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France to host summit on Lebanon without Lebanese representation
France, the US, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Egypt will take part in the summit, as all five have previously said they want to see army commander Joseph Aoun named president of Lebanon
Feb 03, 2023
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White House continues to block energy sharing plan for Lebanon: French official
Egypt says it is ready to begin exporting gas to crisis-hit Lebanon via Syria; however, the US has so far refused to give the country an exemption for sanctions imposed on Damascus
Feb 01, 2023
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Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq to sign MoU on agricultural cooperation
Qatna says the four Arab states could serve as a 'nucleus' for expanding Arab cooperation with the international community
Jan 31, 2023
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US sanctions individuals in Lebanon for alleged Hezbollah connections
Lebanese money exchanger Hassan Moukalled is at the center of the sanctions
Jan 24, 2023
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Lebanon loses voting rights at UN General Assembly
This marks the second time Lebanon loses its voting rights since the start of the ongoing crisis in October 2019
Jan 20, 2023
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Hezbollah chief calls on US allies in Lebanon to request sanctions waiver for Iranian fuel
Jan 17, 2023
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EU inspectors launch probe against Lebanon’s central bank chief
According to European judicial documents, since 2002, Riad Salameh embezzled hundreds of millions in public funds using a shell company registered in the Virgin Islands
Jan 17, 2023
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Lebanon ‘forbidden’ from repatriating refugees: Official
As a result of coordination between Beirut and Damascus, thousands of refugees have already returned to their country voluntarily
Jan 16, 2023
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Israel’s outgoing army chief says new war would ‘set Lebanon back 50 years’
Kochavi also took aim at the new Israeli government's plans in the occupied West Bank, which Hezbollah has previously said 'could ignite the entire region'
Jan 13, 2023
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Lebanon military court charges seven in killing of UNIFIL soldier
A Lebanese army statement said that the investigation was over, and that the case was transferred to a civilian court
Jan 06, 2023
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Ghajar: The flashpoint town between Lebanon, Syria, and Israel 
The Syrian-Lebanese town of Ghajar, occupied by Israel since 1967, is fixed at the center of a regional geopolitical confrontation.
Jan 05, 2023
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European judiciary to investigate Lebanon’s central bank governor in Beirut
The US is not interested in joining the investigation, as long as the country remains compliant with the US sanctions regime against Hezbollah and Syria
Dec 28, 2022
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Lebanon identifies suspects in death of UNIFIL soldier
According to investigators, armed men opened fire on the UN soldiers after they entered a village outside of their mandate and without an army escort
Dec 23, 2022
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Lebanese migrants responsible for over half of Lebanon’s GDP
Lebanon has become the most remittance-dependent country in the world thanks to decades of systemic corruption and mismanagement in the financial sector
Dec 20, 2022
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UN soldier killed in Lebanon outside area of authority
Many in Lebanon have suggested that the UNIFIL peacekeeping force has for years been acting to suppress Lebanese resistance on behalf of Israel
Dec 15, 2022
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US blocks Egypt-Jordan energy plan for Lebanon until reforms implemented
White House official Amos Hochstein says the US will prevent international aid for a joint Arab energy project unless Beirut implements the demanded reforms
Dec 12, 2022
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Lebanon’s army chief in Qatar under shadow of political interference
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, France, and the US have all sought to interfere in Lebanon's internal election process to make sure the army chief becomes the country's next president
Dec 10, 2022
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Lebanon has captured 185 suspected Israeli spies since start of financial collapse
Israeli spy agencies have used Lebanon's dire economic crisis and western campaign against Hezbollah as an opportunity to recruit Lebanese citizens
Dec 08, 2022
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France investigates paramour of Lebanon’s central bank chief for money laundering
Riad Salameh has avoided detention throughout the past year thanks to the protection afforded to him by high officials and by the US ambassador to Lebanon
Dec 06, 2022
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Qatar dangles aid in front of Lebanon in exchange for naming army chief as president: Report
Doha has joined Saudi Arabia, France, and the US in supporting General Joseph Aoun for president of the cash-strapped nation
Dec 02, 2022
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Lebanon’s presidential vacuum allows for French interference
France considers Joseph Aoun as a west-leaning candidate who can balance the relationship between Hezbollah and Lebanon's western allies
Nov 25, 2022
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Lebanon in dire need of ‘equitable’ banking reform, losses exceed $70bn: World Bank
According to the World Bank, Lebanon's inflation rate is expected to average at 186 percent this year
Nov 24, 2022
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Israeli jets pound Syria from northern Lebanon
At least two Syrian servicemen were killed and three others injured during the Israeli airstrikes on Shayrat airbase
Nov 14, 2022
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‘US plague and epidemic afflicting Lebanon’: Hezbollah chief
Hassan Nasrallah accused US officials of blocking Lebanon from accepting foreign aid as part of a strategy to push the country into 'compete collapse'
Nov 12, 2022
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Lebanon expected to begin gas extraction in spring
The Lebanese parliament speaker is confident Lebanon will join the 'club of gas-rich countries' in 2023
Nov 11, 2022
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Lebanon fails to elect president for fifth time, no solution in sight
The current presidential hopeful Michel Moawad is known as a US favorite, with deep ties to USAID and its activates in Lebanon
Nov 10, 2022
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USAID offers new charity donation for Lebanon as Washington blocks energy deals
Despite donating $260Mln to Lebanon this year, the US is actively preventing the country from receiving Iranian fuel donations or implementing an energy-sharing plan with Jordan and Egypt
Nov 10, 2022
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Lebanon seeks to demarcate maritime border with Syria, Cyprus
The disputed maritime border area between Syria and Lebanon is over 800 square kilometers long
Nov 09, 2022
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US and Mikati ‘fooled’ Lebanon into thinking Iranian fuel deliveries would be permitted: Report
US officials recently said the only way to 'rid Lebanon of Hezbollah' is for the country to fall into complete collapse in order to be 'rebuilt from the ashes'
Nov 09, 2022
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‘Our way, or collapse’: US and Saudi officials on Lebanon
Barbara Leaf, a US State Department official, believes the collapse of Lebanon will allow the country to be 'rebuilt from the ashes, freed from the curse of Hezbollah'
Nov 08, 2022
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