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Friday said that he had a lengthy discussion with French President Emmanuel Macron over the Beruit blast on Tuesday.
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Thousands gather on Beirut's streets for anti-government protest
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], Nov 4 (ANI): Hours after supporters of embattled President Michel Aoun held a rally; tens of thousands of anti-government protesters also took to streets in the capital city on Sunday.
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Lebanese PM Hariri revokes his resignation
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], Dec 5 (ANI): Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri has formally revoked his resignation after reaching a consensus political agreement with rival parties.
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Hezbollah welcomes Hariri's return to Lebanon
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], November 23 (ANI): Hezbollah on Thursday welcomed the return of Prime Minister Saad Hariri to Lebanon.
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